1997 Plymouth Neon air bags problems
17 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1997 Plymouth Neon, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 7% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 2 fires, 17 injuries.
What owners wrote
Consumer was involved in a frontal collision in which driver's air bag deployed and caught on fire. The airbag on the passenger side had a hole burning in the middle right after the impact. The fire burned the passenger's clothing and skin. Cause unknown.
While reversing both frontal air bags deployed prematurely. Driver sustained light bruises and eye irritation from the contents of the air bags.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Plymouth Neon
- Engine 104 complaints