1997 Plymouth Neon

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2001· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I CONTACTED CHRYSLER DAIMLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON ANY OF THE PARTS THAT HAVE GONE BAD ON MY CAR, BUT I READ THE INFORMAITON ABOUT THE RECALLS ON THE NHTSA SITE. THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE WRONG WITH MY CAR AS WITH THE CARS THAT HAVE RECALLED PARTS, IE BAD TRANSMISSION, HEAD GASKET, AND ELECTRICAL. I HAVE SPENT 2,200 DOLLARS FIXING THIS CAR IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, AND NOW THERE IS A ROD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT OTHER NEONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE RECALLED PARTS, BUT MINE DOES NOT. IF THE PARTS DO NOT NEED RECALLED, THEN WHY DID THEY ALL SELF DESTRUCT? I THANK GOD THAT I WAS NOT STRANDED WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. I CAN'T DRIVE MY SON IN MY CAR NOW BECAUSE THE ROD MAY COME COMPLETELY LOOSE AND STRAND US. ALSO, I HAVE TO DRIVE 15 MILES TO SCHOOL FOUR DAYS A WEEK, AND DON'T HAVE A RELIABLE CAR, ANYMORE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING STUCK ALONGSIDE THE ROAD IN TEN DEGREE WEATHER. PLEASE CONTACT ME CONCERNING THE QUESTIONNAIRE THAT I FILLED OUT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY TIME THAT COULD BE SPENT EXPLAINING MY CURRENT SITUATION/OPTIONS TO ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.*AK

• 12/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS JUST CHARGED $400 FOR A NEW CAM SEAL, AND NOW $650 FOR A HEAD GASKET. AT 50,000 MILES A CAR SHUOLD NOT BE LEAKING THIS MUCH OIL. MAYBE I WILL GO BACK TO FORD. *AK

• 12/29/1998· SUSPENSION

  NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

• 12/20/2007· STEERING

  OEM LIFETIME LUBRICATED TIE ROD END SEPARATED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE PARKING - HAD IT FAILED WHILE DRIVING COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. *TR

• 12/20/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  97 NEON HEAD GASKET FAILURE ONCE IN 2000 AND 12/2002. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REIMBURSE FOR SECOND REPAIR. TS

• 12/17/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1997 BLOWN HEAD GASKET

• 12/15/1997· SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE DISLODGED WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SEATBELTS. *AK

• 12/12/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET FAILURE VERY COMMON, CAUSING LARGE QUANITIES OF OIL TO LEAK ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD; GREAT RISK OF FIRE

• 12/10/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE CONTINUALLY / INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL WHICH ALMOST CAUSED DAMAGES AND INJURIES TO OTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REMAINS UNRESOLVED. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *AK

• 12/07/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, CAUSING A SLOW START. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER . DEALER NOTED THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/03/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAK. *AK

• 12/01/2000· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WOULD TAKE 15-20 SECONDS TO GO IN REVERSE, AND THEN THERE WAS A BIG LOUD BANG/JERK IN REAR. ALSO, SLIPPED INTO 3RD GEAR. AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE COULD EXPLAIN WHY, BUT THAT HAPPENED IN ALL CHRYSLER CARS. *AK

• 11/30/1999· POWER TRAIN

  HAD TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A 27 MONTH OLD CAR. *AK

• 11/25/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. VEHICLE DELAYED IN STOPPING. DEALER NOTIFIED/ INSPECTED AND INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

• 11/25/1997· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT 60 MPH.

• 11/23/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AT 13,000 MILES THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN ,CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/20/1997· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT ANCHOR BOLTS ARE BOLTED TO THE FLOORBOARD BEHIND SEAT OF BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER. IF CONSUMER IS COMING OUT OF BACK SEAT, THEY CAN FALL, CAUSING INJURIES TO THEMSELVES DUE TO WHERE DEVICE IS LOCATED. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *SLC

• 11/19/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A N ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO CONTACT NHTSA TO URGE THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL OE ENGINE HEAD GASKET.*AK

• 11/16/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING, ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DIED. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO A SHOP, THEY TOLD US THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SHOP THAT CONFIRMED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED US OF THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND TOLD US TO CONTACT CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER TOLD US THE CAR NEEDED TO BE LOOKED AT AT A DEALERSHIP. AGAIN THE CAR WAS TOWED TO RAINIER DODGE. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD US THE CAR HAD THROWN A ROD, THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, NOT THE HEAD GASKETS. IT WILL COST BETWEEN 2500.00 AND 4000.00 TO PUT A NEW MOTOR IN THE CAR. WE FEEL THAT CHRYSLER IS RESPONSIBLE AND THEIR DEALER IS ONLY COVERING FOR THEM. WE STILL OWE 5900.00 ON THE CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PUT NEW MOTOR IN. WHEN WE ASKED THE SERVICE DEPT AT RAINIER WHY A CAR WOULD THROW A ROD WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ANSWER WE REC'D WAS IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE AND THEY CAN GUARANTEE THAT IT WAS NOT THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING THAT CAUSED THE MOTOR TO SEIZE. CAN YOU HELP?*AK

