67 of the
711 complaints about the 1995 Plymouth Neon are about the
electrical system — 9% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
25,000 miles.
NUMEROUS HEATING COOLING PROBLEMS. INCORRECT TEMPERATURE GAUGE, OVERHEATING, RADIATOR FANS NOT COMING ON, ERRATIC FAN OPERATION, WATER LEAKING IN FROM FIREWALL POURING INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR CAUSING BLOWN FUSES, FAULTY BLOWER MOTORS AND SOAKING CARPETS. WIRING PROBLEMS CAUSING FUSES TO BLOW WHEN FANS WOULD KICK ON, A/C WAS TURNED ON, OR DASH WOULD EMIT SMOKE WHEN THE PARKING BREAK WAS ENGAGED WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING, ERRATIC GAUGE CLUSTER, OFF AND ON GAUGES, INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10144880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 27,000 milesHendersonville, TN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THIS CAR...WITH A TRADE IN WITH A PONTIAC BONNEVILLE..I HAD BAD LUCK WITH THIS NEON 1995 MODEL FROM DAY I DROVE..THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAIL AND THEY SOMETIMES WORK..LIKE EX..TO SEE HOW MUCH GAS, AND HOW FAST I AM GOING..ODOMETER..AND THE TEMP GAUGES..THEY WORK AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY DO NOT!..I ALSO SEEN A OIL LEAK AND THE CAR SEEMS TO USE ALOT OF OIL..AND A VERY BAD SMELL COMES FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD!...I AM SICK AND TIRED OF ME HAVING TO FIX SOMETHING THAT I FEEL IS THE DEFAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER OF PLY. NEON COMPANY SHOULD FIX THESE THINGS FREE OF CHARGE!!! I WISH SOMEBODY WILL CALL ME SOON AS POSSIBLE..I AM UNSURE OF HOW I WILL BE SAFE OR THE CAR CATCH ON FIRE WHILE ME & 2 KIDS ARE INSIDE OF IT..I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS NEON!! WHEN I PAID A TRADE IN FOR NICER CAR, I GOT THIS ONE BECAUSE IT WAS BETTER FUEL MILES BUT AFTER I GOT THIS CAR, I SEE THIS WAS A LEMON FROM DAY ONE AND I HAD THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND THE INSTRUMENTS DROP ALL THE TIME, AND I FEEL IT'S THE CAR MANUFACTURE SHOULD FIX THIS IMMEDIATELY! I AM VERY UPSET AND HOPE YOU ALL SEE TO IT THAT I GET THIS CAR LOOKED INTO BY VIA PAID FOR BY PLY., MANUF...THANK YOU, WILLA IN TN.
NHTSA complaint #10134965 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 25,000 milesHendersonville, TN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SOMETIMES DO NOT SHOW HOW MUCH GAS, OR TEMPT GAUGES DO NOT WORK...IT SEEMS IF IT IS COLD -OR DAMP-RAINING OUTSIDE- THE GAUGES DO NOT WORK...I HAVE A FEELING THERE IS MORE RECALLS ON MY PLYMOTH-NEON 1995.
NHTSA complaint #10112390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 25,000 milesHendersonville, TN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SOMETIMES DO NOT SHOW HOW MUCH GAS, OR TEMPT GAUGES DO NOT WORK...IT SEEMS IF IT IS COLD -OR DAMP-RAINING OUTSIDE- THE GAUGES DO NOT WORK...I HAVE A FEELING THERE IS MORE RECALLS ON MY PLYMOTH-NEON 1995.
NHTSA complaint #10112390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tampa, FL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE FIRST PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE TIMING BELT BREAKING, I RETURNED TO CASINO AUTO SALES TO FIND A SOLUTION,THEIR MECHANIC " FIXED" THE PROBLEM SO I THOUGHT ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH AND HALF LATER WITH A BAD FUEL PUMP ADDED TO THE PROBLEM SO I WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE TO HAVE THAT FIXED. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS TAKEN TO SEARS TO PURCHASE A NEW SET OF TIRES, I WAS TOLD BY A SEARS REP. THAT I WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE WRONG SIZE TIRES WERE PUT ON THE CAR WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE TIRED WITH WOBBLING. MY VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLOUM WHENEVER THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, I HAVENT EVEN BOTHERED TO GO BACK TO CASINO BECAUSE I WOULDNT TRUST THEM TO ACTUAALT FIX IT THE RIGHT AND HONEST WAY DO TO THE FACT THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH CASH SO THEY BASICALLY SOLD ME A LEMON.
NHTSA complaint #765886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bridgeton, NJ
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #763869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Philadelphia, PAFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM AROUND STEERING COLUMN NEXT TO TURN SIGNALS.
