1998 Plymouth Neon

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

• 12/18/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AT 46,000 MILES. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

• 12/17/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN SHAKING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAD FRACTURED.*ET

• 12/15/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH HAD A COLLISON AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK-

• 12/08/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DURING RAINY WEATHER VAN BEGINS TO SQUEAL FROM FRONT END WHILE DRIVING GAUGES BEGIN TO GO CRAZY BATTERY LIGHT OIL LIGHT ON TEMP. GAUGE GOES TO HOT POWER STEERING APPEARS TO STOP WORKING CAR DIES : ORIGINAL DIAGNOSES SERPENTINE BELT IS TORN FROM NORMAL WEAR & TEAR AFTER : SERPENTINE BELT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES : 2ND DIAGNOSES TENSION PULLEY IS NO GOOD PULLING & TEARING SERPENTINE BELT : 3RD DIAGNOSES UNKNOWN MANUFACTURE GLITCH KIT IS NEED TO REPAIR & TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN WHEN WET WEATHER OCCURS : KIT COSTS $122.00 AFTER PURCHASING 4 SERPENTINE BELTS PRICE RANGING ANYWHERE FROM $11.00 TO 69.99 1 TENSION PULLEY PRICE $39.99 & PAYING FOR LABOR TOTALING $190.00 PLUS CAR TOW EXPENSE $65.00 NOT TO MENTION BEING STRANDED WITH SMALL CHILDREN & OR BEING WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION WHICH IS NO FUN AT ALL BUT WORST OF ALL THIS IS NOT ON THE PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER RECALL LIST!!! THIS KIT BETTER WORK OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TOO ?!@#$%?. MUCH!!! I'M BUYING A NEW CAR A CHEVROLET... *TR

• 12/08/2004· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

  PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG CRACKED. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED SHE WAS AFRAID IT WILL HARM HER DAUGHTER.*AK THE HEAT FROM THE SUN WARPED THE DASH BOARD. *TC

• 12/07/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  RPMS WOULD REMAIN OPEN EVEN WHEN ACCELERTION HAVS DECREASED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

• 12/07/2001· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEARS AND CLUNKING INTO REVERSE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REBUILD TRANSMISSION UNDER EXTENED WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

• 12/07/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE INSPECTING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DEALER NOTICED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS GOING BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRS MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/07/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN, NO KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH AND COMPLETEY TURNED OFF, WHILE PARKED. ONLY WAY TO GET VEHICLE TO TURN OFF BY SHIFTING IT INTO GEAR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

• 12/03/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN HOT. CONSUMER CUT OFF ENGINE AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATES THE HEAD GASKET WILL BE REPLACED. TS THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. SCC

• 12/01/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CROSSOVER PIPE ON ENGINE MANIFOLD HAS HAD A LEAK DUE TO RUST ON THE UNDERSIDE OF PIPE. I HAVE HAD ORDER IN AT THE DEALER IN CORPUS CHRISTI FOR OVER 6 MOS AND NOW THAT Y INSPECTION STICKER IS OUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT THAT THE PART IS NOT IN STOCK AND NOT BEING MADE FOR MY VAN. ALSO I WAS ADVISED TO GO TO A LOCAL JUNK YARD FOR THE PART. THE JUNK YARD HAS NEVER HAD THIS CRPSSOVER PIPE IN THEIR YARD THAT COULD BE USED. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS CROSSOVER PIPE PATCHED SO I CAN DRIVE MY VAN I AM A DISABLED PERSON WHO USES A HOVERROUND WHEELCHAIR AND IT HAS BEEN REAL GOOD TO DRIVE A PLYMOUTH VOYGER THIS IS THE THIRD ONE I HAVE OWNED AND THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD I AM VERY UPSET THAT MY VEN CANNOT BE REPAIRED CORRECTLY IT IS A 98 MODEL AND I FEEL THAT IT IS NOT SO OLD THAT IT HAS TO BE JUNKED BECAUSE THE PART CANNOT BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE ONLY PROBLEMS THAT YOU SEEM TO BE CONCERNED WITH ARE ACCIDENTS. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VAN IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT A EMISSION REPAIR TO GET THE SAFETY STICKER . I DO NOT FEEL THAT CRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR A VAN NO OLDER THAN THIS ONE IT IS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER [XXX] MFG DATE 3-98. MY VAN IS IN EXECELENT CONDITION AND LOOKS LIKE NEW I AM VERY UPSET WITH CRYSLER AND MY DEALER AS THEY OFFERED ME NO PROPER WAS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. ONLY A JUNK YARD OR A PATCH JOB ANYWHERE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAVE IT DONE.*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 11/28/2007· POWER TRAINCrash

  OUR PLYMOUTH VOYAGER ROLLED DOWN THE HILL WHEN IT WAS IN PARK. *TR

• 11/25/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A U-TURN IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/24/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. TOOK TO DEALER AND REPLACED THE SEAL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOOK BACK, AND THEY REPLACED THE CAM. *AK

• 11/22/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LEAKING OIL AT 30500 MILES, STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. WAS REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. AT 72000 MILES, ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL AGAIN. TOOK TO INDEPENDANT CONTRACTOR, HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE HEAD CASKET IS NOW LEAKING IN TWO PLACES. AM TAKING AUTO TO SHOP AND SERVICE MANAGER OFFERED TO FIX WITH ME TO PAY A $200 "DEDUCTIBLE". PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS TO A RECALL OR ANYTHING MANUFACTURER IS DOING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THEY AREN'T AWARE OF ANY KIND OF HEAD CASKET PROBLEMS WITH NEONS. THAT'S FUNNY HOW COME EVERYONE ELSE IN THE FREE WORLD KNOWS OF THE NEON'S CASKET PROBLEMS? DT

• 11/20/1998· SEATSCrash

  IN A REAR END COLLSION THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS BROKE, CAUSING BOTH TO FALL BACKWARDS, WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURIES TO OCCUPANT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER STATED THATS THE WAY THE SEAT WERE DESIGNE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/18/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET LEAK, KNOWN PROBLEM BY DIAMLER THATS WHY THE MLS GASKET AND TORQUE SPECS WERE INTRODUCED. NO FIRE, YET. CAR ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES WHEN LEAK STARTED.*AK

• 11/18/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WAS DRIVING MY 3 GRAND CHILDREN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE BELL RANG. I GLANCED AT MY GAUGES AND NOTICED A HIGH TEMPERATURE READING AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER WAITING 30 MINUTES OR SO I RELEASED THE RADIATOR CAP AND NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE OIL IN THE WATER. I ADDED WATER AND THEN DROVE HOME AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED WITH THE HEATER ON. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID NOT GO ABOVE LOW-MED. I CALLED MY LOCAL GARAGE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND THEY SUGGESTED I HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEM. THIS I DID, AND UPON EXAMINATION THE CONCLUDED THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 87,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. UPON RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM OR ISOLATED PROBLEM FOR THE '98 NEON. I WILL NOW CONTACT THE DEALER ANY ADVISE? HAS CHRYSLER STEPPED FORWARD AND DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM? DT

• 11/15/2010· SUSPENSION

  THE STRUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR RATTLES. IT RUBS WHEN I MAKE RIGHT TURNS. I HAVE ONLY CHANGED THE STRUTS IN THE REAR AND A WHEEL BEARING ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR AND IT IS STILL DOING IT. *TR

• 11/15/2001· POWER TRAIN

  STARTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS JUNE 2001. CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING! VALVE HEAD REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER STALL AND GEAR SLIP AT STOP SIGN. MAIN GASKET REPLACED. 3 WEEKS LATER ANOTHER STALL AND GEAR SLIP. DEALERSHIP TELL ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH CAR. MID OCT. 2001 ENGINE BECAME LOOSE ON FREEWAY. GOT LOCAL MECHANIC TO INSTALL NEW ENGINE MOUNTS. NOV. 13TH SERVICE MGR AT BARWICK MOTORS IN CALIFORNIA DROVE WITH ME. ADMITTED THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THAT BARWICK AUTOMOTIVE WOULD GET MY CAR WORKING. ONE HOUR LATER HE PHONED TO SAY THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR! THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. I COULD BE KILLED. WHAT A PILE OF * * * *!*AK

