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1999 Plymouth Neon

Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1999 Plymouth Neon.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2016-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPS TO EMPTY. EVEN AFTER A COMPLETE TANK REFILL. IT WOULD SEEM TO BE AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN…
2015-12-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH NEON, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE TEMPERATU…
2008-06-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 HEAD GASKET FAILURE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL CAR - CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED OR AT VERY LEAST …
2006-12-05 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 AIR BAG FAILURE. STRUCK A DEER IN FRONT OF CAR. FRONT BUMPER, GRILL, HOOD, DRIVER SIDE FRONT FENDER, HEADLIGHT AND WI…
2005-06-21 STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID No 0 DT: THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START,.OPENED THE HOOD, LOOKED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, THE WIRING ON THE END GLOWED RED RIG…
2005-02-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 MY NEON HAS 86,000. I HAVE HAD IT FROM NEW. IN NOVEMBER OF 2003, I HAD MY SECOND HEAD GASKET REPLACED. I BELIEVE I A…
2004-06-06 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 NOTICE OIL LEAK ON 1999 PLYMOUTH NEON. TOOK CAR TO LAUREL CHRYLSER JOHNSTOWN PA. ON MONDAY JUNE 7. WAS NOTIFIED THAT …
2004-05-14 EQUIPMENT No 0 I BOUGHT THIS CAR 3 WEEKS AGO AND HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE REAR MAIN SEAL AND PUT A NEW OIL SENDING UNIT IN. NOW I AM …
2003-10-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET ON MY 1999 PLYMOUTH NEON. ALSO HAS AFFECTED OTHER CHRYSLER MODELS CHECK TSB NO. 09-05-98 FOR MOR…
2003-09-17 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 HEAD GASKET REPLACED 24,304 MILES 6/21/00, HEAD GASKET HAS WENT BAD AGAIN AT 63,000 MILES 9/15/03 AND CHRYSLER REFUSES …
2003-09-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 24304 MILES ON 6/21/00 AND NOW HAS WENT BAD AGAIN AT 63000 9/15/03 AND CHRYSLER IS REFU…
2003-09-11 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER No 0 CONSUMER STATED THAT MIDDLE SEAT BELT PLASTIC CAP BROKE OFF, AND SHE COULD NOT TIGHTEN THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT J…
2003-07-29 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 I'VE JUST RECENTLY HAD TO PUT $900.00 INTO A "HEAD GASKET" REPLACEMENT ON A 1999 PLYMOUTH NEON. THE DEALER AGENT HAD S…
2003-06-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 THE HIGH PRESSURE A/C HOSE VIBRATED AND CAUSED A HOLE. THE CAR IS ONLY 3,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP INDC…
2003-05-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A 60,000 MILE CHECK-UP AND WAS ASTOUNDED TO LEARN THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AT ONLY 57,000.…
2003-05-06 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON DRIVER SIDE OF CAR. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $800.00, AND STATED THAT A RE…
2003-04-24 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLT BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECTED THE BRAKE LINE. *JB
2003-03-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 MAJOR OIL LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE DAMAGE. *LA
2003-02-28 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE. *NLM
2003-02-09 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I WAS DRIVING & I HEARD A "CLUNK" & A "BOOM" & THEN THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, I REALIZED …
2003-01-13 EQUIPMENT No 0 99 PLYMOUTH NEON 2.0 DOHC
2002-10-24 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB A MAJOR OIL LEAK OCCURRED AT 52K MILES, DID NOT RUN PROPERLY, AND MADE NOISE…
2002-06-18 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 I BOUGHT MY NEON NEW. IN THREE YEARS THE HEAD GASKET WENT AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND G…
2002-04-19 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS, COST MORE TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAN THE CAR IS WORTH, HAVE ALSO HAD BRAKES REPLACED TWICE AND ALSO …
2002-04-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS No 0 WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CONSUMER HEARS A GRINDING NOISE; HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES & DEALERSHIP ACKN…
2002-03-25 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 HEAD GASKET REPLACED, THEN IT LOST ALL POWER, AND ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK, THEY SAID IT NEEDED SP…
2002-03-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE No 0 DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER…
2002-02-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 BLOWN HEAD GASKET THAT WILL COST $800.00 TO FIX. *AK
2001-12-21 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
2001-11-26 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE SUNROOF WOULD ONLY OPEN ON RIGHT SIDE/ WAS BINDING ON THE RIGHT. HAD TO HAVE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY REPLACED. NOTICED …
2001-09-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 I AM AN OWNER OF A 1999 CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH NEON. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT EVERYONE WHO I KNOW OR HAVE COME IN C…
2001-08-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2001-08-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECK MY OIL AND IT WAS TOTALLY EMPTY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLE…
2001-06-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 PERSISTANT ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE, CHECKED AT SHOPS SEVERAL TIME CANNOT LOCATE SOURCE.
2001-06-10 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 2 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION OF 31 MPH WITH A 1991 FORD, EXPLORER; BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BOTH DR…
2001-04-06 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 THE CAR HAS REPEATEDLY (DIED) STOPPED RUNNING ON BUSY STREETS CAUSING ME TO HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY. *AK
2001-03-12 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 WAS DRIVING 40-45MPH AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT TRAVELING SLOW. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DR…
2001-03-03 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WIRE HARNESSS. …
2001-01-12 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Yes 0 WHILE AT STOP SIGN WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. TWO FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED, LEAVING DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLAT ON …
2000-08-19 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FUEL LEAKAGES FROM FUEL TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WAS A GASOLINE SMELL AND LEAK AT THE VEH…
2000-07-18 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 03/24/00 )
2000-03-01 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS AT A STOPPING POSITION WHEN A LARGE TRUCK STRUCK THE REAR OF VEHICLE AT AN IMPACT OF 50-55 MPH;,…
2000-02-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE AUTO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ONE. THE MECHANIC TOLD CONSUM…
2000-01-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW AND WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THERE WOULD BE GRINDING NOISE.…
1999-12-15 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 1 WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING 1.5 MI TO GET A SUNDAY PAPER, WITH THE IGNITION OFF, THE ENGIINE BURST INTO …
1999-11-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL IN NOVEMBER OF 1999, DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION HEAD GASKET LEAK WAS AGAIN DETECTED IN FEBR…
1999-09-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. UPON BRAKING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SERIOUS VIBRATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONT…
1999-09-08 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER FROM THE SIDE . CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH AT T…
1999-05-22 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *…
1999-04-01 STEERING No 0 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE THAT IS ABOUT A 1/4 OR 1/2 DEPTH OF THE WHEEL OR 4 TO 6 INCHES OFF THE GROUND, STEER…