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1995 PLYMOUTH NEON — POWER TRAIN

crash · 471528 · 2004-01-15

Vehicle

Make
PLYMOUTH
Model
NEON
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
85,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

BRAKES FAILED TO WORK RIGHT WHEN MY BOYFRIEND WRECKED THE CAR WHICH THEN MADE HIM HIT THE GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. WE CONTACTED THE PLACE WE GOT THE CAR FROM BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL US ANYTHING. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF IT ON OCTOBER 1, 2003. THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION EXPLODED. WE WERE TOLD THE PLACE WE BOUGHT IT FROM DID NOT PUT IN NEW CLUTCH AND PRESSURE PLATE AND THROW OUT BEARINGS IN WHEN WE HAD JUST BOUGHT IT. WE HAD TOLD THEM THE CLUTCH WAS MAKING NOISE. THEY WOULD NOT FIXED IT. THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING WHEN I TOOK IT IN; THAT'S JUST NEONS THEY SAID... MY BIGGEST CONCERN BESIDE THE TRANNY AND CLUTCH IS THE AIR BAGS NOT COMING OUT AT ALL...

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10071032
Machine
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