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1998 Plymouth Neon engine problems

The 1998 Plymouth Neon has 102 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 43% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

102

Engine complaints

43%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Neon engine complaints by model year187 complaints1994: 1 complaints1995: 164 complaints1996: 187 complaints1997: 111 complaints1998: 102 complaints1999: 31 complaints2000: 22 complaints2001: 7 complaints
Neon engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

HEAD GASKET FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BUT AFTER REPAIR THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. BOTH OF THOSE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 21, 2003 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1998 Plymouth Neon have?

NHTSA has 102 complaints about the 1998 Plymouth Neon engine — 43% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.