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1998 Plymouth Neon Driver assistance Problems

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

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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.
9
Latest Aug 28, 2003
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.
5%
of 166 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.
0

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 1998 Plymouth Neon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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

Body & structureDriver assistanceEngine+4 more
Filed Aug 28, 2003

CHYSLER IS INFORMING ME THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL, RECALL NUMBER 99V-001. MY CAR FALLS WITHIN THE LOW HIGH VIN NUMBERS REPORTED TO POSSIBLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I AM HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON THATAPPLY TO THIS RECALL AS WELL AS SERVERAL TSB.

NHTSA ID
10036783
Incident
Aug 27, 2003
Driver assistanceEngineTransmission
Filed Nov 5, 2002

THESE PROBLEMS WERE FOUND DURING A REPLACEMENT OF OUR THIRD TRANSMISSION. WE ARE REALLY UPSET WITH PLYMOUTH/DODGE AUTO. WE HAD THIS CAR FOR ONLY A YEAR AND IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. LIKE I SAID, 3 TRANSMISSIONS, 1 ENGINE DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. NOW, THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT, VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR, AND THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL. ----DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY AFTER 12/12/01 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS-------769336. *AK

NHTSA ID
10008548
Incident
Oct 31, 2002
Mileage
71,514 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceEngine+1 more
Filed Nov 5, 2002

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, AT THE SAME TIME THE SPEED SENSOR WENT OUT SO THERE WAS NO SPEEDOMETER WORKING. WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING AND REPLACED THE OIL SENDING UNIT. ***DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 121/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS--------769334. *AK

NHTSA ID
10008546
Incident
Aug 13, 2001
Mileage
61,550 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 24, 2002

GAS PEDAL GETS STIFF WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATEING VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
8008470
Incident
Apr 1, 2002
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Apr 22, 2002

WHILE COMING TO A STOP WITH BRAKES APPLIED VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID
8008179
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Sep 28, 2001
Fire reported

CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, CLAIM 45-8024-144. *SLC

NHTSA ID
6900600
Incident
Sep 14, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 19, 2001

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS VEHICLE WILL REV UP AND WILL SURGE FORWARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *NLM

NHTSA ID
886311
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Feb 1, 1999

FRONT WHEEL ROTORS FAILED.MGM

NHTSA ID
607651
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 25, 1999

THE TROTTLE SOMETIMES STICKS AFTER CRUIDING ALONG AND COMING TO A STOP. AT TIMES THE ENGINE SPEED IS GREAT ENOUGH SO WHEN BRAKING, THE REAR WHEELS LOCK UP AND THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED THE ENGINE WHEN THE THROTTLE IS STUCK AND FOUND NO CABLES BINDING, BUT THE THROTTLE PLATE WAS NOT AT IDLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
702555
Incident
Jan 15, 1999

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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