NHTSA — Electrical System Problems

3.8

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
32,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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1997 Plymouth Neon electrical problems

electrical problem

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1997 Plymouth Neon Owner Comments

problem #2

Apr 192003

Neon 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 63,999 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have experienced a number of mechanical failures to my 1997 Plymouth Neon which I purchased two years ago. One month after purchasing the car began having electrical problems; radio stopped working, clock display would blackout. The most recent was experiencing a blown head gasket at the time the car was in operation. I was able to bring the car to a safe stop. However, had the gasket blown when I was on the expressway just minutes before then, the scene may have been more serious. I discovered oil in my antifreeze. My husband and I have research and located a website that informed consumers of manufacture defects that have been reported on the Neons from the 1995 to 1998. A number of complains have been brought to the attention of Chrysler corporation by other consumers. However, they do not see it as a problem. I have notified channel 5 target investigation news team in Chicago, il and they are investigating these problems as well. Target 5 investigation made me aware of a class action law suit again the Chrysler corporation and I think these manufacturer defects warrant your investigation as well, hopefully, prompting a national recall. Repairing a blown head gasket and possibly a cracked seal on the engine, is a very costly procedure. Please look into this problem. I would be interested in your findings.

- Skokie, IL, USA

problem #1

Jun 251999

Neon

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When I bought the car I was told that it was a buy back, but they assured me that the problem was fixed. One person told me it was electrical problems and another told me it was water damage. Starting the second day I received the car I had problems. It has been in the shop 3 times for speaker problems, whenever it rains the speakers blow out. It was in the shop 2 times because of what seemed to be transmission problems. The car had a hard time shifting into first gear and made a squealing noise whenever I shifted it. It has also been in the shop 2 times for the brakes. For the past 2 months it has had a hard time starting up and 2 weeks ago it was dead in my driveway for 3 days. They have tried to fix the problems without success. I am currently going through arbitratio, but I want some advice.

- Lowell, MA, USA

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