1995 Plymouth Neon Interior & seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PLYMOUTH NEON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER AND STEERING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V169000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ID

10767353

Incident

Aug 15, 2012

Mileage

60,000 mi

PRIMARY HOOD LATCH COMES UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER STATES THAT CABLE CONNECTING LATCH TO INTERIOR HAS STRETCHED OVER TIME LEADING TO THIS FAILURE - THIS IS A SERIOUS MVSS DESIGN DEFECT THAT COULD LEAD TO A FATALITY. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10370793

Incident

Dec 15, 2010

Mileage

143,121 mi

TRUNK WOULD COME UN-LATCHED ON ITS OWN RESULTING IN THEFT OF PROPERTY FROM VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10144879

Incident

Jun 21, 2005

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SOMETIMES DO NOT SHOW HOW MUCH GAS, OR TEMPT GAUGES DO NOT WORK...IT SEEMS IF IT IS COLD -OR DAMP-RAINING OUTSIDE- THE GAUGES DO NOT WORK...I HAVE A FEELING THERE IS MORE RECALLS ON MY PLYMOTH-NEON 1995. *AK

NHTSA ID

10112390

Incident

Mar 2, 2005

Mileage

25,000 mi

THE GAS MILEAGE WAS VERY POOR, THE SEAT BELT COVERS, TIRE TREAD, FOG LIGHTS AND DOME LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

10011750

THE FIRST PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE TIMING BELT BREAKING, I RETURNED TO CASINO AUTO SALES TO FIND A SOLUTION,THEIR MECHANIC " FIXED" THE PROBLEM SO I THOUGHT ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH AND HALF LATER WITH A BAD FUEL PUMP ADDED TO THE PROBLEM SO I WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE TO HAVE THAT FIXED. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS TAKEN TO SEARS TO PURCHASE A NEW SET OF TIRES, I WAS TOLD BY A SEARS REP. THAT I WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE WRONG SIZE TIRES WERE PUT ON THE CAR WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE TIRED WITH WOBBLING. MY VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLOUM WHENEVER THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, I HAVENT EVEN BOTHERED TO GO BACK TO CASINO BECAUSE I WOULDNT TRUST THEM TO ACTUAALT FIX IT THE RIGHT AND HONEST WAY DO TO THE FACT THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH CASH SO THEY BASICALLY SOLD ME A LEMON. *AK

NHTSA ID

765886

Incident

Jun 18, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

763869

UNDER DASH WIRING SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

750894

Incident

Aug 8, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

749196

Incident

Jul 23, 2001

THE FAULTY BRAKE LINE SQUEAKS CONTINUOUSLY. YH

NHTSA ID

551653

Incident

Jul 22, 1996

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

720094

Incident

Dec 28, 1998

FIRE STARTED INSIDE OF VEHICLE POSSIBLY DUE TO SHORT CIRCUIT OF REMOTE MIRROR WIRING OR MOTOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DISCOVERED BY DAUGHTER UPON OPENING DRIVER'S DOOR TO GO TO WORK. AT FIRST, SHE REALIZED THAT THE OUTSIDE DRIVER'S MIRROR WAS HANGING DOWN FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON OPENING DOOR, FLAMES EMERGED FROM THE INTERIOR, SLIGHTLY BURNING HER ON THE ARM. ALL HEAVY BURN DAMAGE SEEMS TO BE AT THE AREA OF THE MOTOR AND SWITCH FOR THE REMOTE MIRRORS. THE INTERIOR SUFFERED TOTAL LOSS. NO ELECTRICAL ALTERATIONS WERE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. ALL COMPONETS ON THE VEHICLE ARE FACTORY INSTALLED. CAN'T SEEM TO GET THROUGH TO CHRYSLER FOR ANY ASSISTANCE. VEHICLE IS OF COURSE OUT OF WARRANTY (3YR - 36,000)

NHTSA ID

709819

Incident

Aug 10, 1999

WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

839488

Incident

Jun 5, 1999

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER NOTICED A HUGE BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS, AND THE DRIVER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THERE WAS THE FIRE COMING FROM THE DASH. *AK

NHTSA ID

825190

Incident

Jun 25, 1998

RECALL REPAIR ON THE BENCH SEAT CAN NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

NHTSA ID

523614

VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNAL WIRES BURNED. CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT PROBLEM, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO . *AK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING RUBBER, MECHANIC FROM PRECISION TUNE EXAMINED VEHICLE AND STATED THAT A WIRE HAD BURNED IN THE HARNESS OF THE TURN SIGNAL AND THAT THE AIR BAG COULD HAVE DEPLOYED OR VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE, HARNESS WAS REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

814641

Incident

May 28, 1997

ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNT.

NHTSA ID

510407

Incident

Oct 8, 1996

IN A REAR AND FRONT END COLLISION THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBACKS COLLAPSED AND THE REAR RIGHT SIDE LAP/ SHOULDER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

800572

Incident

Jul 3, 1996

SAFETY FEATURE TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM OPENING REAR DOOR FAILED, ALLOWING DOOR TO HIT GARAGE WHILE IN MOTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

984990

Incident

May 29, 1996

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL COMING FROM DASH, FANNED OUT, THEN DISCONNECTED BATTERY. *AK

NHTSA ID

984578

LOCATION OF HOOD LATCH TOO CLOSE TO LEFT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. POTENTIAL FOR HOOD TO FLY UP. TT

NHTSA ID

960925

Incident

Jun 2, 1994