Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 25, 1997MA
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.
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1997 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 1997 record →
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage1 injured
Filed Nov 20, 1997OH
SEAT BELT ANCHOR BOLTS ARE BOLTED TO THE FLOORBOARD BEHIND SEAT OF BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER. IF CONSUMER IS COMING OUT OF BACK SEAT, THEY CAN FALL, CAUSING INJURIES TO THEMSELVES DUE TO WHERE DEVICE IS LOCATED. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *SLC
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Oct 27, 1997NC
WHEN IT RAINS VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHIMMIES AND LOSES POWER. THE DEALER STATWS IT WAS EXHAUST SENSORS. OWNER HAS HAD VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Sep 23, 1997IL
COMPUTER UNIT IN VEHICLE FAILED.
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Jul 1, 1997NY
REAR WINDOW PLACEMENT IS TOO HIGH, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.
Suspension › Front
Filed Jun 12, 1997KS
FRONT END SUSPENSION FAILURE; ALSO, REPLACED DRIVETRAIN. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 25, 1997NY
CRUISE CONTROL LOCK TAB FAILED.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Apr 2, 1997OR
DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS CAME OUT WHEN THE TWO PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. *AK
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Mar 19, 1997MN
VENTILATION SYSTEM INADEQUATE, LEAVING FROST ON WINDSHIELD, REAR GLASS, AND SIDE WINDOWS.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 12, 1997VA
ENGINE GASKET: DRIVING DOWN ON INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE, LOOKED DOWN AND THERMOSTAT WAS VERY HIGH, VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS SO HOT THAT COULD NOT TOUCH ANYTHING UNDER HOOD. VEHICLE TOWED IN FOR REPAIR . *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Jan 14, 1997PA
PLASTIC AIR INTAKE FAILED.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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