1995 PLYMOUTH NEON Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

DUE TO CORROSION, THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED WHILE I WAS BRAKING. I FEAR THAT THE CORROSION WILL ALSO LEAD TO FUEL LINE LEAKAGE. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL ON BOTH COMPONENTS, MY VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS CAMPAIGN NUMBER ON BRAKE LINES 96V2280000*JB

Mileage: 118,000

BRAKES FAILED TO WORK RIGHT WHEN MY BOYFRIEND WRECKED THE CAR WHICH THEN MADE HIM HIT THE GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. WE CONTACTED THE PLACE WE GOT THE CAR FROM BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL US ANYTHING. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF IT ON OCTOBER 1, 2003. THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION EXPLODED. WE WERE TOLD THE PLACE WE BOUGHT IT FROM DID NOT PUT IN NEW CLUTCH AND PRESSURE PLATE AND THROW OUT BEARINGS IN WHEN WE HAD JUST BOUGHT IT. WE HAD TOLD THEM THE CLUTCH WAS MAKING NOISE. THEY WOULD NOT FIXED IT. THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING WHEN I TOOK IT IN; THAT'S JUST NEONS THEY SAID... MY BIGGEST CONCERN BESIDE THE TRANNY AND CLUTCH IS THE AIR BAGS NOT COMING OUT AT ALL...

Mileage: 85,000

THE GAS MILEAGE WAS VERY POOR, THE SEAT BELT COVERS, TIRE TREAD, FOG LIGHTS AND DOME LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *PH *JB

WHILE AT 40 MPH GOING DOWN HILL AROUND A TURN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WERE TOO HARD. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WENT INTO OTHER LANE AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON. VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER MENTIONS RECALLS 94V034, 94V033, AND 96V228, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET THESE RECALL REPAIRS TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, HOWEVER DEALER REFUSED DUE TO VIN, CONSUMER STATES THESE RECALLS ARE RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT. *YD

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM BRAKE LINES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS A LOT OF CORROSION. ALSO, NEEDED MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKES LINES.

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM BRAKE LINES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS A LOT OF CORROSION. ALSO, NEEDED MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKES LINES.

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A DELAY IN SHIFTING, AND NO POWER GOING UP HILLS. CONSUMER STATES GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO FLOOR, AND VEHICLE ONLY GOES 40 MPH. *AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION STICKS WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND. OIL GAKSET LEAK WAS DETECTED AFTER 25000 MILES. BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AFTER 10000 MILES. *SLC

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC TEST DROVE VEHICLE. INFORMED OWNER THAT ABS BRAKES WERE WORKING JUST FINE AND WERE NORMAL. LATER, WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING POWER.*AK

WHENEVER IT RAINS OR SNOWS THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. CJ

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DID NOT RESPOND. CONSUMER SAID IT FELT "SQUISHY," AND BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO WORK, AND THEN THEY DIDN'T WORK. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE ON ANY WET SURFACE ABS DOES NOT WORK. SIMILAR TO RECALL # 94V026000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL NOT STOP ON TIME.*AK POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE DURING RAIN. BRAKES MAKE A WAILING SOUND. BACK UP LIGHTS FAILED. LIGHTS ON RADIO FAILED. HEAD GASKET LEAKS. *YH

THE FAULTY BRAKE LINE SQUEAKS CONTINUOUSLY. YH

IT WAS VERY COLD AND CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND THE CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 1 TIME. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL OR GRADUAL STOP CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. NOISE SOUNDED LIKE METAL TO METAL, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO NOISE. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY SQUEAK. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK*ADJ

RANDOMLY CAR WILL NOT STOP WITHIN REASONABLE LENGHTS. DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

VEHICLE TRIED TO MAKE A STOP BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT AS OF YET. *AK

IN THE RAINY OR SNOWY CONDITIONS, BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND MAY HAVE RESULTED A CRASH. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SEATBELT SYSTEM WHICH ALWAYS LOCKED UP WHEN IT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED CAUSING SQUEALING NOISE. MJS

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED CAUSING SQUEALING NOISE. MJS

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. PROBLEM IS WITH THE OXYGEN SENSOR. ALSO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, LEADING TO REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION/BRAKES WORE OUT AND REPLACED THREE TIMES. DEALER AWARE OF ALL PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A DUMP TRUCK FROM THE SIDE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, BRAKES WERE VERY SOFT, AND THE VEHICLE SPINNED AROUND DUE TO THE CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SIX TIMES FOR BRAKES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM CONTINUALLY MAKING NOISE WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED; VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHENEVER BRAKES ARE USED IN A SUDDEN STOP. ALSO, GEAR WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER NOTIFIED. CAR HESITATES TO START AND AT TIMES THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND UNDER THE CAR WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. *AK *ML

I HAVE TRULY BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. THE COMPLAINTS ARE THE MAIN ONES. HOWEVER, THEY HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD ACTUALLY CONTEMPLATED ON CHECKING OUT THE LEMON LAW, BUT DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT IT. THE CHECK ENGING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM ,THIS FINALLY WAS FIXED AFTER 6 MONTHS OF REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH IT. A YEAR LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS PROBLEM I WAITED AN EXTRA MILE TO PULL OFF. MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN ! I HAD HIT A BUMP, WHICH INTURN PUNCTURED THE OIL FILTER. I AM REALLY UNHAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE.

I HAVE TRULY BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. THE COMPLAINTS ARE THE MAIN ONES. HOWEVER, THEY HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD ACTUALLY CONTEMPLATED ON CHECKING OUT THE LEMON LAW, BUT DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT IT. THE CHECK ENGING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM ,THIS FINALLY WAS FIXED AFTER 6 MONTHS OF REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH IT. A YEAR LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS PROBLEM I WAITED AN EXTRA MILE TO PULL OFF. MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN ! I HAD HIT A BUMP, WHICH INTURN PUNCTURED THE OIL FILTER. I AM REALLY UNHAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE.

FRONT AND REAR ABS BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING FORWARD AND REVERSING WHENEVER STARTING THE VEHICLE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILED/ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE/OIL LEAK/CAM SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL TWICE.

RIGHT REAR WHEEL GRABS SOONER THAN THE REST. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND SOUND AS IF THEY ARE GOING TO FALL APART. BRAKE SHOES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

ATTEMPTED A PANIC STOP, BRAKE PEDAL FELT STIFF/HARD, NO ABS ENGAGEMENT AND NO APPARENT SLOWING DOWN OF VEHICLE. REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED BECAUSE OF GRINDING AND SQUEAKING.

WHILE DRIVING THE NEON ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT, CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING AND SPINNING, HITTING A CEMENT WALL ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

BRAKES FAILED A COLLISION.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED/CALIPERS LOCKED UP ON SECOND FAILURE, ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL SIMPLY BY LEANING ON OR NUDGING THE SHIFTER COLUMN ACCIDENTLY. ALSO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE CONTINUALLY.

BRAKES MAKE SQUEALING NOISE.

THE PINS IN THE CALIPER ARE SWELLING UP,CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OQNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK

THE PINS IN THE CALIPER ARE SWELLING UP,CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OQNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK

UPON APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

BACK TIRE DRUM WAS OUT OF ROUND.

MANY BRAKE PROBLEMS, UNABLE TO BE FIXED.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT APPROX 60 MPH SUDDENLY WENT INTO A TURN AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN WITHIN MINUTES SHE WAS IN THE AIR ON TWO WHEELS; AND WHEN AUTO CAME DOWN DRIVER HIT HER HEAD ON WINDSHIELD AND AUTO BEGAN TO SLIDE. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, WAS GETTING READY TO STOP; STARTED APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKES; PUSHED BRAKES TO FLOOR BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. NOTICED/SMELLED SMOKE, STARTED PUMPING BRAKES, PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK

BRAKE SHOES FAILED.

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES.

VEHICLES FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR, HAVING TO CHANGE EVERY 5,OOO, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS A TECHNICAL TSB ON THIS, HAS TO PUT HEAVY DUTY MATERIAL WHICH IS STILL CHANGED EVERY 5,000 MILES. THIS IS ALSO DUE TO CALIPERS FREEZING. *AK *JB

VEHICLES FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR, HAVING TO CHANGE EVERY 5,OOO, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS A TECHNICAL TSB ON THIS, HAS TO PUT HEAVY DUTY MATERIAL WHICH IS STILL CHANGED EVERY 5,000 MILES. THIS IS ALSO DUE TO CALIPERS FREEZING. *AK *JB

APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, ALSO HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BEFORE THE BRAKES WENT OUT, THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. NOW THERE ARE NO ABS BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEN THERE IS A FUNNY SOUND AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES.

HAS GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF BRAKE PADS IN TWO YEARS. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PARTS IN UNTIL JAN. 1,1997. RECALL #96V228000. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE.

WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON WET SURFACE WHEN APPLIED BRAKES AT APPROX. 35MPH, EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOCK UP, VEHICLE WENT INTO DITCH, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. *AK

FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKES, WHEN MAKING A TURN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE STEERING LOCKED. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

REAR BRAKE NOISE.

THE BRAKE PEDAL WIRE WAS CUT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED AND PITTED 2 TIMES.

APPLIED BRAKES DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER , DRIVER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISION. DLR STATES RUSTY BRAKES, SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE IMMERSED IN WATER.*AK

BRAKES FAILED.

BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES DUE TO BEING WARPED.

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

FRONT BRAKE DISC PADS/ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. *AK

FRONT BRAKE DISC PADS/ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. *AK

FRONT BRAKE DISC PADS/ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, UPON APPLYING BRAKE AND LEFT TURN SIGNAL, EXPERIENCES MALFUNCTION, WHEN TURN SIGNAL STOPS BLINKING. *AK

WARPED ROTORS, CAUSING MILD VIBRATION UPON BRAKING. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS CRACKED, CAUSING MILD VIBRATION UPON BRAKING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT, AND AT LOW SPEEDS NOTICED METAL TO METAL SQUEAL.*AK

VIBRATION DUE TO ROTORS. *DH

ABS BRAKES; EXCESSIVE PADS WEAR ASSOCIATED W/POOR STOPPING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKE PROBLEMS. *DH

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, ACCOMPANIED BY GRINDING NOISE. *DSH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP, VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. *AK

ROTORS FAILED.

BRAKES SQUEAL AND GRIND CONTINUALLY. *DSH

THE ABS BRAKE FAILS CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. TT

LOSS OF THE STEERING COLUMN THE STEERING COLUMN CAME APART PE94-095. TT CONSUMER STATES BRAKES FAILED AS WELL.*JB

WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE THERE IS A NOISE HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT CONSUMER STATED BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT TWICE THIS YEAR.*JB

WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE THERE IS A NOISE HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT CONSUMER STATED BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT TWICE THIS YEAR.*JB

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT CAUSED ACCIDENT ON TWO OCCASSIONS . TT

UPON BRAKING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE WHEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, RECENTLY AT APPROX. 10MPH, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTROLLER MODULE FAULTY, PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING ABS LIGHT TO COME ON. (94V026000) *DSH

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.

BRAKE CALIPER FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TT

ABS, WHEN MAKING STOP BRAKES HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WITH PEDAL FADING. TT

BRAKES FAILED CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCKUP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

CONTINUOUS NOISE FROM BRAKING SYSTEM, PROBLEM CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *SD

THE 13 INCH ROTORS ARE OVERHEATING AND THERE IS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST. TT

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES EXTREMELY NOISY. SHE WAS, MFG., ARE AWARE BUT CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE A SOLUTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT; CAUSED ACCIDENT; VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING TO A STOP. TT

THE ACCELERATOR STICKS DUE TO THROTTLE BODY KEEPS GOING OUT.BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT OVERRIDE. TT

DISC BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENED INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE WHEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE. TT