• 11/11/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR STALLED OUT AND STOPPED ON FREEWAY! I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. STATED RIGHT UP BUT STALLED AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP (PEPBOYS). THEY REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS BEFORE REFERRING ME TO DEALERSHIP AS THEY COULD NOT FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS ENGINE WIRE HARNESS AT $930.00 TO FIX. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER KNOWS PART IS FAILING IN NEONS BUT DECLINED TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. DEALERSHIPS ORDERED PART 7 DAYS AGO. STILL HAS NOT ARRIVED AND I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. *JB

• 11/11/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE NOT 2 YRS OLD THAT HAS TRANSMISSON PROBLEMS TREND IN DEFECTIVE NEONS? WARRANTY IS OBSELTE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY! HAS HAD MAINTENANCE CHECKS. TOOK IT TO ALLEY'S CHRY/PLY DEALER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM. VERY ANGARY THAT THE VEHICLE IS BARELY 2 YRS OLD TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS I CAN'T AFFORD TO SHELL OUT $1285 FOR TRANSMISSION AND $ 450 FOR ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

• 11/10/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, AIRCrash

  NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

• 11/09/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS. HEAD GASKETS LEAK OIL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/04/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE BURNS OIL PREMATURELY. DEALER STATES ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 11/04/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PLYMOUTH DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $700 TO REPLACE THIS HEAD GASTET - APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT

• 10/29/2007· POWER TRAIN

  WE BOUGHT THIS VAN WITH 46000 MILES ON IT. ONE MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY "REBUILT" THE TRANSMISSION. AT 67,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT AGAIN, AND WE BOUGHT A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS INSTALLED. THE VAN RAN FINE UNTIL NOW, IT IS AT 90,000 MILES AND ONCE AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT! THIS IS SO UNFAIR AND UNSAFE. WE AS CUSTOMERS DESERVE BETTER! *TR

• 10/28/2002· VISIBILITY

  THE WIPER BLADES FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

• 10/28/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY BRAKES TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP WHEN BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO A TRUCK. *AK

• 10/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RADIATOR FAN RELAY FAILED WHICH CAUSED ENGINE OVERHEATING AND THEN WATER PUMP FAILURE DUE TO DEFECT IN THE ANTI-FREEZE RESEVOIR - THE NIPPLE FOR RETURNING ANTI-FREEZE TO ENGINE WAS MOLDED CLOSED. DEALER DID NOT ADVISE ME OF RECALL ON RELAY AND WANTS ME TO PAY A FEE TO INSPECT RESEVOIR. REFUSES TO PAY FOR WATER PUMP.*AK

• 10/27/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN IT RAINS VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHIMMIES AND LOSES POWER. THE DEALER STATWS IT WAS EXHAUST SENSORS. OWNER HAS HAD VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/26/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE HAS A LEAK FROM THE HEAD GASKET. IT WAS APPARENTLY NOTICED BEFORE I PURCHASED AND MAY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WITH THE SAME STYLE HEAD GASKET. NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, IT IS LEAKING. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE SERVICE MANAGER ,AT SAM DELL, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEON BECAUSE OF A FAULTY HEAD GASKET AND THAT A NEW HEAD GASKET HAD BEEN DESIGNED, FIXING THE PROBLEM. BEING OUT OF WARRANTY, I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY REPAIR AND COST. I HAVE SINCE WRITTEN A LETTER TO CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT CHRYSLER, IN AUBURN HILLS. IT WAS SENT CERTIFIED MAIL AND RECEIVED ON OCTOBER 12,1999. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A REPLY. I QUESTIONED WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL, KNOWING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHEN THE WARRANTY IS DONE. I HAVE JUST SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I AM SURE YOU HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS AS TO THE NEON HEAD GASKET AND HOPE YOU WILL REQUIRE CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH TO RECALL. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SHOULD I GET A RESPONSE, I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT WAS WRITTEN. THANK YOU

