95 Neon common failures?

I was asking if there is anything else that I should expect.
I didn't know about the day time running light module untill yesturday. I
was just wondering if there is anything else to expect.


"NG" <newsgroupie.RemoveThis@loser.net> wrote in message
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 > How many times are you going to ask this question?
 >
 > "mike" <mlawrenc.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
 > news:417c9c6e.0409080725.4aee18d8@posting.google.com...
  > >I am just wondering, what other parts are common to fail on this car.
  > > I have a 95 2 door Neon with SOHO. The car has 360,000km on it. So
  > > far, the following has failed on the car:
  > > front wheel bearings are gone
  > > DRL (transistor melted)
  > > Gas level sending unit is shot
  > > AC compressor clutch sensor is dead
  > > Trunk light will not turn off (when connected the same way my 2001
  > > neon is)
  > > Down shifting is difficult. (particularly shifting down to second of
  > > first)
  > > Both door windows have an air leak (passenger side is worse)
  > > Engine idles worst then my Honda V-twin motorcycle
  > > O2 sensor is shot and produces an engine light once the car warms to
  > > running temp.
  > > Oil pan leaks
  > > I believe the head gasket blow sometime before I bought the car
  > >
  > > Is there any other failures I should expect? I am going to be going to
  > > the scrap yard in the up comming weekend.(as they have $45 all you can
  > > carry)I whould like to get want ever parts I should expect to fail
  > > next.
  > >
  > > Mike
  > > mlawrenc(at)rcc.on.ca
 >
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"mike" <mlawrenc DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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 >I am just wondering, what other parts are common to fail on this car.
 > I have a 95 2 door Neon with SOHO. The car has 360,000km on it. So
 > far, the following has failed on the car:
 > front wheel bearings are gone
 > DRL (transistor melted)
 > Gas level sending unit is shot
 > AC compressor clutch sensor is dead
 > Trunk light will not turn off (when connected the same way my 2001
 > neon is)
 > Down shifting is difficult. (particularly shifting down to second of
 > first)
 > Both door windows have an air leak (passenger side is worse)
 > Engine idles worst then my Honda V-twin motorcycle
 > O2 sensor is shot and produces an engine light once the car warms to
 > running temp.
 > Oil pan leaks
 > I believe the head gasket blow sometime before I bought the car
 >
 > Is there any other failures I should expect? I am going to be going to
 > the scrap yard in the up comming weekend.(as they have $45 all you can
 > carry)I whould like to get want ever parts I should expect to fail
 > next.
 >

I have a friend that deals in customizing neon's and being around them a
lot, I have never seen this type problems in a single vehicle.
By the way, ever stop and think the bad O2 sensor may have something to do
with the bad idle!! ???
If you have reason to believe the Head Gasket was blown before you bought
the car, then there is also reason to believe the last owner beat the piss
out of it and did not maintain it properly. With that in mind, you probably
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Um... The first gen Neons where known to blow the head gaskets.

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"PC Medic" <NOT DeleteThis @home.net> wrote in message
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 >
 > "mike" <mlawrenc DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
 > news:417c9c6e.0409080725.4aee18d8@posting.google.com...
  > >I am just wondering, what other parts are common to fail on this car.
  > > I have a 95 2 door Neon with SOHO. The car has 360,000km on it. So
  > > far, the following has failed on the car:
  > > front wheel bearings are gone
  > > DRL (transistor melted)
  > > Gas level sending unit is shot
  > > AC compressor clutch sensor is dead
  > > Trunk light will not turn off (when connected the same way my 2001
  > > neon is)
  > > Down shifting is difficult. (particularly shifting down to second of
  > > first)
  > > Both door windows have an air leak (passenger side is worse)
  > > Engine idles worst then my Honda V-twin motorcycle
  > > O2 sensor is shot and produces an engine light once the car warms to
  > > running temp.
  > > Oil pan leaks
  > > I believe the head gasket blow sometime before I bought the car
  > >
  > > Is there any other failures I should expect? I am going to be going to
  > > the scrap yard in the up comming weekend.(as they have $45 all you can
  > > carry)I whould like to get want ever parts I should expect to fail
  > > next.
  > >
 >
 > I have a friend that deals in customizing neon's and being around them a
 > lot, I have never seen this type problems in a single vehicle.
 > By the way, ever stop and think the bad O2 sensor may have something to do
 > with the bad idle!! ???
 > If you have reason to believe the Head Gasket was blown before you bought
 > the car, then there is also reason to believe the last owner beat the piss
 > out of it and did not maintain it properly. With that in mind, you
probably
 > got yourself a money pit!
 >
 >
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He'll be asking it at least until the fact there's no such thing as a
"SOHO" on a '95 Neon gets through his thick, lamebrained little skull.

