1996 Plymouth Neon

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2021· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I was driving when the instrument cluster gauges started moving up and down like if the instrument cluster was making false contact with the connector to get a calibrated read on the speed, gasoline, temperature gauges

• 12/31/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS BRAKES; BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. OWNER SPOKE W/SPORT CHRYSLER NORRISTOWN, PA., AND THEY TOLD HER BRAKES WERE SELF ADJUSTING. TWO DAYS LATER SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER REP., WISHES TO INSPECT VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 12/30/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERE IS A OIL LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE HEAD GASKET, AND THE OIL IS DRIPPING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. IF KEEP ON DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL CATCH ON FIRE. ALSO, IF THE OIL GETS ONTO THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE CAN CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

• 12/30/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS TANK FAILURE. *AK

• 12/29/2000· SUSPENSIONCrash

  VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SINGLE CAR CRASH; ICY ROAD CONDITIONS CAUSED CAR TO ROLL. *AK

• 12/28/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS IS A CHRYSLER ENGINE PRODUCT. THE ENGINE HAS A OIL HEAD GASKET LEAKAGE. I HAVE CONTACTED A DEALER TWICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS IN THE INTERNET BY CONSUMERS, COMPLAINING. THIS A COSTLY REPAIR FOR THE CONSUMER. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, WITH NO CONCERN FROM CHRYSLER.NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW ENGINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 1 TO FIVE YEARS OLD WHEN PURCHASED. PLEASE WE NEED YOUR HELP. *AK

• 12/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/24/1997· STRUCTURE

  PASSENGER DOOR HAS WIND NOISE WHEN VEHICLE TRAVELS OVER 35 MPH.

• 12/23/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH OWNER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS,OWNER RECEIVED MUTILPLE FACIAL INJURIES. *AK

• 12/20/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF UNTIL PRESSING THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. *AK

• 12/17/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKE AND WAS OUT OF CONTROL.

• 12/16/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

• 12/16/1997· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

• 12/15/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WATER PUMP HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 YEARS . ALSO THE TIMING BELT WAS BROKEN 3 TIMES AND TENSIONER WAS BROKEN 2 TIMES ( ALL REPLACED WHEN WATER PUMP WAS BROKEN )-IN PLYMOUTH VOYAGER 1996. *AK

• 12/14/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET FAILED. YH

• 12/11/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 12/11/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DRIVING ALONG APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. SEEMS LIKE THE BRAKE IS STUCK, HAVE TO USE EMERGNCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/08/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING FRONT AXEL BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/06/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALL GAUGES ON THE DASH QUIT WORKING, THE CLUSTER AND CIRCUIT BOARD WERE REPLACED. *SLC

• 12/05/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DASH METERS WERE ALREADY PREVIOUSLY FIXED BUT SAID I WAS GOING TO BE CHARGED TO REPLACE THE 2ND TIME SINCE I WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. THE OIL LEAK IS SAID TO BE FOUND IN ALL NEONS FROM THE MECHANICS I TOOK IT TO.

• 12/05/1997· VISIBILITY

  INSIDE WINDOWS GET ICED UP IN THE WINTER, REAR SIDE WINDOWS UNABLE TO BE DEFROSTED RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.

• 12/04/2001· VISIBILITY

  WINDOWS FOG UP DUE TO SOME KIND OF MOISTURE GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AND CAUSING WINDOWS AND LIGHTS TO FOG UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THIS WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN. ALSO, DEALER CALLED CHRYSLER, AND CHRYSLER STATED IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

• 12/04/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW MY CAR HAS A LEAKY GASKET (WHICH HAS CONTRIBUTED TO HAVING TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR THIS TIME AS WELL). I HAVE HEARD ENDLESS STORIES OF THIS HAPPENING TO NEONS-WHEN WILL A RECALL BE ENFORCED? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WHEN IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG MECHANICS AND OWNERS OF NEONS THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN.

• 12/04/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  UNSPECIFIED: AIRBAG UNIT REPLACED.

• 12/01/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  VIA INTERNET HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND GETTING NO SATISFACTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER

• 12/01/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE HAS STALLED DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER SAID THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 11/29/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE HEAD GASKET BLEW WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK IN THE COOLING SYSTEM AND OVERHEAT. *SLC

• 11/28/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  OIL LEAKS, DASHBOARD FAILURE, NOISE IN BRAKES, WIND NOISE IN PASSENGERS DOOR. HAVE REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET TWICE, REPLACED OIL SENDIND UNIT,CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED NOW I HAVE A BIG OIL LEAK, CAR ONLY HAS 45000 MILES ON IT. *AK

• 11/26/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEADGASKET FAILURE (AM I THE FIRST?)WHO'S GETTING PAID TO KEEP THIS HUSH HUSH AND NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM?

• 11/23/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *JB

• 11/22/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SOON AFTER BUYING 1996 NEON USED ENGINE STARTED LEAKING OIL. AT FIRST LEAKING WAS NOT TOO BAD. AFTER AWHILE IT STARTED TO GET WORSE. AT THIS MOMENT VEHICLE IS LEAKING UP TO TWO QUARTS A WEEK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND COULD NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/21/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE DASH CONTROL'S(SPEED)ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES!THE FRONTEND FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR, AND THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE TOP AND THE SIDES. I AM TRUELY DISAPPOINTED. PLUS I HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON FOR THE HEADGASKET.PLUS GAS PEDAL STICKS.

