1999 Plymouth Neon

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

• 12/31/2004· STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT

  THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS FAIL AND THE HOOD OF MY 1999 PROWLER COMES CRASHING DONE WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE REPLACED THE HOOD STRUTS 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR - 4 YEARS.*AK

• 12/09/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. UPN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SKIDDED, WENT UP ON TWO WHEELS, AND SPUN OVER 4 LANES, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/06/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAG FAILURE. STRUCK A DEER IN FRONT OF CAR. FRONT BUMPER, GRILL, HOOD, DRIVER SIDE FRONT FENDER, HEADLIGHT AND WINDSHIELD WERE DAMAGED QUITE SEVERELY. DAMAGE IS APPROXIMATELY $4000. SPEED WAS 45 MPH. DEER WAS LARGE BUCK, 12 POINTS. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *JB

• 11/24/2007· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  BADLY RUSTED STRUT TOWER ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT, NEEDS ATTENTION OR SEVERE DAMAGE AND INJURY COULD OCCUR. *TR

• 11/23/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER DO NOT READ THE SPEED CORRECTLY, THEY ARE BOTH OFF BY ABOUT 5 MPH OFF. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTATED. *AK

• 11/21/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.*SCC

• 11/09/1999· POWER TRAIN

  THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVES WITH OUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDDLE

• 10/26/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET ON MY 1999 PLYMOUTH NEON. ALSO HAS AFFECTED OTHER CHRYSLER MODELS CHECK TSB NO. 09-05-98 FOR MORE DETAILS. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. IT COST ME $586.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED THROUGH NEARBY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED QUITE A FEW OF THESE. IF SO WHY IN WORLD HAVE THEY NOT WARNED PEOPLE OF THESE VEHICLES THAT THE PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN TO THEM BEFORE IT RESULTS IN MORE COSTLY REPAIRS. A SERVICE BULLETIN SHOULD BE SENT TO THESE OWNERS STATING THAT IF THEY FIND ANY OIL LEAKING PROBLEMS IT COULD BE THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE PAYING ALL OR PART OF THE REPAIR COSTS FOR THIS DEFECT. *LA

• 10/16/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MAJOR OIL LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE DAMAGE. *LA

• 10/12/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL ONTO ENGINE. DEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLE.*AK

• 10/04/1999· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

• 09/28/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. UPON BRAKING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SERIOUS VIBRATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 09/25/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW AND WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THERE WOULD BE GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, BRAKES SYSTEM WENT OUT ENTIRELY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

• 09/18/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET REPLACED 24,304 MILES 6/21/00, HEAD GASKET HAS WENT BAD AGAIN AT 63,000 MILES 9/15/03 AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT. *JB

• 09/15/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER FROM THE SIDE . CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH AT TIME OF CRASH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

• 09/13/2000· SEATS

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 09/11/2003· EQUIPMENT

  CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/11/2003· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER STATED THAT MIDDLE SEAT BELT PLASTIC CAP BROKE OFF, AND SHE COULD NOT TIGHTEN THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT JUST SLIDES. *AK

• 08/20/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 08/17/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECK MY OIL AND IT WAS TOTALLY EMPTY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS NOT TIME FOR OIL CHANGE. STATED THAT MY HEAD GASKET WENT OUT.*AK

• 08/16/1999· STRUCTURE

  THE DESIGN OF THE SPOILER FOR THE VEHICLE BLOCKS REAR VISION OF THE DRIVER. YH

• 08/14/2000· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE THAT IS ABOUT A 1/4 OR 1/2 DEPTH OF THE WHEEL OR 4 TO 6 INCHES OFF THE GROUND, STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. IF VEHICLE WAS IN A TURNING POSITION, IT WOULD STAY TURNED/ OR IF VEHICLE WAS GOING A STRAIGHT DIRECTION, VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TURN. WHEN THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP IT WOULD STAY IN THAT POSITION FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OR REMDY FOR POWER STEERING. DEFECT ALMOST CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

• 08/08/2000· VISIBILITY

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 03/24/00 )

• 07/30/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I'VE JUST RECENTLY HAD TO PUT $900.00 INTO A "HEAD GASKET" REPLACEMENT ON A 1999 PLYMOUTH NEON. THE DEALER AGENT HAD STATED THAT IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CHRYSLER AND UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER A SERVICE CONTRACT, CHRYSLER IS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT FOR THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED HEAD GASKETS ON NEONS AT 30,000 MILES AND HIGHER. WITH AS MANY VEHICLES I'VE OWNED IN MY LIFE, I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A HEAD GASKET. EVEN AT 200,000 MILES.

• 07/03/2002· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE AUTO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ONE. THE MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS WERE INOPERATIVE, WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED, HOWEVER 5-6 MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. CONSUMER ALSO STATES WHEN SHE MAKE A TURN THE AUTO FEELS AS THOUGHT IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. ALSO WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON, THE AUTO VIBRATES.*JB

• 07/02/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPS TO EMPTY. EVEN AFTER A COMPLETE TANK REFILL. IT WOULD SEEM TO BE AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN EITHER THE SENSOR OR DASH GAUGE ITSELF. IT CAN BE "CLEARED" FROM BEING STUCK ON EMPTY BY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTING IT.

• 06/27/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION OF 31 MPH WITH A 1991 FORD, EXPLORER; BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAVE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

• 06/22/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  DT: THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START,.OPENED THE HOOD, LOOKED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, THE WIRING ON THE END GLOWED RED RIGHT ABOVE THE BATTERY. PREVIOUSLY, THERE WAS AN AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. ALSO A TRUNK LATCH.*AK

• 06/19/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I BOUGHT MY NEON NEW. IN THREE YEARS THE HEAD GASKET WENT AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND GAS TANK. DEALER SAYS BAD BATCH OF GAS HAS RUSTED OUT INSIDE OF GAS TANK AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IS ALSO DAMAGED. I AM NOT A MECHANIC BUT TO ME THIS SOUNDS VERY EXTREME. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU COULD BE TO ME . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT. SINCERLY, ROBERT LIPLES.*AK

• 06/15/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET FAILURE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL CAR - CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED OR AT VERY LEAST REPAIRED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

• 06/12/2005· TIRES

  I WAS TRAVELLING EASTBOUND ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY APPROACHING EXIT 57 WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR A NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE, A 1999 PLMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS THE MUFFLER AND CONTINUED DRIVING. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, I NOTICED DEBRIS AND BLACK SMOKE IN THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR. I WAS NOW BETWEEN EXITS 57 AND 58. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I GOT OUT I EXAMINED THE MUFFLER FIRST. IT WAS FINE. I THEN WALKED AROUND TO THE REAR RIGHT SIDE AND SAW THAT THE REAR RIGHT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THE TREAD WAS SEPARATED FRON THE REST OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE RIM WAS NOT BENT PROBABLY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WHEN I PULLED OVER PLUS THE FACT THAT THE SEPARATED TREAD WAS WRAPPED AROUND IT. I CALLED AAA AND HAD THE TIRE CHANGED. MY WIFE AND TWO OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE ARE LUCKY THAT IT WAS NOT A FRONT TIRE. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR REGATTA II THAT WAS PURCHASED AS ONE OF A NEW SET OF FOUR ON MARCH 27, 2003. I HAVE PUT JUST UNDER 30,000 MILES ON THEM. THEY ARE WARANTEED FOR 75,000 MILES. SINCE I DID PURCHASE ROAD HAZARD INSURANCE I PLAN ON RETURNING THE TIRE TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT: GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER, 1200 ROUTE 112 , PORT JEFFERSON STATION, 11776 AND GETTING A REPLACEMENT.

• 06/11/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NOTICE OIL LEAK ON 1999 PLYMOUTH NEON. TOOK CAR TO LAUREL CHRYLSER JOHNSTOWN PA. ON MONDAY JUNE 7. WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BAD. TOLD THEM TO REPAIR IT COST OF $534.00. TOLD CAR WOULD BE DONE ON TUESDAY. IT WASN'T. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DEALER CALLED TO SAY HE HAD GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEW. GOOD NEWS WAS THE HEAD GASKET WAS DONE. BUT THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING. COST TO REPLACE SEAL $334.00. I ASKED IF CAR WAS TESTED TO SEE IF HEAD GASKET WAS THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD MECHANIC LOOK AND SAID IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET. I ASKED THE DEALER IS THE MECHANIC KNEW ABOUT A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE CAM SENSOR SEAL LEAKING WHICH WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT WHEN THE CAM SEAL LEAKED IT LOOKED LIKE THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. HE SAID THE MECHANIC LOOKED AND HE KNEW IT WAS THE HEAD. CAR ONLY HAS 47,576 MILES. I QUESTION THE DEALER IF THE MECHANIC COULD HAVE MADE A MISTAKE. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS RUDE AND SAID HE DIDN'T NEED TO MAKE MONEY WITH UNNECCESSARY REPAIRS. I ASKED IF THE VEHICKLE WAS TESTED FOR THE PROBLEM. HE SAID NO. 3 OTHER DEALERS TOLD ME ON AN OIL LEAK LIKE THAT THE THEY PUT A DYE IN THE OIL AND THEN TO RUN 1 TO 2 DAYS AND BRING IT BACK. WITH THE DYE THEY CAN SEE WHERE THE OIL IS LEAKING. LAUREL DIDN'T DO THAT. NOW INSTEAD OF THE CAR REPAIRED AFTER $534.00 IT WILL COST ANOTHER $334.00 TO FIX REAR MAIN SEAL. COULD HAVE BEEN THAT ALL ALONG. NO HELP FROM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTOR. I FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT ALOT OF NEONS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 06/06/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TUMBLE OR TUMBLER IN IGNITION FELL APART. UNABLE TO START VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED PART, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AKI

• 06/02/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CONSUMER HEARS A GRINDING NOISE; HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES & DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH NEONS. VEHICLES BRAKES LININGS NEED TO BE CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THIS NOISE. *AK

• 05/28/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 05/18/2004· EQUIPMENT

  I BOUGHT THIS CAR 3 WEEKS AGO AND HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE REAR MAIN SEAL AND PUT A NEW OIL SENDING UNIT IN. NOW I AM TOLD IT IS THE HEAD GASKET FOR WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT $800 TO FIX.MY 1999 NEON ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT!THIS CAR OF MINE IS STILL LEAKING OIL AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE ANY WHERE WITH MY SON, IN FEAR THAT I WILL BE STRANDED SOME WHERE AND NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO! I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS....WHY AREN'T THE DEALERSHIPS RECALLING THESE CARS TO FIX RIGHT. I THINK THIS IS WRONG AND MAKES THEM LOOK BAD WHY DON'T THEY REDEEM THEIR REPUTTAION AND FIX THE PROBLEM IN THESE NEON.I AM A VERY UNHAPPY NEON OWNER!!!*AK

• 05/13/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

  ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FUEL LEAKAGES FROM FUEL TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WAS A GASOLINE SMELL AND LEAK AT THE VEHICLES RIGHT REAR AREA. THE FUEL PUMP SEAL WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE AND WAS REPLACED. THE A/C WAS NOT COLD ENOUGH DUE TO EXPANSION VALVE FAILURE AND IT WAS REPLACED. *YH

• 05/08/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON DRIVER SIDE OF CAR. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $800.00, AND STATED THAT A RECALL WAS MADE BY PLYMOUTH ON MY PLYMOUTH NEON. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF JACK POWELL CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH DODGE, ESCONDIDO, CA WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN SEPT 1999, AND TOLD THEM ABOUT MY HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. THEY ASKED ME FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I WAITED 15 MINUTES FOR A WOMAN TO RETURN TO THE PHONE AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, THEN HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I STARTED TO ASK A QUESTION. I TOLD MY MECHANIC ABOUT THE INCIDENT, AND HE STATED HE HAD ANOTHER CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON THEIR NEON AND PLYMOUTH REPAIRED IT. MY NEON REMAINS RELIABLE, AS LONG AS I PUT 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL IN IT EVERY WEEK. *NLM

• 04/29/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL. *PH CAM SHAFT SENSOR SEAL ALSO LEAKS OIL. THE OIL LEAKED ON TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND ON TO THE GROUND. CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *LA

• 04/25/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLT BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECTED THE BRAKE LINE. *JB