On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, NG wrote:

 > How many times are you going to ask this question?
 >
 > "mike" <mlawrenc RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
 > news:417c9c6e.0409080725.4aee18d8@posting.google.com...
  > >I am just wondering, what other parts are common to fail on this car.
  > > I have a 95 2 door Neon with SOHO. The car has 360,000km on it. So
  > > far, the following has failed on the car:
  > > front wheel bearings are gone
  > > DRL (transistor melted)
  > > Gas level sending unit is shot
  > > AC compressor clutch sensor is dead
  > > Trunk light will not turn off (when connected the same way my 2001
  > > neon is)
  > > Down shifting is difficult. (particularly shifting down to second of
  > > first)
  > > Both door windows have an air leak (passenger side is worse)
  > > Engine idles worst then my Honda V-twin motorcycle
  > > O2 sensor is shot and produces an engine light once the car warms to
  > > running temp.
  > > Oil pan leaks
  > > I believe the head gasket blow sometime before I bought the car
  > >
  > > Is there any other failures I should expect? I am going to be going to
  > > the scrap yard in the up comming weekend.(as they have $45 all you can
  > > carry)I whould like to get want ever parts I should expect to fail
  > > next.
  > >
  > > Mike
  > > mlawrenc(at)rcc.on.ca
 >
 >
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"mike" <mlawrenc.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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 > I> Is there any other failures I should expect? I am going to be going to
 > the scrap yard in the up comming weekend.(as they have $45 all you can
 > carry)I whould like to get want ever parts I should expect to fail
 > next.
 >
 > Mike
 > mlawrenc(at)rcc.on.ca

Can you carry an engine and transmission?<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Um, not as much a problem as some would believe


"Michael" <mlawrenc(NO SPAM)@rcc.on.ca> wrote in message
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 > Um... The first gen Neons where known to blow the head gaskets.
 >
 > --
 > Thank you,
 >
 > Michael Lawrence CNET/CNO
 > mlawrence.TakeThisOut@thehad.net
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 > "PC Medic" <NOT.TakeThisOut@home.net> wrote in message
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  >>
  >> "mike" <mlawrenc.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
  >> news:417c9c6e.0409080725.4aee18d8@posting.google.com...
   >> >I am just wondering, what other parts are common to fail on this car.
   >> > I have a 95 2 door Neon with SOHO. The car has 360,000km on it. So
   >> > far, the following has failed on the car:
   >> > front wheel bearings are gone
   >> > DRL (transistor melted)
   >> > Gas level sending unit is shot
   >> > AC compressor clutch sensor is dead
   >> > Trunk light will not turn off (when connected the same way my 2001
   >> > neon is)
   >> > Down shifting is difficult. (particularly shifting down to second of
   >> > first)
   >> > Both door windows have an air leak (passenger side is worse)
   >> > Engine idles worst then my Honda V-twin motorcycle
   >> > O2 sensor is shot and produces an engine light once the car warms to
   >> > running temp.
   >> > Oil pan leaks
   >> > I believe the head gasket blow sometime before I bought the car
   >> >
   >> > Is there any other failures I should expect? I am going to be going to
   >> > the scrap yard in the up comming weekend.(as they have $45 all you can
   >> > carry)I whould like to get want ever parts I should expect to fail
   >> > next.
   >> >
  >>
  >> I have a friend that deals in customizing neon's and being around them a
  >> lot, I have never seen this type problems in a single vehicle.
  >> By the way, ever stop and think the bad O2 sensor may have something to
  >> do
  >> with the bad idle!! ???
  >> If you have reason to believe the Head Gasket was blown before you bought
  >> the car, then there is also reason to believe the last owner beat the
  >> piss
  >> out of it and did not maintain it properly. With that in mind, you
 > probably
  >> got yourself a money pit!
  >>
  >>
  >>
 >
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I think the head gasket issue in 1st gen Neons was an oil leak, not a blown gasket.

Michael wrote:
 > Um... The first gen Neons where known to blow the head gaskets.
 >
 > --
 > Thank you,
 >
 > Michael Lawrence CNET/CNO
 > mlawrence.TakeThisOut@thehad.net
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 > "PC Medic" <NOT.TakeThisOut@home.net> wrote in message
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 >
  >>"mike" <mlawrenc.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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  >>
   >>>I am just wondering, what other parts are common to fail on this car.
   >>>I have a 95 2 door Neon with SOHO. The car has 360,000km on it. So
   >>>far, the following has failed on the car:
   >>>front wheel bearings are gone
   >>>DRL (transistor melted)
   >>>Gas level sending unit is shot
   >>>AC compressor clutch sensor is dead
   >>>Trunk light will not turn off (when connected the same way my 2001
   >>>neon is)
   >>>Down shifting is difficult. (particularly shifting down to second of
   >>>first)
   >>>Both door windows have an air leak (passenger side is worse)
   >>>Engine idles worst then my Honda V-twin motorcycle
   >>>O2 sensor is shot and produces an engine light once the car warms to
   >>>running temp.
   >>>Oil pan leaks
   >>>I believe the head gasket blow sometime before I bought the car
   >>>
   >>>Is there any other failures I should expect? I am going to be going to
   >>>the scrap yard in the up comming weekend.(as they have $45 all you can
   >>>carry)I whould like to get want ever parts I should expect to fail
   >>>next.
   >>>
  >>
  >>I have a friend that deals in customizing neon's and being around them a
  >>lot, I have never seen this type problems in a single vehicle.
  >>By the way, ever stop and think the bad O2 sensor may have something to do
  >>with the bad idle!! ???
  >>If you have reason to believe the Head Gasket was blown before you bought
  >>the car, then there is also reason to believe the last owner beat the piss
  >>out of it and did not maintain it properly. With that in mind, you
 >
 > probably
 >
  >>got yourself a money pit!
  >>
  >>
  >>
 >
 >
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On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 20:32:02 -0400, "PC Medic" <NOT DeleteThis @home.net> wrote:

 >
 >"mike" <mlawrenc DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
 >news:417c9c6e.0409080725.4aee18d8@posting.google.com...
  >>I am just wondering, what other parts are common to fail on this car.
  >> I have a 95 2 door Neon with SOHO. The car has 360,000km on it. So
  >> far, the following has failed on the car:
  >> front wheel bearings are gone
  >> DRL (transistor melted)
  >> Gas level sending unit is shot
  >> AC compressor clutch sensor is dead
  >> Trunk light will not turn off (when connected the same way my 2001
  >> neon is)
  >> Down shifting is difficult. (particularly shifting down to second of
  >> first)
  >> Both door windows have an air leak (passenger side is worse)
  >> Engine idles worst then my Honda V-twin motorcycle
  >> O2 sensor is shot and produces an engine light once the car warms to
  >> running temp.
  >> Oil pan leaks
  >> I believe the head gasket blow sometime before I bought the car
  >>
  >> Is there any other failures I should expect? I am going to be going to
  >> the scrap yard in the up comming weekend.(as they have $45 all you can
  >> carry)I whould like to get want ever parts I should expect to fail
  >> next.
  >>
 >
 >I have a friend that deals in customizing neon's and being around them a
 >lot, I have never seen this type problems in a single vehicle.
 >By the way, ever stop and think the bad O2 sensor may have something to do
 >with the bad idle!! ???
 >If you have reason to believe the Head Gasket was blown before you bought
 >the car, then there is also reason to believe the last owner beat the piss
 >out of it and did not maintain it properly. With that in mind, you probably
 >got yourself a money pit!
 >
 >
There is scarcely a 1995 neon around that has not had the head gasket
gone. It was a VERY common problem - whether pounded to death or
babied by grandpa.
If it lasted long enough for the updated gasket to be supplied (2
years more or less) it will likely last the life of the car. If not,
it was not uncommon to have the gasket blow the second time.

The syncros on the tranny were also a bit fragile, and did not stand
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On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 23:30:42 GMT, "Michael" <mlawrenc(NO
SPAM)@rcc.on.ca> wrote:

 >I was asking if there is anything else that I should expect.
 >I didn't know about the day time running light module untill yesturday. I
 >was just wondering if there is anything else to expect.
 >
At better than 350,000km, you can expect just about anything. Depends
entirely on how it was driven and maintained.

I would be expecting to see CV joints getting sloppy any time now, and
your hard shifting is due to worn syncronizers in the tranny. Ther is
likely some bearing wear as well, both input shaft bearing, clutch
pilot bearing, release bearing, and internal bearings on both the
countershaft and constant mesh gears. The clutch is likely also close
to warn out - depending on your driving.

The starter is likely about ready for a set of brushes and bearings,
the alternator ditto. Your suspension struts are likely getting weak,
and suspension bushings, particularly the sway-bar lends and mounts
are likely pretty well done in. You may also be looking at upper strut
pivots on the front, and inner tie rod engs (in the rack). The rack
boots may also be cracked by now, and if so, expect the rack to have
some looseness - requiring replacement or rebuild.
The radiator core is likely very soft, with loose fins - causing the
engine to run warm. The power steering lines will also likely be
starting to weep where the rubber and steel join, and the lines may be
starting to develop some pretty advanced rust.
The fuel pump may be getting close to giving up as well - but as the
pump and guage are one unit (IIRC) fixing the guage by replacing will
also replace the pump.

The rough idle may be caused by the O2 sensor, or the injectors may
need servicing or replacement.

All in all, I'd say start looking for a replacement car unless you are
willing and able to do a lot of repairs yourself.
Neons are a dime a dozen, so it really does not make a lot of sense to
spend too much on it.
 >
 >"NG" <newsgroupie DeleteThis @loser.net> wrote in message
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  >> How many times are you going to ask this question?
  >>
  >> "mike" <mlawrenc DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
  >> news:417c9c6e.0409080725.4aee18d8@posting.google.com...
   >> >I am just wondering, what other parts are common to fail on this car.
   >> > I have a 95 2 door Neon with SOHO. The car has 360,000km on it. So
   >> > far, the following has failed on the car:
   >> > front wheel bearings are gone
   >> > DRL (transistor melted)
   >> > Gas level sending unit is shot
   >> > AC compressor clutch sensor is dead
   >> > Trunk light will not turn off (when connected the same way my 2001
   >> > neon is)
   >> > Down shifting is difficult. (particularly shifting down to second of
   >> > first)
   >> > Both door windows have an air leak (passenger side is worse)
   >> > Engine idles worst then my Honda V-twin motorcycle
   >> > O2 sensor is shot and produces an engine light once the car warms to
   >> > running temp.
   >> > Oil pan leaks
   >> > I believe the head gasket blow sometime before I bought the car
   >> >
   >> > Is there any other failures I should expect? I am going to be going to
   >> > the scrap yard in the up comming weekend.(as they have $45 all you can
   >> > carry)I whould like to get want ever parts I should expect to fail
   >> > next.
   >> >
   >> > Mike
   >> > mlawrenc(at)rcc.on.ca
  >>
  >>
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215,000 Miles has to be lifespan for a car as inexpensive as a Neon. The car
probably could be maintained indefinitely but it would cost more to do so
than the car is worth. Give that car a Christian funeral and buy another
one. You can buy 96 - 98 Neons all day long for a thousand bucks or less,
many with under 100,000 miles on them. Buy one with a 5-speed, change the
headgasket to the new one and change the timing belt, and you're set for
several years of driving for under two grand. That's unbeatable.

Ted Holden
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On Sat, 25 Sep 2004, ted holden wrote:

 > You can buy 96 - 98 Neons all day long for a thousand bucks or less,
 > many with under 100,000 miles on them. Buy one with a 5-speed, change
 > the headgasket to the new one and change the timing belt, and you're set
 > for several years of driving for under two grand. That's unbeatable.

It's perfectly beatable, but I ain't specifying how, 'cause that'll ruin
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