Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
49
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Plymouth Neon.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. I WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE… |
| 2017-05-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SAGGING GAS TANK DUE TO BROKEN STRAP. DRIVE TRAIN SHUDDER AND CLUNK DUE TO STRETCHED DRIVE/ENGINE MOUNTS. |
| 2014-06-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | A MECHANIC WAS CHECKING THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF MY CAR WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN HE NOTICED AN EXCESSI… |
| 2010-03-31 | TIRES | No | 0 | 2001 PLYMOUTH NEON, RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *BF THE VEHICLE SUFFERED DAMAGE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0164-… |
| 2006-10-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY CAR IS LEAKING WATER IN TO THE TRUNK, SPARE TIRE WELL, UNDER MY BACK SEAT AND THE BACK FLOORS. MY MOTHER HAD THE SAM… |
| 2006-10-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I HAD HIT THE SIDE OF A VAN WITH THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE, I WAS BRAKING WHEN I HIT HIM SO I COULD HAVE BEEN GOING BETWE… |
| 2006-04-09 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY SPARE TIRE WELL FILLS WITH WATER AND THE INTERIOR HAS PUDDLES ON THE FLOOR. MY CAR SMELLS LIKE … |
| 2005-12-22 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE TRUNK SEALS LEAK. EXCESS WATER IS COLLECTED IN THE SPARE WHEEL AND SURROUNDING CARPET. THE CARPET BEGINS TO GROW M… |
| 2005-07-15 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE SAFETY CLIP IN 2001 PLYMOUTH NEON BROKE. THE CHILD SEAT INSPECTOR WA… |
| 2005-07-11 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 0 | MVA, MY MOTHER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE ACCIDENT REPORT, SHE WAS TURNING LEFT AND THE OTHER CAR WA… |
| 2005-05-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DT CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT COME ON ANY TIME BE… |
| 2005-03-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | 2001 PLYMOUTH NEON AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT.*MR *JB CONSUMER STATED, HIT THE TRACTOR TRAILER HEAD ON … |
| 2005-02-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DIRVING TO WORK, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND THEY COLLIDED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO D… |
| 2005-02-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2001 PLYMOUTH NEON PURCHASED NEW. WHILE DRIVING,ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING LOUDLY.CONTINUED HOME FOR ABOUT 3 MORE MILES. E… |
| 2004-02-01 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | STOCK RADIO/CASETTE DECK W/3 BAND EQUALIZER FOR MY 2001 PLYMOUTH NEON 4DR SEDAN HAS MALFUNCTION. APPEARS THE ENTIRE WI… |
| 2004-01-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | A TRACTOR TRAILER SUDDENLY PULLED OUT IN-FRONT OF THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO STOP BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLE … |
| 2003-12-11 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | MY AIR CONDITIONING QUIT WORKING AT 36,001 MILES. THAT'S ONE MILE OVER THE WARRANTY. I DOUBT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED… |
| 2003-10-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL SYSTEM DEFECT. *LA |
| 2003-06-05 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER MADE A QUICK STOP AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE … |
| 2003-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE TIMING CHAIN AND VALVES WERE BROKEN ON A 2001 PLYMOUTH NEON WITH 45000 MILES ON IT. THE PLYMOUTH DEALER STATES THI… |
| 2003-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN THE DRIVER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE ROTORS WARPED. … |
| 2003-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 4/21/2003 THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER PUT OIL IN THE VEHICLE WHICH LEAKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TH… |
| 2003-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE STARTER ON MY 2001 PLYMOUTH NEON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE I EVEN OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS. I DID NOT BUY THE EXTEN… |
| 2003-01-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE TIME OF PURCHASE WHEN IT ONLY HAD 500 MILES & WAS SUPPOSED TO BE "NEW". IT… |
| 2002-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAY ON AND OFF AND THE DOOR CHIMES CONSTANTLY RINGS INTERMITTENLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL … |
| 2002-06-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHEN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN AN IMPACT IN REVERSE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED… |
| 2002-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VECHILE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THE 20 TIMES. MOST OF THE PARTS WHERE REPAIRED MORE THEN THREE TIME. RECENTLY MY C… |
| 2001-12-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISI… |
| 2001-12-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT … |
| 2001-12-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CAR BACKFIRES AND MISSES AFTER 5 FAILED ATTEMPTS BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS TO CORRECT PROBLEM, WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE IN A… |
| 2001-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | WHEN COMING TO OR WAITING AT 4 WAY STOPS TO TURN LEFT THE CAR CHOKES AND DIES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE SOMETIME… |
| 2001-10-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE (LESS THAN 2 MILES AWAY), I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF THE FOREMENTIONED TIRE. … |
| 2001-09-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25-35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE HEAD-ON . UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEP… |
| 2001-08-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | APPLIED BRAKES, THEY FAILED TO STOP. THERE WAS A RECALL ON BRAKES BOOSTER VALCUM HOSE, RECALL COMPLETED AND THE LINE F… |
| 2001-08-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | BROKEN TIE ROD ENDS BOTH SIDES, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, HEAD GASKET FAILURE, READ DOOR DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT CLOSE AT A… |
| 2001-07-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | RECALL 01V154000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 983. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT RECALL. DEALER STATED IT WILL BE TWO WEEKS BEFOR… |
| 2001-07-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | RECALL # 01V154000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 983. DEALER DID NOT HAVE PART IN. DEALER STATED PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK… |
| 2001-05-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A FAILED BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE WHICH WAS ON RECALL(01V-154)(ATTORNEY FOR CL… |
| 2001-04-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | NEITHER AIR BAG IN FRONT DEPLOYED WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WENT TO … |
| 2001-03-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, THEN, HORN WENT OFF. WENT TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT AIRBAG MODULE HAD… |
| 2001-02-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKES SQUEAK BADLY AND THEY SMELL LIKE THEY ARE BURNING. DEALER READJUSTED BRAKES 3 TIMES, AND CURRENTLY THEY ARE SQ… |
| 2000-12-31 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND NEITHER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK |
| 1901-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIR DONE ON THEIR 2001 PLYMOUTH NEON. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE … |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL (01V-154) NOTICE ABOUT BRAKE VACUUM HOSE,BUT HAD TO MAKE THREE TRIPS FOR GETTING IT FIXE… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL# 01V154000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 983; CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT DO RECALL UNTIL FRIDAY JUL 1… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END VIBRATES, AND TIRES HAVE STARTED TO WEAR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVID… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | UPON TURNING IGNITION TO START VEHICLE WIRING MELTED AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME THROUGH STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE PROVID… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, HOWEVER THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *YH |