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1997 Dodge NEON Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	235956
Internal NHTSA #	727378
Manufacurer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Brand	DODGE
Model	NEON
Model Year	1997
File date	23/07/00
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On sunday july 23, 2000, i was on my way home from a restaurant with my family, i came up to an intersection and stopped. After aproximately 10 seconds at the stop light, i noticed the air conditioner began blowing hot air. I immediately glanced at the temperature guage in the car. It had risen to aproximately 3/4 of the way toward the red mark. I immediately turned the ac off and then turned the heat on as to not raise the heat anymore than what it already was. I was within a mile of my mechanics , so i drove over there and dropped off the car. On the next day, my mechanic called me to tell me that my head gasket had blown. He then told me that these cars were known for this particular problem. I then called smithfield dodge ( where i bought the car ) they gave me the service manager and he told me that they were having alot of problems with the head gaskets on the neons. He told me to call the complaints line at dodge/chrysler and that even though it was no longer under warranty that they would probably repair it for free as they were on the verge of a recall with these cars. My wife called and left a message with the regional district manager who called me back and tried to strike up a bogus deal with me, offering to fix the car for 544. 00 saying this was the best they were going to do. I had also heard from people over the internet who had also had this problem and they didn't have to pay for their repairs and, they too were also over the warranty. I also heard that this is not the same gasket, they have redesigned it to accomadate the problem. This alone should be recourse for a recall. I still owe two years on this car and i can't afford bills like this. I want a full reimbursement for the work i had done on the car. I have always maintained all my vehicles and kept them all in excellent running condition. This is a problem which is occuring constantly on these vehicles. Check the internet if you don't believe me. People are not happy with dodge. They're not !
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	JOHNSTON, RI
VIN pattern	1B3ES27C7VDXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/06/97
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1997 Dodge NEON Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1997 Dodge NEON Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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