Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 0801001 | 05/25/2001 | 620059 | Subject regarding airbag / clock spring service for various models including 2002 model year jeep liberty. *tt | 07/10/2001 | |
| 0832097 | 09/19/1997 | 6088834 | Information regarding nhtsa authorized airbag deactivation for medical necessity. *nlm | 01/10/2000 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||||
| 181097 | 02/28/1997 | 18-15-96A | 52008 | Intermittent single cylinder misfire and/or mil illuminated. *tw | 07/17/1997 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||||
| 180697 | 03/07/1997 | 51979 | Engine slow crank - mil illuminated - iac dtc hex $25 set. *tw | 07/17/1997 | |
| CH181395 | 04/01/1995 | 41042 | Whistle noise from pcm. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 080600 | 02/25/2000 | 609995 | This bulletin provides a revised wire splice procedure and related parts. *tt | 04/12/2000 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||
| PE98012 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/26/1998 | 06/23/1998 | UNDERHOOD FIRES | ||
| Alleged fires in neon.owners have reported underhood fires while driving and in minor collisions | ||||||
| PE97007 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 01/31/1997 | 04/07/1997 | ALLEGED FIRES IN STEERING COLUMN AREA | ||
| Alleged fires in the steering column area | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/09/2005 | 10 | ||
| Numerous heating cooling problems. incorrect temperature gauge, overheating, radiator fans not coming on, erratic fan operation, water leaking in from firewall pouring into the blower motor causing blown fuses, faulty blower motors and soaking carpets. wiring problems causing fuses to blow when fans would kick on, a/c was turned on, or dash would emit smoke when the parking break was engaged with the vehicle running, erratic gauge cluster, off and on gauges, interior lights failure. *nm | |||
| 08/30/2003 | 27000 | 500 | 08/25/2003 |
| I bought this car...with a trade in with a pontiac bonneville..i had bad luck with this neon 1995 model from day i drove..the instrument panel fail and they sometimes work..like ex..to see how much gas, and how fast i am going..odometer..and the temp gauges..they work and most of the time they do not!..i also seen a oil leak and the car seems to use alot of oil..and a very bad smell comes from underneath the hood!...i am sick and tired of me having to fix something that i feel is the default of the manufacturer of ply. neon company should fix these things free of charge!!! i wish somebody will call me soon as possible..i am unsure of how i will be safe or the car catch on fire while me & 2 kids are inside of it..i feel there is something very wrong with this neon!! when i paid a trade in for nicer car, i got this one because it was better fuel miles but after i got this car, i see this was a lemon from day one and i had this car for 2 years and the instruments drop all the time, and i feel it's the car manufacture should fix this immediately! i am very upset and hope you all see to it that i get this car looked into by via paid for by ply., manuf...thank you, willa in tn. *nm | |||
| Car would not start. instrument panel malfunctioning. check engine light. electrical failures. owner wants a replacement car. | |||
| While the vehicle was parked in the driveway the lights came on but the switch was off. consumer could not get lights to go off after 4 attempts. consumer began to see and smell smoke. dealer was contacted. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 03/01/2001 | 3 | 10/01/1994 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 01/08/1997 | 1 | 08/11/1994 | |
| Battery failed. | |||
| 09/20/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1994 | |
| Battery replaced. | |||
| 03/18/1996 | 8 | ||
| Battery failed. *sd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||
| 02/01/1998 | 1 | 12/09/1994 | |
| Battery cable corroded, causing battery failure. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 06/01/2001 | |||
| On or around june first air conditiong and blinkers were inoperable. two weeks later, automobile failed to start, and smoke was coming from steering wheel column. consumer contacted local mechanic , who stated that wiring was bad. consumer has yet to contact dealer. please provide furthur details. *ak | |||
| 05/28/1997 | |||
| Electrical trouble in the harness connected to the turn signal of the car--wire was burned in the harness. | |||
| 06/29/1999 | |||
| Headlights would remain on after vehicle is turned off. had noticed smoke coming from steering column. contacted dealer who refused to look at vehicle for another 2-3 weeks. had disconnected battery & headlights went out & smoke stopped. *ak | |||
| 06/05/1998 | 05/17/1995 | ||
| Circuit board malfunction. dealer claims old part is no longer made, system was upgraded because it is flawed. cannot find related recall. | |||
| 05/28/1997 | 1 | 07/22/1996 | |
| Vehicle's turn signal wires burned. contacted chrysler to complain about problem, and they told her that there was nothing that they could do . *ak while driving, consumer smelled burning rubber, mechanic from precision tune examined vehicle and stated that a wire had burned in the harness of the turn signal and that the air bag could have deployed or vehicle could have caught fire, harness was replaced. *slc | |||
| 06/11/1997 | 1 | 08/01/1994 | |
| Vehicle was parked and noticed that the inside of the steering column was burning, owner disconnected the battery because it was an electrical fire, the vehicle was off and noticed that the headlights were on, consumer thinks the fire started from the headlights, was under investigation 96 june-97april, pe97007. *ak *jb | |||
| 10/16/1996 | 1 | 08/01/1994 | |
| Brake light fuse blows for no apparent reason. | |||
| 10/05/1994 | |||
| Turning signal unit went bad, resulting in signals not operating. *ak | |||
| 01/30/1995 | 0 | ||
| Radiator fan fuse spring seal/bolt shorted out. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 02/01/2001 | 0 | ||
| Engine check light on indicator comes on when consumer is driving and stays on for a day or two. in summer of 2000 vehicle just cut off, consumer was on highway and was almost killed. *ak | |||
| 12/14/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1994 | |
| While parked in driveway, with no one in it, car started and traveled about 50 feet prior to hitting barn. then, would not start. dealer reports it needs a new starter, but has no explanation for the problem. car is manual transmission. key was not in car. car had been stopped for about 15-20 min and was unattended. | |||
| 01/15/1999 | 09/01/1994 | ||
| All who bought this vehicle seem to have the same problems and symptoms that lead up to the problems. what will it take for chrysler to take action and keep the good name that they used to have? we all paid a lot of money for these cars and now we all might as well junk them and buy new cars. in the long run it will save us all a lot of money! *ak | |||
| 10/03/1997 | |||
| While driving the vehicle noticed smoke coming from under dashboard. few of the components would not work after that, but the vehicle was still driveable. the dealer said that the vehicle had a short circuit in the wiring and that resulted in replacement of the ignition. *ak | |||
| 09/01/1996 | 4 | 04/28/1994 | |
| Intermittent stalling. *ak | |||
| While driving on the highway, the engine shut down, causing the vehicle to lose power. please describe. *ak | |||
| When driving on the highway at 55mph car cut off . tt | |||
| 07/28/1995 | |||
| While driving, power completely shut down; vehicle pulled to right causing accident; hit mailbox. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 11/08/2000 | 2 | ||
| Engine stalling problems, fuel pump and leaking head gasket replaced, stalling continued, vehicle taken to another dealership, repairs made to computer, loose fan belts tighten, which dealership failed to do when installing timing belt. *cj | |||
| Intermittently vehicle stalls out at highway speeds without warning. dealer has changed the computer chip. *ak | |||
| 07/23/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1994 | |
| Computer control unit failure. | |||
| 01/30/1995 | 0 | ||
| Reprogrammed power control module. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 11/19/1998 | 2 | 06/25/1994 | |
| Smoke coming from ignition switch area, performed tsb, however problems with ignition switch still present. mjs | |||
| 03/13/1998 | 2 | ||
| Starter shorted out, causing vehicle to start by itself and moved ten feet forward. however, the corne rof vehicle caught the edge of shed and was stuck on a small log. ignition switch also shorted out. *ak | |||
| 05/31/1997 | 1 | 08/11/1994 | |
| Ignition switch misadjusted. | |||
| 06/25/1997 | 1 | 08/22/1994 | |
| Ignition switch burned. | |||
| 03/06/1995 | 1 | 03/06/1995 | |
| Keys stuck in ignition. | |||
| 09/26/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1994 | |
| Ignition switch replaced. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/27/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1994 | |
| Head gasket leaked, causing starter to have to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 12/14/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1994 | |
| While parked in driveway, with no one in it, car started and traveled about 50 feet prior to hitting barn. then, would not start. dealer reports it needs a new starter, but has no explanation for the problem. car is manual transmission. key was not in car. car had been stopped for about 15-20 min and was unattended. | |||
| 03/13/1998 | 2 | ||
| Starter shorted out, causing vehicle to start by itself and moved ten feet forward. however, the corne rof vehicle caught the edge of shed and was stuck on a small log. ignition switch also shorted out. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 06/01/2001 | |||
| On or around june first air conditiong and blinkers were inoperable. two weeks later, automobile failed to start, and smoke was coming from steering wheel column. consumer contacted local mechanic , who stated that wiring was bad. consumer has yet to contact dealer. please provide furthur details. *ak | |||
| 06/04/1999 | |||
| While driving vehicle started to accelerate on it own. when restarting, engine revved real high, there were no turn signals or air condtioning. engine check light and air bag warning light came on. when car was checked a short was found between the ignition and the main wiring harness. the car has not been repaired. please provide further details. | |||
| While driving the electrical wire that feeds to the defroster system caught on fire. the owner had to pull the fuse out to stop the flow.. the dealer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 10/08/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1994 | |
| Electrical wiring burnt. | |||
| While driving, experience intermittent failure, headlamp, dash and heater flicker/pause 2-3 seconds, acquired from dealer tech. bulletin warning for non repair. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 03/02/2005 | 25000 | 55 | 08/30/2003 |
| The instrument panel sometimes do not show how much gas, or tempt gauges do not work...it seems if it is cold -or damp-raining outside- the gauges do not work...i have a feeling there is more recalls on my plymoth-neon 1995. *ak | |||
| While driving noticed smoke coming from around steering column next to turn signals.*ak | |||
| 2 | 04/01/1995 | ||
| Vehicle engine will crank, but not start. short in engine wiring harness. expensive repair [over $900 to replace harness for the sake of one shorted wire] | |||
| 10/19/1997 | 1 | ||
| Left vehicle at dealer's for oil change. mechanic called to say vehicle caught fire under the hood after backing vehicle out of work station. it was an electrical fire. *ak | |||
| 10/21/1994 | 1 | ||
| Wiring harness under hood cut by transmission housing, causing car to stall. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 03/02/2005 | 25000 | 55 | 08/30/2003 |
| The instrument panel sometimes do not show how much gas, or tempt gauges do not work...it seems if it is cold -or damp-raining outside- the gauges do not work...i have a feeling there is more recalls on my plymoth-neon 1995. *ak | |||
| 06/18/2002 | 2 | 03/01/2002 | |
| The first problem began with the timing belt breaking, i returned to casino auto sales to find a solution,their mechanic fixed the problem so i thought only to have the same problem occur again about a month and half later with a bad fuel pump added to the problem so i went somewhere else to have that fixed. about a week after i purchased the vehicle i was taken to sears to purchase a new set of tires, i was told by a sears rep. that i was lucky to not have had an accident because the wrong size tires were put on the car which caused me to have problems with the right passenger side tired with wobbling. my vehicle then began to smoke from the steering coloum whenever the head lights are turned on, i havent even bothered to go back to casino because i wouldnt trust them to actuaalt fix it the right and honest way do to the fact that i bought the car with cash so they basically sold me a lemon. *ak | |||
| 10/01/2094 | |||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 08/08/2001 | 2 | 03/01/2001 | |
| Under dash wiring shorted out, resulting in a fire. *ak | |||
| 07/23/2001 | 2 | 01/01/1996 | |
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| 07/22/1996 | 1 | 07/22/1996 | |
| The harness smokes. yh | |||
| 12/28/1998 | 2 | 05/01/1995 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 08/10/1999 | 1 | 05/01/1995 | |
| Fire started inside of vehicle possibly due to short circuit of remote mirror wiring or motor on driver's side. discovered by daughter upon opening driver's door to go to work. at first, she realized that the outside driver's mirror was hanging down from the vehicle. upon opening door, flames emerged from the interior, slightly burning her on the arm. all heavy burn damage seems to be at the area of the motor and switch for the remote mirrors. the interior suffered total loss. no electrical alterations were done to the vehicle. all componets on the vehicle are factory installed. can't seem to get through to chrysler for any assistance. vehicle is of course out of warranty (3yr - 36,000) | |||
| 06/05/1999 | |||
| Wiring harness under the dash caught on fire unexpectedly, and could have caused injuries. dealer cannot determine the problem. *ak | |||
| 06/25/1998 | |||
| While driving the vehicle the driver noticed a huge black smoke coming from the vents, and the driver turned the vehicle off and there was the fire coming from the dash. *ak | |||
| 05/28/1997 | 1 | 07/22/1996 | |
| Vehicle's turn signal wires burned. contacted chrysler to complain about problem, and they told her that there was nothing that they could do . *ak while driving, consumer smelled burning rubber, mechanic from precision tune examined vehicle and stated that a wire had burned in the harness of the turn signal and that the air bag could have deployed or vehicle could have caught fire, harness was replaced. *slc | |||
| While driving, noticed smoke and burning smell coming from dash, fanned out, then disconnected battery. *ak | |||