Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Plymouth Neon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPS TO EMPTY. EVEN AFTER A COMPLETE TANK REFILL. IT WOULD SEEM TO BE AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN EITHER THE SENSOR OR DASH GAUGE ITSELF. IT CAN BE "CLEARED" FROM BEING STUCK ON EMPTY BY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTING IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH NEON, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED HOT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE IGNITION KEY WAS TOO HOT AND FAILED TO REMOVE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
DT: THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START,.OPENED THE HOOD, LOOKED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, THE WIRING ON THE END GLOWED RED RIGHT ABOVE THE BATTERY. PREVIOUSLY, THERE WAS AN AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. ALSO A TRUNK LATCH.*AK
TUMBLE OR TUMBLER IN IGNITION FELL APART. UNABLE TO START VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED PART, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AKI
HEAD GASKET REPLACED, THEN IT LOST ALL POWER, AND ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK, THEY SAID IT NEEDED SPARK PLUGS. I HAVE IT BACK, BUT IT IS STILL MISSING AND I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT MY PROBLEMS ARE OVER. *AK
DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT OIL WAS GETTING INTO ENGINE. DEALER STATED THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE TO LOCK UP AND RESULT IN A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WIRE HARNESSS. LEAKING INSIDE OF BACK TRUCK AND A MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE WAS INSIDE OF TRUCK. PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WAS LEAKING WHEN THERE WAS RAINY WEATHER. ALS, DEALERSHIP REPLACED A WEATHER STRIP ON SIDE OF PANEL.*AK
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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