Side/window Air Bag problems of the 1996 Plymouth Neon

Five problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 1996 Plymouth Neon. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 09/01/2000

While driving, the driver's side airbag experienced false deployment, causing injury to consumer and causing consumer to lose control of the vehicle and crash, the passenger also sustained injuries from the accident, the passenger's airbag deployed during the crash.

2 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 08/23/1998

While traveling on the highway at a speed of 40mph, another vehicle pulled out in front of the vehicle, and the vehicle broadsided the vehicle that pulled out in front and the driver's side airbag didn't deploy.

3 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 12/21/1996

While driving vehicle on highway at 60 mph owner had an accident and there was no deployment of driver's or passenger's side airbags,owner received mutilple facial injuries.

4 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 04/01/1996

Consumer was in an accident and after the air bag deployed, the driver side air bag caught on fire and the passengers side was red hot. Please describe.

5 Side/window Air Bag problem

While driving between 30-35 mph owner struck another vehicle direct frontal impact, and there was no deployment of driver's or passenger's side airbags. Problem has not been indentified by Chrysler investigator.


Other Air Bag related problems of the 1996 Plymouth Neon

Front Air Bag problems
11
Air Bag Not Deploy problems
6
Side/window Air Bag problems
5


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