1996 Dodge Neon Highline review from North America

I've had three oil leaks.

It stalls or won't start at random times. My mechanic can't find anything wrong with the car.

The trunk held water until my dad put clear caulking around my tail lights.

I've had relatively good luck with this car over the past almost six years. On my trips from southern NJ to the outer banks of NC I've gotten between 40 and 50 miles per gallon of gas. Over 70,000 miles have been put on my neon since it's been in my possession.

The stalling often happens when I am slowing down pulling into a driveway, parking space, or getting to a stoplight. The engine turns, but the car is reluctant to start when I am getting back into my car after making a quick trip inside of a building (15 minutes or less). My mechanic has seen the poor thing many times over the past year and has no idea what to make of it. He's consulted with many other people in the industry with no avail. His daughter even had a similar neon.

My scariest moment has been approaching the Delaware Memorial Bridge on my commute to college. There was heavy traffic and construction so the bridge was down to two lanes. My car started bouncing (probably not the proper term, but it's how I can best describe the motion the car was making.) then I was lucky enough to pull onto the last service road before crossing the bridge before it stalled out. After that happened, it took about 15 to 20 minutes before my car would start again. I took it straight to my mechanic and again, there was no problem.

I don't know what it is, but the past 2 1/2 years have been terrible with my car.