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1996 Plymouth Neon transmission problems

19 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 1996 Plymouth Neon, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
19 4% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Transmission was replaced at about 35,000 miles under warranty, new transmission is beginning to slip. Headgasket has failed twice causing internal damage that the dealership won't admit to. Engine block or other part is cracked, leaking oil into cylinders 1 and 3, problem wasn't corrected last time in shop. Brakes fail regularly, especially under quick stopping attempts, even though the pads/shoes are still good. There is a gas leak that allows fumes to enter the car.

December 1998 CrashInjury

Consumer 1996 plymouth neon PCM had to be reprogrammed causing comer vehicle to fail emissions. The consumer's vehicle failed state emission inspection because the vehicle's readiness codes were cleared each time the key was turned to the off position. The consumer found a TSB which stated that the PCM must be reprogrammed to remedy the condition. After repeated attempts to get the local dealer to acknowledge the problem consumer took the vehicle elsewhere where the PCM was reprogrammed at no charge.

Reported at 62,000 miles, November 2005

Other problems reported for the 1996 Plymouth Neon

Transmission problems in other years

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Transmission problems across all Plymouth models