1995 PLYMOUTH NEON Complaints

MY CAR OVERHEATED ABOUT TWO WEEKS PRIOR. TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC BUT THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY A PROBLEM SO THEY THOUGHT IT WAS LOW ON COOLANT. THEN, MY CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN, STARTED IDLING ROUGH, AND PROCEEDED TO POUR SMOKE OUT BACK. YOU COULD SMELL THE COOLANT BURNING. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL NEONS PRE-99, YET CHRYSLER AND DODGE REFUSE TO RECALL THE CARS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM AROUND STEERING COLUMN NEXT TO TURN SIGNALS.*AK

MINOR BUMP TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE AIRBAGS AND WINDSHIELD.*AK

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM RUBBER CAP OF FUEL SENDING UNIT. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATIUON.*AK

CONTACTED CHRYSLER BECAUSE ONE YEAR EARLIER THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED IN MY BUILD. I GUESS THEY ARE WRONG. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***761148

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME/ ANY SPEED. THERE IS A RECALL BUT, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. *AK

WHILE AT 40 MPH GOING DOWN HILL AROUND A TURN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WERE TOO HARD. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WENT INTO OTHER LANE AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON. VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER MENTIONS RECALLS 94V034, 94V033, AND 96V228, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET THESE RECALL REPAIRS TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, HOWEVER DEALER REFUSED DUE TO VIN, CONSUMER STATES THESE RECALLS ARE RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT. *YD

A RATTLE NOISE IN SIDE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED CORROSION OF FUEL TUBE ASSEMBLY DUE TO SALT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE CAR ONLY HAS 84,600 MILES AND THE HEADGASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I JUST LEARNED THIS IS RECCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE NEON.*AK

DEFECTIVE HEADGASKET CAUSED EROSION AND DAMAGE TO THE HEAD, CHRYSLER DENIES TO COVER COST OF $2500. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF BROKEN HEADGASKETS IN THE NEONS AND CHRYSLER ADMITS TO THE DEFECT AND PAYS TO REPAIR SOME, BUT SAYS VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY MILES AND CONSUMER IS A THIRD OWNER SO THEY WON'T COVER IT. *AK ON 22-FEB-2002 CONSUMERS SON WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN, CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE WINDOWS. *SLC