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1996 Plymouth NEON problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

308 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

83,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1996 model year. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 19 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 113 of 308 complaints (36.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	37	12.0%
Electrical and battery issues	24	7.8%
Engine operation	21	6.8%
Transmission and shifting	14	4.5%
Steering behavior	10	3.2%
Fuel system concerns	8	2.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

113

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Air Bags:Frontal

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	113
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	44
Air Bags:Frontal	22
Unknown Or Other	20
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood	13
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	13
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	12
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	11

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 113; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 44; Air Bags:Frontal: 22; Unknown Or Other: 20; Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood: 13; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components: 13; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 12; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 11

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 3; 50,000 to 74,999: 6; 75,000 to 99,999: 5; 100,000 to 149,999: 4; 150,000 and above: 1

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (6). 289 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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1996: 17; 1997: 19; 1998: 29; 1999: 61; 2000: 78; 2001: 42; 2002: 26; 2003: 14; 2004: 11; 2005: 4; 2006: 3; 2007: 2; 2021: 1; 2022: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 37 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 24 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 21 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10007546 · 2003-02-15 (February 15, 2003)

DRIVING TO WORK AND REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. TIRE WOULD NOT SPIN. PH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10007546 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10100675 · 2004-11-28 (November 28, 2004)

OIL LEAKS, DASHBOARD FAILURE, NOISE IN BRAKES, WIND NOISE IN PASSENGERS DOOR. HAVE REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET TWICE, REPLACED OIL SENDIND UNIT,CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED NOW I HAVE A BIG OIL LEAK, CAR ONLY HAS 45000 MILES ON IT. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10100675 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10044363 · 2003-10-21 (October 21, 2003)

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 134,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10044363 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10059800 · 2004-04-01 (April 1, 2004)

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 96V026000 CONCERNING THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, BUT CHRYSLER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT EXIST. *AK THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM BUT STATED THAT THE WIRING IN THE HORN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE ENGINE MISFIRING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND SPUTTER AFTER A SHORT DRIVE. *SC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10059800 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10005990 · 2003-01-30 (January 30, 2003)

3 HEAD GASKETS FAILURED IN 6 YEARS RESULTING IN ENGINE STALLING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FAILURES WERE AT 30K, 45K, AND 70K MILES RESPECTIVELY. MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON 01/29/02. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURES. TS

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005990 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10024747 · 2003-06-23 (June 23, 2003)

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE IS VERY SLOW, NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER STATED THERE IS PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO SHE HAD TO PAY, VEHICLE HAS ONLY 64000 MILES.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10024747 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 526962 · 1997-12-16 (December 16, 1997)

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 526962 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10086924 · 2004-08-16 (August 16, 2004)

1. EVERY TIME IT RAINS OUTSIDE I HAVE A LAKE ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, MAINLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE BACK AND IN THE TRUNK WHICH IS MOLDING THE CARPET AND ITEMS KEPT INSIDE. 2. THE BACK UP LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY, DUE TO THE MOISTURE. 3. THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLINKS REALLY FAST, AND STAYS ON ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. 4. THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS TO BE MANUALLY TURNED OFF AFTER TURNING LEFT. 5. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED ON A STEEP TURN RESULTING ME GOING OFF ROAD, LUCKILY NOT…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10086924 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 531494 · 1998-02-26 (February 26, 1998)

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER STEERING ABILITY WHILE MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, DURING RAINY WEATHER.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 531494 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 513199 · 1996-12-30 (December 30, 1996)

GAS TANK FAILURE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 513199 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 538272 · 1998-07-12 (July 12, 1998)

AS I WAS DRIVING, MY WIFE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. I LOOKED IN REAR VIEW MIRROR AND ON THE REAR DECK OF THE BACK SEAT, BY THE REAR WINDOW, FLAMES COULD BE SEEN ABOVE MY SONS HEAD. AFTER WE GOT OUT AND RAN AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE I COULD SEE THE FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK BURNING AS IT RAN ONTO THE GROUND FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. CAMPAIGN # 96V228000

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 538272 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

308 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

6.2%Usable mileage19 / 308 records

78.6%Valid incident date242 / 308 records

100.0%Valid filing date308 / 308 records

78.6%Ordered incident and filing dates242 / 308 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	133.3% ODI 883975 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND LOOKED ON DASHBOARD, AND TEMERATURE LIGHT WAS RED HOT. HE PULLED OVER, AND HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC INDICATED A BLOWEN HEAD GASKET. THIS WAS SECOND TIME. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK Look up ODI 883975 at NHTSA ↗	8918.5% ODI 10000185 · 63,400 mi I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT MY 1995 PLYMOUTH NEON HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE DEALER THAT I TOOK IT TO FOR REPAIRS TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, BUT THAT I COULD CONTACT CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIRS. MY CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. CHRYSLER HAS DECLINED TO COVER ANY OF THE COST OF PARTS AND SERVICE FOR THIS REPAIR, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT HEAD GASKETS ARE A DEFECT IN THIS CAR. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY NEON OWNERS ARE FIGHTING THIS SAME B… Look up ODI 10000185 at NHTSA ↗	11336.7% ODI 10007542 HEAD GASKET FAILED. PH Look up ODI 10007542 at NHTSA ↗	7546.6% ODI 10007436 · 35,000 mi BRAKES REDONE AFTER 3 YEARS, HEAD GASKET REPLACED AFTER 4 YEARS, CLEAR COAT ON PAINT ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED, MUFFLER ALMOST FELL OFF, EXHAUST DETECTED IN CABIN OF CAR, REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN, SEALS ON WINDOWS FALLING DOWN DOOR JAM. PH JB DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS768018 Look up ODI 10007436 at NHTSA ↗	6438.3% ODI 10006362 · 24,400 mi PURCHASED CAR 5/2000 WITH 10,000 MILES. OIL LEAK ON GARAGE FLOOR, TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO SAID CAR HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKET & THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER CONTACTED, WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS ONLY 1 MONTH PAST THE 3 YR DATE & WELL UNDER THE 36,000 MILES. THINK MFG. SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR QUALITY ISSUE. FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR WEBSITE. NEED HELP. SINGLE PARENT & NO MONEY TO REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE. MR ** DIMS II IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/2002 CUT-OVER ARTEMIS**… Look up ODI 10006362 at NHTSA ↗	1625.8% ODI 10011268 · 52,000 mi THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB A MAJOR OIL LEAK OCCURRED AT 52K MILES, DID NOT RUN PROPERLY, AND MADE NOISE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE 3 PLY HEAD GASKET SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE VEHICLE FROM THE BEGINNING. SCC Look up ODI 10011268 at NHTSA ↗	64.3% ODI 10000425 · 5 mi WE HAVE A 2000 PLYMOUTH NEON AND HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALERS IN DIFFERENT STATES FOR STALLING. HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN COMING TO A STOP, IT IS INTERMITTENT AND THEY CAN NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT IS GOING TO GET ONE OF US KILLED. IT HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS, ON ON-RAMPS, AND OTHER PLACES AS WELL. Look up ODI 10000425 at NHTSA ↗	24.1% ODI 10019562 ON 4/21/2003 THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER PUT OIL IN THE VEHICLE WHICH LEAKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB Look up ODI 10019562 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	367.5% ODI 510407 VEHICLE IDLES HIGH. Look up ODI 510407 at NHTSA ↗	4414.3% ODI 10014133 · 70,000 mi HEAD GASKET ON 1996 NEON FAILED CAUSING CAR TO STOP IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. LUCKILY, NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS FAILURE. DESPITE WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FREQUENTLY FAILING HEAD GASKETS IN 1995-97 PLYMOUTH AND DODGE NEONS WITH LOW MILEAGE, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND RARELY OFFERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM Look up ODI 10014133 at NHTSA ↗	169.9% ODI 10000160 · 60,000 mi 1997 BLOWN HEAD GASKET Look up ODI 10000160 at NHTSA ↗	159.0% ODI 10116179 · 70,150 mi HEAD GASKET FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THE NEW HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON THE GASKET. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NEONS AND CHRYSLER HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. Look up ODI 10116179 at NHTSA ↗	711.3% ODI 10018398 · 73,197 mi HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON DRIVER SIDE OF CAR. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $800.00, AND STATED THAT A RECALL WAS MADE BY PLYMOUTH ON MY PLYMOUTH NEON. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF JACK POWELL CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH DODGE, ESCONDIDO, CA WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN SEPT 1999, AND TOLD THEM ABOUT MY HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. THEY ASKED ME FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I WAITED 15 MINUTES FOR A WOMAN TO RETURN TO THE PHONE AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, THEN HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I STARTED… Look up ODI 10018398 at NHTSA ↗	53.5% ODI 555984 WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD LOUD NOISE AND REALIZED ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING, ENGINE FAILED, ENGINE LIGHT GAVE NO WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. *SLC Look up ODI 555984 at NHTSA ↗	12.0% ODI 8018079 WHEN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN AN IMPACT IN REVERSE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATED PROBLEM. BOTH DEALERSHIP AND INSURANCE COMPANY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE.AK CONSUMER STATES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.JB Look up ODI 8018079 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags:Frontal	133.3% ODI 984794 BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45 MPH. *AK Look up ODI 984794 at NHTSA ↗	438.9% ODI 531399 FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE HIT A CURB AT 3 MPH. Look up ODI 531399 at NHTSA ↗	227.1% ODI 10060700 · 87,418 mi FRONT AIRBAG FAILED TO FUNCTION IN ACCIDENT WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO BUMPER AND HOOD.*AK Look up ODI 10060700 at NHTSA ↗	127.5% ODI 10038106 · 60,000 mi WHILE REVERSING BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. DRIVER SUSTAINED LIGHT BRUISES AND EYE IRRITATION FROM THE CONTENTS OF THE AIR BAGS.*AK Look up ODI 10038106 at NHTSA ↗	148.4% ODI 10056162 AIRBAG TO DEPLOY Look up ODI 10056162 at NHTSA ↗	69.7% ODI 10175311 · 98,700 mi AIR BAG FAILURE. STRUCK A DEER IN FRONT OF CAR. FRONT BUMPER, GRILL, HOOD, DRIVER SIDE FRONT FENDER, HEADLIGHT AND WINDSHIELD WERE DAMAGED QUITE SEVERELY. DAMAGE IS APPROXIMATELY $4000. SPEED WAS 45 MPH. DEER WAS LARGE BUCK, 12 POINTS. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *JB Look up ODI 10175311 at NHTSA ↗	139.2% ODI 10032054 · 59,214 mi THE CONSUMER'S CHILDREN WERE DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED . THERE WERE THREE INJURIES. AK PH *JB Look up ODI 10032054 at NHTSA ↗	816.3% ODI 10015429 THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB Look up ODI 10015429 at NHTSA ↗
Unknown Or Other	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	245.0% ODI 10008838 · 80,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10008838 at NHTSA ↗	206.5% ODI 10016860 MY NEON HAS A PROBLEM WITH PAINT PEELING. LARGE SPOTS OF PAINT COME OFF ALL OVER THE VEHICLE, BUT PRIMARILY ON THE BACK AND ON THE ROOF. I CAN'T EVEN WASH THE CAR, BECAUSE EACH TIME I DO MORE PATCHES OF PAINT COME OFF. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SAME PROBLEM ON EVERY NEON THAT IS THE PURPLISH (PERIWINKLE) COLOR I HAVE SEEN. IS THERE SOME KIND OF PAINT DEFECT WITH THIS PARTICULAR COLOR. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE PAINT WAS ONLY UNDER WARRENTY FOR 12 MONTHS, AND SINCE IT WAS A 1996 AND I WASN'T THE ORIGINAL OWNER THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO. I RE… Look up ODI 10016860 at NHTSA ↗	116.8% ODI 10002670 PAINT IS PEELING OFF CAR, ON DOORS AND TRUNK. Look up ODI 10002670 at NHTSA ↗	53.0% ODI 10000834 LEAKING OIL OUT OF REAR SEALS. Look up ODI 10000834 at NHTSA ↗	69.7% ODI 10070013 · 52,000 mi I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A 60,000 MILE CHECK-UP AND WAS ASTOUNDED TO LEARN THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AT ONLY 57,000. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE REPAIR AT THIS TIME AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT NOTHING WAS LEAKING THAT WOULD HURT THE ENGINE, BUT IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF SOON. IN ALL THE YEARS I'VE HAD A CAR I'VE NEVER HAD A LEAKING HEAD GASKET AND AT 57,000, TOO. MY LAST CAR, ALSO A PLYMOUTH, HAD OVER 127,000 MILES ON IT AND I NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. I DO NOT MISUSE MY VEHICLE, I HAVE THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 TO 6,000 MILES AND DO … Look up ODI 10070013 at NHTSA ↗	75.0% ODI 10069279 · 82,000 mi WATER LEAKAGE IN TRUNK AREA, AND REAR OF THE CAR FLOOR BOARDS, SATURATED. Look up ODI 10069279 at NHTSA ↗	12.0% ODI 10045964 MY VECHILE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THE 20 TIMES. MOST OF THE PARTS WHERE REPAIRED MORE THEN THREE TIME. RECENTLY MY CAR FAILED CHECK. I WANT OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THIS CAR IS UNSAFE IT BREAKS EVERY THREE WEEKS TO EVERY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. *AK Look up ODI 10045964 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	296.0% ODI 484361 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OVERHEATS/NOISY, PROBLEM CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *SD Look up ODI 484361 at NHTSA ↗	134.2% ODI 524350 BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS, ON ONE OCCASION ACCIDENT OCCURRED, CAUSING INJURIES. Look up ODI 524350 at NHTSA ↗	21.2% ODI 543730 RELAY SWITCH FAILED CAUSING COOLING FANS TO QUIT RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. Look up ODI 543730 at NHTSA ↗	42.4% ODI 758468 ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS WE TOOK VEHICAL TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING IS FINE JUST REPLACE YOUR BRAKES. AFTER CONSTENTLY BEING SENT AWAY BY THE DEALER, WE EVENTUALLY TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS: BLOWN HEAD GASKET, REPLACE THE BRAKES (AGAIN), CALIPERS DRIFTING TO ONE SIDE, ETC. MY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD STILL BE HONORED SINCE THE PROBLEMS COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED A LONG TIME AGO.*AK Look up ODI 758468 at NHTSA ↗	34.8% ODI 832044 THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. UPN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SKIDDED, WENT UP ON TWO WHEELS, AND SPUN OVER 4 LANES, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK Look up ODI 832044 at NHTSA ↗	75.0% ODI 563099 CONSUMER STATES HE IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS.*JB Look up ODI 563099 at NHTSA ↗	12.0% ODI 8003317 WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK Look up ODI 8003317 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	296.0% ODI 483899 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTROLLER MODULE FAULTY, PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING ABS LIGHT TO COME ON. (94V026000) *DSH Look up ODI 483899 at NHTSA ↗	113.6% ODI 10100675 · 45,000 mi OIL LEAKS, DASHBOARD FAILURE, NOISE IN BRAKES, WIND NOISE IN PASSENGERS DOOR. HAVE REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET TWICE, REPLACED OIL SENDIND UNIT,CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED NOW I HAVE A BIG OIL LEAK, CAR ONLY HAS 45000 MILES ON IT. *AK Look up ODI 10100675 at NHTSA ↗	42.5% ODI 722968 THIS CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES FOR PROBLEMS BRAKE PROBLEMS, OIL LEAK, WINDOW LEAKING WITCH THEY SAY THERE NOT RESPONCIBLE FOR . I AM FRIGHTEND BY THE OIL LEAK TO TO POTENCHIAL FIRE HAZERD. I FEAL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. *AK Look up ODI 722968 at NHTSA ↗	31.8% ODI 749709 THIS CAR WAS OWNED BY MY SISTER, WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS CAR. *AK Look up ODI 749709 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	32.1% ODI 890484 WHILE DRIVING 25MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT, FORCING CONSUMER TO BRAKE. ONCE CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, ENGINE REVVED, AND SHOT ACROSS ROAD TO LEFT. CONSUMER WANTED TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES, HIT EMBANKMENT, AND ROLLED ONCE. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. AK SLC Look up ODI 890484 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	142.9% ODI 501128 TAIL PIPE FAILED. Look up ODI 501128 at NHTSA ↗	123.9% ODI 10024747 CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE IS VERY SLOW, NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER STATED THERE IS PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO SHE HAD TO PAY, VEHICLE HAS ONLY 64000 MILES.*AK Look up ODI 10024747 at NHTSA ↗	95.6% ODI 10015518 THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. *NLM Look up ODI 10015518 at NHTSA ↗	63.6% ODI 10008546 · 61,550 mi WHEN BRAKE IS PUSHED THE TURN LIGHTS WOULD LIGHT UP AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULDN'T BRIGHTEN. THIS WAS (08/13/01). IN 10/10/01 WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FORWARD IN REVERSE AND NEUTRAL, DIDN'T HAVE A REVERSE, TRANSMISSION REPLACED. IN 03/12/02, FOUND OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE RESERVE AND RADIATOR, REPLACED ENGINE DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. IN 04/15/02, TRANSMISSION DOING THE SAME THING BACK ON 10/10/01 , TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED AGAIN. IN 10/31/02, TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME, DUE TO SHIFTING HARD, AND SAME PROBLEM AS 10/10/01 AND 04/18/02. ALSO, A… Look up ODI 10008546 at NHTSA ↗	11.6% ODI 10005763 · 16,000 mi I WAS DRIVING & I HEARD A "CLUNK" & A "BOOM" & THEN THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT - THERE'S A HOLE IN THE GEAR BOX WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SHOT THE PARK GEAR RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX - HE SAID IT HAD TO BE A DEFECT. [THERE'S ONLY 16,000 MILES ON THE CAR] I CALLED CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS [& WAS TREATED EXTREMELY RUDELY BY THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, MIGHT I ADD.] & THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. THEY TO… Look up ODI 10005763 at NHTSA ↗	53.5% ODI 10015542 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 42,000 MILES. *NLM Look up ODI 10015542 at NHTSA ↗	12.0% ODI 10242269 · 60,000 mi BROKEN TIE ROD ENDS BOTH SIDES, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, HEAD GASKET FAILURE, READ DOOR DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT CLOSE AT ALL, TRUNK WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY, BRAKES WEAR EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS, HIGH RATE OF OIL BURN OFF. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. *TR Look up ODI 10242269 at NHTSA ↗
Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	306.2% ODI 510873 STEERING COLUMN FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. Look up ODI 510873 at NHTSA ↗	51.6% ODI 535993 BRAKES SQUEAK. Look up ODI 535993 at NHTSA ↗	21.2% ODI 548098 STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING LED TO VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL, VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS RESULTED IN BURNS TO DRIVER (CHEST,ARMS). MJS Look up ODI 548098 at NHTSA ↗	21.2% ODI 834844 WHEN TURNING CORNERS STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, CANNOT MOVE STEERING WHEEL FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL,WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK Look up ODI 834844 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	10.7% ODI 785104 THE VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH HAVE CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS, CONSUMER HAS TRIED TO HAVE VEHICLE BOUGHT BACK DUE TO LEMON LAW UNSUCCESSFULLY. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) *MJS Look up ODI 785104 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Too few reports for a range	88,000 mi	3 (sparse)	ODI 10007782 · 88,000 mi HEAD GASKET LEAK...WAS REPLACED TWICE...FINALLY A DIFFERENT STYLE THAT WAS NOT FAULTY WAS RELEASED...FIBROUS GASKET LEAKED, WHEREAS THE MULTILAYER METAL GASKET DIDN'T. Look up ODI 10007782 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10008220 · 91,000 mi I HAVE A 1996 NEON WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN AUGUST OF 2001 WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I TOOK IT IN FOR MY MONTHLY OIL CHANGE/LUBE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO GET IT REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE A $1200 REPAIR. I BEGAN TO CALL AROUND AND EACH PLACE, WHEN I MENTIONED THE PROBLEM AND THE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL OF MY CAR, TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD HAVE GUESSED WHAT THE REPAIR WAS THAT I NEEDED JUST BY ME GIVING THEM THE TYPE OF CAR I DRIVE. I'VE CALLED 5 PLACES NOW TO GET A QUOTE ON… Look up ODI 10008220 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10010228 · 54,000 mi HEAD GASKET LEAK. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO OWN UP TO A FAULTY GASKET. WHY? MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM.*JB Look up ODI 10010228 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Too few reports for a range	48,000 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10014133 · 70,000 mi HEAD GASKET ON 1996 NEON FAILED CAUSING CAR TO STOP IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. LUCKILY, NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS FAILURE. DESPITE WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FREQUENTLY FAILING HEAD GASKETS IN 1995-97 PLYMOUTH AND DODGE NEONS WITH LOW MILEAGE, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND RARELY OFFERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM Look up ODI 10014133 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10030551 · 26,000 mi SINCE 1999 THIS CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL. REPLACED CAM SEAL AND HEAD GASKET ONCE UNDER WARRANTY. 1 MONTH LATER (WHEN WARRANTY RAN OUT) HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT A COST OF 500.00. 6 MONTHS LATER STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. REPLACED CAM SEAL AND HEAD GASKET AGAIN. 1 MONTH LATER SAME THING. SAID CHRYSLER HAD A NEW AND "IMPROVED" SEAL. GUESS WHAT WE ARE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN TOMORROW. THIS WILL BE THE 6TH TIME. I HAVE PROBABLY SPENT ON REPAIRS THE SAME AMOUNT … Look up ODI 10030551 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags:Frontal	Too few reports for a range	87,418 mi	3 (sparse)	ODI 10060700 · 87,418 mi FRONT AIRBAG FAILED TO FUNCTION IN ACCIDENT WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO BUMPER AND HOOD.AK Look up ODI 10060700 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10091796 · 103,000 mi WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THEY CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE CHEST. AK TC Look up ODI 10091796 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10101565 · 83,000 mi WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. JB Look up ODI 10101565 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood	Too few reports for a range	70,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10059800 · 70,000 mi AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 96V026000 CONCERNING THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, BUT CHRYSLER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT EXIST. AK THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM BUT STATED THAT THE WIRING IN THE HORN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE ENGINE MISFIRING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND SPUTTER AFTER A SHORT DRIVE. SC *JB Look up ODI 10059800 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Too few reports for a range	45,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10100675 · 45,000 mi OIL LEAKS, DASHBOARD FAILURE, NOISE IN BRAKES, WIND NOISE IN PASSENGERS DOOR. HAVE REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET TWICE, REPLACED OIL SENDIND UNIT,CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED NOW I HAVE A BIG OIL LEAK, CAR ONLY HAS 45000 MILES ON IT. *AK Look up ODI 10100675 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2000: 74 complaints · 2001: 31 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2000	24	61	74
2001	17	22	31

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2000	113	17	11
2001	41	6	2

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Air Bags:Frontal	Unknown Or Other	Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	—	3 ODI 549548 THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP FAILED. NLM Look up ODI 549548 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 764326 O RINGS ON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT REPLACED ON 6-23-00, EVAPORTATION COIL REPLACED ON 9-12-00. PLUG, SENOR-OXYGEN, EXHAUST, WIRING PKG-POSTIVE CABLE REPLACED 10-2-00, TEMPERATURE PROBE REPLACED 7-19-01. AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AGAIN IN AUGUST, 2001. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE INNER OUTER LEFT TIE RODS 4-9-98, HEAD GASKET 1-28-00, OIL SENDING UNIT 3-3-00, REAR MAIN SEAL AND BEDPLATE 5-9-00. Look up ODI 764326 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 8011144 VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND WILL NOT RESTART. VEHICLE RUNS HOT AND ROUGH AS MOTOR OIL LEAKS OUT. A QUART ONCE A WEEK PROGRESSED TO EVERY 2-3 DAYS DUE TO LEAKING OUT. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKETS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK Look up ODI 8011144 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 706964 #1 AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH APPROX $3000 IN FRONT END DAMAGE. ONE INJURED #2 HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE. *AK Look up ODI 706964 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 746689 SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS 1996 PLYMOUTH NEON, IN MARCH 17,1997 THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. STARTING WITH CAMSHAFT SEAL. OIL LEAKAGE AROUND HEAD GASKET MANY TIMES, RADIATOR RECALL, MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE, BREAK REPAIRS, MASTER CYLINDER SEALS SWOLLEN, RUBBER TRANS RETURN COOLER LINE CRACKED, REBUILT TRANS AND REPLACED SEALS, FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, REPLACE REAR MAIN SEAL, REPLACE PAN GASKET, REPLACE OXYGEN SENSOR, AND RECENT TRANS FAILURE. Look up ODI 746689 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 836289 WHILE DAUGTHER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ENGINE RED LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. THEN SHE STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD WHERE OIL/ ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK Look up ODI 836289 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 535993 BRAKES SQUEAK. Look up ODI 535993 at NHTSA ↗	6 ODI 526962 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. Look up ODI 526962 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 720854 FIRST THE BATTERY KEPT DRAINING DUE TO A SHORT WITHIN IN IT AND WAS REPLACED. SECOND, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. BY THE TIME ANYONE FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THIRD, THE HEAD GASKET IS CAUSING AN OIL LEAK AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OTHER THINGS THAT JUST STOPPED WORKING INCLUDE THE RELASE FOR THE TRUNK AND BACK LEFT SPEAKER. THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO COMPENSATE ANYONE WHO STILL HAS ONE. *AK Look up ODI 720854 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 725978 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY, NEW TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO SLIP. HEADGASKET HAS FAILED TWICE CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T ADMIT TO. ENGINE BLOCK OR OTHER PART IS CRACKED, LEAKING OIL INTO CYLINDERS 1 AND 3, PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED LAST TIME IN SHOP. BRAKES FAIL REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY UNDER QUICK STOPPING ATTEMPTS, EVEN THOUGH THE PADS/SHOES ARE STILL GOOD. THERE IS A GAS LEAK THAT ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER THE CAR. EGR VALVE IS BROKEN AND WON'T BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT'S … Look up ODI 725978 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 526962 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. Look up ODI 526962 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 725978 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY, NEW TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO SLIP. HEADGASKET HAS FAILED TWICE CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T ADMIT TO. ENGINE BLOCK OR OTHER PART IS CRACKED, LEAKING OIL INTO CYLINDERS 1 AND 3, PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED LAST TIME IN SHOP. BRAKES FAIL REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY UNDER QUICK STOPPING ATTEMPTS, EVEN THOUGH THE PADS/SHOES ARE STILL GOOD. THERE IS A GAS LEAK THAT ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER THE CAR. EGR VALVE IS BROKEN AND WON'T BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT'S … Look up ODI 725978 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	3 ODI 549548 THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP FAILED. NLM Look up ODI 549548 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 764326 O RINGS ON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT REPLACED ON 6-23-00, EVAPORTATION COIL REPLACED ON 9-12-00. PLUG, SENOR-OXYGEN, EXHAUST, WIRING PKG-POSTIVE CABLE REPLACED 10-2-00, TEMPERATURE PROBE REPLACED 7-19-01. AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AGAIN IN AUGUST, 2001. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE INNER OUTER LEFT TIE RODS 4-9-98, HEAD GASKET 1-28-00, OIL SENDING UNIT 3-3-00, REAR MAIN SEAL AND BEDPLATE 5-9-00. Look up ODI 764326 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 8011144 VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND WILL NOT RESTART. VEHICLE RUNS HOT AND ROUGH AS MOTOR OIL LEAKS OUT. A QUART ONCE A WEEK PROGRESSED TO EVERY 2-3 DAYS DUE TO LEAKING OUT. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKETS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK Look up ODI 8011144 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 722086 AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH. SOME ONE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN REALLY HURT IF SITTING ON THAT SIDE, OIL LEAKS HORRIBLY AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES, ALOT OF PROBLEMS I HAVE SEEN WITH THAT ONE AS WELL. *AK Look up ODI 722086 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 727799 I HAVE HAD NON-STOP PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE DAY ONE. IT IS GETTING TO COSTLY TO KEEP REPAIRING THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE HELP I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THE SEVERAL PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. AK Look up ODI 727799 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 835102 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF AND STALLING, AND SOMETIMES CONSUMER COULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO GET OVER 30 MPH, VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER HAD PROBLEMS, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER HAD TO CHANGE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR SERVICE ABOUT 10 TIMES, AND THE CONSUMNER JUST GOT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOP ON FEB 17TH. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. AK Look up ODI 835102 at NHTSA ↗	0	3 ODI 567221 CONSUMER STATES THE RADIO HAS NEVER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. YH Look up ODI 567221 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 703949 FRONT BRAKES SQUEEL/CHATTER AT LOW SPEEDS, FRONT END NOISEY ON ROUGH ROADS Look up ODI 703949 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 804050 WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT, WHEN DECELERATING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. AK STEERING WHEEL REPLACED, IT WAS VIBRATING DUE TO BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT, RACK AND PINION AND STEERING RACK WERE ALSO REPLACED. EXCESSIVE SHAKING WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED TIRES, AND BALANCED AND ROTATED TIRES, HOWEVER SHAKE STILL PRESENT, DEALER STATED VEHICLE HAD TORQUE PULL AND COULD NOT BE ALIGNED, ALSO HAD BAD STRUT, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND SHAKES. CONSUMER NOTICED OIL AROUND THE BOLTS ON THE VALVE COVER AT O… Look up ODI 804050 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Air Bags:Frontal	1 ODI 706964 #1 AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH APPROX $3000 IN FRONT END DAMAGE. ONE INJURED #2 HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE. *AK Look up ODI 706964 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 722086 AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH. SOME ONE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN REALLY HURT IF SITTING ON THAT SIDE, OIL LEAKS HORRIBLY AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES, ALOT OF PROBLEMS I HAVE SEEN WITH THAT ONE AS WELL. *AK Look up ODI 722086 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	1 ODI 800795 DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION, VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH, BOTH VEHICLES SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES.*AK Look up ODI 800795 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 819988 WHEN TAKING VEHICLE OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS UPON IMPACT. AK Look up ODI 819988 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 822081 STARTED APPLYING ABS BRAKES AT 30MPH, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP & REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED AT MECHANIC'S. AK Look up ODI 822081 at NHTSA ↗
Unknown Or Other	2 ODI 746689 SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS 1996 PLYMOUTH NEON, IN MARCH 17,1997 THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. STARTING WITH CAMSHAFT SEAL. OIL LEAKAGE AROUND HEAD GASKET MANY TIMES, RADIATOR RECALL, MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE, BREAK REPAIRS, MASTER CYLINDER SEALS SWOLLEN, RUBBER TRANS RETURN COOLER LINE CRACKED, REBUILT TRANS AND REPLACED SEALS, FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, REPLACE REAR MAIN SEAL, REPLACE PAN GASKET, REPLACE OXYGEN SENSOR, AND RECENT TRANS FAILURE. Look up ODI 746689 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 836289 WHILE DAUGTHER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ENGINE RED LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. THEN SHE STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD WHERE OIL/ ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK Look up ODI 836289 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 727799 I HAVE HAD NON-STOP PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE DAY ONE. IT IS GETTING TO COSTLY TO KEEP REPAIRING THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE HELP I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THE SEVERAL PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. AK Look up ODI 727799 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 835102 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF AND STALLING, AND SOMETIMES CONSUMER COULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO GET OVER 30 MPH, VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER HAD PROBLEMS, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER HAD TO CHANGE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR SERVICE ABOUT 10 TIMES, AND THE CONSUMNER JUST GOT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOP ON FEB 17TH. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. AK Look up ODI 835102 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	0	1 ODI 746689 SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS 1996 PLYMOUTH NEON, IN MARCH 17,1997 THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. STARTING WITH CAMSHAFT SEAL. OIL LEAKAGE AROUND HEAD GASKET MANY TIMES, RADIATOR RECALL, MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE, BREAK REPAIRS, MASTER CYLINDER SEALS SWOLLEN, RUBBER TRANS RETURN COOLER LINE CRACKED, REBUILT TRANS AND REPLACED SEALS, FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, REPLACE REAR MAIN SEAL, REPLACE PAN GASKET, REPLACE OXYGEN SENSOR, AND RECENT TRANS FAILURE. Look up ODI 746689 at NHTSA ↗	0
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	1 ODI 535993 BRAKES SQUEAK. Look up ODI 535993 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 567221 CONSUMER STATES THE RADIO HAS NEVER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. YH Look up ODI 567221 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 703949 FRONT BRAKES SQUEEL/CHATTER AT LOW SPEEDS, FRONT END NOISEY ON ROUGH ROADS Look up ODI 703949 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 804050 WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT, WHEN DECELERATING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. AK STEERING WHEEL REPLACED, IT WAS VIBRATING DUE TO BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT, RACK AND PINION AND STEERING RACK WERE ALSO REPLACED. EXCESSIVE SHAKING WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED TIRES, AND BALANCED AND ROTATED TIRES, HOWEVER SHAKE STILL PRESENT, DEALER STATED VEHICLE HAD TORQUE PULL AND COULD NOT BE ALIGNED, ALSO HAD BAD STRUT, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND SHAKES. CONSUMER NOTICED OIL AROUND THE BOLTS ON THE VALVE COVER AT O… Look up ODI 804050 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 800795 DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION, VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH, BOTH VEHICLES SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES.*AK Look up ODI 800795 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	0	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	6 ODI 526962 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. Look up ODI 526962 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 720854 FIRST THE BATTERY KEPT DRAINING DUE TO A SHORT WITHIN IN IT AND WAS REPLACED. SECOND, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. BY THE TIME ANYONE FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THIRD, THE HEAD GASKET IS CAUSING AN OIL LEAK AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OTHER THINGS THAT JUST STOPPED WORKING INCLUDE THE RELASE FOR THE TRUNK AND BACK LEFT SPEAKER. THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO COMPENSATE ANYONE WHO STILL HAS ONE. *AK Look up ODI 720854 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 725978 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY, NEW TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO SLIP. HEADGASKET HAS FAILED TWICE CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T ADMIT TO. ENGINE BLOCK OR OTHER PART IS CRACKED, LEAKING OIL INTO CYLINDERS 1 AND 3, PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED LAST TIME IN SHOP. BRAKES FAIL REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY UNDER QUICK STOPPING ATTEMPTS, EVEN THOUGH THE PADS/SHOES ARE STILL GOOD. THERE IS A GAS LEAK THAT ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER THE CAR. EGR VALVE IS BROKEN AND WON'T BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT'S … Look up ODI 725978 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	1 ODI 746689 SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS 1996 PLYMOUTH NEON, IN MARCH 17,1997 THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. STARTING WITH CAMSHAFT SEAL. OIL LEAKAGE AROUND HEAD GASKET MANY TIMES, RADIATOR RECALL, MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE, BREAK REPAIRS, MASTER CYLINDER SEALS SWOLLEN, RUBBER TRANS RETURN COOLER LINE CRACKED, REBUILT TRANS AND REPLACED SEALS, FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, REPLACE REAR MAIN SEAL, REPLACE PAN GASKET, REPLACE OXYGEN SENSOR, AND RECENT TRANS FAILURE. Look up ODI 746689 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	2 ODI 526962 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. Look up ODI 526962 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 725978 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY, NEW TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO SLIP. HEADGASKET HAS FAILED TWICE CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T ADMIT TO. ENGINE BLOCK OR OTHER PART IS CRACKED, LEAKING OIL INTO CYLINDERS 1 AND 3, PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED LAST TIME IN SHOP. BRAKES FAIL REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY UNDER QUICK STOPPING ATTEMPTS, EVEN THOUGH THE PADS/SHOES ARE STILL GOOD. THERE IS A GAS LEAK THAT ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER THE CAR. EGR VALVE IS BROKEN AND WON'T BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT'S … Look up ODI 725978 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	2 ODI 526962 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. Look up ODI 526962 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 725978 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY, NEW TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO SLIP. HEADGASKET HAS FAILED TWICE CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T ADMIT TO. ENGINE BLOCK OR OTHER PART IS CRACKED, LEAKING OIL INTO CYLINDERS 1 AND 3, PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED LAST TIME IN SHOP. BRAKES FAIL REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY UNDER QUICK STOPPING ATTEMPTS, EVEN THOUGH THE PADS/SHOES ARE STILL GOOD. THERE IS A GAS LEAK THAT ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER THE CAR. EGR VALVE IS BROKEN AND WON'T BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT'S … Look up ODI 725978 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 819988 WHEN TAKING VEHICLE OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS UPON IMPACT. AK Look up ODI 819988 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 822081 STARTED APPLYING ABS BRAKES AT 30MPH, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP & REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED AT MECHANIC'S. AK Look up ODI 822081 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	2 ODI 526962 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. Look up ODI 526962 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 725978 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY, NEW TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO SLIP. HEADGASKET HAS FAILED TWICE CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T ADMIT TO. ENGINE BLOCK OR OTHER PART IS CRACKED, LEAKING OIL INTO CYLINDERS 1 AND 3, PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED LAST TIME IN SHOP. BRAKES FAIL REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY UNDER QUICK STOPPING ATTEMPTS, EVEN THOUGH THE PADS/SHOES ARE STILL GOOD. THERE IS A GAS LEAK THAT ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER THE CAR. EGR VALVE IS BROKEN AND WON'T BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT'S … Look up ODI 725978 at NHTSA ↗	—

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Recurring narrative patterns

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Search patterns

8 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

21 mentions · 6.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 70,000 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10005990 · 70,000 mi

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ODI 10059800 · 70,000 mi

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ODI 10113457

VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN ON THE ROAD. OCCASIONALLY, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DID NOT OPERATE, WHICH DID NOT INFORM OTHER DRIVERS WHEN MAKING TURNS. CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT OPERATE, AS WELL PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM INCREASING OR DECREASING SPEED.*AK

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Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

9 mentions · 2.9% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 524350

BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS, ON ONE OCCASION ACCIDENT OCCURRED, CAUSING INJURIES.

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ODI 725978

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY, NEW TRANSMISSION IS BEGINNING TO SLIP. HEADGASKET HAS FAILED TWICE CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T ADMIT TO. ENGINE BLOCK OR OTHER PART IS CRACKED, LEAKING OIL INTO CYLINDERS 1 AND 3, PROBLEM WASN'T CORRECTED LAST TIME IN SHOP. BRAKES FAIL REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY UNDER QUICK STOPPING ATTEMPTS, EVEN THOUGH THE PADS/SHOES ARE STILL GOOD. THERE IS A GAS LEAK THAT ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER THE CAR. EGR VALVE IS BROKEN AND WON'T BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT'S …

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ODI 763409

THE ABS BRAKES ON THE CAR HAVE FAILED ABOUT 8 TIMES IN THE 5 YEARS WE'VE OWNED THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WON'T STOP. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM.*AK

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Matching rule

Fuel smell or leak mentions

4 mentions · 1.3% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 547701

FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL TO RETURN HOSE CONNECTION CAUSED THE FUEL VAPORS TO IGNITE FROM THE SPARKS WHICH WERE CREATED DURING NORMAL OPERATION, RESULTING IN FIRE AND MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. *YC

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ODI 725978

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ODI 8019330

CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL LEAK FROM FILTER PICK UP CAUSING BIG PUDDLES UNDER HIS CAR. NLM

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Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Steering assistance concerns

3 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 531494

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER STEERING ABILITY WHILE MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, DURING RAINY WEATHER.

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ODI 727754

FAILURE#1:1/97-6/97 HORN MADE NO NOISE WHEN PUSHED. SEVERAL VISITS TO TWO DEALERS IN FT.WAYNE AND INDIANAPOLIS, IN AND 6 MONTHS LATER IT WAS FINALLY RESOLVED AS BEING A PINCHED WIRE. HAD TO INVOLVE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE IT WAS FIXED PROPERLY. FAILURE#2:1/97-3/97 THE REAR DEFROST SWITCH FAILED ON OCCASSION FOR FIRST THREE MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. WORKS CONTINUOUSLY NOW. FAILURE#3:8/97-1998 LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD LIGHT UP WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, ONLY OCCASSIONALLY AND WHILE IT WAS SLOWING DOWN, NOT AT A STOP. FAILURE#4:6/99-CURREN…

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ODI 813735

POWER STEERING: WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER, CAN'T TURN THE VEHICLE. WHEN IT RAINS AND GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER THERE IS NO POWER . HAVE TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND THE DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE IS FINE. *AK

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Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

2 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10124704

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS GETTING HER 1996 PLYMOUTH NEON REGISTERED BECAUSE IT ALLEGEDLY FAILED TO PASS A SMOG CHECK.*MR IN SEPTEMBER 200 THE VEHICLE PASSED THE TEST. IN SEPTEMBER 2003 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER ADVISING HER THAT HER MAKE/MODEL HAD BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE OBD SELF TEST. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL THEREFORE SHE DIDN'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. IN SEPTEMBER 2004 WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO REGISTER THE VEHICLE AND OBTAIN A NEW SMOG CERTIF…

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ODI 562895

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND NOW THE LIGHTS NO LONGER WARN THE CONSUMER, THE COIL PACK WAS REPLACED AS POSSIBLE CAUSE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED, THE CONSUMER TRIED SEVERAL SERVICE PLACES BUT NONE OF THEM COULD FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES HE FOUND A RECALL THAT STATES THE EXACAT SYMPTONS HE WAS EXPERIENCING, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB

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Matching rule

\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 703037

I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY CAR REGULARLY, BUT I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. FIRST OF ALL, I'VE ALWAYS HAD BRAKE TROUBLE, SECOND: MY TURN SIGNALS WILL SOMETIMES COME ON WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES (OR SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL), MY DEFROST KEEPS BREAKING (ONLY VENT AND BI-LEVEL WILL WORK); MY HORN DIED FOR NO REASON A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND TODAY MY CAR WON'T START (I DROVE TO CHURCH, AND IT WORKED FINE, BUT WHEN I LATER TRIED STARTING MY CAR, IT WOULDN'T START. IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE BATTERY WAS DEAD <EVEN THOUGH I DIN'T LEAVE ANYTHING ON. SO A FR…

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Hard or delayed shifting

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 826010

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE REVS UP WITHOUT NOTICE. ALSO ENGINE REVS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD. DEALER CURRENTLY HAS VEHICLE. *AK

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Matching rule

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 846919

HAD TURNED VEHICLE OFF & SMELLED BURNING OIL. TOOK TO SHOP TO LOCATE ODOR. WAS INFORMED SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT HEAD GASKETS LEAKING OIL. *AK

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Matching rule

\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b