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#22 of 61 Re: PLymoouth Neon Help [gottchanow] by arcadefreak36 Jan 19, 2006 (4:59 am)
Replying to: gottchanow (Jan 18, 2006 7:20 pm) Don't assume it's the head gasket. That can cost more than the car is worth. Perhaps the front seal is blown? A few hundred for that. Your speedometer cable could be gone. Call the dealer for an estimate and then take it to a local shop. They should diagnose it for free. Just tell them it's leaking oil and you would like an estimate to fix. If you don't have the cash to fix the speedometer don't bother. The oil problem is your main concern.
#23 of 61 Re: PLymoouth Neon Help [gottchanow] by woodstudio Feb 06, 2006 (8:01 am)
Replying to: gottchanow (Jan 18, 2006 7:20 pm) My 97 was leaking 1 qt per 1000 miles. Smell the anti-freeze. Mine was brown and had an oil smell.   It was the head gasket. My car had 66000 miles. I had the dealer also replace the timing belt, water pump, and alternator belt. By calling customer assistance I only had to pay $500. I think that is pretty good response by Chrysler for a 9 year car. Replies to this message: rander1 (Mar 15, 2006 11:30 pm) arcadefreak36 (Mar 16, 2006 4:50 am) farout (Mar 22, 2006 11:38 am)
#24 of 61 Re: PLymoouth Neon Help [woodstudio] by rander1 Mar 15, 2006 (11:30 pm)
Replying to: woodstudio (Feb 06, 2006 8:01 am) I have a 96 with about 55K on it and am going through the same thing. Mocha colored antifreeze and it overflows this brown sludge on to the street, so I pretty-much only drive it around town. I also have an oil leak on the drivers side of the engine, I'm curious to know if they are related. I also have problems with my speedometer working intermittingly as well as my gas gauge not working. Oh yeah and now the heater works only when it wants too. I was dreading taking it to Dodge for fear of what it would cost, so this is good news. I have owned a lot of cars and I have never had one this old with so many problems, time to go with an import! Replies to this message: arcadefreak36 (Mar 16, 2006 4:50 am) farout (Mar 22, 2006 11:38 am)
#25 of 61 Re: PLymoouth Neon Help [rander1] by arcadefreak36 Mar 16, 2006 (4:50 am)
Replying to: rander1 (Mar 15, 2006 11:30 pm) I have wonderful news for you that every 96 Neon owner went through. Your "Head Gasket" is gone. Time to junk it. They corrected this problem with the later models. You don't want to know what it'll cost you. More than book value of your car.
#26 of 61 Re: PLymoouth Neon Help [rander1] by farout Mar 22, 2006 (11:38 am)
Replying to: rander1 (Mar 15, 2006 11:30 pm) Rander1: As someone already told you it's your head gasket. These were a big problem for a couple of early model years. Before I did anything I would call a Dodge dealer, and if you have some kind of relationship with a service writer or shop manager, you just might luck out and get dome for free or a lower cost. If you do have it fixed have a new water pump put on and timing belt. These have the time ware rather than the milage ware. It was to be changed at 90,000 miles. I have 179,000 on my 96 Dodge Neon and the only thing done to the engine is head gasket and timing belt and water pump and thermo stat. These engine have gone well beyond 225,000 miles. Just good oil changes and spark plug changes are the key. TO RID YOURSEL OF GARBAGE JUNK IN THE RADITOR. put about 8 oz of Dawn dish soap and run it for a bout an hour and it will be rid of the junk. Good luck! Don't dump the Neon, its got lots of life yet to give,\.   Farout
#27 of 61 97 Head Gasket Story by woodstudio Feb 06, 2006 (8:18 am)
