Five problems related to engine cooling system have been reported for the 1996 Plymouth Neon. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My Neon has been intermittently stalling out when slowing for stops, starting the vehicle and intermittently when I am at idle. This becomes an issue when I am pulling off the highway and the car stalls, thus making it difficult for vehicles behind me to stop in time. No crashes have incurred yet, but they are possible. I have taken it in 3 times now to lebanon Chrysler-Plymouth for repair. 11-fuel pump and various cables replaced. Problem returned. !2-idle memory needed to be reset. 1-2-throttle body and thermostat need replaced. . . All of these items were completed on different dates for the same problem. My car is currently at lebanon Chrysler and hopefully the problem will be fixed completely this time, but it has been a safety issue while I drive. I leave sufficient distance between myself and other vehicles, but I cannot predict how others will drive. Thank you for your time and please let me know what you can do to help. Lisa brady.
I bought this used car from a dealer. My fiancee started to notice that the engine temperature gauge was rising fast. She started to hear bubbling gurgling sounds from the cooling system. The car started to lose power. I phoned Chrysler to see if they could cover the expense since it was out of warranty and had prior owners. I ended up getting the car repaired and Chrysler only offered a 15% discount. They should have paid the whole bill of $1853. 03. There is such a thing as silent warranty that I have read about on the internet. I want them to reimburse me and I am going to file several written complaints.
Failure#1:1/97-6/97 horn made no noise when pushed. Several visits to two dealers in ft. Wayne and indianapolis, in and 6 months later it was finally resolved as being a pinched wire. Had to involve owner of the dealership before it was fixed properly. Failure#2:1/97-3/97 the rear defrost switch failed on occassion for first three months of ownership. Works continuously now. Failure#3:8/97-1998 left turn signal would light up when the brake was applied, only occassionally and while it was slowing down, not at a stop. Failure#4:6/99-current power locks failed. Failure#5: 7/99-8/99 power steering failed. Power switch replaced. Failure#6: 3/00-7/00 a/c failed. 1/2 lb coolant leaked out and was replaced.
The head gasket blew which caused oil to leak in the cooling system and overheat.
Thermostat and water pump failed. Nlm.