Plymouth Neon headlights problems

Filed Nov 10, 2017 · Electrical · 265,500 miles · WA · fire

I started my car getting ready to leave my house at night, turned on the headlights after starting. Then I smelled a plastic burning smell and shortly smoke began to come out of the area around the instrument cluster and steering wheel. I turned off the lights and the car but smoke still came out. I popped the hood and disconnected the battery, then the smoke eventually stopped. Later I found the multifunction switch connector melted and burned up, this could have caused a serious fire if I had not caught it in time.

Filed Jul 13, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 250,000 miles · NC · fire

Start to smell electrical burning. Then saw smoke come from steering column. Steering column hot top left. Removed covers. Wiring harness hot. Appears to be the harness for the head lights. Turn off head lights and column cooled down.

Filed Dec 22, 2006 · Lights · 97,400 miles · IL

Steering wheel started smoking. Headlights intermittently didn't work. Dealer states headlight switch burned out and wiring melted in the steering column.

Filed Dec 6, 2006 · Airbags · 98,700 miles · IN · crash

Air bag failure. Struck a deer in front of car. Front bumper, grill, hood, driver side front fender, headlight and windshield were damaged quite severely. Damage is approximately $4000. Speed was 45 MPH. Deer was large buck, 12 points. Neither air bag deployed.

Filed Jan 8, 2006 · Lights · IL

I have a 1998 plymouth neon. I am angry with the way these cars were built from chrysler. It is unacceptable that my headlights continue to get foggier and foggier. I take normal care of my car to include keeping it clean and mechanically sound. I have a real safety issue with these lights becoming so cloudy. It is almost as though I have dim lights due to this clouding of the headlight lenses. I insist that a recall should be instated in order to fix this problem for each and every neon from 1998 for sure. This is a problem when driving and either the fog lights have to be on or your brights just to make sure you don't hit anything or anyone. Why should we have to replace something with our own money when it was a quite obvious problem on chrysler's end? Please let me know what I should do.

Filed Aug 16, 2004 · Body, Electrical · VA

1. Every time it rains outside I have a lake on the inside of the car, mainly on the passenger side in the back and in the trunk which is molding the carpet and items kept inside. 2. The back up light on the driver side doesn't work properly, due to the moisture. 3. The turn signal on the passenger side blinks really fast, and stays on on the inside of the car. 4. The turn signal on the driver side has to be manually turned off after turning left. 5. The steering wheel has locked on a steep turn resulting me going off road, luckily not hitting anyone. 6. Headlights are very poor at night. 7. Radio reception is getting worse. Stations that used to come in won't anymore. 8. Car shakes at different speeds and at a light. 9. There is glare on the windsheild from dash that causes poor visibility in the day time.

Filed Jul 26, 2004 · Lights · 50,000 miles · NM

The headlight lens cover was discolored and deteriorated. The lens has become opaque to the point where it does not illuminate the highway properly. The dealer examined the vehicle, but has not tried to fix the problem. *ak *sc

Filed Oct 1, 2002 · Lights · GA

Consumer states that the head light swich burned out which caused the cable to burn and the head light no longer work.dealer was not notified. Nlm

Filed Aug 19, 2002 · Electrical, Fuel system · FL

The first problem began with the timing belt breaking, I returned to casino auto sales to find a solution,their mechanic " fixed" the problem so I thought only to have the same problem occur again about a month and half later with a bad fuel pump added to the problem so I went somewhere else to have that fixed. About a week after I purchased the vehicle I was taken to sears to purchase a new set of tires, I was told by a sears rep. That I was lucky to not have had an accident because the wrong size tires were put on the car which caused me to have problems with the right passenger side tired with wobbling. My vehicle then began to smoke from the steering coloum whenever the head lights are turned on, I havent even bothered to go back to casino because I wouldnt trust them to actuaalt fix it the right and honest way do to the fact that I bought the car with cash so they basically sold me a lemon.

Filed Aug 1, 2002 · Lights · TX

Headlight covers are degrading the light, resulting in driver limiting driver's view of distance.