2000 Plymouth Neon

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

• 12/30/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WE HAVE A 2000 PLYMOUTH NEON AND HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALERS IN DIFFERENT STATES FOR STALLING. HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN COMING TO A STOP, IT IS INTERMITTENT AND THEY CAN NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT IS GOING TO GET ONE OF US KILLED. IT HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS, ON ON-RAMPS, AND OTHER PLACES AS WELL.

• 12/26/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  DAUGHTER INDICATED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. FIGURED OPERATOR ERROR AT TIME HOWEVER, MAY HAVE BEEN WRONG ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF RECALL INFORMATION. NOTE. WEATHER WAS FINE THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, NO EXTREME COLD. VEHICLE WAS ON DIRT ROAD, COMING DOWN A HILL WHEN SHE ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. *AK

• 12/22/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  STEERING WHEEL STARTED SMOKING. HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DIDN'T WORK. DEALER STATES HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNED OUT AND WIRING MELTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *NM

• 12/18/2003· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE MADE A CLICKING AND RATTLING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR HUB ON THE RIGHT SIDE. MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING. *AK

• 12/18/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO CHARLIE THOMAS SERVICE DEPT. MULTIPLE TIMES FOR REPAIRS ON THIS THROTTLE BODY THAT STICKS OPEN AND ACCELERATES MY VEHICLE TO WHERE I HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE INJECTION SYSTEM THAT CAUSES THE THROTTLE BODY TO BECOME "CARBONED UP" BUT THE SERVICE DEPT WILL NOT HONOR THIS RECALL. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE SERVICE DEPT SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. THEY ARE MAKING A VERY LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN I FIRST START DRIVING, YET THEY CHARGED ME TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND THEN TELL ME THAT IT IS NORMAL. WHO DO I CONTACT TO SEE ABOUT BEING REIMBURSED FOR THOSE CHARGES. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO REPORT THAT MY CAR HAS A WATER LEAK THAT TOOK THEM ALMOST 2 1/2 WEEKS TO LOCATE AND IT HAS RUINED MY CARPET PADDING. WHO DO I REPORT THIS TO. THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE TRUNK. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS SERVICE DEPT TO THE CORRECT ORGANIZATION ABOUT THEIR SERVICE. I AM QUITE SURE IT IS NOT NORMAL TO HAVE MY ACCELERATOR STICK WHILE I AM DRIVING YET THAT IS WHAT THIS SERVICE DEPT IS SAYING IS NORMAL WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. WELL IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR HAS WARMED UP AND BEEN DRIVEN FOR AWHILE. THANK YOU FOR READING MY COMPLAINT AND PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL, PHONE, OR MAIL.

• 12/14/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 50,000 MILES. *AK

• 12/12/2000· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH HAVE CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS, CONSUMER HAS TRIED TO HAVE VEHICLE BOUGHT BACK DUE TO LEMON LAW UNSUCCESSFULLY. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) *MJS

• 12/05/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

• 12/04/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER HORN STOPPED OPERATING. CONSUMER STATES CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO WORN OTHER DRIVERS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/03/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A WIRING HARNESS. PROBLEM. HARNESS OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE WIRE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ELECTRICAL OUTPUT/LIGHTS, AND DASHBOARD RESOLUTION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS WAITING FOR FINAL REPAIRS.*AK *TC

• 11/29/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,SEAT BELTSCrash

  IN OCTOBER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH TWO FRIENDS THERE WAS A LEAK IN EXHUAST SYSTEM. BECAUSE EVERYONE IN VEHICLE FELL ASLEEP, THEY RAN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A 10 FOOT ENBANKMENT. PASSENGER SUFFERED SOME SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIP/HEAD,/RM, AND SOME INTERNAL BLEEDING. ALL CONSUMERS IN VEHICLE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING AS TO AIR BAGS AND EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURES. *AK *SLC

• 11/27/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WAS UNABLE TO SLOW OR STOP VEHICLE DUE TO SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE. SHE DROVE VEHICLE UP ONTO AN EMBANKMENT TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP THAT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOUND A HOSE FOR BRAKE BOOSTER CAMING LOOSE, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE. NOTE: SERVICE FOR RECALL 01V154000 HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 9, 2001. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BACK PAINS SINCE THIS INCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

• 11/27/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT TWO BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS. DEALERSHIP MADE REPAIRS WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

• 11/22/1999· VISIBILITY

  FRONT WINDSHIELD WARPED AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND WAITING ON REPLACEMENT OF GLASS. *AK

• 11/21/2005· STEERING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO DAYS PRIOR TO HER GRANDDAUGHTER TAKING HER DRIVER'S THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED.*AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. *NM

• 11/17/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH, DROVE OVER SOME GRAVEL IN THE ROAD, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL.UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/16/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A GURADRAIL AT 55 MPH. FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE SENT OUT, STILL WAITING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 11/10/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  I STARTED MY CAR GETTING READY TO LEAVE MY HOUSE AT NIGHT, TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AFTER STARTING. THEN I SMELLED A PLASTIC BURNING SMELL AND SHORTLY SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE AREA AROUND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND THE CAR BUT SMOKE STILL CAME OUT. I POPPED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, THEN THE SMOKE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. LATER I FOUND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH CONNECTOR MELTED AND BURNED UP, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS FIRE IF I HAD NOT CAUGHT IT IN TIME.

