Engine Oil Leaking problems of the 1997 Dodge Neon - part 1

The contact owns a 1997 Dodge Neon. The headlights and high beams are very dim. The bulbs were replaced; however, the lights remained dim. Oil was placed in the vehicle, but then leaked onto the ground, causing the oil warning indicator light to illuminate intermittently. The contact noticed a grayish-colored smoke exiting the rear of the vehicle. The repair shop stated that the failure was caused by a blown head gasket. The failure mileage was 97,000 and current mileage was 140,301.

For the second time the defective head gasket caused oil to leak. I had it replaced once and I feel it's too much to replace it again. I understand this is a common problem and I can't understand why Dodge doesn't assist with fixing it right.

The biggest problem I have is the engine oil leaking. It is so costly to repair everytime. I never contacted the Dodge company since I though that I gto a bad car.

Engine has been replaced twice within past three weeks. There is oil leaking, and when getting oil changed, dealer recommend that engine be replaced.

While consumer was driving there was a noise, and then came smoke from engine. Consumer took vehicle to dealer ,and dealer noted that there was water leaking into oil due to a blowen head gasket.

Vehicle was leaking oil. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated vehicle needed a new engine block.

Consumer took vheicle to a mechanic for a bad oil leak. Mechanic showed consumer 36 different cracks in head of motor. Also, transmission was shattered, vehicle was not shifting right. Consumer took to dealer and it was full of pieces of metal. Consumer states that dealer replaced head. Please provide any further information.

Oil was leaking from vehicle, consumer had to constantly put oil into vehicle. Vehicle was taken to dealer, and consumer was informed that head gasket was defective.

Vehicle was leaking oil. Contacted dealer, problem due to head gasket going out.

Consumer noticed that there was some oil leaking. Consumer took vehicle in to a mechanic, and mechanic told him that head gasket was defective.

Engine gasket has crack in rear,causing an oil leak in compartment. Dealer has been contacted. Original gasket was a fiber gasket and was a failure. The new Neon's gasket contain a metal and fiber gasket.

Shortly after buying this car it started to show oil on the floor, most cars leak a little thought little of it. January 15 I seen a large wet spot on floor and investigated it to find it was the left rear corner of the head. Talked to Chrysler about this and was informed that it was very common. I reminded them that there was only 32000 miles on the car. Was informed I was out of warranty and they would go to 50% on the total bill. I've seen where there are a lot longer warranties that are kept secret from us, if this is so can you get me to the place that I have to be to find this info so that I might get this rectified? if no recall is going to ever happen on an item that has been known to be defective for a long time what are we to do?.

Oil is leaking because of a defective head gasket.

Noticed oil leak, took to mechanic, was told head gasket was gone. I have only 37,000 miles on this car and it has been routinely maintained. I am waiting for the dealership to look at it and decide when they will pay for it to be fixed. They are looking at these cases on a one on one basis, which should show that these cars need to be recalled or paid to be fixed by the dealer or chrsyler.

Cylinder head needed to be replaced. Leaking oil. Replacement part was twice as thick as original part.

Consumer noticed a puddle of oil forming in driveway. Dealer has repaired once, but engine is leaking again.

Consumer took vehicle to dealership. Vehicle was leaking oil from underneath/ also, there was oil inside spark plugs.

Consumer had found oil on driveway. Took vehicle to a repair shop for oil leakage, and they said cause of oil leakage was a blown head gasket.

Engine leaked oil from the bottom where there always was smell as if vehicle caught on fire.

Head gasket and camshaft position sensor failed resulted in oil leakage.

Engine is leaking oil/dashboard lights go out and come back on at random intervals/ engine check light comes on and stays on/ door ajar alarm will come while vehicle is in operation, and transmission will get stuck between gears and engage forcefully. . Please provide any additional information/attachments.

Oil light comes on all time,and there were puddles of oil on ground. Took vehicle to a dealer, and they said that engine gasket had an oil leak. According to the investigation done by consumer, the cause of the problem lies on detective head gasket used by the manufacturer of the vehicle.

Vehicle experienced a blown engine head gasket while traveling on highway at 60 mph which caused an oil leak. Dealer notified and repairs are being made at consumer's cost.

While driving oil leaks out of the engine, causing the vehicle to overheat . Please provide any futher information.

We took this vehicle in to a dealer in sierra vista in 1998 and were told that the problem was fixed. After several months, the same problem reoccured and now the oil leak is more severe. The dealer did not let us know if the head gasket was actually replaced or not.

While driving engine valve cover began to leak oil, making the car lose speed and power .

I have had my car checked out by a mechanic and he has stated that the oil leak is coming from the cylinder head in the back of the motor. He also stated that this is a manufacturer defect & that I should take it back to a Dodge dealer to get repaired. This is not a safety related issue, but it is a costly mechanical repair issue that I feel needs to be looked into for possible recall to repair.

Started as small oil leak, kept getting worse. Told 3-4 weeks ago there was a bad head gasket and a Chrysler zone rep would be contacted. Has not been contacted yet but I'm waiting for a call on Monday. I was told there were 3-4 other Neons in the shop when my car was being checked the first time. Also told that all vehicles with same engine are having problems but given no further details. Told not to put money into my car if I was going to get rid of it.

The first issue with the blown head gasket, occured around 32,000 miles. It was fixed without any problems. I am now having the same problems again; oil leaking, extremely rough idling, and have scheduled an appointment to get my car in. Hopefully it will be covered under my added warranty. The second problem is with the paint job. The original paint is lipis blue and is peeling and flaking off in many places. At 35,500 miles, they touched up the problem areas, told me of the defect in the primer, and then informed me they could not paint the entire car, only the panels which did not pass the tape test. I have contacted them again more recently because of other peeling problems. It is my belief the car should have been painted completely when they informed me of the defect.

After driving the newly purchased Neon (purchase used, as is) we noticed a leak under the car after being parked. We had the problem looked at and it was determined to be a major oil leak from the head gasket of the car. Being a fairly new model, I feel that this may be a defect in the parts and I want to know if this complaint has been logged before for this model. I am already furious that a dealership can get away with selling a vehicle in this condition, and I would like to know what recourse, if any I have.

Hi volume motor oil leak, seems to be coming from hi up on rear side of engine. Mechanic says it's faulty head gasket, $600 repair job. Car has 46k miles, leak started after warranty expired. Exxon valdez polluter, seems like mfg defect, should be recalled, Dodge should pay repair cost.

Oil leak detected by myself at about 40-45,000 miles; had a non-Chrysler mechanic look at it and told me it looked like the head gasket (50,000+ miles by this time) - couldn't afford the $400. 00+ to repair at that time. When I finally had the money (8/10/00 and 88,000 miles) my mechanic referred me to o-reily's because he had heard of a recall. O'reilly's gave me the run around. I am pursuing every avenue to get this problem corrected including the attorney general's office.

Oil leak for quite a while. Mechanic said common to 97 .

There is a blown engine head gasket which is causing oil leakage within the engine compartment toward the fire wall. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has yet to replace parts.

Oil leak from head gaskets and from rear main seal.