1998 Plymouth Breeze

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK (1 QT./1000 MILES). *AK

• 12/28/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SEVERE OIL LEAK IN MY MOM'S 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT IS CAUSING ME CONCERN. THIS OIL LEAK IS CAUSED BY A BAD HEAD GASKET. THE OIL IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE OIL WILL GET ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CAUSE A FIRE. I UNDERSTAND FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND PEOPLE IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER ENGINES. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. OTHER REPUTABLE CAR MANUFACTURES FIX PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. WHY ISN'T CHRYSLER BEING REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT??? *NM

• 12/28/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL FOR UNKNOWN REASON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSEPECTED/REPAIRED BY DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURED, ANOTHER VEHICLE BACKED IN HER VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CONSUMER WAS THEN TOLD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MILES ON IT TO BE CHECKED.*JB

• 12/21/2004· POWER TRAIN

  TWO WEEKS AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED FOR THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION THE PART FAILED AGAIN. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK *SC *JB

• 12/20/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET LEAKS APPROXIMATELY 1 QT. FOR EVERY 1,000 MILES. *AK

• 12/19/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER. ENGINE HAD A LEAKAGE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/17/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, FOLLOWED BY FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AFTERWARDS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE SUSTAINED MINOR HAND INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

• 12/16/2019· STEERING

  VISIBLE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DAMAGED POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE WAS FOUND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC CARE WAS PROVIDED. CHECKED FOR OTHER KNOWN ISSUES, FOUND RECALL # 06V001000 DESCRIBING MY EXACT ISSUE AND FALLING UNDER SIMILAR MODEL OF CAR, HOWEVER MY CAR "DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT RECALL" AND ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE.

• 12/10/2003· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A GEAR SHIFT PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM PREVENTED THE DRIVER FROM REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

• 12/08/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DURING RAINY WEATHER VAN BEGINS TO SQUEAL FROM FRONT END WHILE DRIVING GAUGES BEGIN TO GO CRAZY BATTERY LIGHT OIL LIGHT ON TEMP. GAUGE GOES TO HOT POWER STEERING APPEARS TO STOP WORKING CAR DIES : ORIGINAL DIAGNOSES SERPENTINE BELT IS TORN FROM NORMAL WEAR & TEAR AFTER : SERPENTINE BELT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES : 2ND DIAGNOSES TENSION PULLEY IS NO GOOD PULLING & TEARING SERPENTINE BELT : 3RD DIAGNOSES UNKNOWN MANUFACTURE GLITCH KIT IS NEED TO REPAIR & TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN WHEN WET WEATHER OCCURS : KIT COSTS $122.00 AFTER PURCHASING 4 SERPENTINE BELTS PRICE RANGING ANYWHERE FROM $11.00 TO 69.99 1 TENSION PULLEY PRICE $39.99 & PAYING FOR LABOR TOTALING $190.00 PLUS CAR TOW EXPENSE $65.00 NOT TO MENTION BEING STRANDED WITH SMALL CHILDREN & OR BEING WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION WHICH IS NO FUN AT ALL BUT WORST OF ALL THIS IS NOT ON THE PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER RECALL LIST!!! THIS KIT BETTER WORK OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TOO ?!@#$%?. MUCH!!! I'M BUYING A NEW CAR A CHEVROLET... *TR

• 12/07/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL, I BROUGHT IT INTO THE MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET, IT SHOULD NOT BE LEAKING OIL, THERE MUST BE A DEFECT, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A LOT MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS FAST, BECAUSE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY A $1000 TO GET IT FIXED WHEN IT IS DAIMLER CHRYSLER FAULT. *NM

• 12/07/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER SIMILAR CAR ENGINES, BUT I DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL THE REPAIRS WERE BEGUN. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I ATTEMPTED TO FOLLOW THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT I HAD BEEN MISINFORMED BY THEIR EMPLOYEES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS SITUATION IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. IF MORE DETAILS ARE NEEDED, PLEASE CONTACT ME. DT

• 12/06/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE, WAS EXITING OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. BF (OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT # 10-0637-91)*JB UPDATED 12/10/10 *BF

• 12/02/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL INJECTOR IS LEAKING ONTO ENGINE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD. FUEL INJECTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

• 12/01/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CROSSOVER PIPE ON ENGINE MANIFOLD HAS HAD A LEAK DUE TO RUST ON THE UNDERSIDE OF PIPE. I HAVE HAD ORDER IN AT THE DEALER IN CORPUS CHRISTI FOR OVER 6 MOS AND NOW THAT Y INSPECTION STICKER IS OUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT THAT THE PART IS NOT IN STOCK AND NOT BEING MADE FOR MY VAN. ALSO I WAS ADVISED TO GO TO A LOCAL JUNK YARD FOR THE PART. THE JUNK YARD HAS NEVER HAD THIS CRPSSOVER PIPE IN THEIR YARD THAT COULD BE USED. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS CROSSOVER PIPE PATCHED SO I CAN DRIVE MY VAN I AM A DISABLED PERSON WHO USES A HOVERROUND WHEELCHAIR AND IT HAS BEEN REAL GOOD TO DRIVE A PLYMOUTH VOYGER THIS IS THE THIRD ONE I HAVE OWNED AND THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD I AM VERY UPSET THAT MY VEN CANNOT BE REPAIRED CORRECTLY IT IS A 98 MODEL AND I FEEL THAT IT IS NOT SO OLD THAT IT HAS TO BE JUNKED BECAUSE THE PART CANNOT BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE ONLY PROBLEMS THAT YOU SEEM TO BE CONCERNED WITH ARE ACCIDENTS. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VAN IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT A EMISSION REPAIR TO GET THE SAFETY STICKER . I DO NOT FEEL THAT CRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR A VAN NO OLDER THAN THIS ONE IT IS A 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER [XXX] MFG DATE 3-98. MY VAN IS IN EXECELENT CONDITION AND LOOKS LIKE NEW I AM VERY UPSET WITH CRYSLER AND MY DEALER AS THEY OFFERED ME NO PROPER WAS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. ONLY A JUNK YARD OR A PATCH JOB ANYWHERE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAVE IT DONE.*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 11/29/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I RECENTLY TOOK MY BREEZE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAD AN OIL LEAK AND THAT IT WAS COMING FROM THE HEAD GASKET. AT THE SAME TIME HE TOLD ME ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. I ASKED HIM TO WAIT ON THE HEAD GASKET REPAIR SO I COULD TALK TO THE DEALER WHILE I WAS HAVING THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER REPAIRED. WHEN I BROUGHT UP THE LEAKING HEAD GASKET AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC GAVE A HEAVY SIGH AND SHOOK HIS HEAD. WHEN I ASKED WHAT THAT WAS FOR, HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BECAUSE IT WASN'T A RECALL PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I'VE FOUND THIS TO BE QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW / MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I FIND IT ASININE THAT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER WILL NEITHER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOR ADMIT ANY PROBLEM. *NM

• 11/29/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AFTER TURNNG VEHICLE OFF KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 11/28/2007· POWER TRAINCrash

  OUR PLYMOUTH VOYAGER ROLLED DOWN THE HILL WHEN IT WAS IN PARK. *TR

• 11/25/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ON 11/22/2017 A FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DASHBOARD RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BURNING TO A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. WAS TOWED AND KEPT BY THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR AFTER WE RELINQUISHED THE TITLE.

• 11/23/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCES ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE VIBRATING WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND VEHICLE GOES DOWN STEEP HILL OR SLOPES. DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM WHICHCANNOT BE CORRECTED. *AK

• 11/22/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT ONE OF THE HEAD GASKETS WAS BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,000.

• 11/22/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I WAS DRIVING TO MY SISTERS AND WAS GOING TOWARDS A LIGHT , GOING TO TURN LEFT AND BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO DO THAT THE CAR WENT DEAD , THE FUEL PUMP WENT, THE CAR JUST WENT DEAD AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, PEOPLE PEEPING THEIR HORNS, TELLING ME TO GET OFF THE ROAD ETC. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I BROUGHT IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER REPLACED, WHICH COST ME $663 AND FOR A SINGLE MOTHER I CAN NOT AFFORD. *NM

• 11/18/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THERE WOULD BE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE KEY AREA. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

• 11/12/1999· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. ACCIDENTALLY, HIT AGAINST THE SHIFT LEVER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. *AK

• 11/09/1999· SEATS

  HEAD RETRAINT DESIGN CAUSES HEAD REST TO SET TOO FAR BACK. EVEN WITH HEAD SET BACKWARD STILL UNABLE TO TOUCH HEAD RETRAINT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED NOTHING CAN BE DONE ; SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA THIS MATTER. *AK

• 11/08/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE TOP SECTION WAS BURNED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E088000); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT VERIFIED IF HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,000.

• 11/06/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL GASKET LEAK. I DRIVE APPROX. 100 MILES A DAY AND MY CAR HAS 174,000 MILES AND I AM GETT READY TO REPLACE MY 4TH HEAD GASKET AND 3RD. MANIFOLD GASKET. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE BEEN TO SAID IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. CHRYSLER KNOWS IT A PROBLEM (THEY DESIGNED A NEW HEAD GASKET) BUT WILL NOT RECALL THE THOUSANDS OF US OUT THERE THAT HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I'M NOT REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET THIS TIME, I'M REPLACING MY CAR.*AK

• 11/06/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ONGOING PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATING - ESPECIALLY THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL - WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED FOUR TIMES BUT IT STILL PERSISTS. BRAKES ALSO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SLIPPING.*AK

• 11/04/2003· POWER TRAINCrash

  CONSUMER'S FOUR YEAR OLD SON ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE SHIFT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. NO KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION WHEN THIS OCCURRED.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *TS *JB

• 11/04/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 11/04/1998· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT SUSPENSION. WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OR MORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND A CLICKING SOUND WOULD APPEAR UPON VEHICLE TAKING OFF. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED, AND PARTS WAS ORDER FOR REPAIRS, LATER ON THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG. *AK

• 11/03/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TOWARDS THE END OF JULY 2014, THE FRONT END STARTED MAKING CRUNCHING NOISES WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, TURNING AND OR COMING TO A STOP. I ALSO NOTICED PLAY IN THE STEERING. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR ITS OIL CHANGE ON AUGUST 19, 2014, THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE TIE RODS WERE LOOSE AND BOTH OUTER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DONE ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2014, AT A COST OF $511.70, WHICH INCLUDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. AT THAT TIME THE SHOP RECOMMENDED I REPLACE MY BRAKES WHICH I DID ON OCTOBER 31, 2014. THE SHOP SUGGESTED THAT I GET ANOTHER WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I STILL HAVE THE CRUNCH AND DON'T KNOW WHY. PLEASE HELP., PS: I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR HAVING PURCHASED IT NEW AT TUFANO MOTORS IN NEW BRITAIN, CT. *TR

• 11/02/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL THROUGH THE HEAD GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *JB

• 10/30/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT LOW MILEAGE, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL, THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND O-RING, WERE ALSO LEAKING.*YD

• 10/26/1999· STEERING

  TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IN PARK WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/26/1998· STEERING,PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  *INTER LOCKING SYSTEM.SHIFT BUTTON DOESN'T ALWAYS LOCK IN GEAR.FOUND OUT THAT BUTTON WAS INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS. THEY TURNED IT AROUND AND ADJUSTED THE LINKAGE. *BOTH FRONT WINDOW RUNS WERE INSTALLED WRONG.WATER POURED THROUGH THEM.WINDOW RUNNERS HAD TO BE ORDERED AND INSTALLED THREE TIMES. *WINDOW CRANKS ON BOTH FRONT DOORS WERE INSTALLED WRONG. REPLACED THEM. *PARKING BRAKE BUTTON POPPED OUT.THE LEVER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *DRIVERS DOOR WON'T STAY ADJUSTED.HAD DOOR ADJUSTED ALONG WITH SRIKER. DOOR STILL WON'T STAY ADJUSTED. *BOTH FRONT SPEAKERS CUT OUT.THEY INSTALLED NEW ONES'. *PASSENGER FRONT DOOR PANEL FOR MIRROR WAS BROKEN. THEY REPLACED. *STEERING COLUMN MAKES GRINDING NOISE. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN.STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TRASMISSION CAUGHT IN LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING.PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN FOUND. *RIGHT REAR DOOR PLUG WAS MISSING. ORDERED AND REPLACED. *RIGHT FRONT DOOR TRIM WAS BROKE.THEY REPLACED TRIM. *ENGIN STARTED BOILING WITH NO LIGHTS OR TEMP.GAUAGE GOING ON AT ANY TIME.THEY REPLACED THE THERMITTANT. *LEFT WIPER SPARY DIDN'T WORK. THEY REPLACED WIPER SPRAY. *DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL MAKES NOISE. THEY INSTALLED INSOLATION TAPE AS NEEDED.STILL HAD PROBLEMS.COVER ENDED UP BEING REPLACED AT LATER TIME.STILL HEAR NOISE COMING FROM FRONT ON BOTH SIDES OF CAR. *RADIO/CASS. DIDN'T WORK AT ALL TIMES.THEY ORDERED AND INSTALLED NEW PLAYER.

• 10/23/2015· STEERING

  I HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TURNING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND LIKE A "CLICKING NOISE" ANAD FEEL WHEN I AM TURNING TO THE RIGHT. WE JUST DID FRONT END ALIGNMENT, OUTER TIE RODS AND BRAKE SYSTEM. NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE.

• 10/17/2000· POWER TRAIN

  STARTED CAR UP, AIR CONDITIONER ON, BACKING UP, PUT IN DRIVE AND INSTEAD OF DRIVE BEING HIGHLIGHTED ON THE DASH, ALL LETTERS WERE HIGHLIGHTED AND THE CAR DROVE IN THE LOWEST GEAR POSSIBLE, CAR DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WHEN CARE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN WAS OK. *AK

• 10/14/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL. CHRYSLER SENT OUT A FIVE PAGE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON SEPTEMBER 17,1999. REGARDING THE HEAD GASKET (MULTI LAWYER HEAD GASKET PROCEDURE). THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO FOR HIM. CONSUMER STATED THAT CHRYSLER HAS HELPED PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT HE WAS TOLD NO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB... HEAD GASKET LEAKS ONE QUART OF OIL A DAY-DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT DOES NOT LEAK WHEN PARKED. ENOUGH OIL LEAKE DOUT IT COULD CAUSE AN OIL SLICK OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AND FORCE THE CAR TO ASUDDEN STOP. THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN RECEIVED SHOWED THA TCHRYSLE RKNEW ABOUT TH EPROBLEM BUT CONTNUED TO PUT THE ENGINE IN THE CARS. TOOK THE CAR TO CHRYSLER, AND TOLD CONSUME RTHEYWIKK NOT FIX IT BECAUS ECHRYSLER HAS FIXED THE PARTICULAR PROBLEM FOR EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE PAST. *AK

• 10/12/2005· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. ON 10-09-05 THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE POLICE ALSO RESPONDED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: FLOOR SHIFT. HE RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER A TTHE BEGINNING OF JULY-2005. HE WAS BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALERS SINCE RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED A RECALL NUMBER AND PAPER WORK FROM THEIR HOME OFFICE CONCERNING THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. *AK

• 10/12/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  OIL LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET, WAS DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTION OF SHIFTER CABLE WHICH WASNT INSTALLED PROPERLY AFTER REPLACEMENT DUE TO A RECALL. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD RAN OUT THE DAY BEFORE IT WAS NOTICED, ALTHOUGH IT HAD APPARENTLY BEEN LEAKING FOR AWHILE. CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING, WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BUTTON TO TURN IT ON, THE LIGHT COMES ON BUT THE SPEED CANNOT BE SET AND AFTER A FEW TRIES THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND YOU CANNOT GET IT TO COME BACK ON. A/C VENTS, THERE IS A STRANGE SMELL THAT SMELLS LIKE MILDEW OR MOLD THAT COMES FROM THE VENTS WHEN YOU TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEAT, THIS HAS BEEN ADRESSED WITH A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TAKEN CARE OF BUT RETURNED A FEW DAYS LATER. MR

• 10/11/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/10/2006· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, P0700 & P0725 CODES. THERE ARE RELATED TO TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION WILL, AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES OF FREEWAY DRIVING, JERK SLIGHTLY, THEN "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WILL COME ON. TRANSMISSION THEN SHIFTS POORLY, JERKS AND SLAMS ON DOWN AND UP SHIFTS. TRANS WILL THEN GO INTO LIMP MODE, LIMITING SPEED TO 45 MPH MAX. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE, THERE ARE 1000'S OF SIMILAR TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS REPORTED. SO FAR, HAVE CHANGED TRANS FLUID, TWICE. LAST TIME COST WAS $150+. REPLACED INPUT AND OUTPUT TRANS SENSORS, INPUT REPLACED TWICE. CLEANED ALL UNDERHOOD GROUNDS, RESET COMPUTER BY BATTERY DISCONNECT. TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, THEY SAID MAYBE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR TRANS CONTROL COMPUTER. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY CHECKED AND FOUND FAULTY INPUT TRANS SPEED SENSOR. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 63K MILES, IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS MUCH POWERTRAIN TROUBLE. SO FAR SPENT ABOUT $700, STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM, AS 1000'S OF OTHER PEOPLE. MANY REPORTS OF HIT AND MISS REPAIRS, INCLUDING SOLENOID PACKS, TCM REPLACEMENTS, AND TRANS OVERHAULS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED FOR YEARS BY 1000'S OF OWNERS. THIS IS A POORLY DESIGNED PRODUCT, AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *JB

• 10/05/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET BELW OUT PREMATURALLY, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK INTO THE OIL PAN. DEALER REPLACED ONE HEAD GASKET, AND THE VERY NEXT DAY THE OTHER ONE BLEW OUT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 10/02/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE,IT WILL JUST START HESITATING TO ACCELERATE, HAD VEHICLE TOWED, DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION, PROBLEM REACCURED, OW THEY ARE REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET. NLM

• 10/01/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrashFire

  WHILE DRIVING,THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION EVERYTHING WAS DESTROYED. ONE DEATH AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER NOW WALKS WITH A LIMP. ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND SPRING 1999 *TC

• 09/30/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR THE VEHICLE IS THICK WITH GAS FUMES. *AK

• 09/27/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ON 9/21/04 I WAS STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT. AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS. I USED THE BRAKE TO SLOW TO A NORMAL SPEED TO SAFELY MAKE THE TURN. WITHIN 3 MILES I STOPPED AT ANOTHER TRAFFIC LIGHT PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT INTO A BUSY ROAD. AS I RELEASED THE BRAKE, THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN SURGED ON ITS OWN. I HAD TO QUICKLY BRAKE BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME. MOMENTS LATER I MADE A RIGHT INTO A CROWDED PARKING LOT THEN TURNING LEFT TO FIND PARKING AT THE LIBRARY. AGAIN THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE CAR SUDDENLY JUMPED FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO REDUCE MY SPEED AND THE ACCELERATOR RELEASED ITSELF . ON 9/26/04 I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE STEERING TIGHTENED UP, THE ENGINE SURGED WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. ONCE THE ACCELERATOR RELEASED I PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF. TEN MINUTES LATER I STARTED THE CAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE RACED. I STEPPED HARD ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE CAR STILL DIDN'T STOP. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV ON IT OWN AND I WAS FORCED TO HOLD THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR WHILE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR. AFTER SITTING LIKE THAT FOR A MINUTE OR SO THE ACCELERATOR RELEASED AND THE CAR IDLED. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE PUTTING THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE. AS SOON AS I RELEASED THE BRAKE THE ENGINE RACED UNCONTROLLABLY. PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, RIDING THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ENTERING THE ROAD ADJACENT TO THE PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE KEPT RACING, SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF. UPON A RESTART THE ENGINE REVVED UP THE SAME WAY THIS TIME IN PARK WHILE HOLDING BRAKE. CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. SERIOUS DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. TWO PEOPLE HELPED PUSH THE CAR INTO PARKING SPOT. (SAME PRIOR ISSUE WITH 1991 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM). *AK

• 09/26/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ROUGH IDLE WITH HIGHER TEMP/AC LOAD 2 SHOPS COULD NOT FIX HAS STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES LED TO O2 SENSOR FAILURE DUE TO HIGH CARBON

• 09/23/2015· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE EQUIPPED WITH FALKEN SINCERA (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 195/70/R14 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE BEAD WIRE BECAME UNRAVELED, CUT THROUGH THE BRAKES LINE, AND FRACTURED THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.