1997 Plymouth Neon Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“In heavy rain the car is very hard to steer, I have had to replace the transmission, I have had to replace the 02 sensor, and now the cooling fans don`t work I have also noticed a musty smell when I turn on the air cond. I have also had to replace the EGR valve it is just one thing after another that keeps going wrong with this car.”

“I contacted chrysler daimler and was told that there are no recalls on any of the parts that have gone bad on my car, but I read the informaiton about the recalls on the NHTSA site. The same problems are wrong with my car as with the cars that have recalled parts, ie bad transmission, head gasket, and electrical. I have spent 2,200 dollars fixing this car in the past six months, and now there is a rod knocking in the engine. It does not make sense to me that other neons with the same problems have recalled parts, but mine does not. …”

“Driving car in morning. Car hesitated to shift from 2nd to 3rd gear, heard this high pitch wining noise, decreased speed and car went into gear. Later that day was shifting fine but continued to have high pitched wining noise. Took it to a shop after I checked transmission fluid aand it was fine. They said they didn't know but if it happened again bring it bach. 2 days later same problem. Took it different transmission shop. (quality transmission) they called me and said that I needed a new transmission. Told me that there was metal shavings in the pan . …”

“When I bought the car I was told that it was a buy back, but they assured me that the problem was fixed. One person told me it was electrical problems and another told me it was water damage. Starting the second day I received the car I had problems. It has been in the shop 3 times for speaker problems, whenever it rains the speakers blow out. It was in the shop 2 times because of what seemed to be transmission problems. The car had a hard time shifting into first gear and made a squealing noise whenever I shifted it. It has also been in the shop 2 times for the brakes. …”

“While driving the front axle broke which caused the consumer to lose control of the vehicle. The consumer managed to pull to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealership for repair. The heads gasket was also replaced twice because they blew and were leaking. Please provide further information.”