1995 Plymouth Neon Sport review from North America

Shortly after the purchase of this car, a faulty Cam Shaft Sensor caused an electrical drain on the car. Took a year and a half for the qualified technicians at every Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge Location to attempt to find the problem. It took a 3rd party service facility 3 hours. This rendered the car nearly useless for anything bigger than short neighborhood trips to the store.

Oxygen Sensors start returning invalid responses to the computer: 55000 miles, 70,000 miles and 93,000 miles.

Faulty piston in brake system cause undue break wear and tear. Break system and pads replaced 60,000 miles.

Head Gasket replaced at 65,000 miles.

Faulty piston in brake system cause undue break wear and tear. Rotors and breaks and pads replaced 80,000 miles. Note the pads had been replaced less than a month previously.

Timing Belt snaps under normal driving conditions 80,000 miles. Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge inappropriately defines the damaged portions of the vehicle and attempt to charge me a base of 3 thousand dollars for their services in labor. 3rd Party vendor identified and quickly returned my car to me in working condition.

91,000 miles Engine coolant Sensor returns invalid responses to the main computer, causing fan not to respond to overheating engine.

93,200 miles: Alternator Belt mysteriously slips off one of the lower gears slightly and begins to grind itself causing the engine to drain the battery and mistime the firing of the spark plugs.

Heating and Air conditioning have stopped working properly within the first month of ownership.

When I first purchased the car, I ran a Car Fax report and the result returned no negative feedback. And at the very beginning of my ownership of this vehicle I was perfectly satisfied. Handling and manuvering for the vehicle was perfect for my need and desire. However the consistant failure of individual components throughout the vehicle is only one side of the spectrum.

The lack of respect and service I have received from the Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge corporation in seeking answers to my problems have been terrible. Their service is slow and at some points not at all capable of dealing with these cars. Each visit has cost me hundreds of dollars in labor alone.

In a recent complaint letter sent to the Daimler Chrysler Corporation, the parent company of Dodge, Plymouth and Jeep, I noted the above points in detail. Their response was condescending taking the time to embellish their achievements in service and vehicle quality and apologized that my expectations had not been met. Even if I had the money for a Viper, I would still look at it in the same disdain as a Neon.