• 11/18/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE GASKET CRACKED AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS SOLVED DEFECT. *AK

• 11/16/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL LEAK DISCOVERED DECEMBER 1998 (45838 MILES ON CAR.) DIAGNOSED ENGINE HEAD GASKET BY DEALER SERVICE. WORKED DEAL WITH CHRYSLER SINCE PER INVESTIGATION THIS APPEARED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY FIXED FOR 1/2 WARRANTY COST ($180 PAID BY ME.) FEBRUARY 1999 (47364 MILES ON CAR) THE LEAK REOCCURRED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. DECEMBER 2001 (93648 MILES ON CAR) OIL LEAK CHECKED BY THIRD PARTY SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND DIAGNOSED THE HEAD GASKET LEAK AGAIN (APPROXIMATE COST TO FIX $1,400) THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN/ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE ENGINE/HEAD GASKET. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE EVEN ONE HEAD GASKET ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED AND THIS ONE HAS NOW HAD THE ORIGINAL AND TWO REPLACEMENTS AND NOW NEEDS A THIRD REPLACEMENT PRIOR TO 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR. AGAIN, MY RESEARCH SHOWS ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN I QUESTIONED THE LAST REPLACEMENT, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE HEAD GASKET WAS NEWLY ENGINEERED AND SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. NOW, NOT ONLY DID I HAVE TO PAY $180 BACK THEN THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKED CARE OF BY A RECALL; NOW I AM GIOING TO HAVE TO BASICALLY GIVE THE CARE AWAY SINCE I REFUSE TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN IF IT IS GOING TO COST ME ANY MONEY. CHRYSLER'S INABILITY TO CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN/ENGINEERING FLAW AND LACK OF ACTION TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM HAS COST THEM THIS CUSTOMER FOR LIFE AND AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN TELL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK

• 11/16/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/16/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE GASKETS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK

• 11/15/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. REAR MAIN SEAL REPLACED ONCE DUE TO MAJOR LEAKS

• 11/14/1997· POWER TRAIN

  CV JOINT FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING.

• 11/06/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET LEAKING. BREAKS SQUEAL.

• 11/05/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS, ON ONE OCCASION ACCIDENT OCCURRED, CAUSING INJURIES.

• 11/04/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I BOUGHT THIS USED CAR FROM A DEALER. MY FIANCEE STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS RISING FAST. SHE STARTED TO HEAR BUBBLING GURGLING SOUNDS FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. I PHONED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY COULD COVER THE EXPENSE SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAD PRIOR OWNERS. I ENDED UP GETTING THE CAR REPAIRED AND CHRYSLER ONLY OFFERED A 15% DISCOUNT. THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID THE WHOLE BILL OF $1853.03. THERE IS SUCH A THING AS SILENT WARRANTY THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET. I WANT THEM TO REIMBURSE ME AND I AM GOING TO FILE SEVERAL WRITTEN COMPLAINTS.*AK

• 11/03/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH CAR FROM ENGINE TO WIRING. NOT HAPPY WITH CAR CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM CAR!

• 11/01/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SMALL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET, HAS ESCALLATED TO ADDING A QUART EVERY 2 WEEKS. THIS PROBLEM IS ONE MENTIONED QUITE OFTEN AND APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACURER PROBLEM, MAYBE NOT CHRYSLER BUT CERTAINLY THE MAKER OF THE GASKET. IS CHRYSLER IN LITIGATION WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE?*AK

• 10/30/2004· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY PAINT ON MY 1996 PLYMOUTH NEON PEELING OFF. ITS NOT LIKE IT ON THE ROOF OR HOOD ITS ALL OVER THE CAR THE TRUNK, THE DOORS, THE HOOD AND THE ROOF ARE ALL PEELING. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM EITHER.*JB

• 10/29/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP FAILED. NLM

• 10/27/1997· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH LOCKS UP WHEN PARTIALLY PUSHED DOWN.

• 10/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SEEMS TO BE COMMON COMPLAINT,MANY OTHERS NOTED BY INDEPENDENT SERVICE.

• 10/25/1996· STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT, WHEN DECELERATING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK STEERING WHEEL REPLACED, IT WAS VIBRATING DUE TO BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT, RACK AND PINION AND STEERING RACK WERE ALSO REPLACED. EXCESSIVE SHAKING WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED TIRES, AND BALANCED AND ROTATED TIRES, HOWEVER SHAKE STILL PRESENT, DEALER STATED VEHICLE HAD TORQUE PULL AND COULD NOT BE ALIGNED, ALSO HAD BAD STRUT, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND SHAKES. CONSUMER NOTICED OIL AROUND THE BOLTS ON THE VALVE COVER AT ONLY 265 MILES, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY LEAKS, FRONT MOTOR MOUNT HAD A LOT OF PLAY AND WAS REPLACED, OIL IS VERY DARK IN COLOR, POOR POWER. CV JOINTS BAD. DEALER LUBED AND ADJUSTED FRONT WINDOWS, THEY WERE HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES FAILED. WRONG AIR CLEANER VENT WAS INSTALLED ON VEHICLE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STUCK ON. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF POOR GAS MILEAGE. *SLC

• 10/25/1996· SUSPENSION

  COMPRESSION SPRING LOOSE, CAUSING NOISE.

• 10/24/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL ONTO ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK