It's often called the 'hidden' warranty. Chrysler knew about the leaky
headgaskets in these for a while, eventually replacing the gasket with an
MLS type in 98-99. Call Chrysler's customer-one service and you'll probably
end up splitting the bill with them regardless of your original warranty.
Check www.neons.org/faq for more info.
Incidentally - I'm doing HG and timing belt on a 95 Neon right now. Given
the recent drop in temps I wish the car wasn't so old...
Simon Eyre
1995 Neon ACR Sedan
2001 Neon RT
>
> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 21:59:13 -0500
> From: "Eric Salem" <eric@mail.brown911.com>
> Subject: Neon head gasket
>
> Hi gang,
>
> I've called a couple independent shops about replacing the head gasket
> on my '97 DOHC ACR Neon. They all said I should talk to the 'zone rep'
> as that's a recall item. I bought the car new and don't remember being
> notified.
>
> Not being all that familiar with the whole dealer service process could
> somebody enlighten me. The car's out of warrentee, but when it was at
> the dealership under warrantee in 1999 they said the gasket was seeping
> and would need to be replaced eventually, at that time the car was 500
> miles from the end of the warrantee.
>
> Do I just walk into the service department like a rube and tell my
> story? Is it a recall item?
>
> I was going to do the work myself but never seem to have the time. Now
> it's leaking 3 quarts a week.
>
> Any advice appriciated,
> e
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