1995 DODGE NEON Complaints

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 1995. I DO NOT USE THE CAR OTHER THAN FOR VERY LIMITED DRIVING AS SEEN IN MY LOW MILEAGE. IT IS MARCH 23 OF 2000, MY CAR HAS APPROX 29,000 MILES, VERY LOW AND ALL THESE PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP BEING TOLD THAT THE HEAD GASKET THAT THEY REPLACED IN 1/99 DID NOT HOLD, WHICH IN 99, THEY THOUGHT WAS ODD THAT IT WENT SO SOON. I AM ALSO HAVING THE CAR FIXED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING SWITCH SENSOR HAS FAILED. I BELIEVE THAT ON A CAR WITH LITTLE MILEAGE THAT I SHOULD BE INCURRING THIS MUCH PROBLEMS. IF THIS CAR HAS THIS MANY PROBLEMS, THEY SHOULD REDESIGN THE CAR AND NOT SELL THEM UNTIL SO. ALSO, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT FITGERALD AND THEY CAN TELL YOU OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR!!!L *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH VEHICLE RAPIDLY PICKS UP SPEED AS IF IN OVERDRIVE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS VEHICLE WILL STALL OR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO SHIFT GEARS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOSES POWER UNEXPLICABLY DURING NORMAL CAR USAGE. POWER IS IMMEDIATLY RESTORED AFTER THE LOSS, HOWEVER IT MAKES VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT TIMES WHEN ODEMTER IS BEING RESET. EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE IN VEHICLE'S TRUNK AND DRIVER'S SIDE BACK SEAT HAS OCCURED. BOSAK TO FIX AFTER CAR WAS RECENTLY BOUGHT, HOWEVER, LEAK NOT COMPLETELY FIXED AND RE-DISCOVERED 1 YEAR LATER. A HOLE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE DRIVERE'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AS A RESULT OF UNEXPLICABLE EXCESSIVE CORROSION. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT SEALS WERE BROKED ON DRIVERE'S SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW TRACK WAS GLUED IMPROPERLY CAUSING THE WINDOW AND TRACK TO COME LOOSE. OUT OF POCKET EXPENCES NOT REVOVERED BY DEALERSHIP. ALSO DISCOVERED WAS A SEVERE LEAKE FROM HEAD GASKET. CALLED SEVERAL REPAIR PLACES AND FOUND THE NEON'S HAVE HAD MUCH TROUBLE IN THE PAST.. EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS, AND REPAIRS ARE COSTLY. FRONT ENGINE MOUNT OFF; CAUSING PRESSURE IN TRANSMISSION LINES AND TRANS FLUID LEAKAGE. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP ABOUT THE CAR; NEED TO RECOVER COSTS.

THE PAINT ON THIS VEH AND MANY OTHERS IS DEFECTIVE! CHIPPING AND PEELING ALL OVER THE CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL EVERYWHERE/DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $600 FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE GASKET. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR DEFECTS. *AK

THE ENGINE PART HAS NOT FAILED YET - I'VE BEEN TOLD THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING AND CAN GO AT ANY TIME. THAT WAS TOLD TO ME ON THE DATE I WROTE AS 'FAILURE' CHRYLSE SHOULD REPLACE THIS PART WITH THEIR UPDATED PARTS FOR FREE FOR THE CONSUMER. I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS AS I HAVE HEARD TOO MANY ACCOUNTS OF THE GASKET GOING AND CHRYLSER NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER. *AK

THE MALFUNCTIONING OF FRONT BRAKES CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTOR WAS RUSTED AND DELAMINATED. HAD THE LAMINATION CRACKED COMPLETELY, THE FRONT WHEEL WOULD HAVE LOCKED UP, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK *ML

NOTICED LOW ON OIL. OIL WAS LEAKING OUT ON THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT WAS AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS AND NEEDS REPAIRS ON MOST IF NOT ALL NEONS FROM WHAT I HEAR. *AK