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1996 Plymouth Neon air bags problems

22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1996 Plymouth Neon7% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Air Bags complaints
7%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
18 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On every plymouth neon in the color of blue, the paint is chipping from the hood to the trunk. Also, when it rains, the inside of the car on the floors and in the trunk gets wet and in order to get the water out, it has to be vacuumed. I believe that something should be done about this. After…

    filed Jun 17, 2005

  • While driving 35 mph the consumer was involved in an accident. The consumer stated the air bags should have deployed. *jb

    filed Nov 23, 2004

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other Neon years

YearReportsShare
2001 Neon1224%
2000 Neon2316%
1999 Neon610%
1998 Neon1811%
1997 Neon1610%
1995 Neon6113%
Neon air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.