My 1997 plymouth neon shuts down when I hit a rough patch or bump in the street. It starts back up until I hit another patch. What could this be?

SOURCE: 1997 plymouth neon

they arent going to latch down latch up yes

SOURCE: speedometer on 95 plymouth neon doesn't always work.

I have the answer!
There are two clips that the cluster connects to. Those two clips have become worn. There are two ways to resolve this. 1. replace the clips. 2. (what I did) took a sparkplug box and cut it in 4 strips long wise and folded them in half. I then inserted those strips between the dash and the clip. This pushes clip forward and creates a stable connection.

Mike Butler

• 6674 Answers
• Posted on Jan 29, 2011

SOURCE: My '99 Plymouth Neon has recently started to shift

A common problem on Neons, ( happened to me on my 95 and 97 as well ) is the throttle pressure control linkage at the transmission seizes and causes hard shifting and sometimes your gas pedal feels stiffer as well when pushed to floor, but loose at top. The linkage is located on top of where the shifter linkage attaches to the transmission, basically under your battery tray on drivers side. Remove the battery, and look down under the tray and you should see it. The part you want to concentrate on is the linkage that sits on top. WARNING!! Do not undo nut etc and remove it from the shaft it is attached to or you will end up getting it towed to tranny shop for repairs, as linkage drops down and transmission pan and some internal parts need to be removed to re-attach it. Just leave it alone. That linkage needs to move freely and independent of shifter linkage. You'll have to spray with WD-40 or similar, to work it loose and get it to turn back and forth all the way. (about 90 degree sweep) Once you have it moving freely, apply a good coat of white lithium spray grease to keep it protected and lubricated. This picture may help, even though its a little small. Once that's freed up, your shifting problems should go away.

SOURCE: my 1997 plymouth voyager 3

Hi and welcome to FixYa!

As a first course of action, I strongly suggest that you replace the automatic transmission fluid. If the fluid is burnt, the car tends to shift slowly. Once the fluid is replaced, a smooth ride and shifting will be noticeable. It will not just smoothen the shifting but you will surely have better fuel burning.

Hope this helps and thank you for using FixYa! Have a good one!

SOURCE: I have a 1996 plymouth

If that has the digital dash there is a crack in the circuit board on back of dash board it will need to be replaced.