• 10/23/2001· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING CAR IN MORNING. CAR HESITATED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, HEARD THIS HIGH PITCH WINING NOISE, DECREASED SPEED AND CAR WENT INTO GEAR. LATER THAT DAY WAS SHIFTING FINE BUT CONTINUED TO HAVE HIGH PITCHED WINING NOISE. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AFTER I CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID AAND IT WAS FINE. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW BUT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN BRING IT BACH. 2 DAYS LATER SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOP. (QUALITY TRANSMISSION) THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN THE PAN . TOOK CAR TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION SAME AFTERNOON FOR SECOND OPINION BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT OTHER SHOP WAS NOTORIOUS FOR RIPPING PEOPLE OFF. SAID I SHOULD BRING IT TO THEM. THEY CHECKED OUT CAR AND CHANGED FILTER AND FLUID. WHEN I PICKED CAR UP FROM SHOP THEY CONFIRMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID IF I PUT THIS STUFF CALED DURALUBE IN IT IT WOULD HELP TILL I COULD SAVE MONEY TO HAVE CAR FIXED. CHARGED ME $20.00 FOR IT. THEY SAID THAT IF WINING STATED BACK OR SHIFTING PROBLEMS OCCURRED IT WOULD BE SOONER THEN LATER THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. 1 WEEK LATER, CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. WAS DRIVING AND LOST GEAR. TURNED AROUND TO COME HOME WHICH WAS ABOUT 10 MINUTES AWAY, AND BY TIME I GOT HOME HAD ALSO LOST 3RD GEAR. NEXT DAY CAR WAS SHIFTING FINE AGAIN. WENT TO SHOPS TO GET QUOTES ON REBUILD KITS, THEY SAID CAR WAS TO NEW. THAT IT WOULD COST ME UP TO $ 5,000.00 TO ORDER FROM FACTORY. THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW CAR. I BOUGHT IT SO I WOULDN'T HAVE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS LIKE THE OLDER VEHICLES I HAD OWNED PREVIOUSLY. THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH 47,509 MILES ON IT. I DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT CARS BUT I AM SURE THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. . I CHECKED YOUR COMPLAINT LOG AND THERE ARE 164 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 1997 PLYMOUTH NEON. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS CAR. *AK

• 10/20/2005· STRUCTURE

  I BOUGHT THIS 1997 PLYMOUTH NEON ON 8/19/2005 USED WITH 66000 MILES IT SEEMED LIKE A SOLID VEHICLE BUT IN SEPT/OCT WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF RAIN AND I NOTICED PUDDLES IN MY BACK SEAT AREA ON THE FLOOR BOTH SIDES,I CHECKED AROUND THE CAR FOR OPEN WINDOWS ECT.....THERE WAS NOTHING I CHECKED THE TRUNK AND IT SEEMED DAMP BUT NOTHING AS TO MAKE THE REAR FLOOR WET LIKE IT WAS. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL?I KNOW IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE NOW BUT WHAT IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND NOW WITH ME IT COULD TURN INTO A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE FLOOR WAS TO GET RUSTY AND ROT THROUGH SOMEONE COULD END UP GETTING SEVERELY INJURED. IF THERE IS ANY INFO ON THIS PROBLEM COULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOMEHOW THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *NM

• 10/19/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 97 PLYMOUTH NEON IS ON ITS 3RD HEAD GASKET. THE CAR HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT BUT IS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE THROUGH 3 HEAD GASKETS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT AND KEEPS MAKING NEW HEAD GASKETS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT COST ME $770 TO HAVE IT FIXED AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. IT SHOULD NOT COST ME A DIME TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED BECAUSE IT IS A DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT.

• 10/19/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS DISCOVERED DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRED BY A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AT 66,000 MILE OF WEAR. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS CONDITION BEING A NORMAL WEAR OF THE HEAD GASKET OR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *AK

• 10/17/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER NOTICED OIL SPOTS UNDER CAR, RADIATOR BLEW TWO MONTHS PRIOR, CONSUMER FEELS ITS A DEFECTED HOSE, ITS TOO SMALL AND BLOWS OUT HEADGASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 10/14/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER BOUGHT NEON NEW IN 1997. RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THERE WAS AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK, AND WOULD COST $450 TO FIX IT. CONSUMER THOUGHT DEALER SHOULD HAVE TOLD HIM ABOUT THE LEAK WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SINCE HE ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED THERE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE WAS LEAKING 1 QUART PER DAY. CONSUMER TALKED TO MECHANICS, WHO INDICATED THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE REPLACED MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES FOR THE SAME LEAKING PROBLEM AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT.*AK

• 10/12/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL ONTO ENGINE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

• 10/09/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL LEAK FROM BACK OF SIDE OF HEAD GASKET MAY NEED NEW GASKET OR HAVE CRACK IN HEAD REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

• 10/04/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET BLEW, OIL ALL OVER, ,AND MACHINE STALLED ON HWY THE MECHANIC SAYS, MOTOR IS DESTROYED. I HAVE NO IDEA AS TO HOW AN DWHY THIS HAPPENED, I HAVE SENT EMAIL TO CHRYSLER NO REPLY SO FAR I THINK CAR STALLING ON HWY COULD BE DANGEROUS, ACCIDENT INJURY DEATH ETC NO PERSONAL HARM MY SISTER 'S MERCURY HAD SAME PROBLEM AND CAR WAS RECALLED BY DEALER LATER ON- AFTER WE MADE ALL REPAIRS- DO YOU HAVE ANY NOTICES FROM COMPANY OR OTHER OWNERS IN THIS REGARD? IF THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO AS SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

