75 of the
2,016 complaints filed about the Plymouth Neon
are about the body and structure —
4% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1995.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 200 PLYMOUTH NEON. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOWERED TO THE GROUND AND BOTH FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT. THE CONTACTED CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO DETERMINED THAT THE JACK WENT THROUGH THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
NHTSA complaint #11216959 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
A MECHANIC WAS CHECKING THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF MY CAR WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN HE NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST AND SEVERAL CRACKS FORMING IN THE SUB FRAME.
NHTSA complaint #10606897 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A JARRING STOP AFTER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HIT A SMALL RECESSED GAS COMPANY ACCESS COVER, PERHAPS 2" DEEP AND 6" IN DIAMETER. THE FRAME MEMBER BETWEEN THE TWO FRONT WHEELS CRACKED RIGHT THROUGH IN A SHOWER OF RUST. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR MAJOR INJURIES COULD HAVE OCCURRED. 12 YEARS SEEMS TOO SOON FOR THIS KIND OF UNDERCARRIAGE WEAR TO HAVE OCCURRED. CAR IS SCRAP NOW BUT HAD BEEN RUNNING WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10470138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BROKEN TIE ROD ENDS BOTH SIDES, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, HEAD GASKET FAILURE, READ DOOR DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT CLOSE AT ALL, TRUNK WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY, BRAKES WEAR EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS, HIGH RATE OF OIL BURN OFF. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #10242269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE TRUNK SEALS LEAK. EXCESS WATER IS COLLECTED IN THE SPARE WHEEL AND SURROUNDING CARPET. THE CARPET BEGINS TO GROW MOLD. THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL NOT REALIZE THAT THERE IS MOLD GROWING IN THE SPARE TIRE SECTION OF THEIR TRUNK. MOLD CAN BE TOXIC AND EVEN DEADLY. I HAVE CLEANED THIS AREA ONCE, BUT NOW I WILL CLEAN IT AGAIN TO TRY AND KILL OF ALL OF THE MOLD.
NHTSA complaint #10176815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY CAR IS LEAKING WATER IN TO THE TRUNK, SPARE TIRE WELL, UNDER MY BACK SEAT AND THE BACK FLOORS. MY MOTHER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER NEON. I JUST SPOKE TO A WOMAN WHO OWNS A NEON AND SHE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT SOMEWHERE FOR THIS MANY PEOPLE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10173035 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY SPARE TIRE WELL FILLS WITH WATER AND THE INTERIOR HAS PUDDLES ON THE FLOOR. MY CAR SMELLS LIKE DIRTY SOCKS AND IS GROWING MOLD. I AM STILL LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION.
NHTSA complaint #10154911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
I BOUGHT THIS 1997 PLYMOUTH NEON ON 8/19/2005 USED WITH 66000 MILES IT SEEMED LIKE A SOLID VEHICLE BUT IN SEPT/OCT WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF RAIN AND I NOTICED PUDDLES IN MY BACK SEAT AREA ON THE FLOOR BOTH SIDES,I CHECKED AROUND THE CAR FOR OPEN WINDOWS ECT.....THERE WAS NOTHING I CHECKED THE TRUNK AND IT SEEMED DAMP BUT NOTHING AS TO MAKE THE REAR FLOOR WET LIKE IT WAS. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL?I KNOW IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE NOW BUT WHAT IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND NOW WITH ME IT COULD TURN INTO A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE FLOOR WAS TO GET RUSTY AND ROT THROUGH SOMEONE COULD END UP GETTING SEVERELY INJURED. IF THERE IS ANY INFO ON THIS PROBLEM COULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOMEHOW THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #10140392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT: THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START,.OPENED THE HOOD, LOOKED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, THE WIRING ON THE END GLOWED RED RIGHT ABOVE THE BATTERY. PREVIOUSLY, THERE WAS AN AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. ALSO A TRUNK LATCH.
NHTSA complaint #10126173 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WATER IS COMING IN THE TRUNK SOMEHOW SEEPING INSIDE THE SPARE TIRE AREA AND LEAKING INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR SOAKING THE BACK FLOOR BOARDS. / STRONG GAS SMELL IN MY CAR WHEN OPERATING - SO BAD THAT THE WINDOWS HAVE TO CRACKED FOR FRESH AIR - CANNOT FIND ANY LEAKS- MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE BEING TRANSPORTED IN MY CAR DAILY- WAS TOLD THAT THIS DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A DEFECT AND I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COST - PROBLEM SINCE AROUND NOVEMBER 2004 / BRAKES SQUEAL EVERYTIME I BRAKE -HAD NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS INSTALLED DECEMBER 2003 - NOISE IS SO LOUD SOMETIMES IT IS EMBARRASSING.
NHTSA complaint #10107822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TYPE OF SURFACE ALL THE GAUGES ON MY 1996 NEON FAILED. SOMETIMES IF YOU TAP THE DASHBOARD GLASS THAT COVERS THE GAUGES THEY COME BACK ON OR IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THEY COME BACK ON, BUT THIS ISN'T ALWAYS THE CASE. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4-6 TIMES OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD STARTING IN MAY, 2004.
NHTSA complaint #10093313 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY GRANDFATHER OWNS A 1995 PLYMOUTH NEON AND THE PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF SO BADLY THAT IT IS TURNING WHITE AND I DON'T APPRECIATE IT. IT LOOKS CRAZY AND THAT IS NOT HOW A BUSINESS IS RAN. MY COUSIN HAS THE SAME EXACT CAR AND HER PAINT IS ALMOST 60% GONE AND THAT IS SO UNPROFESSIONAL SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPOSIBLE WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE. IS ANYONE GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE? WITH MALFUNCTIONS LIKE THIS I WILL NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY AGAIN. AND I WILL ALSO LET EVERY PERSON THAT WILL LISTEN HOW HORRIBLE THIS COMPANY TREATS ITS CONSUMERS.
NHTSA complaint #10091379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1. EVERY TIME IT RAINS OUTSIDE I HAVE A LAKE ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, MAINLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE BACK AND IN THE TRUNK WHICH IS MOLDING THE CARPET AND ITEMS KEPT INSIDE. 2. THE BACK UP LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY, DUE TO THE MOISTURE. 3. THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLINKS REALLY FAST, AND STAYS ON ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. 4. THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS TO BE MANUALLY TURNED OFF AFTER TURNING LEFT. 5. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED ON A STEEP TURN RESULTING ME GOING OFF ROAD, LUCKILY NOT HITTING ANYONE. 6. HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY POOR AT NIGHT. 7. RADIO RECEPTION IS GETTING WORSE. STATIONS THAT USED TO COME IN WON'T ANYMORE. 8. CAR SHAKES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND AT A LIGHT. 9. THERE IS GLARE ON THE WINDSHEILD FROM DASH THAT CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY IN THE DAY TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10086924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG CRACKED. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED SHE WAS AFRAID IT WILL HARM HER DAUGHTER.*AK THE HEAT FROM THE SUN WARPED THE DASH BOARD.
NHTSA complaint #10087340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON. THE ROOF OF MY CAR BEGAN PEELING OVER A YEAR AGO, AND HAS RAPIDLY SPREAD AND NOW HAS RUST DEVELOPING. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER NEONS IN MY AREA WITH SIMILAR PEELING PROBLEMS. I HAVE CONTACTED CRYSLER AND THE REFUSE TO HELP SINCE THE WARRANTY ON THE PAINT IS 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES. I THINK THAT IS RIDICULOUS. PAINT ON A CAR SHOULD LAST MUCH, MUCH LONGER THAN 3 YEARS.
NHTSA complaint #10086105 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST FORMING ON THE UNIBODY STRUCTURE BEHIND THE FRONT FRAME SUPPORT THAT SPANS THE WIDTH OF THE CAR. LARGE PIECES OF FLAKING METAL ARE COMING OFF AND THERE ARE HOLES THROUGH THE METAL. I FEAR THE INTEGRATY AND THE STREANGTH OF THE BODY IS BEING WEAKENED.
NHTSA complaint #10060309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1995 2 DR NEON, THE PAINT STARTED BUBBLING AND THEN PEELING 6 MONTHS AGO. ALMOST ALL THE PAINT ON THE ROOF IS GONE, AS WELL AS THE BACK OF THE TRUNK. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BY THE BACK WINDOW IS ALSO MISSING A LOT OF PAINT.*AK I LIVE IN THE PHOENIX AREA AND ALMOST DAILY SEE UP TO 6 OTHER WHITE NEONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10059977 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.