NHTSA complaint #8010098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Huntsville, ALFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
UNDER DASH WIRING SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #750894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Houston, MNFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #749196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cincinnanti, OH
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ON OR AROUND JUNE FIRST AIR CONDITIONG AND BLINKERS WERE INOPERABLE. TWO WEEKS LATER, AUTOMOBILE FAILED TO START, AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. CONSUMER CONTACTED LOCAL MECHANIC , WHO STATED THAT WIRING WAS BAD. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #890820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cincinnanti, OH
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ON OR AROUND JUNE FIRST AIR CONDITIONG AND BLINKERS WERE INOPERABLE. TWO WEEKS LATER, AUTOMOBILE FAILED TO START, AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. CONSUMER CONTACTED LOCAL MECHANIC , WHO STATED THAT WIRING WAS BAD. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #890820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Collingdale, PA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #744543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Antioch, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS, FUEL PUMP AND LEAKING HEAD GASKET REPLACED, STALLING CONTINUED, VEHICLE TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, REPAIRS MADE TO COMPUTER, LOOSE FAN BELTS TIGHTEN, WHICH DEALERSHIP FAILED TO DO WHEN INSTALLING TIMING BELT.
NHTSA complaint #559089 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Washington, DC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON INDICATOR COMES ON WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AND STAYS ON FOR A DAY OR TWO. IN SUMMER OF 2000 VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF, CONSUMER WAS ON HIGHWAY AND WAS ALMOST KILLED.
NHTSA complaint #880089 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Aurora, IL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
HEAD GASKET LEAKED, CAUSING STARTER TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #735594 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Detroit, MI
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE HARNESS SMOKES. YH
NHTSA complaint #551653 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Buford, GA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #720094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Buford, GA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #720094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Buford, GA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #720094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Naugatuck, CT
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS CHANGED THE COMPUTER CHIP.
NHTSA complaint #856182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Apalachin, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, WITH NO ONE IN IT, CAR STARTED AND TRAVELED ABOUT 50 FEET PRIOR TO HITTING BARN. THEN, WOULD NOT START. DEALER REPORTS IT NEEDS A NEW STARTER, BUT HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THE PROBLEM. CAR IS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. KEY WAS NOT IN CAR. CAR HAD BEEN STOPPED FOR ABOUT 15-20 MIN AND WAS UNATTENDED.
NHTSA complaint #716233 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Apalachin, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, WITH NO ONE IN IT, CAR STARTED AND TRAVELED ABOUT 50 FEET PRIOR TO HITTING BARN. THEN, WOULD NOT START. DEALER REPORTS IT NEEDS A NEW STARTER, BUT HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THE PROBLEM. CAR IS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. KEY WAS NOT IN CAR. CAR HAD BEEN STOPPED FOR ABOUT 15-20 MIN AND WAS UNATTENDED.
NHTSA complaint #716233 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sparks, NV
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ALL WHO BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SYMPTOMS THAT LEAD UP TO THE PROBLEMS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR CHRYSLER TO TAKE ACTION AND KEEP THE GOOD NAME THAT THEY USED TO HAVE? WE ALL PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THESE CARS AND NOW WE ALL MIGHT AS WELL JUNK THEM AND BUY NEW CARS. IN THE LONG RUN IT WILL SAVE US ALL A LOT OF MONEY!
NHTSA complaint #716084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Detroit, MI
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ELECTRICAL TROUBLE IN THE HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE TURN SIGNAL OF THE CAR--WIRE WAS BURNED IN THE HARNESS.
NHTSA complaint #520097 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plano, TX
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT START. INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ELECTRICAL FAILURES. OWNER WANTS A REPLACEMENT CAR.
NHTSA complaint #51037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mechanicsville, MDFire1 injured
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
FIRE STARTED INSIDE OF VEHICLE POSSIBLY DUE TO SHORT CIRCUIT OF REMOTE MIRROR WIRING OR MOTOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DISCOVERED BY DAUGHTER UPON OPENING DRIVER'S DOOR TO GO TO WORK. AT FIRST, SHE REALIZED THAT THE OUTSIDE DRIVER'S MIRROR WAS HANGING DOWN FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON OPENING DOOR, FLAMES EMERGED FROM THE INTERIOR, SLIGHTLY BURNING HER ON THE ARM. ALL HEAVY BURN DAMAGE SEEMS TO BE AT THE AREA OF THE MOTOR AND SWITCH FOR THE REMOTE MIRRORS. THE INTERIOR SUFFERED TOTAL LOSS. NO ELECTRICAL ALTERATIONS WERE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. ALL COMPONETS ON THE VEHICLE ARE FACTORY INSTALLED. CAN'T SEEM TO GET THROUGH TO CHRYSLER FOR ANY ASSISTANCE. VEHICLE IS OF COURSE OUT OF WARRANTY (3YR - 36,000)
NHTSA complaint #709819 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plymouth, MI
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HEADLIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ON AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. HAD NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. CONTACTED DEALER WHO REFUSED TO LOOK AT VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER 2-3 WEEKS. HAD DISCONNECTED BATTERY & HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT & SMOKE STOPPED.
NHTSA complaint #844461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Warminster, PA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE ENGINE WILL CRANK, BUT NOT START. SHORT IN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. EXPENSIVE REPAIR [OVER $900 TO REPLACE HARNESS FOR THE SAKE OF ONE SHORTED WIRE]
NHTSA complaint #708620 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Alpharetta, GAFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #839488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Reading, MA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT OWN. WHEN RESTARTING, ENGINE REVVED REAL HIGH, THERE WERE NO TURN SIGNALS OR AIR CONDTIONING. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN CAR WAS CHECKED A SHORT WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE IGNITION AND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #839076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.