1999 PLYMOUTH NEON Complaints

HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON DRIVER SIDE OF CAR. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $800.00, AND STATED THAT A RECALL WAS MADE BY PLYMOUTH ON MY PLYMOUTH NEON. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF JACK POWELL CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH DODGE, ESCONDIDO, CA WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN SEPT 1999, AND TOLD THEM ABOUT MY HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. THEY ASKED ME FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I WAITED 15 MINUTES FOR A WOMAN TO RETURN TO THE PHONE AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, THEN HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I STARTED TO ASK A QUESTION. I TOLD MY MECHANIC ABOUT THE INCIDENT, AND HE STATED HE HAD ANOTHER CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON THEIR NEON AND PLYMOUTH REPAIRED IT. MY NEON REMAINS RELIABLE, AS LONG AS I PUT 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL IN IT EVERY WEEK. *NLM

THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLT BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECTED THE BRAKE LINE. *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB A MAJOR OIL LEAK OCCURRED AT 52K MILES, DID NOT RUN PROPERLY, AND MADE NOISE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE 3 PLY HEAD GASKET SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE VEHICLE FROM THE BEGINNING. SCC

I WAS DRIVING & I HEARD A "CLUNK" & A "BOOM" & THEN THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT - THERE'S A HOLE IN THE GEAR BOX WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SHOT THE PARK GEAR RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX - HE SAID IT HAD TO BE A DEFECT. [THERE'S ONLY 16,000 MILES ON THE CAR] I CALLED CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS [& WAS TREATED EXTREMELY RUDELY BY THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, MIGHT I ADD.] & THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARANTEE, THE DEFECT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM

CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE AUTO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ONE. THE MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS WERE INOPERATIVE, WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED, HOWEVER 5-6 MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. CONSUMER ALSO STATES WHEN SHE MAKE A TURN THE AUTO FEELS AS THOUGHT IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. ALSO WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON, THE AUTO VIBRATES.*JB

I BOUGHT MY NEON NEW. IN THREE YEARS THE HEAD GASKET WENT AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND GAS TANK. DEALER SAYS BAD BATCH OF GAS HAS RUSTED OUT INSIDE OF GAS TANK AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IS ALSO DAMAGED. I AM NOT A MECHANIC BUT TO ME THIS SOUNDS VERY EXTREME. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU COULD BE TO ME . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT. SINCERLY, ROBERT LIPLES.*AK

TUMBLE OR TUMBLER IN IGNITION FELL APART. UNABLE TO START VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED PART, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AKI

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FUEL LEAKAGES FROM FUEL TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WAS A GASOLINE SMELL AND LEAK AT THE VEHICLES RIGHT REAR AREA. THE FUEL PUMP SEAL WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE AND WAS REPLACED. THE A/C WAS NOT COLD ENOUGH DUE TO EXPANSION VALVE FAILURE AND IT WAS REPLACED. *YH

HEAD GASKET REPLACED, THEN IT LOST ALL POWER, AND ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK, THEY SAID IT NEEDED SPARK PLUGS. I HAVE IT BACK, BUT IT IS STILL MISSING AND I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT MY PROBLEMS ARE OVER. *AK

I AM AN OWNER OF A 1999 CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH NEON. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT EVERYONE WHO I KNOW OR HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH WHO OWNS A NEON HAS A MAJOR OIL LEAK PROBLEM WHICH USUALLY STARTS AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAD GASKET CHRYSLER USED IS A RUBBER HEAD GASKET WHICH FAILS AND AS A RESULT MAJOR OIL LAEAKAGE OCCURS. THIS COSTS SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF $600 - $800 TO FIX. SINCE IT IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM COULD THIS BE CAUSE FOR A RECALL? I HAVE TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF MY CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY A MECHANIC THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX SUCH A DEFAULT, ESPECIALLY HAVING A MONTHLY PAYMENT OF OVER 300 TO CHRYSLER WHICH I STILL HAVE FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW I CAN REMEDY THIS AND IF THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.*AK