1997 PLYMOUTH NEON Electrical System Problems
2 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical System Issues in the 1997 PLYMOUTH NEON
2 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1997 PLYMOUTH NEON. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Electrical System Complaints
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...
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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...
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1 complaint
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1 complaint
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1 complaint
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1 complaint
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1 complaint
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1 complaint
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1 complaint
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1 complaint
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1 complaint
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