This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I have had problems with the head gasket in my 1996 Neon three times. The first time it was covered under warranty. The second time I had to take it to a shop and have it repaired costing me $450.both times the car was under 50,000 miles. Now my car has 78,000 and the gasket has failed again. I have contacted Chrysler about the problem and they are well aware of it. I have found a web site, neonheadgaskets.org, and seen that several people have had help from Chrysler, Chrysler paying $500 and the customer paying $100. But the decision is up to the service manager and the district manager. It really upsets me that a recall has not been called. Now they have even replaced the old gasket with an updated new one, which has not been put on my car yet. They're not sure if that will even work. Please make Chrysler take responsibility for their mistake. It is not my fault the gasket is blowing.
Was driving vehicle & experienced a bad engine head gasket leakage. Had noticed an odor of bad oil burning. Took to mechanic first time & entire head gaskets was defective & needed replacing. Had engine head gaskets replaced & the leakage problem has reappeared.
I understand that there is a rather high number cars on the road that have or have had this issue. This blown head gasket allows engine oil to leakout of the engine down the back of the engine this heated old could ignite and cause a "under hood fire"... I contacted Chrysler, theblock and on to the exhaust manifold. It looks like under the right conditions Y seem unconcerned.old
I bought this car used in Oct. 97 with approximately 19K miles on it. The head gasket failed with the car just barely under the warranty by mileage, but I had to fight hard with the dealer to have them cover the repair work. They eventually repaired it and gave another 1 year/12K mile warranty on the repair. Within that time frame the head gasket failed again. The dealer repaired it under warranty, but this time would not warranty the work or the part. That's a sham! I'm getting rid of this peice of junk!
This car is junk, the head gaskets, air conditioning, brakes, electrical, everything is bad. If you call the corporate headquarters, they act like its a rare incident. From what I've read, this is not true. Please help squeeze this lemon!
My vehicle was purchased in Feb. 1996. Within one year it had been recalled and serviced for several reasons. The first incident was the fuel pump module. The amount of gas on the reading revealed 1/4 of the tank still full, however the tank was actually empty. Also within that year I began noticing water in the back seat and in the spare wheel well, due to a leak in the rear window seal. Six months later the same vehicle began leaking oil and when serviced it was found to be a head gasket leak. The gasket and it's components were replaced under warranty. In addition to other recalls the vehicle has been serviced regularly. However, within the four years this car has been revealing symptoms that are unbelievable for such short amount of time. It has currently been diagnosed with another faulty head gasket. The vehicle is beyond the three year warranty and is expressing the same symptoms that it has had in the first year. I am searching for answers to remedy this problem or warranties that may apply.
Have read complaints on head gaskets, taking car to dealership tomorrow to have ours replaced, it has been leaking into the radiator. Time for a recall!!
Car stalled after overheating. Vehicle restarted and was blowing white smoke from tailpipe. Dealer stated head gasket failure, but not covered under warranty because it was blowing antifreeze instead of oil. Vehicle had just had cylinder cover, spark plug seals and tubes replaced and engine tuneup 6 days prior to head casket failure. Dealership was informed at that time that vehicle was overheating, but they stated they couldn't find anything wrong other than it needing a tune up.
While driving at approximately 45mph a bubbling noise was heard. Engine had blown head gaskets. Had no prior warning of problems. Towed to dealership for repairs. Head gaskets were leaking again.
Vehicle is constantly leaking oil. Dealer has advised consumer that there was a problem with crankshaft rear main oil field which was not a part of the previous recall.
When driving vehicle started missing when driving at 30 mph. Engine check light was illuminated on the dashboard when the head gasket blew. Consumer has contacted the dealer.
At 11,000 miles I had to have the head gasket replaced. This seems like something that should not have happened with that few miles on the engine. It would seem that the gasket is faulty. I would like to see a recall issued.
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- Akron, OH, USA