1999 Plymouth Breeze Problems & Complaints

AS SAID AS A RECALL THE CONTROL ARM BUSTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSE ME TO WRECK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 60 TO 0 MPH BEFORE REGAINING POWER AND RETURNING TO NORMAL SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,434.

1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE (2.4 ENGINE) CAUGHT FIRE WHEN I PARKED THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. *TR

MY 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE (2.4 ENGINE) CAUGHT FIRE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AS SOON AS I PARKED THE CAR. *TR

DROVE THE CAR TO A RESTAURANT FOR DINNER. PARKED THE CAR AND WENT INTO THE RESTAURANT. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER I SAW A FIRE TRUCK IN THE AREA OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER WATCHING FOR A MOMENT I REALIZED THERE WAS SMOKE BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THE FIREMEN OPENED THE HOOD I COULD SEE THAT SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE MELTED AS WELL AS SEE SOME FIRE. AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SECURE ENVIRONMENT I CONTACTED A PLYMOUTH DEALERSHIP, WHO GAVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER OF ANOTHER PARTY OUT OF STATE. THIS PARTY SAID THAT A LETTER INFORMING ME OF THE RECALL WAS MAILED TO ME AND THAT THEY NO LONGER HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP WITH FIXING THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO STATE IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.

I DROVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR TO A INTERVIEW FOR A JOB, IT TOOK ME MAYBE 20 MINUTES TO GET THERE AND 20 MINUTES TO GET BACK HOME. I PARKED MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY WENT IN TO THE HOUSE 5 TO 7 MINUTES AFTER I RETURNED HOME THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THANK GOD I WASN'T IN IT WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THEY PUT THE FIRE OUT. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY THAT MADE THE CAR AND THEY SENT SOMEONE OUT TO THE LOCATION WHERE THE CAR WAS LEFT BURNT TO A CRISP. A WEEK LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEM TELLING ME IT WASN'T THERE FAULT. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I GOT A RECALL NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL TELLING ME THE CAR WAS ON RECALL FOR THE VERY SAME REASON IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. II AM STILL BEING TOLD THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO. THIS IS THE REASON WHY THIS COUNTRY IS IN THE SHAPE WE ARE IN NOW BECAUSE BIG COMPANY'S SUCH AS CHRYSLER CAN SELL ANYTHING THEY WANT TO THE CONSUMER AND GET AWAY WITH A SLAP ON THE WRIST. THEY DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE MY CAR OR HELP TO REPLACE IT. IT IS NOT RIGHT OR IS IT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER WHEN YOU TRUST THESE COMPANIES WITH YOUR LIFE AND BUY THIS GARBAGE THEY THROW TOGETHER AND WE UNKNOWINGLY BUY IT THINKING IT SAFE TO DRIVE. WHAT HAPPENED TO FOR THE PEOPLE, I GUESS AS LONG AS YOU ARE RICH YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE WRONG PEOPLE. WHO IS LOOKING OUT FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE WHEN THEY DON'T KNOW WHO TO TRUST. I HOPE THAT WHAT I EXPERIENCED WAS NOT WHAT THE FIBER OF THIS COUNTRY STANDS BY. INSTEAD OF RECEIVING BIG BONUSES THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE SURE THAT THERE PRODUCT WAS SAFE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

SHOULD HAVE A FILE ON RECORD, 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK, WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF, AND NO KEY IN IGNITION, DRIFTED BACKWARDS, RIPPED FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OFF, NEARLY RAN OVER TWO CHILDREN IN THE STREET. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY ADVISED NO RECALL ON GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIR. REPAIRED CAR FILED COMPLAINT, 1 YEAR LATER, RECEIVED A CARD THAT GEAR SHIFT IS A MAJOR RECALL, SENT CARD AND PROOF OF REPAIR IN TO CHRYSLER, THEY REFUSED TO TAKE ANY ACTION, CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME WE REFUSED BEFORE WE REFUSING YOU AGAIN, EVEN IF IT IS RECALLED.. I KNOW WHY THE ARE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE THE WAY THEY ARE. MY TOTAL FOR DOOR AND SHIFTER CAME TO 1300, THE SHIFTER WAS ALONE 235,00 OR SO. *TR

DAVES AUTOSALES OWNER DAVE MALMFELDT 801-560-2754 OR 801-562-8884 NEVER INFORMED US OF A SAFETY RECALL ON E23 HIGH POWER STEERING HOSE WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE AND TOTAL LOSS OF 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE .THE DEFECT AND RECALL INFORMATION ANALYSIS SAFETY ASSURANCE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ON FINAL APPROVAL SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AND ALL VEHICLES REPAIRED WITHIN A 120 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. SAFETY RECALLS COMPENDIUM,MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE SWITCH TITLE 49 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE CHAPTER 301 AND SUPPORTING FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DAVES AUTO SALES HAD NO INSURANCE ON HIS DEALERSHIP TO COVER THE LOSS OF THE CAR,SO HE REPLACED IT AND THEN SAID WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE CAR,AGAIN,WE ALL READY PAID $1300.00 DOWN PAYMENT 20 MONTHS OF PAYMENTS OF $166.00 LOSING 2 MORE PAYMENTS .ACCORDING TO LAW HIS DEALERSHIPS INSURANCE SHOULD OF COVERED THE LOSS OF CAR AT NO COST TO SHANE E ALLEN.SO DAVE BEAT UP THE DAUGHTER WHO WEIGHS 90 LBS 17 YRS OLD AND TOLD BACK THE CAR HE REPLACED HER ,SATURN,THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AND WE WERE TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK IT BELONGED TO US SO WE DID. WE WANT DAVES LICENSED REVOKED AND ARE CIVILLY AND CRIMINALLY CHARGING HIM IN COURT. THIS MAN IS A THREAT TO SOCIETY. WE NEED THE TITLE MAILED TO US TO LICENSE THE CAR. *TR

