1998 PLYMOUTH NEON Complaints

BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND CRACKED HEAD. MECHANIC SAYS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN ABOUT A YEAR AS WELL HE SAYS IT IS A REACCURING PROBLEM FOR THE NEONS.

UPON COMPLETION OF OTHER REPAIRS TO ACCIDENT DAMAGE WE DISCOVERED AN OIL LEAK, WHICH WE WERE TOLD WAS UNRELATED TO THE ACCIDENT, AND WAS A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. AFTER INVESTIGATING WE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN NEONS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING OR UPON MAKING A STOP VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER BELIEVES THE INSIDE DOOR LOCK ARE POORLY DESIGNED ENABLING THIEVES TO EASILY USE A COAT HANGER OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO BREAK INTO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO BUT NOT STOLEN BECAUSE THE CLUB WAS IN USE. NLM

THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL, DEALER REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, BATTERY AND THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR BUT THE CONDITION STILL EXIST. NLM

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH AND VEHICLE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND BOTH AIRBAGS: SIDE DOOR DIDN'T DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AT SEARS FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHECK, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND A TRANSMISSION LEAK. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL, A HOLE WAS UNDERNEATH THE CARRIAGE WHICH WAS FULL OF OIL.*AK

SUN ROOF GOES OFF TRACK. WHEN IT RAINS IT LEAKS INTO THE TRUNK. CONTACTED DEALER AT LEAST TEN TIMES. DEALER NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR SUN ROOF APPROPRIATELY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML