1995 DODGE NEON Complaints

OIL IS LEAKING ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO BLOWN OUT ENGINE HEAD GASKET. COULD CATCH FIRE . ALSO, HAS HAD A FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. *AK

MY CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING SINCE I HAD IT; BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP WPULD ALWAYS SAY IT WAS THE THERMOSTAT WHEN IT WASN'T. I CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT THREE TIMES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, I WAS TOLD ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR THAT WAS EXISTING BEFORE IT RAN OUT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. THE CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL AND SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD ( NOT EXHAUST VALVES) BUT I AM TOLD THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, AND THAT THIS HAPPENED WITH ALOT OF NEONS. ALSO THE REAR MAIN SEAL LEAKS RIGHT AROUND 60K MILES WHICH IS WHEN I STARTED HAVING OIL PROBLEMS. MY CAR OVERHEATS IN WARM WEATHER ,MOSTLY WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR IN TRAFFIC AND I HAVE TO CUT THE HEAT ON UNTIL I START MOVING. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FAN MALFUNCTIONING, BUT AGAIN, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS THE THERMOSTAT, WHICH IT WASN'T. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I HAD THE CAR. IF THIS HAPPENS WITH ALOT OF NEONS I THINK THIS SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON WET OR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL WHICH MAY SPILL UNTO THE ENGINE AND START A FIRE. DEALER SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED THE DEALER TOLD ME I RAN IT OUT OF FLUID/ I WAS 2 MO. / 2000 MILES FROM FACTORY WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP PAY FOR ANY OF THE $1350 THEY WANTED ME TO PAY/ HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDANT MECHANICH WHICH TOLD ME THAT THE BACK OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD A LARGE HOLE BLOWN OUT OF THE BACK OF IT, COULDNT KEEP TRANSMISSION FLUID IN IT THAT WAY. FOUND A USED ONE WITH 2,000 MI. CHARGED $800. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE DAY ONE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE, EVER!! THE DEALERS TRY TO ROB YOU BLIND AND THE CO. DOESN'T KNOW YOU ONCE THEY HAVE GOTTEN THEIR MONEY. PAID 10,500 FOR THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN PAYING EVER SINCE.

WELL, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I GUESS IF THE HEAD GASKET ON YOUR CAR BLOWS WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING YOU COULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT?? ANYWAY, ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICE SMALL AMOUNTS OF OIL LEAKING FROM MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS I HAD A SLIGHT CRACK IN MY HEAD GASKET. HE SAID JUST TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT SINCE TO FIX IF WOULD BE AN EXPENSE. IN THE MEANTIME A FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME ABOUT A FRIEND OF THEIRS WHO HAD A NEON AND THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY CONTACT CHRYSLER AND SOMEONE AT CHRYSLER STATED THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND WOULD FIX IT WITH NO COST INCURRED BY THE OWNER. I'VE TRIED TO LOCATED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE EMAIL AND I HAVE NO LUCK, SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HELP ME OR NOT. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME REGARDING THIS MATTER.

NO AIRBAG WERE DEPLOY - I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT 1995 NEONS AFTER 50K MILEAGE HAS THIS PROBLEM - THE CAR RENTAL CO. TOLD ME THEY HAD 10 OWNERS THIS MONTH WITH THE SAME PROBLE FOR 1995 NEONS AFTER 50K MILEAGE.

DIFFICULTY HAVING STEERING COUPLER REPAIRED UNDER RECALL DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

SERVICE MANAGER ADMITS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HE THINKS DODGE WILL HELP PAY $150 TO $200 DOLLARS OF TOTAL FOR REPAIR.

I HAD THE HEAD GASKET GO OUT ON MY NEON WITHIN ONE YEAR OF OWNING IT. I KNOW HAVE THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING AGAIN, AND I'M TOLD THAT I HAVE NOT DRIVEN OVER 35,000 MILES SINCE THE FIRST REPLACEMEN.T I SHOULD CALL AND COMPLAIN. WHEN I DID I FIND OUT FROM A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP HERE IN KANSAS CITY THAT THEY HAVE SEEN ALOT OF NEON'S COME IN FOR THIS PROBLEM. I REFUSE TO PUT OUT THIS KIND OF MONEY ON A CAR THAT I'M STILL PAYING ON, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS WAS REPLACED A SHORT TIME AGO. I FEEL NEON'S ARE A PIECE OF JUNK!! I HAVE NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT DODGE ,AND I HOPE I CAN DISCOURAGE ANYONE FROM BUYING ONE. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DEMAND OF REPLACEMENTS. I WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE MY MONTHLY PAYMENTS SO THAT SHOULD TELL YOU THAT I DO NOT HAVE SPARE CHANGE SITTING AROUND FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. I FOUND OUT FROM MY MECHANIC THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $150 IN PARTS AND $685 DOLLARS IN LABOR TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER, AND THEY GAVE ME A FILE NUMBER OF 5515266. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR TO ANOTHER PLACE, AND WAIT FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO COME BACK AND TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT MY MECHANIC TOLD ME TODAY IN ORDER TO GET HELP. I WAS SO MAD THAT I WAS VISIBLY SHAKEN WHILE ON THE PHONE TO CHRYSLER. I HOPE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE IN MY SITUATION, AND TOGETHER WE CAN TELL THE WORLD TO STAY AWAY FROM DODGE NEONS!!!!! *AK