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1995 Plymouth Neon Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
14
Latest Jun 14, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 481 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Plymouth Neon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

BrakesDriver assistanceEngine+1 more
Filed Jun 14, 2001

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A DELAY IN SHIFTING, AND NO POWER GOING UP HILLS. CONSUMER STATES GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO FLOOR, AND VEHICLE ONLY GOES 40 MPH. *AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION STICKS WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND. OIL GAKSET LEAK WAS DETECTED AFTER 25000 MILES. BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AFTER 10000 MILES. *SLC

NHTSA ID
890373
Incident
Sep 14, 1998
Heating & air conditioningDriver assistanceEngine
Filed Mar 12, 2000

38 SERVICE ORDERS SINCE MAY 1996, COULD BE RECYCLED LEMON. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID
720000
Incident
Sep 11, 1997
Driver assistanceEngineSteering
Filed Mar 9, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
719869
Incident
Jun 15, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 9, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
847326
Incident
Aug 1, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 9, 1998

EACH TIME CRUISE CONTROL IS REPAIRED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND THE GAUGES FAIL AND THE HEAD LIGHTS BLOW AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILS AGAIN.

NHTSA ID
538260
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 15, 1998

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY ACCELERATOR STICKS. CONSUMER HAD TO CLUTCH VEHICLE FOR A FEW SECONDS SO ACCELERATOR COULD RELEASE. ALSO VEHICLE HAD BEEN FIXED FIVE TIMES BEFORE. *AK

NHTSA ID
824326
Incident
Jun 14, 1998
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Apr 30, 1998

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN STOP POSITION WITH DRIVER'S FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DID NOT HIT ANYONE ON FIRST TWO OCCASIONS, BUT ON THIRD INCIDENT TAPPED FRONT BUMPER. DEALER ALSO REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR.

NHTSA ID
535017
Incident
Apr 27, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 30, 1998
Fire reported1 injury reported

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO RELEASE AND/OR ACCELERATOR STUCK PREVENTING BRAKES FROM SLOWING VEHICLE CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
530054
Incident
Nov 17, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 1, 1997

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY THREE TIMES PRIOR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
819596
Incident
Nov 22, 1997
BrakesDriver assistanceEngine
Filed Oct 28, 1997

UPON APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
524080
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+2 more
Filed Oct 22, 1996

ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNT.

NHTSA ID
510407
Incident
Oct 8, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 11, 1996

WHENEVER DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS THE SPEED DECREASES AND THEN THE SPEED IS RESUMED AND ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
803462
Driver assistanceElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Aug 18, 1995

REPROGRAMMED POWER CONTROL MODULE.

NHTSA ID
483158
Incident
Jan 30, 1995
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Apr 5, 1995

THE ACCELERATOR STICKS DUE TO THROTTLE BODY KEEPS GOING OUT.BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT OVERRIDE. TT

NHTSA ID
963184
Incident
Apr 1, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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