Engine Head Gasket Leaking problems of the 1999 Plymouth Neon

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.

I took my car in for a 60,000 mile check-up and was astounded to learn that the head gasket was leaking at only 57,000. I could not afford the repair at this time and the mechanic said that nothing was leaking that would hurt the engine, but it should be taken care of soon. In all the years I've had a car I've never had a leaking head gasket and at 57,000, too. My last car, also a Plymouth, had over 127,000 miles on it and I never had problems with the engine. I do not misuse my vehicle, I have the oil changed every 3 to 6,000 miles and do everything possible to keep it trouble free.

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.

Head gasket was leaking oil in November of 1999, during routine inspection head gasket leak was again detected in February 2001.

Head gaskets are leaking oil onto engine. Dealer will inspect vehicle.