13 of the 476 complaints about the 1996 Plymouth Neon are about the equipment — 3% of everything reported for this model year.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE VEHICLE NEEDED MAJOR REPAIRS ON THE BRAKES. *YH THE CAMSHAFT SEAL FAILED TWICE, THE POWER STEERING BELTS FAILED WHILE TRAVELING DURING TRAFFIC, AND THE RADIO MALFUNCTIONED. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #567221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER STATES THE RADIO HAS NEVER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #567221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER RUNS OUT OF COOLANT EVERY YEAR--NO ONE, NOT EVEN THE DEALER COULD FIND A LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #764558 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
O RINGS ON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT REPLACED ON 6-23-00, EVAPORTATION COIL REPLACED ON 9-12-00. PLUG, SENOR-OXYGEN, EXHAUST, WIRING PKG-POSTIVE CABLE REPLACED 10-2-00, TEMPERATURE PROBE REPLACED 7-19-01. AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AGAIN IN AUGUST, 2001. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE INNER OUTER LEFT TIE RODS 4-9-98, HEAD GASKET 1-28-00, OIL SENDING UNIT 3-3-00, REAR MAIN SEAL AND BEDPLATE 5-9-00.
NHTSA complaint #764326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
EXHAUST HAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM IT AND THE AIR-CONDITIONER COMPRESSER WHISTLES. I CHECKED FOR AN OIL LEAK AND FOUND IT TO BE THE HEAD GASKET. WHY SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSING A FORCED RECALL IS BEYOND ME!
NHTSA complaint #745515 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ON 6/18/98 THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AND SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED AGAIN ON 6/15/00. ON 6/17/00 MY A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED TO OPERATE; PRIVATE MECHANIC FOUND A BREAK IN WIRING HARNESS.
NHTSA complaint #725167 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. ENGINE VALVE/ ENGINE HEAD GASKET/AIR CONTIONER: COMPRESSOR & CAMSHAFT WERE REPLACED 2-3 TIMES FROM 1998. CONSUMER HAS BEEN MISLED EACH TIME . APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR REPAIRS.
NHTSA complaint #862093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH CAR FROM ENGINE TO WIRING. NOT HAPPY WITH CAR CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM CAR!
NHTSA complaint #714302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET 3 TIMES/VALVE COVER GASKET TWICE, AND TRANSMISSION SEALS ONCE, BUT DEFECTS HAVE REOCCURRED. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WILL NOT BLOW COLD AIR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #837528 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TAPE DECK EJECT BUTTON STICKS, PREVENTING CASSETTE TAPE FROM BEING REMOVED.
NHTSA complaint #535993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF AND STALLING, AND SOMETIMES CONSUMER COULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO GET OVER 30 MPH, VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER HAD PROBLEMS, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER HAD TO CHANGE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR SERVICE ABOUT 10 TIMES, AND THE CONSUMNER JUST GOT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOP ON FEB 17TH. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #835102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY CAR REGULARLY, BUT I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. FIRST OF ALL, I'VE ALWAYS HAD BRAKE TROUBLE, SECOND: MY TURN SIGNALS WILL SOMETIMES COME ON WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES (OR SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL), MY DEFROST KEEPS BREAKING (ONLY VENT AND BI-LEVEL WILL WORK); MY HORN DIED FOR NO REASON A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND TODAY MY CAR WON'T START (I DROVE TO CHURCH, AND IT WORKED FINE, BUT WHEN I LATER TRIED STARTING MY CAR, IT WOULDN'T START. IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE BATTERY WAS DEAD <EVEN THOUGH I DIN'T LEAVE ANYTHING ON. SO A FRIEND JUMP-STARTED MY CAR. IT STARTED, BUT ON MY WAY HOME, THE ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND HOT-COLD GAUGES WERE FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN, AND THE RADIO KEPT RESETTING CHANNELS. THE SEATBELT AND BATTERY LIGHTS KEPT FLICKERING ON AND OFF, AS DID THE CHIMES. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CHARGED MY CAR, ALTHOUGH I FELT CERTAIN IT WAS NOT ONLY THE BATTERY CAUSING THE PROBLEM. NOW, MY CAR WON'T START AT ALL, AND I HEAR A CLICKING NOISE (IF ANYTHING) WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION. THE GAUGES ON MY DASH MOVE UP AND DOWN (EVEN THE SPEDOMETER) AND YET MY CAR REMAINS STILL. THE DOME AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, AND THE RADIO CHANGES STATIONS, YET RECEIVES NOTHING. IT SEEMS LIKE SOME MAJOR ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER PROBLEM. MY CAR WORKED FINE (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BROKEN HORN AND USUAL PROBLEMS, UNTIL TODAY. ALSO, AT MY 36000 CHECK-UP, THE " ENGINE" CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THE MECHANICS SAID IT WAS NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN. I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE TELL ME IF OTHER PERSONS ARE HAVING SIMILAR DIFFICULTIES. COULD MY DEAD HORN HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY WHATEVER IS MALFUNCTIONING NOW? ALSO, I HEAR WIERD CLUNKING NOISES MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING, ESPEC WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR AROUND CURVES. MY CAR MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES LIKE A BIRD CHIRPING ALSO. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, WHICH IS WHY NOW I AM CONVINCED THAT THESE MUST BE MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS. I HAVE EVEN COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIPS. PLEASE HELP.
NHTSA complaint #703037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER EXPANSION VALVE MALFUNCTIONED.
NHTSA complaint #538427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.