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I bought mine in 96 10 years been a great little car maybe some of you abouse yours? have a had a small cam oil leak most of it's life, but over all been pleased with mine.
Just bought a used 2003 Neon SXT. A few days later we discovered the spare tire compartment full of water!
A family member has a 1997 Neon, which has chronic water leakage in the trunk. I assumed that since our Neon is 6 years newer, Chrysler would have addressed this design flaw.
Apparently Chrysler decided to ignore the problem.
Chrysler's inattention to quality disqualifies them for consideration for future purchases.
My 1995 Neon has every problem imaginable, with the (VERY) fortunate exception of never having any head gasket problems. There is so much mold under the driver-side seat, it could be mistaken for a yogurt farm.
But my favorite quirk, which I haven't seen listed yet and didn't think was possible: When I press on the brakes while driving, the left turn signal starts to blink. This is a real time-saver if I'm turning left, but it feels kind of dishonest if I'm turning right.
BTW...for those of you who have problems with the gauges, I've found that about 50% of the time they'll start to work again for about 5 minutes if you hit the dashboard with a hammer. The other 50 % of the time it doesn't affect the gauges at all, but I've found it to be something of a stress reliever.
Also, when I hit the brakes in my '95 Neon, it sounds like I choked a goose. It's OK, though. I enjoy scaring women and children at every stop sign.
I have to tell you... I laughed at all the comments... I thought it better than crying and I can feel your frustration. Here's my story.
I am divorced from my children's father. The father owned this 96 Plymouth Neon... he tried to trade it in.. and couldn't get anything so guess what? It was given to my 15 year old son... but he couldn't have it till his 16th birthday (a year away at that time)
When we got it.. it hasn't been cleaned, started, etc. It is a piece of crap. The dad says he will help fix it. 2 weeks later the darn thing died. I spent money on new battery.. etc... still couldn't get it started. The dads mechanic said the motor was seized.. ME being a dumb woman knew that wasn't... and it wasn't.. it was the starter.
Well the father pays the $50 to the shade tree mechanic.. and says to my son.. NO MORE.. I can't AFFORD THE UPKEEP ON THE CAR. LOL.
The car is blue book at $500ish.. I pay $1000 for liability only a year for a 17 (now) son. LOL.
So, we have sealed around the head lamps, tail lights.. added some insulation stuff around trunk... car drinks gas.. just had the rotors replaced... eating tires... but my biggest complaint is... 2 DOOR.. and the windows leak. I can't find those vent cover thingies for a two door. The windows do not have frame above them.. they close right onto the car frame. Any ideas? I have tried to pack the rubber seal with a piece of cable as stuffing inside and... didn't work.
Next? and yes.. I do believe they are disposable cars. And if you want to make your ex wife's life a living heck... buy your child who lives with her one of these. Sheesh.
I don't know how to help you lady, but your son got a raw deal lol.. my car is a 95 plymouth neon 2 door...doesn't leak anywhere...doesn't have any problems.. i think its not hwo the car is made... its how people take care of them... and you can get new sealer put around the door so it will hug the window better.
1997 plymouth neon ex. this little 2 door automobile has been through hell in back. I have 200000km and never took care of it. I abused it so much that I found respect for it. my repair list is extensive, but not costly, found it to be a very affordable low cost automobile to maintain. if you take care of one of these cars, it will out live you. I nicked named her my (mountain goat). extremely satisfied.
I have owned my 1997 plymouth neon since 1999. love my neon! she's been run over twice by semitrucks and kept on goin without so much as a scratch to me... she (my neon) is now on her third color! never have had any problems until now. have an oil leak. will fix her up again. I believe that even tho she is at 90,000 miles she'll still be cruisin at 200,000. great little car!
I have a 1995 neon,i just bought it a few months ago. had leaks in the trunk. the water comes from the tail lights (fix by removing them and putting silicone on the seals) other area that was leaking that no one has yet mentioned is there are two air vents on each side of the trunk that leak. (fix by removing your back bumper,pop out these vents,take off the old gaskets on them,clean all surfaces well and then add silicone where gaskets used to be) i have no more leaks in the trunk.
After reading these comments, I think I must be the only Neon owner in the world who doesn't have a leak.