• 11/10/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ON MY 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON THE FUEL FILLER TUBE RUSTED AWAY (I WAS ABLE TO SEE DAYLIGHT WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS). THE RUST/ROAD DEBRIS/WATER WENT INTO THE FUEL TANK AND WAS NOT PREVENTED FROM GOING INTO THE FUEL RAIL & INJECTORS CAUSING THE CAR TO CONSTANTLY STUMBLE AND DISPLAY THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LITE.

• 11/10/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HAD TAKEN CAR BACK TO CARMAX & THEY TOOK TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SAYING CAR OKAY. MARCH 2001 HAD OIL LEAK REPAIRED BY VALVE COVER GASKET. PROBLEM MONTHS LATER LEAK WORSE & OIL NO IN COLLANT NOW TOLD REPAIR WILL BE OVER $000 AND NO GUARANTEE OF BEING FIXED DUE TO PROBLEM WITH WAY NEON/S GASKETS ARE MADE. CAR MUST SIT UNUSED SINCE NO SURE FIX FOR PROBLEM DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. DT

• 11/10/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HAD TAKEN CAR BACK TO CARMAX & THEY HAD CHRYLSER DEALERSHIP LOOK & CAR FOUND OKAY. 3/2001 HAD OIL LEAK REPARIED BY VALVE COVER GASKET, REPLACED OIL CAP, DEGREASE ENGINE, NEW OIL, ETC.. MONTHS LATER...LEAK WORSE & OIL NOW IN COOLANT. TOLD REPAIR WILL BE OVER $1000 AND NO GUARANTEE OF BEING FIXED DUE TO PROBLEM WITH WAY NEON'S GASKETS ARE MADE. CAR MUST SIT UNUSED SINCE "NO SURE FIX FOR PROBLEM". YOU CAN FIX IT BUT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN DUE TO HOW GASKETS MANUFACTURED...OIL LEAKING ALL OVER ROAD WAYS FROM THESE NEONS CAN NOT BE SAFE...HAZARD, I DO BELIEVE. NOW CAN NOT DRIVE CAR. DT

• 11/05/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN BRAKE IS PUSHED THE TURN LIGHTS WOULD LIGHT UP AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULDN'T BRIGHTEN. THIS WAS (08/13/01). IN 10/10/01 WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FORWARD IN REVERSE AND NEUTRAL, DIDN'T HAVE A REVERSE, TRANSMISSION REPLACED. IN 03/12/02, FOUND OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE RESERVE AND RADIATOR, REPLACED ENGINE DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. IN 04/15/02, TRANSMISSION DOING THE SAME THING BACK ON 10/10/01 , TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED AGAIN. IN 10/31/02, TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME, DUE TO SHIFTING HARD, AND SAME PROBLEM AS 10/10/01 AND 04/18/02. ALSO, AT THE SAME TIME THE SPEED SENSOR WENT OUT SO THERE WAS NO SPEEDOMETER WORKING. WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING AND REPLACED THE OIL SENDING UNIT. ***DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 121/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS--------769334. *AK

• 11/05/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THESE PROBLEMS WERE FOUND DURING A REPLACEMENT OF OUR THIRD TRANSMISSION. WE ARE REALLY UPSET WITH PLYMOUTH/DODGE AUTO. WE HAD THIS CAR FOR ONLY A YEAR AND IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. LIKE I SAID, 3 TRANSMISSIONS, 1 ENGINE DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. NOW, THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT, VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR, AND THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL. ----DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY AFTER 12/12/01 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS-------769336. *AK

• 11/04/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I OWN A 1998 NEON THAT HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS OF OWNING IT BECAUSE OF AN OIL LEAK WHICH THEY "FIXED A GASKET" THEN IN NOVEMBER OF 2001 HAD MY HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND NOW AGAIN NOVEMBER 2003 I NEED ANOTHER HEAD GASKET. *AK

• 11/04/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ORIGINAL OWNER, 24286 ORIGINAL MILES. NO PREVIOUS MAJOR PROBLEMS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH "AGE" OF VEHICLE AND "DRY ROT". THIS VEHICLE IS USED ON A DAILY BASIS BY A 82 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO STILL HAS LOAN PAYMENTS TO MAKE ON IT. SHE HAS KEPT UP WITH ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, AND FEELS SHE IS BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. CHECKING THE INTERNET HAS SHOWN NUMEROUS INCEDENCES OF SIMILAR HEAD GASKET COMPLAINTS ON THESE CARS, BUT NO OFFICIAL RECALL TO DATE THAT WE KNOW OF. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAS STATED HE IS AWARE OF A CHANGE IN THE TYPE OF GASKET USED, DUE TO CHRYSLER'S BEING AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CAN AN 82 YEAR OLD SENIOR SEEK SATISFACTION THROUGH YOUR ORGANIZATION? ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. DT

• 10/31/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET-REPAIRS WILL BE BETWEEN $600-$800. *AK

• 10/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  MY CAR LEAKS WATER. MY TRUNK LEAKS AND THE REAR FLOOR LEAKS ON BOTH SIDES. WHAT IS CAUSING THIS IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE ENGINE AT 36000 MILES.*AK

• 10/27/1998· EQUIPMENT

  PAGE 159 OF THE 1998 OWNER'S MANUAL (MAINTENANCE SECTION) STATES TO USE D0T 2 BRAKE FLUID, INSTEAD OF DOT 3. WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO BE THE CORRECT BRAKE FLUID TO BE USED. *AK

• 10/25/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AFTER1-1/2 YEARS I MUST AGAIN REPLACE HEAD GASKET, CAN'T MANUFACTURER DO ANYTHING. *AK

• 10/22/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND WOULD NOT DISPLAY THE SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER CIRCUIT BOARD RESISTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN

• 10/22/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INITIALLY, I WENT IN TO THE DEALER FOR A NEW BATTERY SIX MONTHS AFTER I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS PARTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. AMONG THOSE, THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND MOST SURPRISING WAS THE ENGINE OIL LEAK. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING MOTOR OIL, AND THAT IT WAS IMPERATIVE THAT IT BE FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AS A STUDENT, $670 FOR THE HEAD GASKET WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT TO INVEST. THE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE MODEL OF THE CAR INHERENTLY CONTAINED A POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE, WHICH WAS CAUSE TO THE MATTER. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE WONDERED WHY THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT CONDUCTED A RECALL. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THE CONSUMER COULD PLACE A COMPLAINT FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL, AND WAS ONLY ADVISED TO CONTACT CHRYSLER (NOT MOSS MOTORS) BY A TELEPHONE FOLLOW-UP FEW WEEKS AFTER. IF INDEED THE ENGINE IS AT FAULT, I STRONGLY URGE A RECALL TO BE MADE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.*AK

• 10/22/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE CAUSING FAILURE. *YC

• 10/20/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING CONTROL RE DEFECTIVE NEW CHRYSLER VEHICLE FWD TO POTUS RE HOW CORPORATIONS ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN THE USA. *NJ WITHIN A WEEK OF THE CONSUMERS MOTHER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMERS MOTHER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT WAS JUST THE WAY THE VEHICLE SOUNDED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS 54,000 MILES AND WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE, THE VEHICLES ENGINE ROD IS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR WAS THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENDER MOUNTED ON THE REAR OF THE MOTOR LEAKED. THE LEAK WAS NORMALLY SMALL AND ONLY LEAKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. HOWEVER, OVER TIME, THE LEAKING CAUSED EXCESSIVE HEAT TO THE MOTOR WHICH CAUSED WEAR AND TEAR ON THE HEAD GASKETS, PISTONS AND RODS. *JB

