2000 Plymouth Neon problems
Owners have filed 199 complaints about the 2000 Plymouth Neon with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 19.1% of them — the clear leader, ahead of air bags at 11.6%.
Complaints199
Crashes40
Fires8
Injuries27
Deaths3
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 19.1% · 38
Air bags 11.6% · 23
Engine and engine cooling 10.6% · 21
Vehicle speed control 9.0% · 18
Electrical system 8.0% · 16
Structure 6.5% · 13
Steering 5.5% · 11
Suspension 5.0% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 40 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire, 27 report an injury and 3 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 5 model years of the Plymouth Neon in this data, 2000 draws comparatively few complaints; 1995 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 5 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 82,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Consumers are writing on the behalf of their son aaron lee mayanrd, consumer states while their son was driving the vehicle, it went out of control, hit a dirt bank and flipped over, the driver was killed in this accident, there was never a cause for the accident, however consumer just received recall 01v154 and questions that maybe this could have been the cause of the accident. *Slc Service brakes, hydraulic
Daughter indicated at time of accident that vehicle would not slow down when brakes were applied. Figured operator error at time however, may have been wrong especially in light of recall information. Note. Weather was fine the day of the accident, no extreme cold. Vehicle was on dirt road, coming down a hill when she allegedly tried to slow vehicle down. Service brakes, hydraulic
Twice in less than 25000 miles, the front rotors were warped and required re-surfacing or replacement. Prior to repairs, braking caused excessive vehicle vibration. The 2 drivers of this vehicle generally brake gradually, with little hard braking. In both cases, the owners paid for repairs, as the rotors were out of warranty at time of repair. Service brakes, hydraulic
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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