1996 PLYMOUTH NEON Complaints

OIL LEAKAGES WITHIN COOLANT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIRS SHOP AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF IT WARRANTY, AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO POVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER PUSHED THE CANCEL BUTTON ON THE CRUISE CONTROL TO SLOW DOWN WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING OIL ONTO ENGINE, AND CAUSING IT TO SMOKE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK AND REPLACE THE GASKETS. *AK

POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO KNOCK/STUMBLE/GEAR LOCK UP, WHILE DRIVING.

THE CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL FROM THE REAR OF THE HEAD. WE REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET WITH A "DEALER STOCK ONLY" HEAD GASKET. THE CAR CONTINUED TO LEAK EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED FROM TWO DIFFERENT DODGE/PLYMOUTH DEALERS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT, BUT THE DOGDE/PLYMOUTH DEALERS REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE KNOWN DEFECT. I ONLY WANT THE PROBLEM CORRCTED BEFORE IT CAUSES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IS THERE. I HAVE NOT PUT MORE THAN 100 MILES ON THE CAR IN THE PAST YEAR DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED DUE TO IT BEING INOPPERABLE. THE ONLY TIME IT HAS BEEN MOVED IS WHEN WE MOVED. *AK

I WAS TOLD THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THIS PART INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH IT. MINE HAS COLLASPED AND WHILE NOT CREATING A SAFETY PROBLEM AT THIS POINT COULD LATER ON IF I CAN'T GET A PART TO REPLACE IT.NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED . *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. ENGINE VALVE/ ENGINE HEAD GASKET/AIR CONTIONER: COMPRESSOR & CAMSHAFT WERE REPLACED 2-3 TIMES FROM 1998. CONSUMER HAS BEEN MISLED EACH TIME . APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WAS BLOWING WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE MANIFOLD. *AK

PLYMOUTH NEON STARTED LEAKING OIL AT 35000 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT GASKET HAS BEEN CORRECTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE OIL STARTED LEAKING OUT AGAIN AT 45000 MILES AND THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AT OUR EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THEY MADE THE INITIAL REPAIR. THIS LEAK IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE A RECALL AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. *AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH. SOME ONE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN REALLY HURT IF SITTING ON THAT SIDE, OIL LEAKS HORRIBLY AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES, ALOT OF PROBLEMS I HAVE SEEN WITH THAT ONE AS WELL. *AK