1996 PLYMOUTH NEON Complaints

IF NOT FOR MY DAUGHTER WEARING HER SEATBELT SHE MAY HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED FOR THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE DURING A CRASH. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND CAR REQUIRES NEW ROTORS AT 38,500 MILES. OBVIOUS DEFECT. I CALLED CHRYSLERS 800 NUMBER FOR RECALL AND WARRANTIES AND WAS ADVISED THAT "CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE DEALING WITH IT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS". IN ORDER FOR CHRYSLER TO EVEN CONSIDER PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, I HAVE TO SEE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WILL DETERMINE WHAT IF ANYTHING CHRYSLER WILL PAY FOR. I HAVE TO WAIT 4 DAYS BEFORE I CAN EVEN GET INTO SEE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEN IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER 2-3 DAYS TO REPAIR. THE CAR IS UNDRIVABLE AND I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR. I CALL THIS VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR. *AK

I BOUGHT MY NEON USED, SUPPOSEDLY BY A DEALERS WIFE. I REALLY DID NOT HAVE TOO MANY PROBLEMS UNTIL LAST MARCH, WHEN MY ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. MY HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AND STILL UNDER MY FACTORY WARRANTY. WELL LAST MONTH, MY ENGINE WAS PROFUSELY LEAKING OIL WHEN MY CAR WAS IDLING. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE CAM SEAL AS LEAKING. I BELIEVE THIS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THEY REPLACED LAST YEAR WITH THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT I PUT ABOUT 6,500 MILES PER YEAR ON MY CAR, NONE OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY AND I MAINTENANCE MY CAR REGULARLY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY WOULD LOCK UP AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE FIRST TIME DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON FEB 4, 2000. MASTER CYLINDER WAS CHANGED, ALONG WITH NEW PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY NEON BEGAN LEAKING SEVERAL QUARTS OF OIL A DAY.CURRENTLY IT HAS DEVELOPED ANOTHER MAJOR OIL LEAK. THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO, FOSTERS IN BARTONVILLE IL.TOOLD ME IT IS A DEFECTIVE CAR AND WILL KEEP LEAKING OIL. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. HAVE ANY OTHER NEONS HAD MAJOR OIL LEAK PROBLEMS REPORTED? *AK

MANUFACTURER KNOWS THE OLD STYLE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED TO SEAL AND THEY CAME UP WITH NEW STYLE GASKET. BUT, OWNERS WHO DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. IS THIS RIGHT? *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED LEAKED OIL. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER COSTS FOR REPAIR. VIRTUALY EVERY NEON HAS THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE A RECALL CHRYSLER PAYS FOR SOME CARS BUT NOT MINE, APPARENTLY ENOUGH NOT TO FORCE A RECALL. *AK

SERVICE BULITEN 21-23-95 CHRYSLER PUT THE WRONG PART IN TRANSMISION FOR 3 MONTHS IN 1995 AND WON'T COVER THE CAST OF REPAIR. SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2-3 COULD CAUSE CRASH.

THE HEAD GASKET ON THE PLYMOUTH NEONS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IT ALSO IS A HAZARD TO THE ENVIORNMENT LEAKING OIL. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS WILL LEAK AGAIN ON THE HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THE DEFECT IS THE HEAD GASKET AND FIXING IT IS ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD IN WHICH THE HEAD GASKET WILL LEAK AGAIN. WE HAVE REPAIRED THIS FOR A SUM OF $650.00 AND WILL HAVE TO BE DONE AGAIN ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC WHICK SAYS THE PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE DEFECT BEING THE HEAD GASKET. THE MFG. WAS CONTACTED AND WE GAINED NOTHING BUT AGGREVATION. THIS IS A DEFECT IN MY EYES SEEING THAT EVEN WHEN THIS IS FIXED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN BECAUSE OF ITS IMPROPER DESIGN. WE HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT YET THE MFG. IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT RECALL BECAUSE OF THE MAJOR COST ENVOLVED. EVEN WHEN AFFECTING OUR ENVIORNMENT. WILL NOWHICH WAS $650.00 WHICH WILL HAPPEN WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. *AK

REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER, THEY SAID CARS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, ALTHOUGHT THE CAR WAS ONLY THREE HUNDRED MILES OVER THE WARRANTY, AND NOW AT 90,000 THE CAR NEEDS A HEAD GASKET AGAIN,. THE DEALER SELL A HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT KIT, SO THEIR MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE NEONS. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THE CORRECT ANSWER. THANK YOU. *AK