Steering wheel locked up on several occasions, one incident while driving LED to vehicle collision due to loss of control, violent deployment of air bags resulted in burns to driver (chest,arms). Mjs
Plymouth Neon steering lock-up problems
11 of the 1,368 owner complaints about the Plymouth Neon describe steering wheel locks up, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 11
- worst model year
- 1995
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20001
- 19971
- 19959
Often reported together
What owners say
While parking and applying the brakes pedal would not depress. The accelerator pedal would not move and steering wheel locked up, causing driver to hit a crub and then a parked vehicle. The air bags did not deploy in the crash. The vehicle was towed to the dealer's body shop for repairs. Please provide any further information.
While driving on wet pavement the steering locks up, causing loss of vehicle control. Dealer cannot identify the problem. Please give any further details.
Vehicle experienced steering lock up and loss of control due to failure of the lower steering column coupler prior to recall notice.
When driving on wet pavement or in rainy weather condition the steering locks up. Cause unknown.
While driving 15 MPH and making a right turn the steering wheel locked, causing loss of vehicle control which resulted in a collision. Please give any further details.
Steering wheel locked up while driving. Owner must stop restart and jerk the vehicle to restore resume position.
The steering locks up when driving through puddles for about 10 to 15 seconds. Dealer have not seen vehicle.
Failure on the ABS brakes, when making a turn the brakes locked up and the steering locked.
While traveling 50 to 60 MPH, driver had to manuver to avoid vehicle. Steering wheel locked w/over compensating both directions.no air bag deployment. Describe.
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 steering lock-up
Which Plymouth Neon years have steering wheel locks up problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (9 complaints), 1997 (1 complaints) and 2000 (1 complaints).
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