1997 Plymouth Neon

MAJOR OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET WHICH WAS REPLACED. CRACKED MANIFOLD REPLACED. BLOWER MOTOR TO HEATER WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. IGNITION COIL REPLACED. ALSO TIRES, BRAKES, STRUTS, BATTERY. WHEN I FIRST LEASED THE CAR I HAD TO GET NEW TIRES AS THERE WERE PLUGS IN TWO OF THE TIRES AND THEY BLEW OUT. WHEN I LEASED THE CAR IT WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND PREVIOUSLY LEASED. I HAD TO HAVE AN ENGINE MOUNT REPLACED THAT WAS MISSING, LEFT TURN SIGNAL DIDN'T WORK AND THAT WAS REPLACED. ALSO, PAINT ON HOOD IS BUBBLING AND IS STARTING TO PEEL ON RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE PANEL BEHIND REAR WINDOW. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOESN'T ROLL UP TIGHT AND AIR BLOWS IN AND IT WHISTLES. ALSO LINES ON WINDOWS ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE FROM ROLLING IT UP AND DOWN.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN GOING OUT SINCE 1/00, AND NOW SEVERE OIL LEAKS , IVE PUT IN 5 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE LAST 3 DAYS! (THIS SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM IN NEARLY ALL 97 NEONS AS, IN MY OPINION, THE MANUFACTURER ADMITS THROUGH AT LEAST TWO SERVICE BULLETINS) MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND MY OIL LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF REGARDLESS OF OIL LEVEL IN ENGINE. I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS HEAD GASKET REPAIR AND STRONGLT URGE YOU TO FORCE THEM INTO A RECALL SINCE THEY OBVIOUSLY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO FIX THIER MISTAKES. ALSO MY TURN SIGNALS DO NOT TURN OFF AFTER COMPLETION OF A TURN THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE ODOMETER READING OF 30,000. INTERIOR DOOR PANEL, PASSENGER SIDE, KEEPS COMING LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THIS TWICE BUT IT IS LOOSE YET AGAIN. MY INTERIOR ROOF LIGHT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE FIRST TIME DOOR PANEL CAME LOOSE. AND LASTLY, IT FREQUENTLY HAPPENS THAT WHEN MY PASSENGER TRYS TO EXIT THE VEHICE THEY RECEIVE A PAINFUL ELECTRIC SHOCK UPON TOUCHING THE DOOR HANDLE OR PANEL. I SINCERELY HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH AT LEAST THE HEAD GASKET DEFAULT ON MY VEHICLE AND ONCE AGAIN I WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU TO FORCE THE MANUFACTURER TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS COMMON PROBLEM!*AK

PREVIOUS TO EXPERIENCING HEAD GASKET FAILURE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE. AT APPROXIMATELY 6 A.M., I WAS COMMUTING TO WORK AT A SPEED OF 45 M.P.H. WHEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE ENGINE ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. THE OIL LIGHT STAYED ON FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS AND THEN WENT OFF. THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN OK UNTIL I ARRIVED AT WORK. AFTER WORK, I CHECKED THE OIL AND FOUND THE DIPSTICK TO BE DRY. I ADDED OIL TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE AND HE DISCOVERED THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THIS MECHANIC - AS WELL AS OTHERS (INCLUDING THE DEALERS') - STATED THAT THE NEON HAS A LONG HISTORY OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. AT THE TIME OF DISCOVERY, THERE WAS A LOT OF OIL UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I AM VERY UPSET AT CHRYSLER - ESPECIALLY NOW THAT I HAVE LEARNED OF THE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG NEON OWNERS. *AK