1998 Plymouth Neon problems

“CAR HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT AND OIL STARTED RUNNING OUT UNDERNEATH THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER HAS YET TO CORRECT IT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT I WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN SINCE IT IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I WAS TOLD FROM MECHANIC THAT SEVERAL OTHER CARS THE HEADS ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR”

“A 1990 CHEVY IMPALA TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF MY SON WHILE HE WAS DRIVING MY CAR, HE WAS GOING 30 MPH HE HIT THE OTHER CAR IN THE B PILLAR, BOTH SIDE DOORS WITH THE FRONT OF MY CAR. NEITHER AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED ON MY CAR. THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO THE FENDER BEING JAMMED BACK INTO THE DOOR. THE BUMPER IS DANGLING ABOUT 4-5 INCHES FROM WHERE IT SHOULD BE. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER INJURED THEIR KNEES ON THE DASH WHEN THEY SLID FORWARD FROM THE IMPACT. THE SEAT BELTS HELD. *NM”

“THE STRUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR RATTLES. IT RUBS WHEN I MAKE RIGHT TURNS. I HAVE ONLY CHANGED THE STRUTS IN THE REAR AND A WHEEL BEARING ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR AND IT IS STILL DOING IT. *TR”

“WHILE DRIVING BACK TO WORK FROM LUNCH IN FEBRUARY 2005, I HEARD A LOUD BOOM NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND THE VAN QUIT. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VAN AND ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. THE REPAIRMAN SAID THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL ON THE TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN OUT. HE SAID A IT HAD BLOWN A HOLE IN THE CASE. HE SAID THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THE CHRYSLER VEHICLES. HE SEE THIS OFTEN. I HAD TO PAY 1784.58 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I FIRST WENT BACK TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS SINCE I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THIS AT NO CHARGE TO ME. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME ABOUT 2400.00 DOLLARS. THE VEHICLE HAD 79189 MILES AT THE TIME. I SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLES DOESN'T HAVE A HIGH RATIO OF REPORTS FILED. SINCE IT DIDN'T SEEM TO ME ANYTHING WOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS I WAITED TO FILE THIS REPORT. ALTHOUGH WHEN I FIRST SPOKE WITH THE RESPRESENTATTIVE I SAW 29 REPORTS FILED. TODAY I SEE 21. ARE ALL THE REPORTS BEING THROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS WELL AS COSTLY. THE REPRESENTIVE FROM…”

“OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS I'VE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR MINI-VAN. WHILE I HAD MY TRUCK AT THE MECHANICS LAST WEEK, I POPPED THE HOOD TO OUR VAN AND HAD HIM TAKE A LOOK AT IT. HIS RESPONSE TO WHAT HE SAW WAS TERRIFYING! THE TOWER THAT SUPPORTS THE STRUT ON THE FRONT/DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VAN IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THE AUTO BODY SHOP PERSON WE CONSULTED, AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS IS NOT NORMAL DETERIORATION FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD. WE WERE TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST US IN THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OUR VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH THEY ALSO AGREED THAT IT WAS NOT TYPICAL FOR A VEHICLE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. RIGHT NOW WE'RE A FAMILY OF 5 WITH ONE INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD A $1200+ REPAIR TO A VEHICLE THAT WAS APPARENTLY FLAWED FROM THE GET-GO.*AK”

“CHYSLER IS INFORMING ME THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL, RECALL NUMBER 99V-001. MY CAR FALLS WITHIN THE LOW HIGH VIN NUMBERS REPORTED TO POSSIBLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I AM HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON THATAPPLY TO THIS RECALL AS WELL AS SERVERAL TSB.”