1995 Plymouth Neon complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY THREE TIMES PRIOR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED 11-17-97 TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. DEALER SAID WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM UNTIL NOTIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER THAN CALLED MANUFACTURER, CALLED ON THREE WAY CONFERENCE CALL, DEALER THEN AGREED TO FIX RECAL. ,BUT AS SOON MANUFACTURER WIOULD HANG UP DEALER SAID WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM UNTIL RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK

BRAKES MAKE SQUEALING NOISE.

DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS. POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK,BUT MAKES HARD TO CONTROL, IT MAKES A LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE. DEALER CHANGED POWER STEERING BELT, PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC

THE HORN SOUNDS DISTORTED AND CANNOT BE HEARD BY DRIVER IF WINDOW IS DOWN. HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK

THE PINS IN THE CALIPER ARE SWELLING UP,CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OQNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK

RECALL 96V228000; THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY BEFORE THE RECALL WORK, AND NOW AFTER THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE THE ENGINE MAKES A NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS. *AK

BRAKED, THEN FELT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE, ENGINE REVVED, CAR ACCELERATED AS IT LURCHED FORWARD SMASHING INTO THE CAR AHEAD, SHIFT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL FIRST THEN REVERSE TO STOP VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DASHBOARD. FEW OF THE COMPONENTS WOULD NOT WORK AFTER THAT, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVEABLE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE WIRING AND THAT RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION. *AK

STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE AND MAKES NOISE WHILE TURNING.

TIRES ARE CONSTANTLY GOING FLAT ON THE VEHICLE. (GOODYEAR INVICTA GS P165/80R13 83T).

RECALL # 96V228000, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL CAN BE SMELLED IN VEHICLE. NOTICED AFTER RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. *AK

DRIVING 35MPH, DRIVER LEANED TOWARDS PASSENGER'S SIDE AND REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT; UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN & PASSENGER HIT WINDSHIELD. *AK *SLC

MANY BRAKE PROBLEMS, UNABLE TO BE FIXED.

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

ENGINE KNOCKS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *AK

ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAK. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT APPROX 60 MPH SUDDENLY WENT INTO A TURN AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN WITHIN MINUTES SHE WAS IN THE AIR ON TWO WHEELS; AND WHEN AUTO CAME DOWN DRIVER HIT HER HEAD ON WINDSHIELD AND AUTO BEGAN TO SLIDE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH OWNER SAW DISFIGURATION OF THE ROAD SURFACE AND SLOWED DOWN. AFTER PASSING OVER DISFIGURATION DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED ALONG WITH STEERING WHEEL BREAKING. SOMEONE STANDING ON THE ROADSIDE STATED "THIS IS THE THIRD VEHICLE TODAY THAT HAD THAT OCCURRENCE AT THAT SAME SPOT". PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNAL WIRES BURNED. CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT PROBLEM, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO . *AK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING RUBBER, MECHANIC FROM PRECISION TUNE EXAMINED VEHICLE AND STATED THAT A WIRE HAD BURNED IN THE HARNESS OF THE TURN SIGNAL AND THAT THE AIR BAG COULD HAVE DEPLOYED OR VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE, HARNESS WAS REPLACED. *SLC

TURN SIGNAL WIRING HARNESS BURNT.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, WAS GETTING READY TO STOP; STARTED APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKES; PUSHED BRAKES TO FLOOR BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. NOTICED/SMELLED SMOKE, STARTED PUMPING BRAKES, PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ONCE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THEY SHATTERED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW. *AK

NOISE FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CAUSED BY FAILED EVAPORATOR.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. OWNER MUST STOP RESTART AND JERK THE VEHICLE TO RESTORE RESUME POSITION. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON.

APPLYING BRAKES WITH EXTREME PRESSURE SEAT BELT THAT SECURES CSS IN THE REAR DISCONNECTS AND THROWS TODDLER AND CSS INTO DRIVERS SEAT BACK. *AK

KEYS STUCK IN IGNITION.

THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 SECONDS. DEALER HAVE NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

EXHAUST SEAL RING FAILED NINE TIMES. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS BURNING, OWNER DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON, CONSUMER THINKS THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE HEADLIGHTS, WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION 96 JUNE-97APRIL, PE97007. *AK *JB

VEHICLES FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR, HAVING TO CHANGE EVERY 5,OOO, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS A TECHNICAL TSB ON THIS, HAS TO PUT HEAVY DUTY MATERIAL WHICH IS STILL CHANGED EVERY 5,000 MILES. THIS IS ALSO DUE TO CALIPERS FREEZING. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DISENGAGED WITHOUT INCIDENT. *AK

EA97-009 ACTIVE, STEERING FAILURE, WHEN MAKING A LFT HAND TURN , HAS NO STEERING CONTROL, WHEEL WILL NOT TURN TO THE LEFT. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT BOTH FRONT DOOR WINDOWS SHAKE WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED.

THE TRANSAXLE FAILED, SLIPPED, AND TORE A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE.

DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS AT LOW SPEED WATER FILLS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AFFECTING THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING. DURING THESE CONDITIONS, OPERATOR IS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. *AK

PE96-069, IN RAINY CONDITIONS WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

STEERING WENT OUT DUE TO A CRASH. *AK

STEERING IS DIFFICULT WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, OCCURS DURING MEDIUM TO HEAVY SHOWER AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR PUDDLE. DURING A TURN, VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD BEFORE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY LOST STEERING CONTROL, HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN MAKING TURNS; ALSO, DURING STRAIGHT DRIVING IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, DEALER CAN NOT FIND CAUSE, CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID, NORMAL. *AK

OWNER COMPLAINS THAT SEAT BELT IS NOT COMFORTABLE FOR SHORT FEMALE DRIVERS.

UPON STARTING OUT, ATTEMPTED TO MANUEVER STEERING WHEEL, FOUND POWER ASSIST TO BE INOPERATIVE, WHEEL WAS HARD TO STEER, REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, BASICLY HAD TO STEER STRAIGHT TO GET TO DEALER, OWNER PAID FOR REPAIR, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, ALSO HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BEFORE THE BRAKES WENT OUT, THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. NOW THERE ARE NO ABS BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

MANUAL STEERING GEAR BOX LOCKED UP DURING ICE STORM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT. *AK

CLUTCH FAILED.

#PE96-069, WAS DRIVING AND TRIED TO MAKE A TURN THE STEERING WOULDN'T TURN, LOCKED UP. *AK

WHILE AT AN STOPPING LGHT THE AIR BAG DEPLOY WHICH CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BETWEEN TO OTHER VEHICLE.

WHEN DRIVING AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEN THERE IS A FUNNY SOUND AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES.