1995 DODGE NEON Complaints

HEAD GASKET BLEW, NEED TO RESURFACE THE HEAD, NEEDED A NEW TIMING BELT, A NEW REAR OIL SEAL, COOLENT FLUSH AND MORE TOTALING 818.00 AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. *AK

CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR AND POOR ACCELERATION, INSTALL NEW TRANSAXLE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY

THIS PROBLEM OF DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS IS WIDESPREAD, AND SHOULD CLEARLY BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE CONSUMER IS GETTING SCREWED ON THIS VEHICLE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE THE POWERS THAT BE SEE THIS AND TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT PROTECTING US FROM DEFECTS THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY GMC? *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AS NOTED AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER WILL REIMBURSE THE OWNER FOR REPAIRS SINCE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THE TOTAL COST WAS $641.70 AND THE WORK WAS DONE THROUGH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. SUPPOSEDLY, CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO UP TO 5 YEARS/100,000 MILES OWNERS WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR PREVIOUS ENGINE REPAIRS. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO WRITTEN RECORD OF THIS SECRET WARRANTY. *AK

THE WIRING IN THE PASSENGER'S SUNVISOR ELECTRICAL MIRROR SHORT CIRCUITED, CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO CATCH ON FIRE. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS WITH A NEW DESIGN WIRING HARNESS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID, TEMERATURE WAS RUNNING HIGH, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. DEALER STATED VEHICLE NEEDED NEW HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEAD GASKET WILL COST $600 TO REPAIR. HAD ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR IN THE 16 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED IT. IT IS APPARENT BY ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT SOMTHING SHOULD BE DONE. SO WHY HASN'T IT? *AK

THE 3RD GEAR WAS SLIPPING, VEHICLE COULD NOT GO TO NEXT GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSFER CASE HAD FAULTY SEALS. TRANSFER CASE SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK, AND VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND VEHICLE STALLS. *AK

VECHICLE OVERHEATED , WAS TOWED TO NEAREST CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER, REPLACED THERMOSTAT. 6 WKS LATER OVERHEATED AGAIN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN, WAS TOLD IT HAD A CRACKED HEAD GASKET THEY REPALCED IT. SIX WKS LATER CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON INTERSTATE AGAIN TOWED DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THIS. 3 WKS LATER SAME PROBLEM AGAIN TOWED THIS TIME THEY SAID A COIL WIRE WAS LOOSE.NO OTHER PROBLEM WAS FOUND SAME DAY I PICKED UP THE CAR IT AGAIN STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED THIS TIME THEY SAID SOME IDLE STEPS WERE OUT OF SYNC THEY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY KNOWN THIS SINCE I JUST GOT THE CAR BACK THAT DAY. EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG SO THEY SAY, I LEFT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS SO THAT A COMPUTER CO-PILOT COULD BE INSTALLED AND THE MECHANICS COULD MONITOR THE PROBLEM AS IT HAPPENS. THIS PRODUCED NO INFO . THE CAR HAS RUN ALL WINTER BUT NOW THAT WARM WEATHER IS HERE THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR HAD TO BE AGAIN TOWED ON 3/8/00 STILL NO SATISFACTION AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. HAVE SPOKKEN TO SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHRYSLER WARRANTY AND MANUFACTURING DIVISIONS CONCERNING THIS AND THEY HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS BEEN VERY RUDE. THE LAST STRAW OCCURRED ON APRIL 14,2000 WHILE DRIVING TO FIND THE EXACT LOCATION OF A VERY IMPORTANT JOB INTERVIEW THE CAR BROKE DOWN 2, I WAS NO WHERE NEAR A PHONE AND COULD NOT CALL FOR HELP. I SAT IN THE CAR FOR 1 HR TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT STARTED BUT I COULDN'T TRUST THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE THE TRIP. I HAD TO TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK HOME , I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AND IT STALLED AGAIN I WAITED ANOTHER 1/2 HOUR IT STARTED AND I PRAYED ALL THE WAY HOME I WOULD MAKE IT SAFELY. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED I HAVE HAD TO PAY $50 AS MY DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I FEEL VERY UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED TO THINK I AM PAYING FOR SUCH AN UNRELIABLE CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *AK