EXACTLY AS THE RECALL IS PRINTED ON YOUR WEB PAGE. YOU HAVE MY ADDRESS WRONG YOU ADDED A 0 IS WHY WE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER UNTIL CAR ALREADY BURNT UP WHEN FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT IT OUT THEY INFORMED US OF RECALL. SO WE LOOKED IT UP ON WEB SITE. THANK GOD MY 17 YR OLD WASN'T INJURED. SHE IS STILL TRAUMATIZED IT WAS SCARY TO HER AND I WOULD OF SUED YOU IF SHE WAS HURT BUT SHE WASN'T SO REPLACE THE MONEY OR THE CAR THANK YOU SHE EARNED IT HERSELF. WERE HONEST PEOPLE AND WANT A RESOLUTION WITHOUT IT COSTING YOU COURT COST. I RECEIVE LETTERS FROM ATTORNEYS IN THE MAIL OFFERING TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. JUST DO THE HONEST THING,AS THE LAW STATES. *TR

MY 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND ENTIRE ENGINE WAS BURNED DOWN AND CAR DESTROYED DUE TO ENGINE FIRE. *TR

BADLY RUSTED STRUT TOWER ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT, NEEDS ATTENTION OR SEVERE DAMAGE AND INJURY COULD OCCUR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT DID NOT CAUSE THE FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V001000). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH FOR TWO MINUTES, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHEN IT WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PARKED ALL DAY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS MELTED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR FAILURE OR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. AFTER THE FIRE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE POWER CONTROL MODULE FUSE WAS BLOWN. WHEN HE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN A PARKING GARAGE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED FLAMES RISING FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR 26 MILES BEFORE THE SMOKE OCCURRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE FIRE CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK AND DAMAGED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 06V00100 (STEERING), HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 151,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. HE PULLED OVER AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT EXCESSIVE OIL CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE CONTACT HAD REPAIRS PERFORMED UNDER RECALL # 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). HE STATED THAT ANOTHER POWER STEERING HOSE IS LEAKING, BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT MAKE THE REPLACEMENT. THE HOSE IS SPRAYING POWER STEERING FLUID ON THE ENGINE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND CORRECT VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. IN 2004, THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND HER VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. ONE YEAR LATER, SHE RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE # 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THE CONTACT HAS A REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE ENGINE SIZE AND CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUT 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER HOME FROM WORK AFTER A SNOWSTORM. ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROM OUR HOME, HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN A CORNER WHEN HE HIT A SMALL PILE OF SNOW THAT THE PLOWS HAD LEFT BEHIND. THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF FROM THE PULLEYS, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE THE POWER STEERING. WITHOUT TIME TO SLOW DOWN OR STEER HARD ENOUGH TO GET AROUND THE CORNER, HE WENT ACROSS TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR AND SNOW BANK. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND HAD THE SERPENTINE BELT PUT BACK ON. LAST SPRING WE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM DURING A RAINSTORM AFTER DRIVING THOUGH SOME PUDDLES. AT THAT TIME THE REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT, THE A/C BELT (IT WAS TANGLED WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT) AND REPLACE THE BELT TENSIONER PULLEY. *JB

TL *- THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT MADE A NOISE. THE CONTACT WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE BURNED A HOLE IN THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE IS NOT OPERABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SHE CAN DO. *JB

I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THE NUMBERS OF RECALLS THAT ARE STILL PENDING ON MY CAR. THE THREE PENDING RECALLS ARE 843, C45, AND E23. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND I WAS SERVED AND TOLD THAT THEY WERE GOING TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE DEALER NEVER CALL TO TELL ME ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE PARTS. I CALLED TO CHECK AND THE PARTS NEVER ARRIVED. THE DEALER HAVE NOT TAKE ANY ACTION TO REPAIR MY CAR. *NM

1999 - PLYMOUTH BREEZE - DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET - PURCHASED 12/11/01 FROM GOOD WHEELS GLASSBORO - REPLACED BY PERFORMANCE DODGE, WOODBURY, NJ ON 10/25/02 - 47,076 MI - RECEIVED $300.00 FROM CHRYSLER CORP. 02/03/04 - 51,854 MI - CHRYSLER JEEP WOODBURY, NJ - HAD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN - RECEIVED $100.00 FROM CHRYSLER CORP. 05/01/06 - 54,206 MI - CHRYSLER JEEP WOODBURY, NJ - WAS TOLD IT HAD TO BE CHANGED AGAIN AT A COST OF $917.34 05/30/06 - CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER - RECEIVED A LETTER BACK THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING CONCLUSION - A FOURTH REPLACEMENT OF HEAD GASKET ON AN AUTOMOBILE WITH 54,206 MILES - 12/11/98 - TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM CHRYSLER CORP. INFORMING ALL THAT THEY HAVE GASKET PROBLEMS ALL ABOVE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED TO CHRYSLER CORP I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATIONS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF THE REAR BRAKES. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO PERSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING RECALL THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO SMOKE. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO MECHANIC BUT THEY DID NOT SERVICE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE. IT STATED THAT THE HOSE COULD CRACK, CAUSE FLUID TO LEAK AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A FIRE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM MAKING AN APPOINTMENT DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS. A WEEK LATER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BEGINS TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE THEREFORE THE CONSUMER PICK UP THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THE HOSE REPLACED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. THE REPAIRS WERE PAID FOR BY THE CONSUMER. *NM

