That's because you have a cylinder misfire, replace plugs and wires before
you damage the converter.
Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

I have a 97 dodge neon .the back-up lights were out of sinc so I had a
dealer put a new cable in but it still wa not right. They said there may
be a problem inside the transmission but wanted more to do the work.I
cannot afford that right now..Is the a backu-up light shift adjustment in
the tansmiision itself. Please help.

I have a 97 dodge neon .the back-up lights were out of sinc so I had a
dealer put a new cable in but it still wa not right. They said there may
be a problem inside the transmission but wanted more to do the work.I
cannot afford that right now..Is the a backu-up light shift adjustment in
the tansmiision itself. Please help.

I have a problem with my 1997 Neon. One time I ran out of gas and after I finally was able to get gas put into my car to finally start going my service engine soon light came on. I took it to the person that I bought the car from and he said that one of my cylinders misfired and he fixed the light but it still sputters when I drive uphill and try to accelerate normally, I have to start really slow and it won't do it as much but it will still do it when going up a hill and when I'm idle at a light  or waiting for my car to warm up, so when I'm at a light I put it in nuetral and that calms it down...What could be the problem? and What should I do

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Fawn