1998 Chrysler Neon from North America - Comments

My head gasket blew at 62,000 miles.

Until recently, I have been very satisfied with this car. It has been economical, reliable, and a lot of fun to drive.

Furthermore, this is the second Neon I've owned. The first, a 1995 Neon, had 20,000 miles on it when I bought it, and almost 80,000 when I sold it. My experience with this brand has been very positive.

Unfortunately, the head gasket on my current Neon blew at about 62,000 miles. I now understand this is a common problem with the make and model. However, the dealer has denied knowledge of this problem. I don't know yet whether it's going to be worth it to try and fix it, or if I should just dump it.

DO NOT BUY ANY YEAR CHRYSLER PRODUCT. Hit this company's bank account hard like they have to thousands of their customers in poor quality and customer service.

Hi Steven. I wanted to give you a little advice about neons and every 4 cylinder engine that every car company has made. 1.) there good cars. 2.) Head gasket blowing up on a 4 cyinder engine at 60,000km is very well known. Doesn't matter if its gm, ford, chrysler, toyota, honda. If it's a 4 cylinder engine in these kinds of cars it will blow up. So if you want to avoid this problem don't get a 4 cylinder, get at V6 or a V8 engine. I know this because I'm a mechanic myself.

What on earth are you on about? There is no reason for any 4-cylinder engine to give up at 60,000 miles unless it has *never* been serviced.

I agree with the previous post. No 4cyl. engine gaskets should just blow up. I currently own a 14 year old Honda Accord with 210,000 miles and the head gaskets have never just blown. I did replace the original clutch at 205,000 miles, but that is just considered wear and tear. The Neon has a defective engine and consumers shouldn't just accept things the way they are, but instead say enough is enough!

To the 'mechanic' who thinks all 4cyl cars should blow head gaskets at 60k miles you must be crazy. I will never take my 4cyl car with 90k on it to you or it may come back with a blown head gasket!

From your review you cannot be a mechanic with such an incorrect view. crazy man.

No v6's have head gasket problems, eh? Then what about the 3.8 Essex v6 in 1988-1995 Taurus's, 1983-90's Mustang and Thunderbird, and Mid-to-Late 90's Windstars?? Those had major head gasket problems. Aluminum heads, people. Just like the 70's Chevy Vega and the 4.1L 80's Cadillacs. After more than 30 years wouldn't you think GM/Ford would wake up and smell the coffee/realize the problem? Nope. Not so far.

Thanks for your time.