Transmission
Filed May 7, 2004
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH FIFTH GEAR DISENGAGED, LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. DEALERSHIP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10072286
- Incident
- May 7, 2004
2000 Plymouth Neon Transmission Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Transmission 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 May 7, 2004
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.
6%
of 141 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.
0
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 the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 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 transmission
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
EngineTransmission
Filed Feb 5, 2004
CONNECTION BETWEEN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A BUSY ICY ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AS THE CAR LOST POWER MY WIFE NURSED IT TO A GAS STATION THE DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE WE REPLACED THE RADIATOR ONLY TO FINE THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10056573
- Incident
- Jan 29, 2004
Transmission
Filed Dec 14, 2003
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 50,000 MILES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10049719
- Incident
- Dec 13, 2003
- Mileage
- 50,672 mi
Transmission
Filed Oct 7, 2003
MY 2000 PLYMOUTH NEON FELT LIKE IT LOST POWER OR DROPPED OUT OF GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT SLOWLY FOR ABOUT 2 MILES TO LEAVE IT AT A SAFE PLACE. THE HOSE FITTING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR HAD COMPLETELY BLOWN OFF & THE ALUMINUM THREADS STRIPPED- YET THE HOSE/GASKET ATTACHED REMAINED IN PLACE - THE HOSE HAD NO LEAKS & THE GASKET WAS RUSTY. THE SHOP INSTALLED A NEW RADIATOR WITH THE FITTING ATTACHED. ONCE THEY TOPPED UP THE FLUIDS, IT STILL WAS NOT DRIVABLE - AND FURTHER UPON INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION - (THE FILINGS IN THE PAN) INDICATED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION ($2200). THE REMAIN TRAN FROM MOPAR WAS FAULTY AND THEY HAD TO PUT A NEW VALVE BODY ON IT TO KEEP IT FROM JUMPING GEARS TOO QUICKLY. REALLY ODD THING IS - ANOTHER 2000 NEON CAME IN WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL IN THE SHOP, WITH THE EXACT SAME BLOWN FITTING. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED PRESSURE TO BUILD TO THE EXTENT THE FITTING WOULD BLOW. I STILL HAVE THE FITTING. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10041407
- Incident
- Sep 19, 2003
- Mileage
- 71,700 mi
Transmission
Filed Apr 9, 2003
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 42,000 MILES. *NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 10015542
AirbagsDriver assistanceSteering+1 more
Filed Oct 8, 2002
ENGINE OIL LEAKS THREE SET OF HEAD GASKETS/ TRANSMISSION SLIPPING REBUILT THREE TIMES/ POWERSTEERING PUMP REPLACED 2 TIMES / SPEED CONTOL DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE CLOCKING SPRING DEFECTIVE IN AIR BAG CONTROL/ DEALER STATED THA MANUFACTURE WOULD ON PAY FOR PARTS ONLY AND THE COUSTOMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR OUT OF THE TWO PLUS YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS
- NHTSA ID
- 768245
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2000
AirbagsSteeringTransmission
Filed Oct 3, 2002
POWER STEERING FAILURE, OIL LEAK, AIR BAG DEFECT. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MR
- NHTSA ID
- 768055
Transmission
Filed Jun 7, 2002
TRANSMISSION CAN SLIDE BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8011281
- Incident
- May 20, 2002
Body & structureTransmission
Filed Jun 28, 2001
THERE IS A LOUD NOISE WHEN WEATHER IS COLD AND APPLYING TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAS A KNOCKING NOISE. THERE IS A WATER LEAK COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. TWO INCHES OF WATER WAS COMING INSIDE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT DRAINAGE HOLE WASN'T BIG ENOUGH. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 891620
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2001
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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