• 10/20/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING CONTROL RE DEFECTIVE NEW CHRYSLER VEHICLE FWD TO POTUS RE HOW CORPORATIONS ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN THE USA. *NJ WITHIN A WEEK OF THE CONSUMERS MOTHER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMERS MOTHER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT WAS JUST THE WAY THE VEHICLE SOUNDED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS 54,000 MILES AND WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE, THE VEHICLES ENGINE ROD IS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR WAS THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENDER MOUNTED ON THE REAR OF THE MOTOR LEAKED. THE LEAK WAS NORMALLY SMALL AND ONLY LEAKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. HOWEVER, OVER TIME, THE LEAKING CAUSED EXCESSIVE HEAT TO THE MOTOR WHICH CAUSED WEAR AND TEAR ON THE HEAD GASKETS, PISTONS AND RODS. *JB

• 10/20/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DURING RECENT HEAVY RAINS CONSUMER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LEAKAGE PROBLEM IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY UNITS WHICH IN TURN, OVERFLOWED DOWN INTO THE SPARE TIRE WELL AND FLOWED INTO THE INTERIOR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT COLLECTING IN THE BACK SEAT FLOORBOARD ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT LOCATIONS, DEALER REFUSED ASSISTANCE. NLM

• 10/17/2001· AIR BAGS

  WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATLEY 35 MPH HEARD AN AIR HISSING NOISE . PASSENGER'S AIR BAG HAS PUSHED UPWARD ON ITS COVER, BUT HAS NOT FULLY DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

• 10/15/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAK. *ET

• 10/06/2001· SUSPENSION

  THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION/SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND UP, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM, ONE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NLM

• 09/30/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE LEAKING OIL SEVERELY; AT OIL CHANGE TOLD CAM SEAL BROKE. *AK

• 09/18/1998· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK FAILS WHEN OPEN CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER WHEN IT FELL ON CONSUMERS HEAD.

• 09/15/2000· POWER TRAINCrash

  THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT THE HANDLING OF THE CAR. THE NOISE OCCURS AFTER THE CAR IS COMPLETELY WARMED UP, WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING OR STOPPED AND IS HEARD WHEN THE CAR IS IN OR OUT OF DRIVE. IT IS A GRINDING NOISE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISES THAT I 'JUST GO BUY A BATTERY.' I THINK IT IS UNREASONABLE FOR A CAR TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AFTER TWO YEARS, ALTHOUGH THE MILEAGE IS HIGH, THESE ARE NOT HARD MILES IN MY OPINION. *AK

• 09/15/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE HAS BAD VIBRATION AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. DEALER SAYS THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, BUT VEHICLE IS OKAY TO DRIVE. *AK

• 09/12/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE WAS LEAKING SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL, AND WAS CONSUMING ALOT A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTICED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS PUMPING OIL ONTO THE ROAD SURFACE. ACCORDING TO DEALER, CHRYSLER HAS UPGRADED THE GASKET THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 09/10/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 20-25 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 08/28/2003· STEERING,SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CHYSLER IS INFORMING ME THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL, RECALL NUMBER 99V-001. MY CAR FALLS WITHIN THE LOW HIGH VIN NUMBERS REPORTED TO POSSIBLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I AM HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON THATAPPLY TO THIS RECALL AS WELL AS SERVERAL TSB.

• 08/27/1998· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK SPRING FAILS TO KEEP TRUNK LID CLOSED, LID HAS REPEATEDLY COME DOWN HARD, CAUSING BUMPS AND BRUISES. QCAW

• 08/22/2000· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAPPEN 3XS. *AK

• 08/21/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH WHEN A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH DEER, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOWED TO BODY SHOP. WHILE AT BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS, MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND LOCATION OF AIR BAG SENSORS. FOUND WIRING HARNESS FOR AIR BAGS. 1 INJURY. NO EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK