1996 Dodge Neon

IT WOULD BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE EACH PROBLEM. ALL PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE LISTED ARE COMPLETELY TRUE. I CAN SAY WITH COMPLETE CERTAINTY THAT THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED AFTER THE 75000 MILE WARANTY I BOUGHT WAS OVER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EGR VALVE WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED JUST TO HAVE IT FAIL AGAIN. ALSO THE DEALER REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR WHICH AGAIN IS FAILING AGAIN. THE HORN/AIRBAG SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED BY THE DEALER. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL REPAIRES BY THE DEALER WAS (A) BEFORE THE WARANTY HAD EXPIRED, AND (B) I HAD TO CALL CHRYSLER AND COMPLAIN JUST TO HAVE THOSE THINGS FIXED. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SO I KNOW THESE PROBLEMS TO EXIST. THE DEALER, INSTEAD OF FIXING MY CAR, WHICH THEY WON'T DO, THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO TRADE IT IN ON ANOTHER NEW VEHICLE. MY WIFE AND I COULD NOT BE MORE DISSATISFIED WITH A "NEW CAR" THAN WE ARE WITH THIS ONE. BELIEVE ME, IF WE WERE TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS CAR'S TRACK RECORD, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE PURCHASED IT. I GUESS THATS ALL I HAVE, THANK YOU.R *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P1856014 )

TWICE THE HEAD GASKET ON THIS CAR HAS BLOWN. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS AT 35,000 MILES, JUST SHORT OF THE WARRANTY SO IT WAS REPLACED AT NO COST. THE SECOND TIME THE HEAD GASKET BLEW WAS JUST 1 1/2 YEARS LATER AND I WAS QUOTED BETWEEN $800-$1,500 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN. CHRYSTLER CORPORATION IS FULLY AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CALLED A NUMBER OF DEALERS WHEN TRYING TO GET THIS CAR FIXED AND EVERY DEALER SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MORE THAN HALF THE DEALERS RECOMMENDED I CALL CHRYSTLER CORPORATION TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST. AFTER RAISING ENOUGH HELL WITH CHRYSTLER AND THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED. I DO NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS EVERY YEAR AND A HALF. AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO...THIS IS A MAJOR, EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND THAT COMPANY SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PRODUCT TO WARRANTY IT. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET . AT THE TIME MINE WAS BEING REPAIRED THERE WERE 2 OTHER NEONS IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WAS STATED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER MARK MENDEZ. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEONS THAT WERE PRODUCED BEFORE 1999 . MY CAR NEEDED WORK DONE AFTER MY 3 YEAR/36000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. NO LIGHTS ILLIUMANTED ON THE DASHBOARD, INDICATING VEHICLE HAD CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NUMBER 676 CONCERNS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY (NOW) 2 EXPERIENCES TO THE MIX OF MANY, IN REGARDS TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH THE 1996 DODGE NEON LINE OF VEHICLES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO EASE THE COSTS OF THIS PROBLEM FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET (UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY) TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSED ENOUGH DAMAGE THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. AS I WAS WRITING THIS, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE 5-STAR CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP/SERVICE SHOP WHO IS DOING THE WORK FOR A SECOND TIME NOW (THE CAR WAS ALSO PURCHASED THERE), AND FOUND OUT I WILL BE WITHOUT THE CAR FOR ANOTHER WEEK BECAUSE THIS TIME THE DAMAGE IS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE ENGINE DUE TO WARPING. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY, I HAVE TO PAY $100 ABOUT EVERY 20,000 MILES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I AM TOLD CHRYSLER IS ON THEIR 6TH REVISION OF THIS GASKET, BUT NO RECALL OR CONSUMER WARNING HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC. SEARCHING THROUGH THE INTERNET, IT IS STAGGERINGLY EASY TO FIND MANY OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS COSTS ME MONEY AND THE INCONVENIENCE OF BEING WITHOUT ONE OF MY VEHICLES FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM. *AK