• 04/20/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING 1.5 MI TO GET A SUNDAY PAPER, WITH THE IGNITION OFF, THE ENGIINE BURST INTO FLAMES. I USED TWO ABC EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT THE FIR E OUT BUT IT QUICKLY DROPPED BELOW THE ENGINE AND HEADED FOR THE GAS TANK. 911 WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE DEPT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. POLICE ALSO ARRIVED AND MADE OUT A REPORT. I WAS TOLD BY MY INSURANCE AGENT THAT I HAD "ONE OF THOSE NEONS" THAT ALLEGEDLY RAN THE FUEL LINE ALONG OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CONNECTED IN LOCATIONS BY PLASTIC CONNECTORS, ONE WHICH APPARENTLY MELTED, CAUSING GASOLINE TO SPRAY ON AN EXHAUST COMPNENT CAUSING THE FIRE.R INTENT TO HAVE A LONG TERM INVESTMENT IN THE NEON. MY WIFE IS HANDICAPPED, THIS WAS HER VEHICLE TO MAKE HER DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS IN AND GO TO MEETINGS ASSOCIATED WITH HER DISIBILITY. WE WERE COMPLETELY STONEWALLED BY ALL PARTIES. AS A MATTER OF FACT, AMERICAN FAMILY PAID CHRYSLER BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGES, A HIGHLY UNUSABLE TATIC. *AK

• 04/14/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CAR HAS REPEATEDLY (DIED) STOPPED RUNNING ON BUSY STREETS CAUSING ME TO HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY. *AK

• 04/11/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL IN NOVEMBER OF 1999, DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION HEAD GASKET LEAK WAS AGAIN DETECTED IN FEBRUARY 2001.*AK *SLC

• 04/10/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  HEAD GASKET REPLACED, THEN IT LOST ALL POWER, AND ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK, THEY SAID IT NEEDED SPARK PLUGS. I HAVE IT BACK, BUT IT IS STILL MISSING AND I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT MY PROBLEMS ARE OVER. *AK

• 04/06/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS DRIVING 40-45MPH AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT TRAVELING SLOW. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER'S HEAD HIT FRAME OF VEHICLE ABOVE WINDSHIELD. WAS TREATED AT SITE.*AK

• 04/01/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL LEAKED FROM CAMSHAFT AND HEAD GASKETS. *AK THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE 1996. CHRYSLER CHANGED THE PART TWO TIMES, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS. THE CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING OIL REGULARLY. *SC *JB

• 03/20/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I AM AN OWNER OF A 1999 CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH NEON. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT EVERYONE WHO I KNOW OR HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH WHO OWNS A NEON HAS A MAJOR OIL LEAK PROBLEM WHICH USUALLY STARTS AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAD GASKET CHRYSLER USED IS A RUBBER HEAD GASKET WHICH FAILS AND AS A RESULT MAJOR OIL LAEAKAGE OCCURS. THIS COSTS SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF $600 - $800 TO FIX. SINCE IT IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM COULD THIS BE CAUSE FOR A RECALL? I HAVE TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF MY CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY A MECHANIC THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX SUCH A DEFAULT, ESPECIALLY HAVING A MONTHLY PAYMENT OF OVER 300 TO CHRYSLER WHICH I STILL HAVE FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW I CAN REMEDY THIS AND IF THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.*AK

• 03/14/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT OIL WAS GETTING INTO ENGINE. DEALER STATED THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE TO LOCK UP AND RESULT IN A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 03/10/2007· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUT 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER HOME FROM WORK AFTER A SNOWSTORM. ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROM OUR HOME, HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN A CORNER WHEN HE HIT A SMALL PILE OF SNOW THAT THE PLOWS HAD LEFT BEHIND. THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF FROM THE PULLEYS, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE THE POWER STEERING. WITHOUT TIME TO SLOW DOWN OR STEER HARD ENOUGH TO GET AROUND THE CORNER, HE WENT ACROSS TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR AND SNOW BANK. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND HAD THE SERPENTINE BELT PUT BACK ON. LAST SPRING WE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM DURING A RAINSTORM AFTER DRIVING THOUGH SOME PUDDLES. AT THAT TIME THE REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT, THE A/C BELT (IT WAS TANGLED WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT) AND REPLACE THE BELT TENSIONER PULLEY. *JB

• 03/10/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB A MAJOR OIL LEAK OCCURRED AT 52K MILES, DID NOT RUN PROPERLY, AND MADE NOISE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE 3 PLY HEAD GASKET SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE VEHICLE FROM THE BEGINNING. SCC