• 10/02/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

  BRAKES REDONE AFTER 3 YEARS, HEAD GASKET REPLACED AFTER 4 YEARS, CLEAR COAT ON PAINT ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED, MUFFLER ALMOST FELL OFF, EXHAUST DETECTED IN CABIN OF CAR, REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN, SEALS ON WINDOWS FALLING DOWN DOOR JAM. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768018

• 10/01/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET FAILED (OIL LEAK) AT 40000 MILES, THIS IS PREMATURE FOR ANY CAR UNDER VIRTUALLY ANY CONDITIONS AND IS QUITE COMMON IF COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA ARE ANY INDICATION AT ALL. CHRYSLER BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IN 1999 AND DESIGNED A NEW MLS HEAD GASKET. AS THE HEAD GASKET WAS REENGINEERED AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FAILURES OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, I THINK IT SAFE TO ASSUME THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING ERROR. MY QUESTION IS, IF THIS IS CHRYSLER ENGINEERING MISTAKE WHY DID I HAVE TO PAY $597 TO REPAIR IT, WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER RECALLED THESE ENGINES TO FIX THEM AT THEIR EXPENSE?*AK

• 09/29/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET FAILURE. OIL LEAKING ON BACK OF ENGINE. MR

• 09/25/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT AXLE BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE HEADS GASKET WAS ALSO REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE THEY BLEW AND WERE LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

• 09/25/1999· AIR BAGS

  I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL FOR THE 1997 NEON'S. HOWEVER THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE ENTIRE CAR. I'VE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MAKER,TO NO AVAIL. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE? THANK-YOU!

• 09/24/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET BLEW 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.*JB

• 09/23/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE HAS HAD ENGINE (OIL) LEAKS SINCE APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES. NOW VEHICLE HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND OIL IS LEAKING INTO OTHER ENGINE COMPARTMENTS CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. *AK

• 09/23/1997· TIRES

  VEHICLE TIRES CONTINUE TO LOOSE AIR. GOODYEAR EAGLE ( P185/65R14).

• 09/21/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ON JULY 17, 2006 MY BELT TENSIONER BROKE ON MY 97 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER SE. I HAD IT TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP THE NEXT DAY WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TENSIONER AND PUT ON A NEW BELT. ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2006, (THE FIRST DAY DRIVING CAR IN THE RAIN SINCE REPLACING BELT & TENSIONER), WHILE DRIVING CAR IN THE RAIN 5 MINUTES, THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON - THE BELT HAD COME OFF. RETURNED CAR TO REPAIR CENTER. THEY PUT BELT BACK ON AND COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED, OTHER THAN TO SAY THAT BELTS CAN FALL OFF MORE EASILY IN WET WEATHER. ON SEPT. 17, IT WAS NOT RAINING WHEN I WAS DRIVING CAR AT THE TIME, HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN AVERAGE SIZE PUDDLE THAT I DID DRIVE INTO AND AS SOON AS I DID I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND THE BATTER LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO A DEALER. THEY PUT THE BELT BACK ON AND COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON WHY IT WOULD HAVE COME OFF, OTHER THAN IT GETTING WET. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD HEARD THROUGH A FRIEND THAT CHRYSLER VANS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OF THE BELT COMING OFF IN WET WEATHER BUT THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF IT. THE ONLY 2 TIMES I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR IN WET WEATHER AFTER REPLACING THE BELT TENSIONER, THE BELT HAS COME OFF. AFTER LOOKING UP SOME INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET (WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG), I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH PLYMOUTH AND DODGE CARAVANS. ALL IT TAKES IS GETTING IT WET AND THE BELT COMES OFF VERY EASILY. THERE ARE OVER 100 EMAILS ON THE WEBSITE WITH COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY ISSUE. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW IN THE CAR DESIGN. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE LOOKING INTO THIS AND CONSIDERING A RECALL. OUR FAMILY HAS 2 PLYMOUTH VOYAGERS AND HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THEM UNTIL NOW. WE WERE CONSIDERING REPLACING THEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE BUT WILL DEFINITELY NOT BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER AFTER FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND REALIZING CHRYSLER HAS NOT TAKEN ANY STEPS TO SOLVE THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *NM

• 09/21/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH THIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR. VEHICLE SPINNED OUT IN THE MIDDELE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS HIT FOUR MORE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK