10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
60 / 9
Injuries / Deaths:
57 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,364 miles

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problem #68

Nov 091999

(reported on)

Neon

  • miles
While driving both passenger's side and driver's side airbags deployed without reason or warning. Dealer has seen vehicle, and had no comment.

- Beltsville, MD, USA

problem #67

Nov 061999

Neon

  • miles
Driver rear ended another vehicle. After coming to a complete stop, driver put vehicle in park to get himself together, and then the driver's side and passenger's side air bags deployed. Vehicle will be repaired.

- Greenbelt, MD, USA

problem #66

Oct 151999

Neon

  • miles
While driving vehicle drifted into a ditch. When coming out of the ditch, vehicle hit a pole and began to flip. Upon impact, air bags never deployed.

- Cook Station, MI, USA

problem #65

Sep 291999

Neon

  • miles
Consumer was driving and another car pulled in front of her car and hit consumer on driver's side. Upon impact, airbag passenger's side air bag didn't deploy. No injuries reported.

- St Peterburg, FL, USA

problem #64

May 041999

Neon

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer was involved in a very minor collision in which driver's and passenger's air bags deployed. Passenger's air bag caught on fire. Passenger sustainedburns on his right hand fingers. Vehicle smelled like burne dnylon fiber.

- Cartersville, GA, USA

problem #63

Jul 151999

Neon

  • miles
Vehicle was involved in an accident, at impact of approx. 55 mph, both air bags failed to deploy. Dealer/mfr. Notified.

- Fort Benning, GA, USA

problem #62

Jul 061999

Neon

  • miles
Was driving about 30mph & started to make a left turn. As vehicle was turning, the air bags deployed for no reason. Did not hit anything & nothing hit vehicle. Was informed by the dealer's mechanic that the warranty had expired.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #61

Jul 051999

Neon

  • miles
When the brakes were applied in a panic stop the airbags deployed, injuring the driver. There was no collision. Dealer has been notified.

- New Castle, KY, USA

problem #60

Jun 071998

Neon

  • miles
At less than one mph, vehicle tapped bumper of vehicle in front causing both air bags to deploy violenty. No damage to either vehicle except air bag deployment. Driver received injuries from air bag deployment.

- Milltown, NJ, USA

problem #59

Dec 161998

Neon

  • miles
While driving at 35 to 40 mph rear ended another vehicle, and driver's side/passenger's side air bags didn't deploy.

- Holell, MI, USA

problem #58

Aug 251996

Neon

  • miles
Air bag sensor light light was on constantly. Dealer notified and correct the problem, but less then two weeks later the air bag sensor light came back on. Dealer refused to make repairs.

- Yoner, NY, USA

problem #57

Dec 071998

(reported on)

Neon

  • miles
Consumer was sitting in traffic and was struck from the rear, the air bags did not deploy. Dealer has not been contacted.

- Philladelphia, PA, USA

problem #56

Oct 191998

Neon

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
PE97042; oversensitive air bag deployment; while driving the vehicle at 70 mph, a piece of cement hit the undercarriage of the vehicle, causing both air bags to deploy. Driver was able to avoid a crash. Also, both side windows shattered, and the windshield cracked when the air bags deployed. The incident has been reported to the manufacturer.

- Union City, MI, USA

problem #55

Aug 311998

(reported on)

Neon

  • miles
Vehicle hit a bump in the road at 15mph and the driver's and passenger's side airbags deployed. Also the brakes went out, and the steering locked up. Driver has burns on her arm and a sprained wrist.

- Pell Lake, WI, USA

problem #54

May 201998

Neon

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Without a collision occurring the driver's air bag deployed, cause unkown.

- Fritch, TX, USA

problem #53

Jul 011998

Neon

  • miles
Violent deployment of air bags at low impact at 5 mph. Both passenger's and driver's side windows shattered. Driver was temporarily nocked unconscious and suffered minor burns and bruises.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #52

May 261998

Neon

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While driving vehicle at 15 mph both driver's and passenger's side airbags deployed for no reason. Chrysler investigator noted vehicle was struck from underneath.

- Marblehead, MA, USA

problem #51

Jan 231998

Neon

  • miles
No deployment of driver's air bag upon impact resulted in injuries.

- Columbia, SC, USA

problem #50

Jan 231998

Neon

  • miles
No deployment of driver's air bag upon impact resulted in injuries.

- Columbia, SC, USA

problem #49

Sep 091997

Neon

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
After hitting a pothole, the passenger's side air bag deployed, without reason, causing an accident, cause unknown.

- Putnan Valley, NY, USA

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