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO MY DEALER TO GET AN OIL CHANGE DONE, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY GASKET THAT CONTROLS MY GAS WAS CRACKED, AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS CHARGED $460.00, AND I WAS NEVER SHOWN THE OLD PART. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THERE REALLY WAS A PROBLEM CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT EVERY TIME I BRING MY CAR TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, A "PROBLEM" USUALLY OCCURS, ACCORDING TO THEM, BUT NO PART IS EVER SHOWN TO ME. *JB

1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE DEFECT. *TS THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE AND THE ACCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED, WERE DUE TO A DIRECT RESULT OF THE TWO RECALLS THAT WERE ISSUED. AN INSPECTOR WAS SENT TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THE PROBLEMS WERE NOT A RESULT OF THE RECALLS. *JB UPDATED 01/7/14 UPDATED 02/26/14

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS BUMPED FROM THE REAR CAUSING IT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS PRE IMPACT BRAKING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE HOWEVER HEAD AND NECK INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED ABOUT THE AIR BAG SENSORS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

MY PLYMOUTH BREEZE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING IT. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WE BOTH COULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT. ALSO, I JUST SPENT $700 ON A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE VEHICLES. *NM

I HAVE A '99 PLYMOUTH BREEZE, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING PUMP RECENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT I DID NOT NEED ONE, THE PRESSURE TEST SAID IT WAS NEGATIVE FOR A LEAK. NOW UNFORTUNATELY, FOUR MECHANIC VISITS & $1300 LATER, MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE TODAY! I AM MORE THAN A LITTLE UPSET. HOW, CAN A VEHICLE BE SO DECEIVINGLY DANGEROUS! WHAT AM I TO DO NOW?! *NM

DT: THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR SHOP PERSONNEL TOLD HER IT WOULD BE AWHILE BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO HER VEHICLE. SHE NEEDED TO LEAVE, AND THEY TOLD HER IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND PARKED. THEN, SOMEONE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WENT OUTSIDE AND DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK UPDATED 2/24/2006 - *NM

IT SEEMS AS THOUGH EVERYONE THAT OWNS A PLYMOUTH BREEZE MUST REPLACE A HEAD GASKET. I KNOW THIS MAY NOT BE A SAFETY CONCERN IN GENERAL, BUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD IS APPARENT. CONSIDERING THE ANTI-FREEZE AND OIL THAT IS DUMPED ON THE GROUND AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR TO MAKE, AND IS VERY COMMON AMONG OWNERS OF THESE CARS. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THE SOURCES TO GO THROUGH TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS. I AM BRINGING IT TO YOU IN HOPES THAT YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS DEFECT. THE AVERAGE WORKING CLASS FAMILY CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THESE TYPES OF DEFECTS WHILE DAMILER CHRYSLER SEEMS TO GET AWAY WITH THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM. NO ONE TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAS DIED, GOTTEN INJURED, OR CRASHED DUE TO THIS DEFECT, BUT THINK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS DUE TO THIS VEHICLE CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF OIL AND ANTIFREEZE DUMPED ON OUR HIGHWAYS EVERY DAY. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE CHRYSLER HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. BEING THAT MY HUSBAND MUST COMMUTE TO WORK EVERY DAY, OUR CAR IS DESPERATELY IN NEED TO BE FIXED. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WILL COST US $700 TO FIX THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. WE ARE STILL SAVING UP TO FIX THIS PROBLEMATIC CAR. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO HIM PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE TIE ROD END WAS BENT AND THE TIRES BALD. THE CONSUMER COULD SEE PAINT ON THE HEADLIGHTS WHERE THEY PAINTED THE FENDER. NOTICED THIS 7-30-05. THE DEALER WILL ONLY PAY FOR HALF OF ONE TIRE. *AK

1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE SHUT DOWN & WOULD NOT START, HAD TOWED TO ARCHER DODGE, FIRST TOLD THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE SHIFTER CABLE. & THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. THEN TOLD THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, THEY NEEDED TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEN TOLD THE PCM WAS THE PROBLEM. CALLED & WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FIXED, WENT TO PICK IT UP & CAR WOULD NOT START, STILL THE SAME AS IT WAS WHEN TOWED. CAR STAYED IN SHOP. CALLED 2 DAYS LATER & WAS TOLD CAR WAS FIXED, WENT BACK TO ARCHER DODGE TO PICK UP CAR, CAR WOULD NOT START, SAME AS IT WAS WHEN CAR WAS TOWED AGAIN. TOLD NOW THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AGAIN & THIS WILL COST ABOUT $185.00. I ASKED IF THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOW ANYTHING THE FIRST TIME THEY RAN IT, & WAS TOLD NO. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE IN AUBURN HILLS, MI. ABOUT THE MATTER, WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR, & WAS TOLD NO THEY DO NOT TALK TO CUSTOMERS. CHECKED DIFFERENT FORUMS ON THE INTERNET & FOUND OUT THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM, FOR THIS IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, SO THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD, OR IF THIS CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DIVING THIS COULD BE ACCIDENT LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HAPPEN. ASKED CHRYSLER WHAT SHOULD I DO, WHEN I OWN A CHRYSLER PRODUCT, & CHRYSLER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR CHRYSLER TO DO A STUDY & PAY FOR PARTS THAT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS MY PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM, FOR I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR THERE PARENT COMPANY IS LOCATED IN GERMANY, IS THIS TRUE, IF SO I FEEL THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW. *NM

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY. CONSUMERS PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND 5 MINUTES LATER CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BATTERY WAS SEVERELY BURNED AND IT LOOKED LIKE THE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED THERE. A WEEK EARLIER NHTSA RECALL 04V021000 REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE ISSUED. *AK

1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE CAR TEMPERATURE GAUGE GIVES OFF THE WRONG READING.*MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND AIR CONDITION DID NOT WORK. *JB

I WAS TRAVELLING EASTBOUND ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY APPROACHING EXIT 57 WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR A NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE, A 1999 PLMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS THE MUFFLER AND CONTINUED DRIVING. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, I NOTICED DEBRIS AND BLACK SMOKE IN THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR. I WAS NOW BETWEEN EXITS 57 AND 58. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I GOT OUT I EXAMINED THE MUFFLER FIRST. IT WAS FINE. I THEN WALKED AROUND TO THE REAR RIGHT SIDE AND SAW THAT THE REAR RIGHT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THE TREAD WAS SEPARATED FRON THE REST OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE RIM WAS NOT BENT PROBABLY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WHEN I PULLED OVER PLUS THE FACT THAT THE SEPARATED TREAD WAS WRAPPED AROUND IT. I CALLED AAA AND HAD THE TIRE CHANGED. MY WIFE AND TWO OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE ARE LUCKY THAT IT WAS NOT A FRONT TIRE. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR REGATTA II THAT WAS PURCHASED AS ONE OF A NEW SET OF FOUR ON MARCH 27, 2003. I HAVE PUT JUST UNDER 30,000 MILES ON THEM. THEY ARE WARANTEED FOR 75,000 MILES. SINCE I DID PURCHASE ROAD HAZARD INSURANCE I PLAN ON RETURNING THE TIRE TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT: GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER, 1200 ROUTE 112 , PORT JEFFERSON STATION, 11776 AND GETTING A REPLACEMENT.

WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PUT INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A DECK. THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THIS OCCURRED. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK 04V021000 RECALL WAS PERFORMED A YEAR AGO. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A COLLISION SHOP BEING SERVICED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

BLOWER FAN RELAY ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. SECOND TIME THAT BLOWER RELAY HAS BEEN REPLACED IN 6 MONTHS. PART # 04885844. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS ON EITHER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE FROM HITTING HER FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT NHTSA. *AK

THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS FAIL AND THE HOOD OF MY 1999 PROWLER COMES CRASHING DONE WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE REPLACED THE HOOD STRUTS 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR - 4 YEARS.*AK

MY 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU. A BYSTANDER RAN UP TO MY WINDOW TO ADVISE THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE, HE SAW FLAMES COMING OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GET MY 2 YEAR OLD AND SISTER OUT OF THE CAR. FIREMEN CAME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IN THE CAR AND STATED IT WAS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL FIRE. I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS NO WARNING LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR WHATSOEVER. *JB

VEHICLE JUST DIED IN TRAFFIC, RESTARTED AFTER WHILE. A CODE COME UP ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (NO BUS). HAD A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT IT AND IT WOULD NOT DELIVER GAS TO INJECTIONS. *AK

THE BRAKE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN WET OR WHEN AIR HIT THEM. THERE WAS ALSO A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND EXPLAINED THA TEH NOISE WAS NORMAL. *NM

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB UPDATED 2/7/2005. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. *NM

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (#04V021000) FOR POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT . THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE DID NOT APPLY TO THE PROBLEM SHE WAS HAVING. *TC

THE VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE SOFT STEERING KNUCKLES. *NM (AND OR A LACK OF CASE HARDING OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE ABUTEMENTS LOCATING POINTS FOR FRONT DISC CALIPER ASSEMBLY) *SC *JB

CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED WHILE IN THE MOVIES THAT THERE WAS A VEHICLE ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, CONSUMER WAS URGED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO CONTACT NHTSA.*AK

THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A RECALL, TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND WAITED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN NOTIFIED THE PART WAS NOT IN. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *JB

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY IGNITION. THE DEALER STATED THE TUMBLER FAILED. *AK RECALL#04V021000. *SC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. *MR RAPID EXCESSIVE WEAR HAD LOWERED THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WHICH PLACED THE UPPER BRAKE PAD CLOSE OF SLIPPING UNDERNEATH IT'S UPPER LOCATING POINT WITH A POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT RECALL#04V021000. *SC *JB

MY 3 1/2 YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING IN THE CAR AND BUMPED THE GEAR SHIFT WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF, NO FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS ACROSS THE STREET AND HIT THE NEIGHBORS TREE RESULTING IN $3100 IN DAMAGE TO TRUNK AND BUMPER. MY INSURANCE HAD TO PAY EVEN THOUGH I REPORTED IT ALL THE WAY TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. CHRYSLER STATED WE SHOULD HAVE DONE ROUTINE CHECKS AND WOULD NOT PAY TO FIX THE DEFECT OR DAMAGES. RECENTLY THERE WAS AN ALERT IN CONSUMER REPORT AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENCES OF THE SAME NATURE. WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE THEY SEND OUT A RECALL? LUCKILY MY SON WAS NOT INJURED. I CAN'T SWITCH CAR INSURANCE BECAUSE IT WAS RECORDED AS AN ACCIDENT AND I WOULD HAVE HIGHER RATES WHICH IS IN MY OPINION CHRYSLERS FAULT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING INCLEMENT WEATHER, HUMIDITY OR VERY HOT TEMPERATURES THE DASHBOARD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS/AIR CONDITIONER/RPM GAUGE/FUEL GAUGE, AND MPH GAGE DROPPED TO ZERO. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

MY SON, RICHARD SCOTT BRADLEY, OWNS A 2000 DODGE STRATUS. A SECOND SON, ROBERT BRIAN BRADLEY, OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. I OWN A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. MY TWO SONS AND I HAVE EACH HAD A COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $1200 TO REPAIR THE MALFUNCTION. IT SEEMS MORE THAN COINCIDENCE THAT EACH OF US WOULD EXPERIENCE SIMILAR DEFECTS IN THE VEHICLES' AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. IN THE NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE, EACH ONE OF US WILL BE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR. IN ALL DUE RESPECT, I AM OPEN TO YOUR SUGGESTIONS.*AK

I SUPPOSEDLY HAD A GASKET PUT ON MY VEHICLE BUT I STILL HAVE A WATER LEAK. I SEE THERE WERE RECALLS ON HEADS OR GASKETS. I ALSO HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS PUT ON MY CAR WHICH I STILL HAVE PROBLEM WITH . I HAVE PAID OVER$400 TO GET THAT GASKET PUT ON. WHEN I USE MY AIR CONDITIONER THE POWER OF MY ENGINE WEAKENS AND I HEAR VALVES RATTLING. I DO NOT KNOW THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE EVERY GET THESE THINGS FIX WHEN THERE WERE A RECALL FOR THEM OR NOT. I ALSO HAD TO PUT A TRANSMISSION SENSOR ON THE VEHICLE. IT IS ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER FOR THIS VEHICLE. I THOUGHT MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR. BUT AFTER LOOKING AT THE RECALL OF THE VEHICLE. I BASICALLY HAVE TO RESTORE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WHERE I TOOK MY CAR TOLD ME THAT I HAD A RECALL ON MY BRAKES BUT I DO NOT THINK THEY DID ANYTHING ABOUT. THEN I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I NEEDED WORK FOR THE STARTLING AND POWER OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AFTER ONE WEEK IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE GASKET. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THEN I NEEDED THAT TRANSMISSION SENSOR. I DO NOT BELIEVE MY CAR NEVER STOPPED DRIPPING WATER. I DO NOT KNOW EXACT DATE. I STILL HEAR THE ROARING SOUND WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES. *JB

WITHIN SECONDS OF TURNING OFF AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED BY AN OFFICER THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, FIRE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. UPON ARRIVAL THEY TRIED TO OPEN THE HOOD AND EXTINGUISH THE ENGINE FIRE. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT OR HEAT SOURCE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. *AK (FAULTY EQUIPMENT) CAUSED THE ENGINE TO EXPLODE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED COMPENSTATION FOR THE LOSS. *SC *JB

CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. THEN, TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ACCELERATED BACKWARD. THE PASSENGER DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED, AND PASSENGER WAS DRAGGED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT A PARKED CAR. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.*AK

THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK *SC

TRANSMISSION SENSORS WENT OUT, EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSED TO PAY ANY OF COSTS. HEAD GASKET OUT OF CAR PRESENTLY UNABLE TO OBTAIN ANY HELP WHATSOEVER.

OIL LEAKING ON GROUND, CAUSED BY FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD GASKET.

AIR CONDITIONING-BURNED OUT ENGINE-TIMING BELT DISINTEGRATED, THERE IS OIL DRIPPING INTO THE HEAD GASKET AS WELL TRANSMISSION-FELL OUT WHEEL-TIE ROD BROKE OTHER-STRANGE NOISES IN THE CAR, WINDOW AND DASH-HEAR A RATTLING NOISE STEERING-THE SWAY MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 4/11/02. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE, I WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET ON THE 2.4L ENGINE WAS LEAKING AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS OR 36,000 AND THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET FOR $630. I DECLINED PREFERRING TO TAKE IT TO SOMEONE I TRUST. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF AT LEAST TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD TO REPLACE THEIR HEAD GASKETS AT LESS THAN 60,000 MILES.

