Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Plymouth Neon.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND WOULD NOT DISPLAY THE SPE… |
| 2011-05-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT AND OIL STARTED RUNNING OUT UNDERNEATH THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS B… |
| 2010-01-12 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THE STRUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR RATTLES. IT RUBS WHEN I MAKE RIGHT TURNS. I HAVE ONLY CHANGED THE STRUTS IN THE REAR … |
| 2009-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING CONTROL RE DEFECTIVE NEW CHRYSLER VEHICLE FWD TO POTUS RE HOW CORPORATIONS ARE ALLOWED TO OPER… |
| 2009-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING CONTROL RE DEFECTIVE NEW CHRYSLER VEHICLE FWD TO POTUS RE HOW CORPORATIONS ARE ALLOWED TO OPER… |
| 2008-03-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *TR |
| 2006-02-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | A 1990 CHEVY IMPALA TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF MY SON WHILE HE WAS DRIVING MY CAR, HE WAS GOING 30 MPH HE HIT THE OTHER CA… |
| 2006-01-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON. I AM ANGRY WITH THE WAY THESE CARS WERE BUILT FROM CHRYSLER. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT MY HE… |
| 2005-06-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR CONTINOUSLY OVERHEATS. HAVE REPLACE THE RADIATOR CAP AND THE THERMOSTAT. |
| 2005-03-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 37500 MILES ( 2001) HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT (83125 MILES) RESULTING IN OIL CONTAMINATION/CHE… |
| 2005-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THE NEW HEAD G… |
| 2004-10-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | ON MY 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON THE FUEL FILLER TUBE RUSTED AWAY (I WAS ABLE TO SEE DAYLIGHT WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS). THE RU… |
| 2004-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 1 | TOOK MY 98 NEON WITH 42,000 MILES INTO LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL LEAK. THEY SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDE… |
| 2004-06-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 1 | CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS BURNED OUT CONTINUOUSLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MEC… |
| 2004-05-18 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG CRACKED. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR… |
| 2004-04-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK REPLACED THEN CAR DOES NOT START IN THE MORNING AND END OF DAY. CHRYSLER AND DEALER HAVE WASHED THEIR HANDS O… |
| 2004-01-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | UPON HAVING AN OIL CHANGE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, … |
| 2004-01-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIRBAG TO DEPLOY |
| 2003-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 NEON THAT HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS OF OWNING IT BECAUSE OF AN OIL LEAK … |
| 2003-10-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | MY CAR LEAKS WATER. MY TRUNK LEAKS AND THE REAR FLOOR LEAKS ON BOTH SIDES. WHAT IS CAUSING THIS IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE … |
| 2003-10-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT MINIMAL MILEAGE. FUEL PUMP SQUEALS LOUDLY. *CB |
| 2003-08-27 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CHYSLER IS INFORMING ME THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL, RECALL NUMBER 99V-001. MY CAR FALLS WITHIN THE LOW HIGH VIN NUMBE… |
| 2003-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAK, KNOWN PROBLEM BY DIAMLER THATS WHY THE MLS GASKET AND TORQUE SPECS WERE INTRODUCED. NO FIRE, YET. C… |
| 2003-06-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HAD GREAT MILEAGE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. NOW I GET LESS THAN SOMEONE WHO OWNS A CHEVY CAMERO THAT IS… |
| 2003-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 53,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET ON MY 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON FAILED. THE REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY $700 AND HAD TO BE MADE … |
| 2003-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL. *JB |
| 2003-02-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRACKED BLOCK WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 5 YRS OLD. *NLM |
| 2003-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BOUGHT 1998 NEON WITH 76,000 MILES. LEAKS 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY DEALER W… |
| 2003-01-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BUT AFTER REPAIR THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. BOTH OF T… |
| 2003-01-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | LEAKING OIL OUT OF REAR SEALS. |
| 2003-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON. THE ROOF OF MY CAR BEGAN PEELING OVER A YEAR AGO, AND HAS RAPIDLY SPREAD AND NOW HAS RUST… |
| 2002-11-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN HOT. CONSUMER CUT OFF ENGINE AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALE… |
| 2002-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING MY 3 GRAND CHILDREN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE BELL RANG. I GLANCED AT MY GAUGES AND NOTICED A HIGH TEMPERATURE R… |
| 2002-10-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THESE PROBLEMS WERE FOUND DURING A REPLACEMENT OF OUR THIRD TRANSMISSION. WE ARE REALLY UPSET WITH PLYMOUTH/DODGE AUTO.… |
| 2002-09-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ORIGINAL OWNER, 24286 ORIGINAL MILES. NO PREVIOUS MAJOR PROBLEMS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH "AGE" … |
| 2002-07-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I RECENTLY HAVE LEARNED THAT THE HEADGASKET IS A PROBLEM THAT COMES WITH ALL NEONS AND I WAS WONDERING WHY IT HASN'T BE… |
| 2002-06-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE… |
| 2002-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT AND THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BEF… |
| 2002-04-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | ENGINE COOLING FAN IS INOPERATIVE, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2002-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER , DEALER NOTED THAT HEAD GASKET NEE… |
| 2002-04-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD POPPING NOISE THAT IS COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO… |
| 2002-04-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL GETS STIFF WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATEING VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK |
| 2002-03-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS A BAD OIL LEAK AND IN LEAKING INTO MY RADIATOR SYSTEM. A CRACK IN THE HEAD GASKET. *AK |
| 2002-02-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM |
| 2002-02-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED… |
| 2002-01-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, HEADING EAST, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, HEADING NORTH, CRASHED INT… |
| 2002-01-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *JG |
| 2002-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. WOULD NEED TO REFILL OIL VERY WEEK. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK |
| 2001-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN, NO KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH AND COMPLETEY TURNED OFF, WHILE PARKED. ONLY WAY TO GET VEHICLE … |
| 2001-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEADGASKET IS LEAKING. DEALER STATED GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK |