1998 PLYMOUTH NEON Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY, LOST FEELING IN STEERING, DEALER FOUND THAT ENGINE MOUNTS WERE LOOSE, DEALER REPLACED ENGINE MOUNTS. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED AND STOPPED ENGINE. *AK

ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO A TECHNICIAN, AND TECHNICIAN SAID THERE WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

THIS CAR IS THE WORST. I HAVE LOST MORE WAGES FROM MISSING WORK DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM GOING TO BE CONTACTING MY ATTORNEY FOR LEMON LAWS IN OUR STATE. NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP EVEN WANTS TO DEAL WITH ME OR MY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR REASONS WHY CERTAIN "FIXED" THINGS SEEM TO ALWAYS BE BREAKING DOWN? I AM GOING TO GET RID OF IT ASAP. * NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE AND WON'T PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. ALSO, VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE OVERHEATING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DURING RECENT HEAVY RAINS CONSUMER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LEAKAGE PROBLEM IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY UNITS WHICH IN TURN, OVERFLOWED DOWN INTO THE SPARE TIRE WELL AND FLOWED INTO THE INTERIOR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT COLLECTING IN THE BACK SEAT FLOORBOARD ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT LOCATIONS, DEALER REFUSED ASSISTANCE. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT THE HANDLING OF THE CAR. THE NOISE OCCURS AFTER THE CAR IS COMPLETELY WARMED UP, WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING OR STOPPED AND IS HEARD WHEN THE CAR IS IN OR OUT OF DRIVE. IT IS A GRINDING NOISE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISES THAT I 'JUST GO BUY A BATTERY.' I THINK IT IS UNREASONABLE FOR A CAR TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AFTER TWO YEARS, ALTHOUGH THE MILEAGE IS HIGH, THESE ARE NOT HARD MILES IN MY OPINION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL, AND WAS CONSUMING ALOT A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTICED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS PUMPING OIL ONTO THE ROAD SURFACE. ACCORDING TO DEALER, CHRYSLER HAS UPGRADED THE GASKET THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAPPEN 3XS. *AK

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH WHEN A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH DEER, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOWED TO BODY SHOP. WHILE AT BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS, MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND LOCATION OF AIR BAG SENSORS. FOUND WIRING HARNESS FOR AIR BAGS. 1 INJURY. NO EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK