1997 Plymouth Neon engine problems
104 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1997 Plymouth Neon, which is 44% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 104 44% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Engine gasket: driving down on interstate at approximately 60MPH when suddenly began to smell smoke, looked down and thermostat was very high, vehicle just stopped. The vehicle was so hot that could not touch anything under hood. Vehicle towed in for repair .
Head gasket failure, reverse lights go on and off sporadically, window seals and seals to the trunk are falling off, the trunk is taking in water which is draining into the vehicle's rear floor. *nlm
Other problems reported for the 1997 Plymouth Neon
- Air bags 17 complaints