The defect
MOISTURE CAN GET INTO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAUSING DRIVEABILITY MALFUNCTIONS, INCLUDING STALLING.
The risk
SHOULD DRIVE ABILITY MALFUNCTIONS OR STALLING OCCUR WHILETHE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR.
The remedy
THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES ON THESE VEHICLES WILL BE REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Neon | 1995 |
| Plymouth Neon | 1995 |
Components: POWER TRAIN
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Neon | 1995 | 976 | 6 |
| Plymouth Neon | 1995 | 481 | 6 |
Other power train recalls in 1994
9 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the power train; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 94V217000 8 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V216000 1 Nov 1994 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 94V199000 13 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V165000 2 Sept 1994 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V134000 25 Jul 1994 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V093000 16 May 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V063000 10 Apr 1994 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 94V052000 23 Mar 1994 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994