# Neon won't go over 60mph **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 11, 2013, 11:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neon-wont-go-over-60mph/80849 "2013-08-11T11:17:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thirdgrader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@Thirdgrader](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Thirdgrader)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 11:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neon-wont-go-over-60mph/80849/1 "2013-08-11T11:17:31Z")
Intermittently (although lately it’s pretty common, perhaps due to the Texas heat?) my car will take several seconds to start. It sounds like the battery is dead, i.e., it sounds as if it’s about to start but it straining, and then it eventually engages. When this happens, I know that a) I won’t be able to turn on cruise control and b) I won’t be able to accelerate easily. at best I can get it to 60 mph Similarly, even if I start up without a problem, and I’m cruising down the HWY at 80 MPH, the car will suddenly loose momentum and won’t go above 60 mph. And I can’t turn on cruise control (cc shuts down, in fact, if it was on). This is a 2005 Neon, by the way. I have replaced the battery and cabling to the battery to no avail. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neon-wont-go-over-60mph/80849/2 "2013-08-11T21:02:31Z")
@Thirdgrader Was the check engine light on? Is the check engine light on? Is the check engine light flashing? Is your engine oil level correct? How many miles? Are you up to date on maintenance? Have you had the fuel pressure tested? ---
**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neon-wont-go-over-60mph/80849/3 "2013-08-11T21:54:34Z")
Sounds like it is going into limp mode. Take it Autozone and get the codes read. ---
**Author:** ![Ishouldnthavetofixthis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ishouldnthavetofixthis/32/24505_2.png) [@Ishouldnthavetofixthis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ishouldnthavetofixthis)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 8:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neon-wont-go-over-60mph/80849/4 "2021-04-16T08:45:20Z")
I have this same car and had this same problem. I believe its your camshaft position sensor. Relatively easy to change, its on the side of the head on the battery side. My advice is buy the Mopar version even though it costs significantly more than the knockoffs. I did a lot of unnecessary shit trying to go with a knockoff (I might have tried two or three). Finally, tried the Mopar one and it fixed it. So either Mopar published bad specs, or the knockoff versions are slightly out of spec, because sometimes they would work for awhile, then fall back into gimp mode, or limp mode with the 60 mph limit. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neon-wont-go-over-60mph/80849/5 "2021-04-16T12:47:44Z")
No. 8yr old thread revived. ---
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neon-wont-go-over-60mph/80849/6 "2021-04-16T13:10:59Z")
> [@Ishouldnthavetofixthis](#): > > limp mode with the 60 mph limit. that’s quite a fast limping it has to do 🙂 I was always under impression that limp mode is somewhere in ballpark of 25 MPH max… if not less ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neon-wont-go-over-60mph/80849/7 "2021-04-16T13:13:45Z")
Third Grader started this 7 years ago so they may not even still have the Neon . Plus they never returned after the first post. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neon-wont-go-over-60mph/80849/8 "2021-04-16T15:20:20Z")
> [@thegreendrag0n](#): > > I was always under impression that limp mode is somewhere in ballpark of 25 MPH max… if not less +1 This may well vary from one make or model to another, but I was under the impression that the trans will not shift past 2nd gear when a vehicle is in limp mode. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neon-wont-go-over-60mph/80849/9 "2021-04-16T17:06:08Z")
> [@Thirdgrader](#): > > Similarly, even if I start up without a problem, and I’m cruising down the HWY at 80 MPH, the car will suddenly loose momentum and won’t go above 60 mph. Probably best for all involved. ---
**Author:** ![Ishouldnthavetofixthis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ishouldnthavetofixthis/32/24505_2.png) [@Ishouldnthavetofixthis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ishouldnthavetofixthis)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 7:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/neon-wont-go-over-60mph/80849/10 "2021-04-30T07:16:12Z")
Oh well, if it saves one guy the pain I went through, then its worth it.