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1995 Plymouth Neon complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jan 21, 1997NY

HAS GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF BRAKE PADS IN TWO YEARS. *AK

Steering
Filed Jan 16, 1997FL

STEERING FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE, COULD NOT MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, IN FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES, WILL PROVIDE REPAIR BILL, *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Jan 10, 1997PA

GAS LEAKS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR.

Visibility › WindshieldCrash
Filed Jan 8, 1997FL

DURING REAR IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOWS SHATTERED, WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Dec 30, 1996MD

DEFROSTER INOPERATIVE, CAUSING WINDSHIELD/WINDOWS TO FOG UP/POOR VISIBILITY.

Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
Filed Dec 30, 1996CA

HEAD REST ARE POORLY PADDED AND DESIGNED CREATING A POTENTIAL HAZARD.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Dec 19, 1996NY

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 17, 1996MI

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PARTS IN UNTIL JAN. 1,1997. RECALL #96V228000. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Dec 17, 1996MD

POOR TRACTION ON WET PAVEMENT.

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Dec 13, 1996NY

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A MANHOLE AT 20MPH. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 9, 1996IL

WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Dec 2, 1996MI

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR COLLISION.

Air Bags › Frontal2 injured
Filed Nov 25, 1996MI

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 12MPH AND THE AIR BAGS JUST DEPLOYED, DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING ,THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, THEY JUST WENT OFF. *AK *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Nov 15, 1996NC

WHILE DRIVING ON WET SURFACE WHEN APPLIED BRAKES AT APPROX. 35MPH, EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOCK UP, VEHICLE WENT INTO DITCH, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › SwitchFire
Filed Nov 14, 1996LA

BLINKER SWITCH DEFECTIVE, CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORT/STEERING COLUMN FIRE, MELTING AND FUSING WIRING HARNESS.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Nov 1, 1996NY

EXHAUST DONUT REPLACED.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Nov 1, 1996CO

STEERING COLUMN FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 28, 1996VA

FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKES, WHEN MAKING A TURN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE STEERING LOCKED. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Oct 23, 1996GA

STOPPED AFTER MAKING A TURN AND A TRUCK FRONT ENDED THE CAR AND THE IMPACT WAS ABOUT 45MPH, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Oct 22, 1996NY

ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNT.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 22, 1996TX

CAR WOULD NOT START. INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ELECTRICAL FAILURES. OWNER WANTS A REPLACEMENT CAR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Filed Oct 21, 1996KY

THE BRAKE PEDAL WIRE WAS CUT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Oct 21, 1996NY

BRAKE LIGHT FUSE BLOWS FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Oct 17, 1996TX

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 11, 1996CA

WHENEVER DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS THE SPEED DECREASES AND THEN THE SPEED IS RESUMED AND ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 11, 1996NY

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED AND PITTED 2 TIMES.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System2 killed
Filed Oct 10, 1996TX

STEERING FAILURE, LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN WET WEATHER, LOCKS UP AND CANNOT TURN WHEEL. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › DiscCrash
Filed Sep 23, 1996FL

APPLIED BRAKES DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER , DRIVER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISION. DLR STATES RUSTY BRAKES, SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE IMMERSED IN WATER.*AK

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 18, 1996NY

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION AND FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN A MINOR COLLISION.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 16, 1996MI

ONGOING OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE ENGINE, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIRED. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 11, 1996TX

FAILURE OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS, THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly1 injured
Filed Sep 11, 1996TX

ENGINE STEAMING, RADIATOR CAP FLEW OFF ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, STRIKING DRIVER IN THE EYE.*AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Sep 4, 1996FL

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS, PE94-095.*AK *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 23, 1996MD

BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Aug 20, 1996MA

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 16, 1996NY

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AUTOMATIC CARWASH, APPROX. A 1/2 GALLON OF WATER POURED INTO VEHICLE THROUGH TH E PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOOR VENTS. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist SystemCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 12, 1996MA

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAUSED ACCIDENT.

Seats1 injured
Filed Aug 7, 1996PA

IN A REAR AND FRONT END COLLISION THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBACKS COLLAPSED AND THE REAR RIGHT SIDE LAP/ SHOULDER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jul 29, 1996PA

FRONT BRAKE DISC PADS/ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarCrash
Filed Jul 26, 1996WV

THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jul 23, 1996VA

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, VEHICLE JERKED GEAR, BEGAN TO POP AND FELL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jul 23, 1996NM

WAS IN AUTO ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 2, 1996MA

ENGINE T/BODY FAILED. *DH

Steering › ColumnCrash
Filed Jul 2, 1996NY

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 25, 1996IL

WHILE DRIVING, UPON APPLYING BRAKE AND LEFT TURN SIGNAL, EXPERIENCES MALFUNCTION, WHEN TURN SIGNAL STOPS BLINKING. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 14, 1996TN

TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO ENGAGE INTO SECOND GEAR. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 9, 1996FL

WARPED ROTORS, CAUSING MILD VIBRATION UPON BRAKING. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalFire
Filed Jun 6, 1996UT

AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AT 4MPH, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND PASSENGER AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 3, 1996WA

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT, AND AT LOW SPEEDS NOTICED METAL TO METAL SQUEAL.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrashFire2 injured
Filed May 30, 1996WA

DURING SIDE IMPACT, AT APPROX. 35MPH, WAS FORCED INTO BARRIER HEAD ON, DUAL AIR BAGS EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

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