| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 133.3%ODI 883975CONSUMER 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 miI 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 10007542HEAD GASKET FAILED. PH Look up ODI 10007542 at NHTSA ↗ | 7546.6%ODI 10007436 · 35,000 miBRAKES 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 ARTEMIS**768018 Look up ODI 10007436 at NHTSA ↗ | 6438.3%ODI 10006362 · 24,400 miPURCHASED 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 miTHE 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 miWE 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 10019562ON 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 ↗ |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 367.5%ODI 510407VEHICLE IDLES HIGH. Look up ODI 510407 at NHTSA ↗ | 4414.3%ODI 10014133 · 70,000 miHEAD 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 mi1997 BLOWN HEAD GASKET Look up ODI 10000160 at NHTSA ↗ | 159.0%ODI 10116179 · 70,150 miHEAD 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 miHEAD 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 555984WHILE 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 8018079WHEN 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 ↗ |
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| Air Bags:Frontal | 133.3%ODI 984794BOTH 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 531399FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE HIT A CURB AT 3 MPH. Look up ODI 531399 at NHTSA ↗ | 227.1%ODI 10060700 · 87,418 miFRONT 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 miWHILE 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 10056162AIRBAG TO DEPLOY Look up ODI 10056162 at NHTSA ↗ | 69.7%ODI 10175311 · 98,700 miAIR 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 miTHE 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 10015429THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB Look up ODI 10015429 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Unknown Or Other | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 245.0%ODI 10008838 · 80,000 miCONTACTED 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 10016860MY 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 10002670PAINT IS PEELING OFF CAR, ON DOORS AND TRUNK. Look up ODI 10002670 at NHTSA ↗ | 53.0%ODI 10000834LEAKING OIL OUT OF REAR SEALS. Look up ODI 10000834 at NHTSA ↗ | 69.7%ODI 10070013 · 52,000 miI 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 miWATER LEAKAGE IN TRUNK AREA, AND REAR OF THE CAR FLOOR BOARDS, SATURATED. Look up ODI 10069279 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.0%ODI 10045964MY 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 ↗ |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 296.0%ODI 484361AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OVERHEATS/NOISY, PROBLEM CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *SD Look up ODI 484361 at NHTSA ↗ | 134.2%ODI 524350BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS, ON ONE OCCASION ACCIDENT OCCURRED, CAUSING INJURIES. Look up ODI 524350 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.2%ODI 543730RELAY SWITCH FAILED CAUSING COOLING FANS TO QUIT RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. Look up ODI 543730 at NHTSA ↗ | 42.4%ODI 758468ON 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 832044THE 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 563099CONSUMER STATES HE IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS.*JB Look up ODI 563099 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.0%ODI 8003317WHEN 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 ↗ |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 296.0%ODI 483899ANTI-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 miOIL 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 722968THIS 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 749709THIS 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 890484WHILE 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. |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 142.9%ODI 501128TAIL PIPE FAILED. Look up ODI 501128 at NHTSA ↗ | 123.9%ODI 10024747CONSUMER 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 10015518THE 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 miWHEN 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 miI 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 10015542THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 42,000 MILES. *NLM Look up ODI 10015542 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.0%ODI 10242269 · 60,000 miBROKEN 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 ↗ |
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| Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 306.2%ODI 510873STEERING COLUMN FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. Look up ODI 510873 at NHTSA ↗ | 51.6%ODI 535993BRAKES SQUEAK. Look up ODI 535993 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.2%ODI 548098STEERING 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 834844WHEN 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 785104THE 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. |
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