1997 PLYMOUTH NEON

234 complaints filed with NHTSA.

234
Complaints
22
Crashes
2
Fires
28
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE76
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE16
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL13
UNKNOWN OR OTHER11
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION9
STRUCTURE5
TIRES4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP4
AIR BAGS4
SUSPENSION:FRONT3
STEERING3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2

Recent Complaints

20060202AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A DRIVE-THRU, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED, BUT STATED NOTHING WAS HIT OR RUN OVER. BOTH FRONT WINDOWS SHATTERED AND THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC.

Mileage: 110,000

20030903AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE REVERSING BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. DRIVER SUSTAINED LIGHT BRUISES AND EYE IRRITATION FROM THE CONTENTS OF THE AIR BAGS.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

20020514CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. *YH

20020305CrashVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE GLASSS WINDOWS SHATTERED. IS THIS NORMAL?

20011016CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. *YH

20010821CrashSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

WHILE STOPPING VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY A TRUCK AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BROKE AND WENT BACKWARDS WHERE HEADREST WAS ON BACKSEAT. DID NOT CONTACT DEALER. *AK

20000511AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE FOR INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

20000419CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

20000419CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

20000326CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

20000314CrashFireAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD A HOLE BURNING IN THE MIDDLE RIGHT AFTER THE IMPACT. THE FIRE BURNED THE PASSENGER'S CLOTHING AND SKIN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

20000310CrashFireAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED, BUT NOT COMPLETELY AND ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK *ML

20000309CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE UP AND PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE, VHICLE TOOK OFF AND RAN ACROSS THE STREET, HITTING 2 CARS. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. NO ONE HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

19990921CrashSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING LED TO VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL, VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS RESULTED IN BURNS TO DRIVER (CHEST,ARMS). MJS

19990921CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING LED TO VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL, VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS RESULTED IN BURNS TO DRIVER (CHEST,ARMS). MJS

19990921CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH THIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR. VEHICLE SPINNED OUT IN THE MIDDELE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS HIT FOUR MORE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

19990921CrashSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED HIM. CAR WENT INTO A SPIN AND SPINNED INTO A FIVE FOOT CONCRETE WALL. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH. NO INJURIES. *AK

19990820CrashLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

AT 55MPH HOOD LATCH POPPED OPEN, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

19990702CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. FIRST ACCIDENT WAS BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES AT AN IMPACT OF 35 MPH, AND THE SECOND ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN IMPACT OF 45 MPH. UPON BOTH IMPACTS, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPOLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

19990427CrashAIR BAGS

SAID VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH- AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.