Engine Head Gasket Failure problems of the 1996 Plymouth Neon

Head gasket failure on a 1996 Plymouth Neon sport sohc 2. 0. Head gasket replacement $500. 00 repair bill through mechanic along with $200. 00 in parts.

Head gasket on 1996 Neon failed causing car to stop in a busy intersection. Luckily, no injuries resulted from this failure. Despite widespread reports of frequently failing head gaskets in 1995-97 Plymouth and Dodge Neons with low mileage, Chrysler refuses to officially acknowledge the problem and rarely offers to fix the problem.

3 head gaskets failured in 6 years resulting in engine stalling on the side of the road. Failures were at 30k, 45k, and 70k miles respectively. Most recent failure occurred on 01/29/02. Dealer is unable to determine cause of failures. Ts.

While vehicle was being serviced for a oil change noticed a head gasket failure. Manufacturer notified, and informed consumer to take vehicle to nearest dealer. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

Head gasket failed. Ph.

Another head gasket failure on chryslers Neon's. What's going to be the resolution on this?.

Head gasket failed. Nlm.

Plymouth Neon started leaking oil at 35000 miles and was repaired by dealer who informed me that the head gaskets were defective and that the replacement gasket has been corrected to fix the problem. The oil started leaking out again at 45000 miles and the dealer said they would fix the problem at our expense, even though they made the initial repair. This leak is a common problem with these cars and should be addressed. Chrysler should make a recall and correct this problem once and for all.

Original equipment engine head gasket failure.

Headgasket failure (am I the first?)who's getting paid to keep this hush hush and no recall on this problem?.

Head gasket failed. Yh.

Engine head gasket has been replaced twice. Rear main seal replaced once due to major leaks.

I have spoke with numerouse mechanics and Neon owners and they have all had the same problem. They comment as saying Neons are netorious for faulty head gaskets. I had problems with the one the factory installed. So I went to the dealer and purchased another head gasket and replaced that one and now 2years later it need to be replaced agian. This if rediculous. I have heard that the head gasget that was issued was faulty and they reissued a high preformance one. To my knowledge there has not been a recall. This is a very expensive thing to fix. I would understand if it was basic maitnance. That does not seem to be the case in any of the ones I have came across. If you took the time to speak to Neon service departments and owners you would see that it is an overwhelming issue that needs to be addresed and the owners of these vehicals should be compensated. Thank you for your time and the work that you do to help the concumer, damien michel.

I bought my Neon used, supposedly by a dealers wife. I really did not have too many problems until last March, when my engine was leaking oil. My head gasket was replaced and still under my factory warranty. Well last month, my engine was profusely leaking oil when my car was idling. I brought it back to the dealership and they diagnosed the problem as the cam seal as leaking. I believe this was one of the things they replaced last year with the head gasket problem. I would like to note that I put about 6,500 miles per year on my car, none of which are highway and I maintenance my car regularly.

Head gasket replaced once already,and needs replaced again due to a leak,checking on any TSB bulltins avaiable for this on going problem or parts redesigns made.

On the engine failures, both the head gasket and the valve cover gasket failed at separate times, resulting in all of the oil running onto the ground. The car was still under warranty, and the dealer repaired both problems. Regarding the brake light problem, the left turn signal often comes on when I apply the brakes. It will go off if I touch the turn signal handle on the steering column. This has gone on ever since I purchased the vehicle. Regarding the wheel problem, the car pulls to the right at highway speeds and the steering/handling has felt loose and wobbly despite having the rack and pinion replaced, a full alignment and having the tires balanced. Also, brake rotors are warped and currently being replaced. And, water leaked into the trunk and soaked items in both the trunk and on the rear floor. This, I think, has been fixed by resealing the rear lights.

There is definitly a problem with 1995-1997 Neons blowing head gaskets due to poor design. Chyrsler is aware of the situation and doing nothing to recifiy. Eventually someone will get seriously hurt due to this flaw in design. I have researched this problem endless and have first hadn experience as I own a 1996 Plymouth Neon and had to have the head gasket replaced. This needs to be looked into. . . . And soon. . . . .

Manufacturer knows the old style head gasket has failed to seal and they came up with new style gasket. But, owners who do not have a warranty have to pay for the repair. Is this right?.

On 6/18/98 the head gasket was replaced and subsequently failed again on 6/15/00. On 6/17/00 my a/c compressor failed to operate; private mechanic found a break in wiring harness.

Engine gaskets failed shortly after warrenty ended.

I have had to twice replace the head gasket due to it failing, causing a major oil leak. Both times parts have been almost impossible to obtain. When checking with Chrysler dealers in a 5-state area, all of acknowledged a multiplicity of occurences of this nature. One dealer at one time had 5 different Neons in his garage at the same time for the same problem. I have had service technicians with Chrysler dealers acknowledge that there does seem to be a defect with the original, but Chrysler has refused to look into it. The car was only 18 months old at the time of the first failure, although it did have 45, 000 miles on it. Chrysler did not offer any assitance, even though I was told by numerous mechanices, that this problem should not be happening at that few of miles. I feel that this problem should be looked into. Although my mechanic advised that it does appear that Chrysler has upgraded the gasket recently, I feel that I have spent over $800 in repairs that I should not have had to at this point and time with the car. Other than this problem, I have been very pleased with the car. Numerous attempts to obtain satisfation from the dealer were without any assistance. Thank you.

Head gasket has been replaced 3 times. . . Chrysler doesn't consider car a lemon.

Reported problem to dealer, they said cars was out of warranty, althought the car was only three hundred miles over the warranty, and now at 90,000 the car needs a head gasket again,. The dealer sell a head gasket replacement kit, so their must be a problem with these Neons. Please contact me with the correct answer. Thank you.

Head gasket has been replaced 4 times and has caused damage to transmission. Please provide further information.

Engine head gasket keeps failing, causing oil to leak onto engine, and potential fire hazard. Dealer has replaced gasket twice, but defect keeps occurring.

Engine gaskets have gone bad. Consumer has had the gaskets replaced four times within four years of owning vehicle.

Head gasket failed resulting in leakage.

Vehicle stalls at any speeds almost causing an accident. Vehicle loses all power and will not restart. Vehicle runs hot and rough as motor oil leaks out. A quart once a week progressed to every 2-3 days due to leaking out. Independent mechanic had to replace head gaskets. Please provide more information.

Head gasket failed.

Among other problems, the vehicle's head gasket has had to be replaced 3 times in the last 15,000 miles. All repairs have been performed at the Chrysler dealer where I bought the vehicle. The vehicle is again leaking oil in my driveway, and I assume that the leak is again stemming from a failure of the head gasket, or another defective area of the engine. The service manager told me when the vehicle last had a head gasket replaced (approx. 1,500 miles ago) that mopar had recently redesigned the part due to numerous failures. This is extremely upsetting, and if it weren't covered under warranty, very expensive.