But suddenly I do have other problems with the car. It's a 1995, I'm the original owner, and now it has 114,000 miles on it. It's been taken care of all these years.
Last month while I was 60 miles from home the car wouldn't start. It was like a car possessed: The engine rumbled and vibrated, but wouldn't catch and start. Got towed home. (And NO, I didn't flood it.)
Next day the dealership said nothing was wrong with the car, that I must have flooded it. (After all these years I suddenly don't know how to start my car?)
Two days ago I was driving 25 mph here in town and it stalled. Everything still worked, but it was stalled. Started up right away.
Last night while starting to pull through an intersection, the car stalled. Wouldn't restart. It did that terrible rumbling and vibrating, but wouldn't catch and crank over. By the time the tow truck got there, it did restart perfectly.
Tonight I ran by the dealership and tried it out: It started just fine.
So, what IS this? It's almost as though the minute it gets warmed up, it stalls out, then won't start again. And that rumbling and vibrating sound when I try to start it is almost like the engine is trying to climb out from under the hood. Not kidding on that!
Any ideas?
I got my '95 neon sport in January for $850. it just rolled over to 160,000 miles yesterday. the most major thing is the transmission went. I remember before, my neon was quicker than my moms 01 cavalier. but after driving her car for a week, and then getting my neon's transmission replaced, it seemed slower than before. but everyone just says I got used to my moms car. I know that isn't it. the only explanation I can make of it is that the mechanic put a regular neon transmission in it, when the car is a neon sport.
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THE NEON SPORT TRANSMISSION IS DIFFERENT THAN A REGULAR NEON TRANSMISSION??? my grandfather says the "new" transmission fits perfectly where the old one went, so there isn't ANY differences in it at all. but I think there is. its slower and feels like its puttin around.
Please email me- Spyderlotus@aol.com - and let me know.
I had a 2000 neon, it was OK, but the transmission went out after 90000 miles. but the reason I posted a comment on here is because someone earlier was talking about the horn not working. before paying someone to look at it, take out the passenger side headlight (only a couple long screws get it off and unplug the wires) and check to make sure the horn is still plugged in. mine for no reason at all just came unplugged and didn't work. it's a good free thing to check first if you have that problem. good luck!
I got a 1996 130 000 miles neon junk, junk, junk.
-boot leaks
-head gasket
-using a lot of oil
-starter
-transmission hoses leaks I replaced it
-feul pump broke
-overheat sometimes
-bad mileage
All of this in one month.
Hey Guys,
Man, I feel fortunate. I just got my 1999 Dodge Neon from my soon to be Mother and Father-in-law, and have only one serious complaint.
I do have the problems with the wet trunk and the windows leaking air around the seals, the speedometer working when it feels like it, etc... but I, quite frankly, do not care. I just want the radio to work. I have a long commute in the morning (if anyone knows I-4 in Florida, the 17 miles can sometimes take a lifetime), and would love the radio to work for me. We just got the car last month and it had the faulty radio then. It only works out of the left rear speaker, and only when it feels like it. If you turn it up too loud, it shorts out and you can get it to come back on eventually by turning it back down to a click or three above off. I have replaced the head unit with an Alpine deck and it still won't work. Is there a pre-amp or amp that could be shot out? If so, where is it located? I have about dissected the car and not found it. I expected some problems with a $500 car, but a defunct radio is intolerable. LOL. God Bless you all. Try to be patient, and remember that you get what you pay for. I have owned lots of crap cars, and this is on the low end of the junk stick. Email me if you know how to fix my radio issues please. I can be reached at crustysoldier@yahoo.com.
Thanks.
The radio problem, that is never going to get any better I tried replacing the radio too and that didn't work, what the problem was in my car all my speaker shorted, and in stead of rewiring every thing, I just used a regular hous speaker and wired it directly to my car stereo, I know it sounds getto, But it work and I have a radio..
Now I am working on the lake in the back seat of my car.. that is the next mission, already replaced the head gasket this past summer, then I just did the struts, and I too have that little quirk of driving down the road and tapping the break and my left blinker goes on, all and all though, I like my car
it runs good and she is up to 120,000 miles and I bet she has a ton more...!!