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1996 Plymouth Neon service brakes, hydraulic problems

36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1996 Plymouth Neon12% of all complaints for this model year.

36
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
12%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
5 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Oil leaks, dashboard failure, noise in brakes, wind noise in passengers door. Have replaced valve cover gasket twice, replaced oil sendind unit,cam sensor was replaced now I have a big oil leak, car only has 45000 miles on it. *ak

    filed Nov 28, 2004

  • The vehicle needed major repairs on the brakes. *yh the camshaft seal failed twice, the power steering belts failed while traveling during traffic, and the radio malfunctioned. *scc

    filed Sep 12, 2002

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Neon years

YearReportsShare
2001 Neon1429%
2000 Neon3626%
1999 Neon58%
1998 Neon95%
1997 Neon117%
1995 Neon8618%
Neon service brakes, hydraulic 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.