17 problems related to gasoline engine have been reported for the 1998 Dodge Neon. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I purchased a 1998 Neon espresso in June of 2004. On about July 2004 my car died. I had it towed and had over $1,800 of engine work done. After work was done they stated my rear seal was leaking and wanted over $600 to repair this.
Defective head gasket - 98 Neon. Dt.
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These problems appear to be intimate with the Neon '95 through '98. No safety defec tmentioned.
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Replaced blown head gasket. . . . New gasket was of superior quality and design than original. The manufacturer obviously redesigned it due to a faulty original design.
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Dealership stated this is a problem on all Neons because of a faulty part. Mentioned that even if you did not have a warranty they would still fix it but it is not published any where. No safety defect listed in the summary.
I want the secret warranty to cover this. No safety defect in summary.
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This problem should not happen in modern cars. My car is only a year old. I know that I am not the only person that has found this malfunction as surprising! the dealer probably will never own their responsibility in this matter. I would like to take all percussion to insure satisfaction. I wouldn't even mind if they would agree to releasing me from any obligations. They can have the car back!.
Original motor was replaced at 22,000 miles because a bearing spun and ruined the block. Then again, this time, the same thing in the same cylinder(#2 or #3, I forget) happened again. Engein oil is checked every 3 days, and oil is changed every 3500 miles.
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The dealer is trying to blame excessive carbon buildup in an eight month old engine on poor gas. Their proposed a fix is running engine cleaner through the combustion system. It hardly seems practical to assume that the combustion system will have to be cleaned every 12,000 miles on a modern automobile running on gasoline from national companies such as amoco and shell. The dealer claims that this is a common problem with all cars nowadays.
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Oil seal failure.
Dealer can't get me in for 6 days b/c he said that they didn't know what was wrong, even though a garage told me. If it blows in that time, I should not be liable for all additional costs, ie. Blown engine there's a TSB out on this, but there should be a recall. I also now have to pay for a rental car. Dt.