Driving on freeway at approx. 60mph. Steering became hard to steer. Swirved to avoid hitting side vehicles. Breaks became loose, unable to slow down. The plymouth neon 02, became out of control. Thereafter, spinning around to flip on it's driver side coming to a rest in an embakement. No airbags employed.
Plymouth Neon power steering loss problems
15 of the 1,368 owner complaints about the Plymouth Neon describe loss of power steering, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 15
- worst model year
- 1995
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20002
- 19961
- 199512
Often reported together
What owners say
Power steering failure, oil leak, air bag defect. Transmission failure. Mr
Failure#1:1/97-6/97 horn made no noise when pushed. Several visits to two dealers in ft.wayne and indianapolis, in and 6 months later it was finally resolved as being a pinched wire. Had to involve owner of the dealership before it was fixed properly. Failure#2:1/97-3/97 the rear defrost switch failed on occassion for first three months of ownership. Works continuously now. Failure#3:8/97-1998 left turn signal would light up when the brake was applied, only occassionally and while it was slowing down, not at a stop. Failure#4:6/99-current power locks failed. Failure#5: 7/99-8/99 power steering failed. Power switch replaced. Failure#6: 3/00-7/00 A/C failed. 1/2 lb coolant leaked out and was replaced.
Was driving at approximately 45 MPH, defroster was on,causing air conditioning to come on and off automatically/froze up, causing the power steering belt to break and loss of power steering. Dealer has been notified.
Ea97-009 active, steering failure, when making a lft hand turn , has no steering control, wheel will not turn to the left.
Pe96-069, in rainy conditions while making a turn, the power steering system malfunctioned, causing loss of steering control which could result in an accident.
Steering is difficult when making a left or right turn, occurs during medium to heavy shower and when hitting a bump or puddle. During a turn, vehicle will continue to move forward before turning left or right.
While driving suddenly lost steering control, happens mostly when making turns; also, during straight driving it is an intermittent problem, dealer can not find cause, checked power steering fluid, normal.
Steering failure, loss of power steering in wet weather, locks up and cannot turn wheel.
Sudden loss of power steering when driving in wet conditions, pe94-095.*ak
Related recalls
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The steering column coupler can become disconnected when the vehicle experiences an underbody impact.
- Risk
- Loss of steering control can occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the steering column coupler with a coupler design that collapses on impact.
Recall number 97V169000 · Recall details
Questions about the Plymouth Neon power steering loss
Which Plymouth Neon years have loss of power steering problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (12 complaints), 2000 (2 complaints) and 1996 (1 complaints).
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