Howdy;

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas.

My 1998 Neon has 93,000 miles on it, and the head gasket has now blown for
the third time in a row. This was the first car I bought, and my first ever
Dodge.

The first time was repaired under warranty (32,950 miles)... second time I
had to get it repaired myself at a cost of $799 (85,000 miles).

I just called Dodge / Daimler Chrysler Customer Service and they said - and
I quote - that I was 3 years and about 60,000 miles too late. They also had
no record of my original warranty repair and claimed that "if it was
repaired then the head gasket wouldn't be broken".

I've read on the web that there are "silent recalls/warranty extensions"
for the Dodge Neon line. My experience so far is that no-one at Chrysler
cares or wants to listen.

At this point, all I want is someone to take the head off, resurface it,
and replace it with the new design head that fits correctly. My car should
NOT be dying at this young age - and the head gasket certainly shouldn't
have been a problem THREE times.

I've talked to friends who claim that it's bordering exceedingly close on
being a lemon.

Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? All I want is a car that runs.

Thanks,
Simon