1996 PLYMOUTH NEON Complaints

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND LEAK OIL, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

VEHICLE LEAKS OIL. CONSUMER FEELS IT'S DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE, AND SOMEONE COULD SLIP.*AK

HORN WILL ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON,ONCE WHEN CAR WAS PARKED,AND DRAINED BATTERY. *AK.

I TOOK MY CAR TO HORTON'S TO HAVE IT PUT ON THE COMPUTER. THEY CHARGED ME $90.00 TO PUT ON A NEW FUEL FILTER, WHEN IT IS THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE WIRING HARNESS.PLEASE SEND ME A RECALL FOR THE PARTS ON MY CAR.

THIS CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED FOR IT'S ENTIRE LIFE. AT 56,000 THE PAINT IS BEGINNING TO CHIP/POP OFF THE CAR. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TRIM HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO FIX ANY OF THE CAR'S PROBLEMS PERMANENTLY. HEAD GASKET AND CYLINDER GASKEST HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT 32,000 AND 50,000 RESPECTIVELY. CAR IS UNFIT AND ENGINE POORLY DESIGNED AS A WHOLE. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR 4.5 YEARS AND HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY TO KEEP IT GOING.

I HAVE HAD NON-STOP PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE DAY ONE. IT IS GETTING TO COSTLY TO KEEP REPAIRING THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE HELP I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THE SEVERAL PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

FAILURE#1:1/97-6/97 HORN MADE NO NOISE WHEN PUSHED. SEVERAL VISITS TO TWO DEALERS IN FT.WAYNE AND INDIANAPOLIS, IN AND 6 MONTHS LATER IT WAS FINALLY RESOLVED AS BEING A PINCHED WIRE. HAD TO INVOLVE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE IT WAS FIXED PROPERLY. FAILURE#2:1/97-3/97 THE REAR DEFROST SWITCH FAILED ON OCCASSION FOR FIRST THREE MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. WORKS CONTINUOUSLY NOW. FAILURE#3:8/97-1998 LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD LIGHT UP WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, ONLY OCCASSIONALLY AND WHILE IT WAS SLOWING DOWN, NOT AT A STOP. FAILURE#4:6/99-CURRENT POWER LOCKS FAILED. FAILURE#5: 7/99-8/99 POWER STEERING FAILED. POWER SWITCH REPLACED. FAILURE#6: 3/00-7/00 A/C FAILED. 1/2 LB COOLANT LEAKED OUT AND WAS REPLACED.

BLOWN HEAD GASKETS IN APRIL 2000 COSTING APPROXIMATELY $950 --- REPLACE ENGINE (SHORT BLOCK) IN AUGUST 2000 COSTING APPROXIMATELY $2500. BAD WRIST-PINS AND/OR ROCKER ARMS DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN BY CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE ME!

ENGINE HEAD GASKET KEEPS FAILING, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE, AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. DEALER HAS REPLACED GASKET TWICE, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK

ENGINE GASKETS HAVE GONE BAD. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE GASKETS REPLACED FOUR TIMES WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF OWNING VEHICLE.*AK