1995 Chrysler Neon from North America - Comments

If it could break it has. This thing has been a pile since the 2nd month I had it. The head gasket went bad, the transmission has gone. The a/c compressor died. A sensor comes on every year and cost 250.00 to fix every year. The tires wear unevenly. The muffler has fallen off twice. The speakers were cheap and are all shot.

This car was nice for about a month then it went to hell in a hand basket. It was CHEAPLY made, that was the problem, apparently they didn't take the time to test this car very much before they threw it onto the market. I was told when I bought it by the dealer that they were supposed to be great cars and last forever, that was the biggest lie I've ever been told. I have never been so disgusted with a car in all my time. What makes it worse, when I went to trade it in on a new Chevrolet Prizm they wouldn't even pay the thing off, they basically said they didn't want it! I doubt this car will last to 100,000 miles by the way it is sounding now.

I have a '95 Chrysler Neon and it has ran for me all this time up until a couple of weeks ago. All I had to do was replace the head gasket. These cars are great I have 300,000 kilometers on it and like I said all I have replaced was a head gasket. I would recommend these cars to people they are fairly fast and are quite reliable. That is all that I have to say on the subject!

I also have a 1995 2.0 liter DOHC and the car has been pretty reliable, overall. I have had to replace the head gasket, air compressor, O2 senor, brakes and tires at normal intervals. The fog lights are broken now. There were lots of little things in the first year: broken wiper switch, window noise, engine, and fuel pump noise. I have over 120,000 miles on it now and expect to drive it for at least another 30,000. The car has its quirks, but it handles like a $30,000 sports car and it gets good gas mileage still. Amid all the little problems, however, this is a fun car to drive and I may consider the 2003 Neon when it comes out a little later.

Having read so much about the Chrysler Neon, I decided to buy one last month.

I drove it from Belgium to Sweden non-stop. I can confess, I've never seen such a car cope so well at it's age.

Know what? I am thinking of buying one for my wife. Nice family car.

Neon.

I liked it when I first saw it at the 1996 motor show in

London -

liked it when I bought one new - five years ago-

and I still like - looks good - it's cheap, well equipped and reliable. Wouldn't swap it for anything on the road today-. Problems? - Pity about the shape of the replacement model - slight loss of nerve maybe...

Peter Taylor -- UK.

Neons are Capital J Junk!!

WARNING-Do not buy the Neon. My friend has one and just about everything has gone wrong with it including the transmission, head gasket among other things.

MY ADVICE WOULD BE TO STAY AWAY FROM CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE, AND PLYMOUTH!!!

I agree, this car is a pile of junk. Be prepared to spend much more than the price of the car for repairs and replacements. I don't feel its at all worth it. I've hated the car since the day I turned on the air conditioning. It felt like all power in the car was lost once I turned on the AC. I did buy the car used (a 1995 neon), but the dealer guaranteed there were no mechanical problems. After 6 months, the check engine light came on. The engine was leaking oil. I had to replace the rotors after 70,000 miles, which shouldn't be normal. I've gone to tons of websites where neon owners are having the same problems. Just the other day I found out that I have a blown head gasket at 80,000 miles, and Chrysler has very poor customer service, not willing to do anything for me, when there are thousands of people who have gone through Chrysler and have paid little or no money for a head gasket repair. The car may be sporty looking and get great gas mileage, but think about all the money you'll spend to keep the car in running condition!

Don't buy used! We bought new in 1995 and owned for 6 years. Replaced head gasket, replaced a/c system, had some major plug fouling problems when we traded it in for pitiful trade in value for a nice Nissan Altima. Also, paint clear coat peeling on top, Dodge took care of with a lot of "pains", harrasing me to get more than just warranty work done. Car was underpowered, not that great gas mileage, and became, at only 60,000 miles, an oil burning, plug fouling nightmare. Get a used Corolla or Civic before even considering this pile of junk!

I have owned tne neon (1995) lx for 4 years, the head gasket has gone once at approx 70,ooo miles, and I have had basic things go wrong, but like all cars they have problems, as I live in the uk the only problems I have with my neon is the parts are really expensive, the turning circle of the car is quite poor, and the paint work will come off at a drop of a hat if not taken care of immediatley, otherwise my car has been quite sound and for 12 years old there is no sign of rust, and the fuel consumption is quite good around town for a automatic...