10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
28 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
17 / 0
Average Mileage:
6,452 miles

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problem #31

Jun 252005

Neon 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 138,000 miles
Contact states: While driving approximately 35 mph the consumer swerved to avoid hitting another car, however his door was scratched, then the vehicle stalled and the air bags deployed. The consumer suffered a minor injury to his wrist due to the deployment of the air bag.

- Salem, NH, USA

problem #30

Feb 132005

Neon 4-cyl

  • miles
While driving, the consumer's vehicle T-boned another vehicle at 23-25 mph. Upon impact the air bags did not deploy.

- Anaconda, MT, USA

problem #29

Aug 032003

Neon 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 62,000 miles
Consumer stated her brakes failed. There was a multi-car accident on the beltway. As she approached she saw the truck in front of her apply his brakes, she then applied her brakes. Her vehicle did not stop and the vehicle rear ended the truck in front of her. The air bags did not deploy, and she received some musculoskeletal injuries and was very sore. Her vehicle was totaled. DaimlerChrysler won't claim any responsibility for the defect on the vehicle.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #28

May 132002

Neon

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
After frontal impact, air bag took 2 minutes after the impact to deploy. Liquid in air bag caused drivers shirt to catch on fire, and burned her arms.. consumer stated he hit a utility pole.

- Bradenton, FL, USA

problem #27

Oct 302001

(reported on)

Neon

  • miles
Direct frontal collision at rate of speed of 45 mp. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries to driver.

- Tuscan, AZ, USA

problem #26

Aug 242001

Neon

  • miles
Driving at 35 mph, a pickup truck pulled out in front of and I crashed into the drivers side door. Upon impact, the airbags did not deploy, the seat belt did not restrain me from slamming forward, and the seat lock did not engage. The Chrysler investigator claims that all three restraint systems worked properly yet the dealer replaced both the seat belts and the seat locks.

- Warren, MI, USA

problem #25

Jul 082001

Neon

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
While in reverse, barely coasting with no bump in road, both airbags deployed. No injuries.

- Moorepark, CA, USA

problem #24

Apr 062001

Neon

  • miles
While making a dead stop was rear ended by another vehicle, and at same time consumer rear ended vehicle in front. Upon impact, none of air bags deployed.

- Commerce, CO, USA

problem #23

Dec 282000

Neon

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While driving approximately 35 mph and without any contact to vehicle both driver's side and front passenger's side airbags deployed. Deployment caused both driver's side and passenger's side windows to shatter.

- Milwaukee, WI, USA

problem #22

May 162000

Neon

  • miles
Point of impact was driver's side front. Neither airbag deployed, front passenger seat belt did not lock. Neon was declared a total loss due to suspension and engine damage.

- Tempe, AZ, USA

problem #21

Apr 262000

Neon

  • miles
Consumer was traveling 20-25 mph and coming down hill another vehicle was coming out of driveway & didn't stop, consumer rearended vehicle in front, and airbags didn't deploy. No injuries. Dealer will be contacted.

- Birmhaming, AL, USA

problem #20

Dec 181999

Neon

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Violent deployment of passenger and driver side air bag resulted in windows exploding and cutting drivers face. Driver also sustained burns to arm from the airbag. Consumer was told that the air bags should not have deployed during a side impact crash. Nlm

- Harrodsburg, KY, USA

problem #19

Dec 261999

Neon

  • miles
Vehicle was traveling 30-35 mph was involved in a head-on collision in which neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bags deployed. Consumer has contacted dealer.

- Pittsburg, KS, USA

problem #18

Jul 231999

(reported on)

Neon

  • miles
Vehicle hit another vehicle head on at 40mph and neither of the dual airbags deployed. Also vehicle caught on fire and blew up. Vehicle is being inspected now.

- Strausstown, PA, USA

problem #17

Nov 061998

Neon

  • miles
During a collision front end was pretty smashed up: Not drivable: No deployment of air bags.

- Glendale, AZ, USA

problem #16

Apr 021999

Neon

  • miles
Turned on the car with foot on brake, put car in drive, removed foot from brake and car accelerated and hit head on a 1999 Dodge Dakota. Pressed on the brake as car sped across the lot and nothing happened. Engine made high pitched whirring noise. Airbags did not deploy. My incident resembles the one posted on the NHTSA web site ODI id# 535732.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #15

Oct 281998

(reported on)

Neon

  • miles
Driving at 40 mph, brakes locked up when making a normal stop, causing the vehicle to slide into a truck, dual aribags did not deploy. Front end was pushed completely in. This defect could have resulted in injuries.

- Corpus Cristi, TX, USA

problem #14

Feb 211999

Neon

  • miles
While making a turn, a vehicle hit the side of the bumper, causing the vehicle to turn and hit a pole on the front end, in which driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy. Did not protect the occupant in this accident. Cause unknown. No one has inspected the vehicle as of yet.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #13

Jun 281998

Neon

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Driver pulled into a parking space and the vehicle sat low to the ground which caused the front to hit the front wheel, resulting in deployment both of the air bags. Once the air bags deployed, the driver's and passenger's side windows blew out. The driver does not understand way the air bags deployed.

- Homofaffa, FL, USA

problem #12

Sep 151998

Neon

  • miles
Vehicle was invovled in an accident in which vehicle rear ended another vehicle at approx. 35-40 mph impact/ both air bags did not deploy. Dealer/manufacturer notified.

- Higganum, CT, USA

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