This last summer, I bought a Blue used '97 Plymouth Neon, 2 door, 5 speed (98,000 miles) for my son.

It had some paint peeling off, but was otherwise in very good condition.

I now notice all the other Neons on the road and many of them have paint peeling off...!

Is this a common Neon problem?

Was there ever a recall for the peeling paint...?

This is bullshit!

DoctorBill

This last summer, I bought a Blue used '97 Plymouth Neon, 2 door, 5 speed (98,000 miles) for my son.

It had some paint peeling off, but was otherwise in very good condition.

I now notice all the other Neons on the road and many of them have paint peeling off...!

Is this a common Neon problem?

Was there ever a recall for the peeling paint...?

This is bullshit!

DoctorBill

yes it is!!! mainly on the roof and hood. no recalls, I think.

Yes it was a common problem with the early 95-97 neons, some and no there was never a recall about it. Had something to do with the type of paint that was used. As maykelcj pointed out, it was usually the hood and roof. You can try to get a replacement hood from the junkyard, but not much you can do about the roof, except repaint it.

If you do get a replacement hood-get a paint sealent/protectant put on. I did this to my 98 and the paint hasn't faded or peeled. This can be done by an autobody shop for a minimal fee.

If you do get a replacement hood-get a paint sealent/protectant put on. I did this to my 98 and the paint hasn't faded or peeled. This can be done by an autobody shop for a minimal fee.It has nothing to do with the sealant, it was the crappy new environmentally friendly paints that were being introduced.

It has nothing to do with the sealant, it was the crappy new environmentally friendly paints that were being introduced.

That's a really good point. Paint sure isn't what it use to be! And my car isn't the origional paint.

Actually, it wasn't the paint that was the problem but the primer. The primer that was used on certain colors like blue and white cars dried too smooth and didn't allow enough area for the paint to "stick" to. So, after time they paint releases off of the primer. Almost ALL car makers have had to deal with this problem at some time or another.

^^^I heard that also, but the paint didn't peel off with every color...only certain ones. For example, black didn't peel off in the same year as white and lapis blue.

^^^I heard that also, but the paint didn't peel off with every color...only certain ones. For example, black didn't peel off in the same year as white and lapis blue.

Das, there are different primers used for different colors. Just like you wouldn't want to use a black primer if you are painting it white. What the problem was is different than that of bodyshops use. In a bodyshop when they primer the car, they will then scuff it again prior to paint. On assembly lines they don't do that. They need the primer to basically dry in a "scuffed" state for the paint to adhere. For some reason, the primers used on certain colors didn't do that. Mostly it was the light gray primer at fault.

^^^You have a point there.

Thanks, trust me on this one. When they decide to repaint those cars with this problem they have to completely sand down the old primer and reprime/paint.

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ve never had a problem with the paint peeling on my '97 Neon. THe only peeling came from the spot I was hit when I got rear-ended.

i have a paint peel on the front bumper, near the fog light. i always have to be careful washing that area, cuz it gets worse sometimes.

Actually, it wasn't the paint that was the problem but the primer. The primer that was used on certain colors like blue and white cars dried too smooth and didn't allow enough area for the paint to "stick" to. So, after time they paint releases off of the primer. Almost ALL car makers have had to deal with this problem at some time or another.

I had a light blue '91 Chevy Corsica and a friend of mine had a white '91 Buick Regal with this problem...the Chevy gave me over 200k though. Interesting that it happened with Neons too. It did happen the worst with white and blue...the black cars kept their paint a couple more years.

i have a paint peel on the front bumper, near the fog light. i always have to be careful washing that area, cuz it gets worse sometimes.
That's because your bumper has been repainted. I have yet to see delam on ANY bumper from ANY manufacturer

My '96 Neo started losing its paint in sheets from the trunk lid, rear quarters. The original color was a light purple. I immediately noticed other neos of the same color with similar paint problems. Heres another caveat: there was a "silent recall" on head gasket replacement on this vehicle. It pays (we pay) to be informed.

Yep, the 95-98 neons suffer from the bad headgasket.

i never knew about the blue neons with peeling problems, I do know that my car when it was white it peeled horribly you no a paint jobs shot when you dont have to sand and you can just take a plastic scraper and scrape it off..

Yep, the 95-98 neons suffer from the bad headgasket.

some 98's also. they started putting in the mls in about half of the 98's

some 98's also. they started putting in the mls in about half of the 98'sI said the 98's have the HG problem also. The MLS HG wasn't in production until September of 1998 (part of the '99 m/y), with the DOHC following shortly after that. So only some of the 99's got them.