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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014712 | Incident Date: Mar, 14 2005 |
| Consumer's City: LANCASTER | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: NEON | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1P3ES46C2YD | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 10 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 06 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Head gasket failure at 40,000 miles. vehicle only driven 6000 miles by first owner (my grandfather) and is now at 40,000 with my mother as current owner, with a blown head gasket. all maintenence performed as mandated by daimlerchrysler by both owners. vehicles now has oil leak, resulting from this defect. repair cost estimated at approximately $1000 by ase-certified kumler automotive in lancaster, oh. mechanic stated that original dodge/plymouth neon head gaskets (genuine daimlerchrysler parts) are made poorly and often fail on 1995-2000 neons. as the first generation of neon vehicles used the same part, this defect has existed since 1995. as a result of such, daimlerchrysler has worded the warranty statement in such a manner to avoid correcting being required to correct this defect under warranty.*ak |