• 11/10/1999· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65 MPH OR HIGHER STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES BACK AND FORTH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED ONCE, AND THE 2 FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED AT SEPARATE TIMES. ALL WHEELS HAVE BEEN BALANCED 3 TIMES, AND WHEELS ALIGNED, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/09/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THIS CRASH. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP OR INSURANCE COMPANY. *NOTE: PASSENGER HAS EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN SINCE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

• 11/09/2001· SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DURING THIS CRASH, BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK AND PROPERLY SECURE THE OCCUPANTS. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP OR INSURANCE COMPANY. *NOTE: PASSENGER HAS EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN SINCE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

• 11/08/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER BROKE CAUSING THE KEY TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. TS

• 11/08/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK IGNITION BLOCK LOCKS UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 11/06/2004· STRUCTURE

  PUDDLES OF WATER IN THE REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AFTER A RAINFALL. I HAVE PUT NOVEMBER 5, 2004 BUT IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. *JB

• 11/05/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 2000 DODGE NEON.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES SQUEAKED WHEN THEY WERE WET. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AND THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. *JB

• 11/05/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN VIEWED FROM THE SIDE YOU CANNOT SEE WHETHER THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED OR NOT. ON THE 1999 NEON THE SIDE MARKER LIGHTS FLASHED IN SEQUENCE WITH THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS. I ASKED THE QUESTION AT THE DEALER ON WHETHER THAT WAS HOW THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO WORK AND THE ANSWER WAS YES. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THAT'S A SAFETY DEFECT OR JUST POOR ATTENTION TO DETAIL BUT I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE BROUGHT UP.*AK

• 10/21/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/19/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN VEHICLE IS IN CRUISE CONTROL IT WILL DOWNSHIFT. VEHICLE WILL THEN ACCELERATE AS THOUGH IT IS GOING INTO PASSING GEAR. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN ON LONG DRIVES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK

• 10/19/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY IN SCHEDULING RECALL (00V-194) APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *MJS

• 10/18/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  2000 PLYMOUTH NEON VIN: [XXX], MULTI-FUNCTION PLUG, AND WIRING HARNESS UNDER STEERING WHEEL COLUMN MELTED AND CAUGHT FIRE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 10/18/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

• 10/18/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONTAL BRAKE ROTORS, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK ROTORS ARE WARPING CAUSING PEDAL PULSATION AND VIOLENT FRONT END VIBRATION. *YH

• 10/14/2011· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH NEON WITH MERIT MYSTIC TOURING TR TIRES, THE SIZE WAS 195/65/R14 AND THE DOT# U9ABHU42802D13L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AFTER SLOWING DOWN, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BELT HAD SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ANOTHER TIRE WAS SHOWING PREMATURE BELT SEPARATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED HER AN OPTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

• 10/13/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD LOUD NOISE AND REALIZED ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING, ENGINE FAILED, ENGINE LIGHT GAVE NO WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. *SLC

• 10/13/1999· STEERING

  WHEN TURNING THE SPRING IT FEELS HEAVY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHETHER GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING PULLEY AND STEERING PUMP. *AK

• 10/08/2002· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ENGINE OIL LEAKS THREE SET OF HEAD GASKETS/ TRANSMISSION SLIPPING REBUILT THREE TIMES/ POWERSTEERING PUMP REPLACED 2 TIMES / SPEED CONTOL DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE CLOCKING SPRING DEFECTIVE IN AIR BAG CONTROL/ DEALER STATED THA MANUFACTURE WOULD ON PAY FOR PARTS ONLY AND THE COUSTOMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR OUT OF THE TWO PLUS YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS

• 10/08/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I CALLED THE DEALR THEY WOULDNT HELP,SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM, I HARDLY DRIVE IT CAUSE THE BRAKE WONT WORK AND SO I HAVENT PAID ON IT,, MY CREDIT'S DESTROYED, I KNOW THERE A BREAK RECALL, I FEEL RIPPED OFF BY DEALER AND MANUFACTORS,, THEY WANT 2,000 PLUS TO REPAIR THIS AND WHEN MY CHILDREN AND I DIE IN THE CAR,, I HOPE YOUR ALL HAPPY. MR

• 10/07/2009· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH NEON. WHILE A CHILD SEAT TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL A RESTRAINT SYSTEM THE REAR DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FRACTURED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 111,111. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 10/07/2003· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2000 PLYMOUTH NEON FELT LIKE IT LOST POWER OR DROPPED OUT OF GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT SLOWLY FOR ABOUT 2 MILES TO LEAVE IT AT A SAFE PLACE. THE HOSE FITTING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR HAD COMPLETELY BLOWN OFF & THE ALUMINUM THREADS STRIPPED- YET THE HOSE/GASKET ATTACHED REMAINED IN PLACE - THE HOSE HAD NO LEAKS & THE GASKET WAS RUSTY. THE SHOP INSTALLED A NEW RADIATOR WITH THE FITTING ATTACHED. ONCE THEY TOPPED UP THE FLUIDS, IT STILL WAS NOT DRIVABLE - AND FURTHER UPON INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION - (THE FILINGS IN THE PAN) INDICATED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION ($2200). THE REMAIN TRAN FROM MOPAR WAS FAULTY AND THEY HAD TO PUT A NEW VALVE BODY ON IT TO KEEP IT FROM JUMPING GEARS TOO QUICKLY. REALLY ODD THING IS - ANOTHER 2000 NEON CAME IN WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL IN THE SHOP, WITH THE EXACT SAME BLOWN FITTING. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED PRESSURE TO BUILD TO THE EXTENT THE FITTING WOULD BLOW. I STILL HAVE THE FITTING. *JB

• 10/03/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH NEON. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHIFTED TO THE LEFT AND BECAME DETACHED. THE DEALER (AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM MOBILE, 3118 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36606, (251)-202-2253) WAS CONTACTED TO CONFIRM RECALL INFORMATION AND TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

• 10/03/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2000 PLYMOUTH NEON, THIS VEHICLE WAS TRAVEL AT 65 MPH ON I-78 IN PA. THE GAS/ FUEL THAT IS ATTACH THIS VEHICLE BY TWO BOLTS SNAP OFF CAUSE THE GAS/FUEL GET STUCK UNDER THE DASH. THIS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RACE TO A HIGH SPEED. THE DRIVER HAVE TO MOVE SAFELY THIS CAR SHOULDER PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. AND HEAVY APPLY THE BRAKE. THE CAR HAVE TO BE TOW. *TR

• 10/03/2002· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  POWER STEERING FAILURE, OIL LEAK, AIR BAG DEFECT. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MR

• 10/01/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD LIGHT SWICH BURNED OUT WHICH CAUSED THE CABLE TO BURN AND THE HEAD LIGHT NO LONGER WORK.DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NLM

• 09/21/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMCrash

  FILLED GAS TANK TO FULL, AS EXITING THE GAS STATION HIT SMALL BUMP CAR DEAD STOPPED. WAS STOPPED IMMEDIATELY BY THE GAS TANK SLAMMING TO THE GROUND LIFTING THE CAR. THE CARS ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT THE CAR. GAS WAS LEAKING ON GROUND (SMALL AMOUNT) FROM THE RETURN LINE. GAS TANK FILL TUBE RIPPED OUT OF CAR TANK WEDGED IN BETWEEN CAR AND GROUND STOPPING VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. HAD I BEEN GOING AT A FASTER RATE OF SPEED I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE 4 CORNER STRAPS ARE NO WAY TO HOLD A GAS TANK IN PLACE. I SUBMIT THAT IMPROPER MATERIALS AND DESIGN CAUSED THE INCIDENT. YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE LOSS OF LIFE OCCURS. MOUNTING STRAPS SHOULD BE NON CORROSIVE OR MADE OF SUPERIOR MATERIAL AND NOT THIN METAL. I ALSO SUBMIT THAT I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS BEFORE, NOT ON A 15 YEAR OLD VEHICLE.

• 09/21/2004· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THIS CAUSED T HORN TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERED ABOUT THE RECALL FOR CHRYSLER MINI VANS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS HE IS HAVING SINCE BOTH VEHICLES USE THE SAME PARTS. *TC

• 09/19/2000· SUSPENSION

  AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS STEERING SHIMMY AT 70 MPH WHICH OCCURS LESS WHEN ACCELERATING THAN WHEN COASTING. *YH

• 09/14/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES HE IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS.*JB

• 09/04/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER'S CHILDREN WERE DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED . THERE WERE THREE INJURIES. *AK *PH *JB

• 09/02/2005· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS IN MY VEHICLE HAVE REPEATEDLY BURNED OUT. I DID REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT BURNED OUT AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. LATER ON, THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR ALSO BURNED OUT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT POWER WINDOWS ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FOR THREE TO FOUR YEARS NOW.

• 08/30/2001· SUSPENSION

  WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND BACKING INTO OR OUT OF PARKING SPACES A VERY LOUD CRACKING NOISE OCCURS IN FRONT SUSPENSION AREA, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK