1996 PLYMOUTH NEON Complaints

RECALL 00V026 000/WIRING:HARNESS:UNDERHOOD: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND CONDITION STILL REOCCURRING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED T CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MAJOR OIL LEAK DISCOVERED AT 67K MILES. HEAD GASKET, REAR MAIN SEAL REPLACED AND STILL LEAKING. DEALER SERVICE DEPT CLUELESS IN DIAGNOSING AND FIXING PROBLEM.

SUPPOSEDLY THERE ARE A NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF REPORTS ABOUT ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS. I AM VERY UPSET THAT PLYMOUTH HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION WITH THE CONSUMERS. WE PUT OUR HARD WORKING MONEY INTO THESE CARS AND TRUST THAT WE GET A RELIABLE PRODUCT. PLYMOUTH NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR THIS PROBLEM NOW. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY, NEW TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO SLIP. HEADGASKET HAS FAILED TWICE CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T ADMIT TO. ENGINE BLOCK OR OTHER PART IS CRACKED, LEAKING OIL INTO CYLINDERS 1 AND 3, PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED LAST TIME IN SHOP. BRAKES FAIL REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY UNDER QUICK STOPPING ATTEMPTS, EVEN THOUGH THE PADS/SHOES ARE STILL GOOD. THERE IS A GAS LEAK THAT ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER THE CAR. EGR VALVE IS BROKEN AND WON'T BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT'S PART OF THE ENGINE. PAINT IS CHIPPING ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE CAR AND THE PANELS ARE NOW RUSTING. CAR STALLS IN REVERSE. CAR IDLES ROUGHLY EVEN AFTER TUNE-UPS. HEAT/AC KNOBS ARE CRACKED DUE TO IMPROPER DRILLING.

OIL LEAKED ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD , POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD, MAJOR OIL LEAK ON GROUND, ENVIROMENTAL HAZARD.

WHEN THE CAR TURNED OVER 76,000 MILES, WITHIN THREE WEEKS I HAVE SPENT $1,024.00 TO FIX MY CAR. NOW, AFTER EVERYTHING ELSE BEING FIXED, MY TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. *AK

ANOTHER HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON CHRYSLERS NEON'S. WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE RESOLUTION ON THIS? *AK

AFTER 2 MONTHS OF A SMALL OIL LEAK, THE PROBLEM WORSENED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. RECENTLY ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING.*AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, CLIP THAT HOLDS THE FUEL HOSE IN PLACE CAME OFF, ALLOWING FUEL TO SPRAY INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER REPLACED FUEL FILTER. *AK *ML

ON 6/18/98 THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AND SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED AGAIN ON 6/15/00. ON 6/17/00 MY A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED TO OPERATE; PRIVATE MECHANIC FOUND A BREAK IN WIRING HARNESS. *AK