1996 Plymouth Neon electrical system problems
51 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1996 Plymouth Neon, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 11% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was in a parking lot for 15 minutes and suddenly a fire broke out under the hood, burning all the wires. Dealer has been contacted.
An electrical short in the wiring harness caused the vehicle to stall. The consumer received NHTSA recall 96v026000 concerning the wiring harness failure due to an electrical short, but chrysler told the consumer that this recall did not exist. The dealer could not locate the problem but stated that the wiring in the horn needed to be replaced. The electrical short and the engine misfiring caused the vehicle to lose power and sputter after a short drive.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Plymouth Neon
- Engine 180 complaints
- Brakes 46 complaints
- Air bags 22 complaints
- Steering 20 complaints
- Transmission 19 complaints
- Fuel system 17 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 15 complaints