1996 Plymouth Neon

I HAVE HAD REPEATED INCIDENTS OF GASKET FAILURE (BOTH) WITH THIS 1996 NEON. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYWHERE AND RELY ON IT FOR WORK. AT THIS POINT I'M SICK OF HEARING OTHER NEON OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE GASKETS CRACKING AND LEAKING OIL, SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, ETC. CHYRSLER/DAIMLER IS ENDANGERING OUR LIVES. I HAD MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED DURING A TUNE UP AND THE MECHANIC COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW SOAKED THEY WERE IN OIL. MY CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. HE SAID THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAG OF MY CAR IS SOAKED IN OIL. CHRYSLER TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR PREVIOUS REPAIRS AND SAID THEY HAD NO INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS. BUT ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, AND FORMER EMPLOYEES, HAVE TOLD ME IT'S A DESIGN DEFECT AND EVEN REPLACEMENT GASKETS WILL CRACK. IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER VS. THE MANIFOLD OF THE CAR (THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD). ISN'T IT FALSE ADVERTISEMENT TO SELL A CAR WITH A KNOWN DEFECT TO THE UNWITTING PUBLIC? DO WE NEED ANOTHER FIRESTONE WHERE PEOPLE DIE FROM THEIR CAR HAVING DEFECTS? I PLAN TO CONTACT THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, MY CONGRESSMAN, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (MAJOR AMOUNTS OF OIL AND SMOKE LEAVE THE CAR), AND MARYLAND STATE GOVERNMENT. I WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED OR WE SHOULD BE OFFERED DEALS ON DIFFERENT MODEL CARS SO WE CAN GET RID OF THIS HAZARD. THESE REPAIRS TAKE MORE THAN ONE DAY BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAS TO COME OUT. MY MOTHER IS SICK AND LIVES IN NEW YORK, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE A BUS TO GO VISIT HER BECAUSE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE DUE TO OIL/SMOKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMERS OF THE NEONS HAVE BEEN DUPED AND BILKED OF THEIR MONEY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE NEON!*AK

GOING DOWN ROAD AT CLOSE TO STOPPING, ABOUT 10MPH AND ALL THE NEEDLES STARTED GOING CRAZY IN COLUNM OF DASHBOARD WITH LIGHTS OF SEATBELT AND BATTERY GOING OFF AND ON. TOOK CAR TO GET DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON IT AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ALTENATOR IS PRODUCING TOO MUCH OUTPUT FOR CAR AND IS TRYING TO BURN UP WIRING HARNESS UNIT IN CAR. SAID THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND CATCH THE CAR ON FIRE. HAVE EXTENDED WARRENTY BUT THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO FIND WAYS AROUND THE WARRENTY OF THE THINGS I FIND WRONG OF SAYING IT ISS SOMETHING ELSE DOING IT. SERVICE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON TO INDECATE PROBLEM WITH ANYTHING IN ENGINE NOR DID THE OIL LIGHT COME ON TO TELL ME THAT MY CAR HAD LEAKED OUT ALL OIL. HAVE A OIL LEAK AGAIN. FIXED ONCE ALREADY. 350.00 IS TOO MUCH TO PAY OUT FOR A PROBLEM OCCURING EVERY TWO YEARS. THIS ALSO DANGEROUS ACCORDING TO MECHANIC. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL IF ALTANENATOR IS NOT CORRECT SIZE FOR CAR?

AFTER HAVING MY ENGINE REPAIRED FOR $570.00, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FOUND IT WAS.THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, IF THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK SHE COULD BE HURT.AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND OFFERED NO SOLUTION AT ALL, NOT EVEN A COMPROMISE, KNOWING THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT TECHNICALLY NOT YET RECALLED.I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE FORCED AS THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT ON ALL THESE MODEL CARS. THANK YOU.*AK

BATTERY CAME ON, AND ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT DIM. THEN CONSUMER HEARD A HOULING NOISE, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT HARNESS WIRING HAD MELTED. DEALER SAID IT WAS COMMON IN THESE TYPES OF CARS. THERE WAS A RECALL 96V026000 ON UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK