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1996 Plymouth Neon power train problems

27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1996 Plymouth Neon9% of all complaints for this model year.

27
Power Train complaints
9%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Consumer 1996 plymouth neon pcm had to be reprogrammed causing comer vehicle to fail emissions. *ts 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…

    filed Jan 10, 2006

  • Consumer states transmission in reverse is very slow, not working properly. Dealer stated there is problem. Vehicle was no longer under warranty so she had to pay, vehicle has only 64000 miles.*ak

    filed Jun 23, 2003

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

Power Train problems in other Neon years

YearReportsShare
2001 Neon24%
2000 Neon107%
1999 Neon46%
1998 Neon127%
1997 Neon149%
1995 Neon388%
Neon power train 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.