I have a 2-door manual transmission 1997 Dodge Neon with 66,000 miles. This is my work car. And up till now it has been great transportation. It gets good gas mileage, is quite quick, and has been reliable. Yes, it had a leaky trunk, which was easily fixed by taking the lights out and reinstalling with a silicone sealer. And yes, it has wind noise around the windows, which is improved by lowering the window an inch and then cranking it closed. I can't complain about the service it has given me.    By 66,000 miles it was leaking 1 quart of oil every 1000 miles. So I brought it into a five-star dealer. It was diagnosed with a head gasket failure. They also want to replace the water pump. (I heard bearing noises when it was cold outside.) I told them to replace the timing belt and alternator belt while they are at it. I also asked if there is any assistance available due to the known design flaw in the head gasket. The dealer said no, that it was out of warranty, and that there was never a recall. So I said okay to about a $1000 repair.    So, I called the Chrysler Customer Assistance (800-992-1997) to see if they could provide assistance. I told them how nice the dealer was. To make a long story short, they told me I had to pay the first $500 and they would pay the rest. I'm very happy with their offer. The car is 9 years old! It is long out of warranty. I think this is outstanding customer assistance on the part of Daimler Chrysler.    From my view it's hats off to Chrysler! Replies to this message: nicoli (Feb 01, 2007 10:05 am) Mr_Shiftright (Aug 13, 2007 8:54 am)
#28 of 61 neon still overheating after many repairs by srt497 Jul 27, 2006 (8:02 pm)
yes i have a 97 plymouth neon n jus couple weeks back it started overheating on me again. i have replace the radiator,waterpump,theramostat,fans r workin fine. but the thing is dat the coolant resiavor is acting up. after i put either coolant or water i hear bubbling from the resiavor n at times all da liquid is gone from the resiiavor after driving it, and also my carpet was getting full of water. so it had 2 be either the heater core or the head gasket . so i disconnected the heater core n also found out the head gasket was fine. so now im really stumped, wat can it be, help would be greatly appreciated thanks im new 2 the forums. Replies to this message: unknown (Jul 28, 2006 10:34 am) ginagitanita (Jun 03, 2008 10:30 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jun 08, 2008 9:24 am)
#29 of 61 Re: neon still overheating after many repairs [srt497] by Jul 28, 2006 (10:34 am)
Replying to: srt497 (Jul 27, 2006 8:02 pm) I HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I CONSTANTLY HEARING BUBBLING AFTER I TURN MY CAR OFF!
#30 of 61 possible fixes for overheating problem by psydwynder Jul 29, 2006 (12:45 am)
The bubbling noise is from shutting the car off to quickly after stopping. The water pump must be able to circulate water for the cooling system to work effectively. If your front floor board is getting wet it is almost without a doubt the heater coil. If you have eliminated the heater coil try this ... when the car is cold (perferably after sitting over night) remove your radiator cap. Start the car and add 80/20 mix of antiboil/water. Once the level stops dropping shut off car and replace cap. The overheating problem may be air in your cooling system. The wet floorboard may not even be related to the overheating. If this fixes the problem and it returns you have either a bad radiator cap or a leak somewhere. You can also try running a cooler temperture thermostat (they are available from howell automotive on the web) Also double check the fans...make sure your a/c is off so the a/c fan does not kick on. If you are driving when the car overheats try turning on the heater wide open at its hottest setting this will help the engine cool off quicker. hope this helps.
#31 of 61 Re: 97 Head Gasket Story [woodstudio] by nicoli Feb 01, 2007 (10:05 am)
Replying to: woodstudio (Feb 06, 2006 8:18 am) Hey Woodstudio, could you please make your story from post #27 long again? I called Customer Assistance and they acted like I was making it up that the Neon's headgasket was a piece of crap and they said there was nothing they could do. How did you word it? I was really nice to them on the phone and told them that I'd read of similar cases on the Internet where there was some kind of assistance since the problem is very widespread. I would love to only pay $500 for the gasket, belts, and water pump. That would be ideal instead of paying around $800 for only the head gasket which was a ticking time bomb in itself.   Thanks, Nick Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 13, 2007 8:54 am)

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