NHTSA — Electrical System Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
204,667 miles

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2000 Plymouth Neon electrical problems

electrical problem

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2000 Plymouth Neon Owner Comments

problem #3

Nov 092017

Neon

  • 265,500 miles

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I started my car getting ready to leave my house at night, turned on the headlights after starting. Then I smelled a plastic burning smell and shortly smoke began to come out of the area around the instrument cluster and steering wheel. I turned off the lights and the car but smoke still came out. I popped the hood and disconnected the battery, then the smoke eventually stopped. Later I found the multifunction switch connector melted and burned up, this could have caused a serious fire if I had not caught it in time.

- Olympia, WA, USA

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problem #2

Jul 132014

Neon 4-cyl

  • 250,000 miles
Start to smell electrical burning. Then saw smoke come from steering column. Steering column hot top left. Removed covers. Wiring harness hot. Appears to be the harness for the head lights. Turn off head lights and column cooled down.

- Salisbury, NC, USA

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problem #1

Oct 182010

Neon

  • 98,500 miles
2000 Plymouth Neon VIN: [xxx], multi-function plug, and wiring harness under steering wheel column melted and caught fire. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Stillwater, OK, USA

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