The head gasket That ended up costing $1000. Dodge/Chrysler refused to do the work under warranty which is what they said they would have done, because it was on recall and nobody had informed us.
What ever you do, do not buy this car. The one and only thing this car is good for is e-brake turns during the winter. It has really good handling, but that's all. Mitsubishi even admitted they did a horrible job in making these engines, as Mitsubishi makes engines for Chrysler and for over 60% of the world's vehicles including "CAT's" and heavy duty vehicles. This car has absolutely no acceleration, but decent handling.
The 2.0 in the 95-99 neons was engineered and manufactured by Chrysler. good power for its time 132hp.