VEHICLE WAS SWITCHED OUT OF PARKED GEAR AND ROLLED WITH CONSUMER'S 3 YEAR OLD SON IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. TRANSFERRED TO OVSC.*MR THERE WERE NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS ACROSS A STREET AND HIT A TREE. THE CHILD WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THIS ACCIDENT. *NM

99 PLYMOUTH BREEZE AT 70,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A NEW HEAD GASKET IS NEEDED. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE SIDE AND REAR AND SIDE WINDOWS STARTED TO TURN WHITE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *PH *JB

OIL PAN IS DEFECTIVE. SPOKE TO PRECISION CARE, MY LOCAL BRANCH, HE SAYS HIS COMPANY HAS WARNED THEIR OWN TECHNICIANS THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE PAN WEAR OUT MUCH EARLIER THAN ON OTHER CARS. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS A PLYMOUTH BREEZE. *JB

3-YEAR OLD CHILD GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT. THERE WERE NO KEYS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT PRESSED. THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE. THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TT

MY 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES,THE MECHANIC SAYS IN NEED A GASKET REPLACED,THAT HE HAS SEEN SO MANY THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. CAN YOU ASSIST ME IN GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED? *NLM

I HAVE A LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE TRUNKLID AREA THE SAME AS COMPLAINT # 877208. AFTER SITTING IN A RAIN OR SNOW STORM, THE LOWER HALF OF THE TRUNK LINING, FROM THE TOP OF THE SPARE TIRE DOWN, GETS SOAKED WITH WATER, WITH NO OBVIOUS INDICATION AS TO WHERE IT'S COMING INTO THE SPARE TIRE AREA. THE COVER OVER THE SPARE TIRE DOESN'T GET WET. AFTER PARTIALLY REMOVING THE TRUNK LINING, FOUND SOME WATER ON TOP OF TRUNK NEAR THE BACK SEAT, BUT CAN'T BE SURE THAT IS THE PROBLEM, OR EVEN WHERE IT WOULD COME FROM TO GET ON THERE AND NO WHERE ELSE.

THE KEY COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF IGNITION WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN ANY POSITION. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT FAILED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND DID NOT ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE DEALER STATED A PIN IN THE SHIFTER POPPED OUT. *JB REF IE03013

THE KEY COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION, WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN ANY POSITION. THE "IGNITION-PARK" INTERLOCK FAILED. *JB REF IE03013

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. *NLM.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAKED, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET WAS FAULTY. *JB

HEAD GASKET BLOWN. ESTIMATES RANGE FROM $700 TO $1500 TO REPAIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE, BOTH PLYMOUTH AND DODGE FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE AND REPAIR SHOPS. IS THERE A RECALL OR ANY HELP TO REPAIR FROM CHRYSLER? *JB

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER THOUGHT GEAR WAS IN PARK. *JB *TS

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED.*JB

I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS RUNNING QUITE DIFFERENTLY. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. I ONLY HAVE 28,000 MILES ON MY CAR. IT IS A '99. THERE IS NO REASON FOR ME TO HAVE THESE ISSUES WITH A CAR THAT HAS BARELY BEEN DRIVEN. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM OF THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME AND THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT ON CHRYSLER'S PART. I'VE SPOKEN WITH OTHERS WITH THE SAME DEFECT.

CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GEAR SHIFT WHICH MOVED EASILY FROM PARK AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED BACKWARDS. *JG PH

DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET ON 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE WITH 39,387 MILES. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 4/11/02. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE FIRST OIL CHANGE, I WAS INFORMED THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TOLD ME THE WARRANTY WAS GOOD FOR 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES AND THEIR ONLY OFFER WAS TO REPLACE IT FOR $630. I DECLINED, PREFERRING TO TAKE IT TO SOMEONE I TRUST. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF AT LEAST TWO OTHER PLYMOUTH/DODGE OWNERS THAT HAD THEIR HEAD GASKETS REPLACED AT LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. DAIMLER CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN A MANNER OTHER THAN CHARGING THE OWNER TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED , AS IT KEPT UNHOOKING ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE. THAT SIDE GETS SNOW PACKED DOWN IN THERE AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT ,OUT IS IF YOU RAISE THE HOOD. THAT'S HARD TO DO IN A SNOW STORM. HAD TO REPLACE THIS WIPER TRANSMISSION COSTING $256.60. PLUS NOW I HAVE TO RETURN TO GARAGE TO GET BLADES REALIGNED TO WORK CORRECTLY. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GUARD OR SOMETHING TO STOP THIS SNOW BUILD UP. THE WIPERS STOPPED BOTH TIMES IN A MAJOR SNOW STORM, WHICH WAS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I FEEL THIS CAR IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND SHOULDN'T HAVE NEEDED THIS PART REPLACED. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITHOUT THIS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

RADIO EXPIRED BEFORE WARRANTY JULY 2000--NO REPLACEMENT BY CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION SENSORS AT 52,000 APRIL 2001-- NO REPLACEMENT OR HELP OF ANY KIND FROM CHRYSLER, HEAD GASKET NOW AT 76,000, JANUARY 2003 NO HELP OR REPLACEMENT FROM CHRYSLER, WAS TOLD NOT THEIR PROBLEM SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *JB

FUEL PUMP FAILED.TS *TT *JB. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT. THE DEFECT IS USAULLY MISDIAGNOSED, RESULTING IN COSTLY REPAIR BILLS FOR THE OWNERS AND IS NEVER CORRECTED. PROBLEM-THREE FRONT AXLES. PER ARTICLE-THE VEHICLE WOBBLES WHEN ACCELERATING. THE INNER JOINT ON THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AXLE IS CALLED A PLUNGE JOINT. THERE IS A LOT OF GEOMETRY GOING ON IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHICH REQUIRES THE ABILITY OF THE FRONT DRIVE AXLES TO CHANGE LENGTH. WHEN THE INNER PLUNGE JOINT IS FAILING , THERE WILL BE A HIGH SPEED SHAKE THAT DEVELOPS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE AXLE WILL BE SPINNING OFF CENTER. THE TIRES WILL HOLD A STRAIGHT LINE AND PUSH AGAINST THE AXLE, PUSHING BACK ON THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH MOVES THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE.*SCC

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.*SCC

WHILE PARKED, WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, SLIGHTLY BUMPED THE SHIFTER AND KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE 'PARK' POSITION. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD AND TORN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AGAINST WALL. REF IE03013

CONSUMER STATES THAT A HUMMING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED AND INFORMED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. *AK *YH

THE OEM FUEL PUMP FITS INTO THE GAS TANK. THE POSITIVE WIRE LEADING INTO THE TANK SHORTED OUT MELTING THE WIRE INSULATION ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GAS TANK MELTING THE PLASTIC INTO CAUSING GAS TO LEAK OUT THROUGH THE HOLE IT CREATED. THIS GAS FLOWED OVER THE BARE WIRE. THE SAME WIRE CONTINUES INTO THE INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK AND IT CONTINUED TO SHORT IN THERE CAUSING THE PLASTIC INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK TO TURN BROWN FROM THE HEAT. MY CONCERN IS A SPARK WOULD HAVE BEEN CREATED PERTICULARLY IF THE TANK WAS PARTIALLY FULL THE FUMES WOULD HAVE IGNITED CAUSING A SERIOUS EXPLOSION. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE REPLACEMENT PART SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND THE SAME HOLDS TRUE WITH THE DATA ON YOUR SITE. THE CONCERN SHOULD BE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THIS MODEL TYPE OUT THERE THAT MAY HAVE THE SAME DANGEROUS CONDITION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING SIDE MIRROR WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE ,CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A OIL LEAK, MECHANIC DETERMINED HEADGASKET WAS BLOWN.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. CONSUMER HIT A POLE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE TRUNK. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRUNK LIGHT HAD BURNED A HOLE IN A GARMENT BAG THROUGH HIS SHIRT AND JACKET THAT WAS LAYING ON TOP OF TWO SUITCASES. CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE AND A FIRE HAZARD, SINCE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS WELL SHIELDED, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD HAVE A SHIELD AS WELL, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.*YD

MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING FLUID. HAD TO ADD FLUID EVERY MONTH. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 TO 30 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER AND CONSUMER WAS HIT MID DRIVER SIDE, CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE VEHICLE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE OTHER DRIVER AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. *JB THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH

I BROUGHT THE CAR IN 2000. I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND 5MONTHS AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.*AK

DRIVER'S AIRBAG PANEL LOOSENED, AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. DEALER SAID HE COULD ONLY REPAIR HORN, WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT AIRBAG PANEL.

THREE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES HAVE BROKE AND ARE INOPERABLE, POSITIONS THAT BROKE ARE DRIVERS BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AND BOTH REAR OUTBOARD SEATING POSITIONS. DEALERSHIP WILL SERVICE VEHICLE AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED O-RINGS WHERE FUEL WAS LEAKING. AT THIS TIME O-RINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM DUE TO CLOCK SPRING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CRUISE CONTROL COMES ON UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH CLOCK SPRING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINADTED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ON SEVERAL OCCAISONS CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM IN WHICH THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME VERY SOFT AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PULSATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ROTORS WERE TURNED ON THE FIRST OCCASION AND THE SECOND TIME THEY WERE REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING OUT OF ROUND.*JB

ON SEVERAL OCCAISONS CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM IN WHICH THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME VERY SOFT AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PULSATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ROTORS WERE TURNED ON THE FIRST OCCASION AND THE SECOND TIME THEY WERE REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING OUT OF ROUND.*JB

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM DUE TO CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ACCUMULATOR AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. ALSO, VEHICLE GOT STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. CONSUMER FELT SOMETHING DROPPED, AND TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND CHRYSLER WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

DEFECT CAUSED ENGINE TO SEIZE, ALL POWER LOST, INCLUDING POWER STEERING. DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR. STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF HEAVILY TRAVELED STREET. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS HIDDEN ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF LANE. CONSUMER HIT OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER PASED OUT, AND DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

ELECTRICAL WIRES IN THROUGH FUEL TANK SHORTED OUT, AND FUEL PUMP WOULD SHUT DOWN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WAY SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED.*AK

TRUNK WOULD GET WET FROM UNDERNEATH SPARE TIRE. WAS NOT COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF TRUNK. WILL BE GOING TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE PROBLEM RESOLVED. *AK

REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REALIGNED VEHICLE. EACH TIME REALIGNMENT WAS DONE, IT WOULD REVERT BACK TO OUT OF ALIGNMENT.*AK

NO SUMMARY.

WHEN DRIVING YOU CAN FEEL COOL AIR GO FROM COOL TO WARM AND BACK TO COOL, TWO DEALERSHIPS AND CHRYSLER LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE TESTED THE SHOP OKAY. WHEN THE OUTSIDE AMBEINT TEMP IS 100F. THE INSIDE TEMP OF THE CAR IS 87F. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DOOR IS NOT DOWN ALL THE WAY AND IT IS OSCILLATING CAUSING THE COOL AIR TO BE HEATED UP BY THE HEATER CORE, CAUSING THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO BE WARM. I HAVE FAXED CHRYSLER ON THIS PROBLEM AND I HAD NO REPLY. TO ME I FEEL THAT I HAVE A WARRANTY PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER AND THIS VEHICLE. IF I CANNOT GET CHRYSLER MANAGEMENT TO REPLY, I WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE MYSELF. *AK

TRANSMISSION SENSOR HAS GONE OUT TWICE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SENSOR.*AK

I HAVE HAD MY FRONT BRAKES, RIGHT OR LEFT ROTOR EITHER RESURFACED OR REPLACED, EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. I HAVE 3 INCIDENTS OF SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTHING FOUND. MY ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO, THE BOLT TO MY ALTERNATOR BROKE IN TWO ON 7/10/00.

NOISE OCCURS IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE WHEN BRAKE PADS KNOCK AGAINST BRAKE CALIPERS. THERE IS NO SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS & HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED 4 TIMES NOW, AN STILL SQEAULING. THE KEY FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE CAR IS RUNNING. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER FIRST ACQUIRED VEHICLE HE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES. THEN TWO WEEK LATER, HE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. ALSO BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE, LIKE METAL TO METAL RUBBING NOISE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE IN TRUNK WHILE IT WAS OPENED. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY CLOTHES THAT IGNITED NEAR UNPROTECTIVE BULB. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

I CAN NOT GET THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT TO TIGHTED ENOUGH BECAUSE THE BUCKLE IS TOO BIG TO FEED THROUGH THE BACK OF THE BOOSTER SEAT *AK

CONSUMER TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT VEHICLE TO STOP AT A STOPLIGHT AND NEARLY HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T DOWNSHIFT, LATER THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING AND FLUID WAS LEAKING EVERYWHERE, THE DEALER STATES THEY ARE WAITING ON A HOSE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *SLC

CSS MODEL 02442, DOM 17-JAN-1999;HAD CSS IN VEHICLE WITH CHILD IN IT. WENT AROUND A CORNER AND NOTICED THE CSS WOULD TILT TO THE SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE BUCKLE ON THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME UNLOCKED. DID NOT NOTICE BUCKLE WAS UNLOCKED UNTIL GOING AROUND ANOTHER CORNER & THE BOOSTER SEAT WOULD TOPPLE OVER COMPLETELY. HAD INJURED THE CHILD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK

PURCHASED CAR IN JULY TAKEN BACK FIRST OF WATER LEAKING THROUGH FLOORBOARD AND WINDOWS SEALS REPLACED AND UNDER DASH SEALED NEXT INCIDENT WAS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN PTSM BLVD AT 35- 40 MPH ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR STOP LIGHT, CAR GEARED UP I HAD TWO FEET ON THE BRAKES AND BLOWING MY HORN SO THE WOMEN IN FRONT OF ME WOULD EITHER MOVE OR GET OUT OF THE WAY, POPPED CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO ATTEMPT AT GETTING MOTOR OR TRANSMISSION TO GEAR DOWN , STANDING IN SEAT JUST ABOUT CAR LURCHED FORWARD, LIGHT CHANGED AND NORMAL OPERATION RESUMED PARKED CAR IN PARKING LOT AND HAD TOWED IN CHYRSLER DAMLER NOTIFIED BY DEALER AND SENT SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR DICK PERKINS DOWN FROM DTROIT WHO SAID HE WOULD BE BACK IN TOUCH WITH US AFTER HE HAD THE CAR LOOKED OVER, THAT WAS LAST WEEK. PICKED UP MY CARON WENDSDAY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE TO STAY OUT OF IT BUT THEY BELIEVED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. TOOK CAR HOME THAT DAY WITHOUT ANY DOCUMENTATION THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE THEY STATED THAT WOULDCOME FROM DETROIT. NEXT DAY HAD TO GO OUT OF TOWN FOR SCHOOL VECHICLE THEN ACCORDING TO DEALESHIP BLEW A TRANSMISSION HOSE, WHICH STILL AT THIS TIME WAS NOT REPLACED. THEY HAD TO "ORDER THE PARTS" THOUGHT TRANSMISSION HOSES WERE AVAILABLE ANY WHERE. THE PROBLEM IS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VECHILE AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH IT NEXT OR WHERE I WAS VERY LUCKY EACH TIME. THE FIRST I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED MY SELF OR SOMEONE ELSE THE SECOND TIME I WAS LUCKY AGAIN TO BE IN AN AREA WHERE PEOPLE WERE TO HELP GET IT OFF THE ROAD ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANK YOU JMCOLLINS. *AK

THE CAR WENT INTO A CURVE AND WOULD NOT STEER OUT,THEN FOR NO REASON THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, KNOCKING THE DRIVER OUT TEMPORAILY,CAUSING THE CAR TO THEN PROCEED OFF THE ROAD, UP ONTO A GAURDRAIL WHICH THEN SENT THE CAR AIRBORNE ONTO THE SIDE OF A CONCRETE BRIDGE WHICH THEN FLIPPED THE CAR HEAD-ON INTO THE CONRETE WALL OF THE ONCOMING SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. *AK