1996 Plymouth Neon

ON THE ENGINE FAILURES, BOTH THE HEAD GASKET AND THE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED AT SEPARATE TIMES, RESULTING IN ALL OF THE OIL RUNNING ONTO THE GROUND. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER REPAIRED BOTH PROBLEMS. REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL OFTEN COMES ON WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. IT WILL GO OFF IF I TOUCH THE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAS GONE ON EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. REGARDING THE WHEEL PROBLEM, THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE STEERING/HANDLING HAS FELT LOOSE AND WOBBLY DESPITE HAVING THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED, A FULL ALIGNMENT AND HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED. ALSO, BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. AND, WATER LEAKED INTO THE TRUNK AND SOAKED ITEMS IN BOTH THE TRUNK AND ON THE REAR FLOOR. THIS, I THINK, HAS BEEN FIXED BY RESEALING THE REAR LIGHTS. *AK

I HAVE HAD TO TWICE REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET DUE TO IT FAILING, CAUSING A MAJOR OIL LEAK. BOTH TIMES PARTS HAVE BEEN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN. WHEN CHECKING WITH CHRYSLER DEALERS IN A 5-STATE AREA, ALL OF ACKNOWLEDGED A MULTIPLICITY OF OCCURENCES OF THIS NATURE. ONE DEALER AT ONE TIME HAD 5 DIFFERENT NEONS IN HIS GARAGE AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SERVICE TECHNICIANS WITH CHRYSLER DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE DOES SEEM TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE ORIGINAL, BUT CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO LOOK INTO IT. THE CAR WAS ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST FAILURE, ALTHOUGH IT DID HAVE 45, 000 MILES ON IT. CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSITANCE, EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD BY NUMEROUS MECHANICES, THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT THAT FEW OF MILES. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. ALTHOUGH MY MECHANIC ADVISED THAT IT DOES APPEAR THAT CHRYSLER HAS UPGRADED THE GASKET RECENTLY, I FEEL THAT I HAVE SPENT OVER $800 IN REPAIRS THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO AT THIS POINT AND TIME WITH THE CAR. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE CAR. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN SATISFATION FROM THE DEALER WERE WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU.