1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE Problems & Recalls
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FEDERAL-MOGUL IS RECALLING CERTAIN REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES, PART NUMBERS K7425, 10945, FA4510X, K7427, 10946, AND FA4611X, SOLD FOR USE ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE BALL...
1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION RECALL AND OTHER RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEEL DRUM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR WHEEL CAUSING A FIRE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FI...
Mileage: 58,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE PLACING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FILLER TUBE FELL TO THE GROUND. GASOLINE BEGAN LEAKING OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THERE WAS A HOLE OR RUST IN THE GASOLINE TA...
Mileage: 120,000
MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER EASILY POPS OUT OF DRIVE .THERE IS NO LOCK TO HOLD IT IN DRIVE. NOT SURE IF IT WAS MADE THIS WAY ????? YOU CAN HIT IF FORWARD AND IT COULD GO IN TO REVERSE IM SURE. *TR
Mileage: 910,000
UPON ARRIVING HOME FROM WORK I BACKED THE VEHICLE INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND FOUND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE UNDERCARRIAGE. INVESTIGATION AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE FOUND THE OUTER TIE ROD BALL JOINT HAD SEPARATED AND COLLAPSED. INSPECTION OF THE PA...
Mileage: 82,450
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A REPORT MADE BY THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERS...
Mileage: 98,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A REPORT MADE BY THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERS...
Mileage: 98,000
RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR CRUNCHING NOISE. 45.000 MILES DUE TO LENGTHY RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS DEFECTS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM OF MANY DAIMLER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. AFTER 27 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH 14 VEHICLES (MOSTLY GM AND FORD) I HAVE NEVER HAD AS MANY DRIVETRAIN/SUSPENS...
Mileage: 45,000
CONSUMER INQUIRY REGARDING THE DEFECT IN THE HUBCAPS ON THE PLYMOUTH BREEZE AND THE DODGE STRATUS.*MR *NM
DT: CALLER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/ PARK INTERLOCK. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY CLAIMED THEY FIXED IT, BUT THEY DID NOT GIVE HER AN INVOICE. ONCE SHE PUT SUPER GLUE ON THE SHIFTER, AND AFTER THEY FIXED IT, SHE NOTICED THAT THE PLACE WHERE SHE G...
Mileage: 165,000
SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 WATER PUMPS IN 3 YEARS. I OWN A PLYMOUTH BREEZE(1997) AND I JUST HAD TO REPLACE ANOTHER WATER PUMP PLUS IT DID DAMAGE TO VALVES AND HEAD. IT COST ME $1600.00. THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE WAY THAT CHRYSLER MADE THIS CAR. HE SAID THE INTREPPIT AND THE BRE...
PRIOR TO THE FIRE MY CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I WALKED OUTSIDE THE WIND SHILD WIPERS WERE GOING. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THEM TO STOP SO I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE OUT. THEN ON JULY 11 2004 MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD IT APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE FUSE BOX.*AK
Mileage: 98,021
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE HOSPITAL, THE INTERCOM ANNOUNCED THERE WAS A VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE. *JB *NM
Mileage: 95,000
POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AGAIN.*AK
ON 11/05/2003 MY CARS HEADGASKET WAS GOING.I PURCHASED MY CAR ON 11/14/2003 THE CAR HAD 59,708. I ONLY PUT ON THE CAR13,000 MILES FROM THE TIME THAT I HAD IT. I DID A CARFAX ON THE CAR AND SAW THAT ON 5/02/2003 THE CAR HAD 96,113 THEN ON 8/06/03 IT HAD 59,294 MILES THERE WAS A 36,819 MILE ROLLBACK.N...
Mileage: 72,920
BRAKES MALFUNCTION, ABS LIGHT ON. *BF THE VEHICLE HAD CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEM. EVERYTIME ON PROBLEM WAS FIXED SOMETHING ELSE FAILED. *NM
THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 103,000
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON A DRY/SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. NO INJURY TO REPORT. *AK
Mileage: 123,000
THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THE BULBS DO NOT NEED REPLACING, I'VE CHECKED. AND AS FOR THE FUSES THEY ALL OK. IT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM, MY FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ON THE OTHE...
THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THE BULBS DO NOT NEED REPLACING, I'VE CHECKED. AND AS FOR THE FUSES THEY ALL OK. IT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM, MY FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ON THE OTHE...
THE STRUTS FAILED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. *JB THERE WERE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE SPARK PLUGS CONTINUED TO GET DIRTY, TWO SETS OF TIRES WERE LOST, THERE WAS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AC, THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE MAIN SEAL AN...
Mileage: 73,000
THE STRUTS FAILED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. *JB THERE WERE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE SPARK PLUGS CONTINUED TO GET DIRTY, TWO SETS OF TIRES WERE LOST, THERE WAS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AC, THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE MAIN SEAL AN...
Mileage: 73,000
THE STRUTS FAILED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. *JB THERE WERE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE SPARK PLUGS CONTINUED TO GET DIRTY, TWO SETS OF TIRES WERE LOST, THERE WAS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AC, THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE MAIN SEAL AN...
Mileage: 73,000
THE STRUTS FAILED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. *JB THERE WERE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE SPARK PLUGS CONTINUED TO GET DIRTY, TWO SETS OF TIRES WERE LOST, THERE WAS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AC, THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE MAIN SEAL AN...
Mileage: 73,000
THE STRUTS FAILED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. *JB THERE WERE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE SPARK PLUGS CONTINUED TO GET DIRTY, TWO SETS OF TIRES WERE LOST, THERE WAS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AC, THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE MAIN SEAL AN...
Mileage: 73,000
THE STRUTS FAILED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. *JB THERE WERE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE SPARK PLUGS CONTINUED TO GET DIRTY, TWO SETS OF TIRES WERE LOST, THERE WAS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AC, THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE MAIN SEAL AN...
Mileage: 73,000
THE TIE ROD ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BROKE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE ROD IS LOOSE.*MR
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING OIL. DEALER FOUND THAT HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 200
I'VE BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY '97 BREEZE SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN APRIL OF 2002. THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DOOR PANELS SHAKE/VIBRATE WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. COME TO FIND OUT THERE WAS A BOLT MISSING OFF OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE OTHERS WERE LOOSE AND THEY GO...
OIL LEAL...HEAD GASKET....DEFECT IN DESIGN BRAKES
Mileage: 90,000
OIL LEAL...HEAD GASKET....DEFECT IN DESIGN BRAKES
Mileage: 90,000
THE SPARK PLUGS ARE FULL OF OIL
THE SPARK PLUGS ARE FULL OF OIL
THE SPARK PLUGS ARE FULL OF OIL
ENGINE: CANSHAFT OIL SEAL FELL OUT, RUINED ENGINE, REQUIRED REBUILDING ENGINE. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PAY. I FOUND A TSB THAT PROVIDES A RETAINER TO KEEP OIL SEAL FROM FALLING OUT. ENGINE HAS SEVERE VIBRATION AT IDLE. CAN NOT FIND CAUSE. FRONT SUSPENSION: LOUD CLUNK NEAR DRIVERS FOOTWELL, MANY RATTL...
Mileage: 56,010
ENGINE: CANSHAFT OIL SEAL FELL OUT, RUINED ENGINE, REQUIRED REBUILDING ENGINE. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PAY. I FOUND A TSB THAT PROVIDES A RETAINER TO KEEP OIL SEAL FROM FALLING OUT. ENGINE HAS SEVERE VIBRATION AT IDLE. CAN NOT FIND CAUSE. FRONT SUSPENSION: LOUD CLUNK NEAR DRIVERS FOOTWELL, MANY RATTL...
Mileage: 56,010
GOOD EVENING, I WANTED TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER. I HAVE A 97 PLYMOUTH BREEZE THAT HAS HAD A HEAD AND A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 2 SEPARATE TIMES. THE HEAD WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF HEAD GASKET AND THE TRANSMISSION AFTER IF OVERHEATED ON HIGHWAY USE (5, 2...
Mileage: 60,000
GOOD EVENING, I WANTED TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER. I HAVE A 97 PLYMOUTH BREEZE THAT HAS HAD A HEAD AND A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 2 SEPARATE TIMES. THE HEAD WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF HEAD GASKET AND THE TRANSMISSION AFTER IF OVERHEATED ON HIGHWAY USE (5, 2...
Mileage: 60,000
MULTIPLE OIL LEAKS AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. BOUGHT CAR WITH 14,000 MILES, REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 19,000 MILES, REPLACED CAM SEALS AT 32,000 MILES, HAD NEW BRAKES AGAIN AT 39,000 MILES, AND NOW AT 49,500 HAVING SPARK PLUG SEALS REPLACED. ALL MAJOR ENGINE WORK DONE AT NEWBURGH PARK MOTORS, NE...
Mileage: 18,000
MULTIPLE OIL LEAKS AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. BOUGHT CAR WITH 14,000 MILES, REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 19,000 MILES, REPLACED CAM SEALS AT 32,000 MILES, HAD NEW BRAKES AGAIN AT 39,000 MILES, AND NOW AT 49,500 HAVING SPARK PLUG SEALS REPLACED. ALL MAJOR ENGINE WORK DONE AT NEWBURGH PARK MOTORS, NE...
Mileage: 18,000
CHILD WAS ABLE TO PULL CHILD SAFETY SEAT PADDING OUT. THIS CAUSED CHILD TO CHOKE. *AK
CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER A YEAR OLD, THE SAME OIL LEAKED WAS REPAIRED. *PH *JB
OIL LEAK...HEAD GASKET DEFECT..PLYMOUTH BREEZE 1997..POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. CHRYSLER SAID NO PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *AK
Mileage: 90,000
HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK-THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN AS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL-WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN DONE WHEN IT IS SO WELL KNOWN? IT IS VERY COSTLY AND INCONVENIENT TO HAVE REPAIRED WHEN IT SEEMS TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH WEAR ON THE VEHICLE. *NLM
Mileage: 45,000
ON THIS SUNDAY AT 12:15 PM MY 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH NO ONE AROUND IT. MY WIFE NOTICED IT WHEN THE HORN STARTED BLOWING. I WAS ACROSS THE STREET AT A NEIGHBORS. FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE DASH ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, THE ...
OIL LEAK - 1999 - CAR (1997 BREEZE) STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. DEALER REPAIRED CAR BY REPLACING HEAD GASKET AND CAM SEALS. THREE WEEKS LATER, OIL STILL LEAKING AND RETURNED TO SAME DEALER, WHO AGAIN FIXED CAR. ABOUT A YEAR LATER DURING OIL CHANGE WAS TOLD CAR WAS STILL LEAKING, BUT OUT OF ...
I NOTICED A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE FROM A MINIMUM SPEED OF 25 MPH AND MORE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NOISE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE. MY BREEZE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP...
Mileage: 40,000
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED.*JB
I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE, I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE HEAD GASKET. I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF RECALL DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD FROM THE REPAIR SHOP THAT IT IS VERY COMMON FOR THESE KIND OF VEHICLES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE A...
Mileage: 92,000
REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. 5 DAYS LATER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. PRIVATE MECHANIC CHECKED OUT WHAT HAPPENED. HE CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL LINE LEAKAGE OR THE WIRING HARNESS
Mileage: 145,000
REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. 5 DAYS LATER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. PRIVATE MECHANIC CHECKED OUT WHAT HAPPENED. HE CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL LINE LEAKAGE OR THE WIRING HARNESS
Mileage: 145,000
I HAVE A '97 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. SUDDENLY, INEXPLICABLY, THE HEATER WOULD NOT WORK ON THE LOWER FAN SETTINGS--IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THE COLDEST WEEKS THIS WINTER! HAD IT CHECKED OUT, IT IS THE BLOWER MOTOR. IT IS DRAWING TOO MUCH POWER AND OVERLOADING THE RESISTOR, WHICH IT NOW ALSO NEEDS. I HAVE ...
Mileage: 50,000
THE CONSUMER STATED, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE ENGINE FLUIDS BEGAN TO BUBBLE, AND CAUSED THE OIL TO BOIL OVER INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. TS SCC
THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM. WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD, WATER PUMPAND HOSES. *TS COOLANT ALSO LEAKED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. *JB
Mileage: 45,800
THE HEAD GASKET OF MY 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED EARLIER. WHEN I FIRST TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST @$200. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT HAS CONTINUED AND I WONDERED IF THERE WAS A RECALL DEALING WITH...
WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD AND GASKET ON OUR CAR APRIL OF 2001. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY PAID FOR THE PART. NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD AND GASKET THAT WAS PLACED ON IN 2001 WITH A NEW HEAD AND GASKET AGAIN.*AK
THERE HAVE BEEN ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS 4 TIMES, FRONT AND REAR ROTORS TWICE, AND THE REAR DRUMS TWICE. *AK *SCC
VEHICLE WAS REVERSING, HEARD A TOMPING NOISE, INNER TIE ROD BROKE. COULDN'T MOVE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER.THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK
97 V 201 000/WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH SHOULDER BELT DETACHED FROM FRAME ON DRIVER'S SIDE, FALLING INTO HER LAP WITH NO WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE LEAKING OIL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK *JG
LOWER BALL JOINT DISCONNECTED WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
LEFT FRONT TIE ROD END BROKE WHILE SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK.*JB
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND THE WARRENT I BOUGHT FOR IT HASN'T DONE ME ANY GOOD. I KNOW THATS NOT YOUR FAULT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY SPARK PLUG SEALS TWICE AND NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE MY CAM SHAFT SEAL. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY OF THESE TYPES OF CARS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLE...
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND THE WARRENT I BOUGHT FOR IT HASN'T DONE ME ANY GOOD. I KNOW THATS NOT YOUR FAULT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY SPARK PLUG SEALS TWICE AND NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE MY CAM SHAFT SEAL. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY OF THESE TYPES OF CARS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLE...
VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE AND THE FILTER SEPARATED FROM TANK, WHICH STOPPED CAR AND LEAKED GAS. *YD
CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HEAD RESTRAINTS, HE STATED THEY ARE VIRTUALLY USELESS, IF HE WAS REAR-ENDED HIS HEAD WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK ALMOST 90 DEGREES BEFORE CONTACTING THE HEADREST. *YD
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE AND THE FILTER SEPARATED FROM TANK, WHICH STOPPED CAR AND LEAKED GAS. *YD
CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HEAD RESTRAINTS, HE STATED THEY ARE VIRTUALLY USELESS, IF HE WAS REAR-ENDED HIS HEAD WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK ALMOST 90 DEGREES BEFORE CONTACTING THE HEADREST. *YD
WHILE DRIVING OIL IS LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET, CONSUMER GOES THROUGH THREE QUARTS OF OIL IN ONE WEEK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30MPH HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, AND OIL SPILLED OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT STILL DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR CONSUMER.*AK
DRIVER SAYS THERE IS A CONSTANT OIL LEAK. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A HORRIBLE NOISE THEN A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLES SPEED DECREASED, AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 35 MPH. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK
LEEKING OIL, HAD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET AT COST OF $650, FOUND NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITE, AGREE THIS SHOULD BE FACTORY RECALL. AUTO REPAIR SHOP REPLACES NUMEROUS GASKETS ON SAME MODEL AND ALSO AGREES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK
VEHICLE LEAKS OIL. HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THEY FIXED PROBLEM, AND IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING AN OIL LEAK. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 1996 DODGE STRATUS WE OWN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. REPAIR COST IS > $700. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTUERS DEFECT GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS DEFECT AND THE LOW NUMBER OF MILES THIS FA...
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A HIGHYWAY, STEERING LOCKED UP, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT FROM VEHICLE, BUT FLOORMAT GOT TANGLED UP IN STEERING COLUMN. IT TOOK HER TEN MINUTES TO WORK IT OUT, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
HEAD GASKET FAILED AT LOW MILEAGE. *AK
THE OIL IS LEAKING HEAD GASKET NOT WORKING. HUGE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. MECHANICS AND DEALERS SAY THEY FIX TOO MANY. NEON ENGINE LINE NEEDS RECALL. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND OIL SPILLING FROM MILLIONS OF VEHICLES. *AK
THE A/C DOES NOT WORK, IT WAS FILLED TWICE WITH FREON BUT STILL DOES NOT WORK. NLM
THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAULTY, WHEN BRAKING IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR DUE TO BRAKE CYLINDER PROBLEM. NLM
THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURES (BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND BELT, SPARK PLUGS) THE RADIO IS INOPERATIVE AND THE WIPER'S DONT WORK. NLM
THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL CAUSING IT TO RUN HOT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATES, THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLS OUT WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. NLM
FEBRUARY 2000, 60,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. STARTED LEAKING OIL AT ABOUT 55,000, KEPT PUTTING OIL IN IT AND FIXED THE SEALS. DIDNT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM, THEY ADMITTED A PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE OF CAR. THEY WANTED $800.00 TO FIX IT. AFTER COMPLAINING E...
MECHANIC SAIDTHAT CAR WAS TAKEN TO SAYS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON IN THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE AND THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THIS PART DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF REPLACEMENTS THAT HE HAS DONE IN THE PAST ON ORIGINAL HEAD GASKETS.*AK
CONSUMER WAS MAKING A SLOW RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD SOMETHING POPPING. SHE PULLED OVER, AND SAW FRONT LEFT TIRE TURNED RIGHT, AND FRONT RIGHT TIRE TURNED LEFT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT TIE ROD. FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR PRIOR TO THIS, CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN MAKING...
OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET. *AK
MY 97 PLYMOUTH BREEZE IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE HEAD GASKET, THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME $250. CHRYSLER NOTES THEY DON'T HAVE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. CHRYSLER KNEW THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM, WHI...
WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE ENGAGING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WERE NO CORRECTIONS FOR PROBLEM. *AK DEALER FINALLY CORRECTED PROBLEM BY REPLACINHG THE MANUAL VALVE SENSOR AND ...
BLOWN HEAD GASKET. $900.00 TO REPAIR. NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS TO ALL CARS. BUT I DOUBT IT HAPPENS TO "ALL CARS" WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES! *AK
WHEN SWITCHING ON THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN THE SIGNAL LEVER STAYS IN THE RIGHT TURN POSITION UNTIL IT IS MANUALLY RETURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY TEMPERATURE BUT IS PREVALENT IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. *AK
STEERING WHEEL BENT IN ACCIDENT AND NEITHER AIRBAG DIPLOYED(FRONT END TOTALED). *AK
PURCHASED VEHICLE 9/97 W/23 MILES. ORIGINAL HEADGASKET FAILED AT AROUND 50,000 MILES IN 3/98 , PLYMOUTH OFFERED TO REPLACE 50/50. SECOND HEADGASKET FAILED AROUND 86,000 MILES 12/99 REPLACED AS "GOODWILL" SERVICE; 3/01 VEHICLE HAS AROUND 119,500 MILES AND NEEDS ANOTHER HEADGASKET REPLACEMENT. CHRYSL...
ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET LEAKED BADLY AND WAS REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET IS NOW LEAKING ALSO. THE ODOMETER HAS GONE OUT ALTOGETHER.*AK
CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT
THE STEERING GEAR FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED IT BUT INSTALLED IT INCORRECTLY, THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. NLM
THE CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS FAILED, CONSUMER HAS HAD TIRES ALIGNED 4 TIMES, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS FRONT END PROBLEMS. NLM
THE GASKETS AND RADIATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. NLM
THE GASKETS AND RADIATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. NLM
BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR. *SLC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS LOSING OIL, OVERFLOW CONTAINER FOR ANTIFREEZE AND WATER HAD TURNED BROWN. ONCE CAR OVERHEATED, AND LET OUT A MIXTURE OF WATER AND OIL. *AK
COMPLAINT OF NOT BEING NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL ALERT FOR THE POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:INTERLOCK SYSTEM. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:98V183000. I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL WHEN I WAS ON THE INERNET. LOOKING FOR THE BLUE BOOK VALUE FOR RESALE. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO NOW. I HAVE NOTI...
TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY FAILED AT 45,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. CONSUMER WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REPLACED AT OWN COST. *AK CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED COST OF TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *YH
2 HEAD GASKETS CHANGED RUSTING INSIDE OF CAR SEAT BRACKETS. *AK
LOWER CONTROL ARM IS MAKING A POPPING SOUND. ALSO, HEADGASKET BLEW. *AK
LOWER CONTROL ARM IS MAKING A POPPING SOUND. ALSO, HEADGASKET BLEW. *AK
THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW AND BECAUSE OF HEALTH IT WAS SOLD TO SON. IT ONLY HAD 27,000 MILES ON IT WHEN LEAK WAS NOTED. TOOK TO DANVILLE CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH IN DANVILLE IND. THEY SAID THE CAR HAD JUST RUN OUT OF WARRANTY . SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE CAR. I T COST 633.00 TO REPAIR. ...
INTERMITTENTLY DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT WILL NOT BUCKLE, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE UNRESTRAINED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD CAUSED OIL TO GET INTO WATER OF RADIATOR . *AK
HAVE HAD REPAIRS DONE ON ELECTRONIC MODULE AND NOW THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL VERY BADLY. *AK
HAVE HAD REPAIRS DONE ON ELECTRONIC MODULE AND NOW THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL VERY BADLY. *AK
I HAVE SMASHED FRONT END OF THIS CAR TWICE AND BOTH TIMES AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH REARENED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HEAD/SHOULDER INJURIES, EVEN WITH SEATBELT WORN. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS.*AK
PREMATURE WEAR OF HEAD GASKETS, CAUSING LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS REPLACED HEAD GASKETS, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.&*AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TIE ROD AND BALL JOINT FAILURES. DEALER HAD REPLACED BOTH TIE ROD AND BALL JOINT THREE TIMES EACH, AND PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE REOCCURRING. DEALERSHIP DENIED RECALL 97V201 STATING THAT ALL PARTS WERE OKAY, THE INITIAL PROBLEM WAS AN ONGOING FRONT END NOISE AND VIBRATION. SEEK...
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TIE ROD AND BALL JOINT FAILURES. DEALER HAD REPLACED BOTH TIE ROD AND BALL JOINT THREE TIMES EACH, AND PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE REOCCURRING. DEALERSHIP DENIED RECALL 97V201 STATING THAT ALL PARTS WERE OKAY, THE INITIAL PROBLEM WAS AN ONGOING FRONT END NOISE AND VIBRATION. SEEK...
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TIE ROD AND BALL JOINT FAILURES. DEALER HAD REPLACED BOTH TIE ROD AND BALL JOINT THREE TIMES EACH, AND PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE REOCCURRING. DEALERSHIP DENIED RECALL 97V201 STATING THAT ALL PARTS WERE OKAY, THE INITIAL PROBLEM WAS AN ONGOING FRONT END NOISE AND VIBRATION. SEEK...
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
WHEELS SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO FALL OFF WHENEVER CONSUMER HIT A BUMP. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS COMING ON, AND CONSUMER WAS CONSTANTLY PUTTING OIL IN VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL AND MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLAC...
WHEELS SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO FALL OFF WHENEVER CONSUMER HIT A BUMP. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS COMING ON, AND CONSUMER WAS CONSTANTLY PUTTING OIL IN VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL AND MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLAC...
WHEELS SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO FALL OFF WHENEVER CONSUMER HIT A BUMP. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS COMING ON, AND CONSUMER WAS CONSTANTLY PUTTING OIL IN VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL AND MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLAC...
IN MARCH 2000, NOTED A SMALL LEAK OF COOLANT FROM RADIATOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR OVERHEATING PROBLEMS OCCURED WHICH WOULD INDICATE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER WHO INFORMED US OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING COOLANT TO ENTER TRANSMISSION AND OIL TO ENTER COOLING SYSTEM. HEAD GASKET ...
ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASSIONS, 6/11/98 & 3/3/98I WENT TO LAWRENCE CHRYSLER PLY. IN RICHMOND TO INSPECT FOR PROBLEMS THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING. FIRESTONE SERVICE 7/26/99 VALVE COVER GASKET INSTALLED AT $99.31,7/3 00 VALVE COVER GASKET SET AND SPARK PLUG SEAL AND MORE FOR $264.38 9/21/00 CAM...
I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 1998 . WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAD 28,000 MI. ON IT. JUST WHEN THE NEXT 36,000 MI ROLLED OVER YHE HEAD GASKET BLEW. NOW ANOTHER 30,000 MI IT BLEW AGAIN. I CALLED THE ORIGINAL DEALER THEY SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.0 LITRE ENGINES HEAD GASKET BUT THERE IS NO RE...
MUFFLER - LOUD RATTLE, BRAKES - LOUD SCRATCHING SOUNDS/ REPLACED PADS STILL SCRATCHING
MUFFLER - LOUD RATTLE, BRAKES - LOUD SCRATCHING SOUNDS/ REPLACED PADS STILL SCRATCHING
HEAD GASKET BROKE ON PLYMOUTH BREEZE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING ON MY 97' PLYMOUTH BREEZE. I KNOW 6 PEOPLE PERSONALLY THAT HAVE THE SAME ENGINE AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE BREEZES, NEONS, STRATUSES AND ALL THE 4 CYLINDERS HEADGASKET LEAK. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN MY OPINION. THANKS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH, VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON.
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH, VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON.
WE HAV EHAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD STARTERS, TRANSMISSION MODULES, FUEL PUMPS, HEAD GASKETS, AND A LEAK DETECTION PUMP REPLACED SO FAR. ALL CHRYSLER CAN SAY ABOUT THIS IS THAT YOUR OUT OF LUCK. THE DEALERSHIP THREATENED TO USE FORCE TO BEAT ME UP (PAT TERHAR TEH GM AT THE...
WE HAV EHAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD STARTERS, TRANSMISSION MODULES, FUEL PUMPS, HEAD GASKETS, AND A LEAK DETECTION PUMP REPLACED SO FAR. ALL CHRYSLER CAN SAY ABOUT THIS IS THAT YOUR OUT OF LUCK. THE DEALERSHIP THREATENED TO USE FORCE TO BEAT ME UP (PAT TERHAR TEH GM AT THE...
WE HAV EHAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD STARTERS, TRANSMISSION MODULES, FUEL PUMPS, HEAD GASKETS, AND A LEAK DETECTION PUMP REPLACED SO FAR. ALL CHRYSLER CAN SAY ABOUT THIS IS THAT YOUR OUT OF LUCK. THE DEALERSHIP THREATENED TO USE FORCE TO BEAT ME UP (PAT TERHAR TEH GM AT THE...
WHILE AT A STOP SIGN VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT. TAGS WERE RIPPED OFF, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE AT A STOP SIGN VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT. TAGS WERE RIPPED OFF, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NOISE IN THE FRONT WAS REPORTED TO DEALER ON APRIL 27, 2000. CAR WAS PUT UP ON RACK, BUT NO DEFECT WAS FOUND BY MECHANIC AT THAT TIME. WHILE TURNING ONTO MAIN ROAD FROM SIDE ROAD, TIE ROD BROKE. REPAIRING MECHANIC ( NOT DEALER) NOTED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF TIE RODS, FOR MILEAGE ON VEHICLE, AND REPLAC...
NOISE IN THE FRONT WAS REPORTED TO DEALER ON APRIL 27, 2000. CAR WAS PUT UP ON RACK, BUT NO DEFECT WAS FOUND BY MECHANIC AT THAT TIME. WHILE TURNING ONTO MAIN ROAD FROM SIDE ROAD, TIE ROD BROKE. REPAIRING MECHANIC ( NOT DEALER) NOTED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF TIE RODS, FOR MILEAGE ON VEHICLE, AND REPLAC...
ON GOING PROBLEM WITH STALLING. VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING OR WOULD NOT START OR RESTART INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND SOME REPAIRS WERE MADE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 40-45-MPH ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON COMING TO A GRAUDAL STOP WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED ENTIRE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTH...
NO SUMMARY LISTED IN ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED IN ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED IN ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
RECALL 97V201000/LOWER CONTROL ARM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNBALE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO REPAIR VEHICLE. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKAGES; TOWED VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ON 26 AUG 199898 AT 32,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS CONSUMER PICKS UP ...
DURING WARM WEATHER, FRONT END NOISE AS YOU GO OVER ANY BUMP IN ROAD SIMILAR TO A SPRING NEEDING OIL. WAS TOLD SWAY BAR PROBLEM WITH NATIONAL BACKORDER AND UNAVAILABLE. DURING COLD WEATHER, GRINDING NOISE WHEN NEGOTIATING LEFT TURN- NOISE AT FRONT END. *AK
ON 1/5/00 I ARRIVED HOME AND AFTER GETTING OUT OF CAR HEARD HISSING NOISE AND POPPED THE HOOD AND THEN RELIZED THAT THE CAR WAS LEAKING OIL ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. TOOK CAR TO A TEXACO STATION AND THEY STATED THAT I HAD A CRACKED GASKET AND WOULD FIX FOR AN ESTIMATED COST OF $534.80 (FRONTIER CHEVY ...
DRIVER'S AIR BAG DIDN'T INFLATE UPON IMPACT. *AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT, CAUSING OIL AND COOLANT TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE . DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
NO SUMMARY
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD CAME ON ,AND VEHICLE KEPT LOSING POWER DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET TWICE BEFORE. HOWEVER, ENGINE IS LOSING POWER AGAIN. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD CAME ON ,AND VEHICLE KEPT LOSING POWER DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET TWICE BEFORE. HOWEVER, ENGINE IS LOSING POWER AGAIN. *AK
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 35 TO 45MPHS THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER SLAMMED ON BRAKES. HOWEVER, WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED HER BRAKES, PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE SKIDDED TO THE END OF THE LAND ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. *AK
FRONT BRAKES SQUEEK WHEN APPLIED, REPLACED TWICE HOWEVER STILL CONTINUES. *ET
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN CAR IDLES. *ET
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN CAR IDLES. *ET
FRONT BRAKES SQUEEK WHEN APPLIED, REPLACED TWICE HOWEVER STILL CONTINUES. *ET
BECAUSE OF THE COOLANT BOTTLE SYSTEM FAILURE, THE VEHICLE BUBBLES AND GURGLES AFTER TURNING OFF. ET
DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTION LINE LEAKS, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. ALSO BRAKING PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.*AK
DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTION LINE LEAKS, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. ALSO BRAKING PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.*AK
OIL HAD GOTTEN INTO THE RADITOR. *AK
BRAKES CONTINUALLY MAKE NOISE, SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE, NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED, SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR SAME PROBLEM (205) 9610 DATE OF BULLETIN 5-9-96 ITEM # SB049907. MJS
CANNOT PROPERLY FILL GAS TANK ON CAR - EVERYTIME I GO TO GET GAS, THE PUMP SHUTS OFF AND THE TANK WILL NOT ACCEPT GAS - IT HAS RUN DOWN THE SIDE O CAR MANY TIMES, SPILLING ONTO ATTENDENTS AND MYSELF. DEALER SAID NO COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY - CAR IS A PIECE OF CRAP.
HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT AND ARE LEAKING OIL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT AND ARE LEAKING OIL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEERING. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY GO HALFWAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND CRACK IN HALF FROM OVERHEATING. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS GETTING RUSTY. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEERING. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY GO HALFWAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND CRACK IN HALF FROM OVERHEATING. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS GETTING RUSTY. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEERING. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY GO HALFWAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND CRACK IN HALF FROM OVERHEATING. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS GETTING RUSTY. *AK
STEERING LOCKS UP DUE TO FLOOR MAT GRABBING STEERING COLUMN FROM FLOOR BASE BECAUSE IT IS ALL OPEN. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
FRONT ROTORS EXCESSIVLY WARPED AND HARDENED ORIGINALLY REPLACED AT APPROX 12000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROX 31,000 MILES AND CONDITION OCCURRING AGAIN. BRAKES NO LONGER WARRANTIED, ARE ROTORS GOING TO NEED REPLACEMENT EVERY 15K MILES? *AK
MAJOR OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET, DEALER SAYS COMMON PROBLEM AND WANTS $579 TO REPAIR. FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS PAYING 1/2 COST THROUGH SOME DEALERS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM!
HEAD GASKET LEAKED. NM
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE LEAKING OIL. REPLACED ENGINE HEAD GASKET. CONSULTED 2 DEALERS. BOTH SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. SHOULD A RECALL BE INITIATED? *AK
THE LOBES ON THE ENGINE CAMSHAFT ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. CAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE WEAR IS DUE TO THE IMPROPER SIZE OF THE CAMS DURING INSTALLATION . *AK.ET
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN. ROADS WERE DRY.
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM ENGINE. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
CONSUMER HAD BOUGHT USED VEHICLE ON 6-30-98. SHE THEN RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR LOWER CONTROL ARM THAT WAS ISSUED IN 11-97. CHRYSLER TOLD CONSUMER THAT DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON 12-97. DEALERSHIP SOLD USED VEHICLE TO CONSUMER WITHOUT DOING RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THIS...
CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DURING REPAIRS AND SERVICE DEALER FOUND PIN IN CAMSHAFT SHEARED OFF, AND TWO VALVES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS CONDITION WAS CAUSED BY MANUFACTURER. *AK
CAMSHAFT HAS A SLIGHT INFECTION PER THE DEALER . WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IT WOULD NOT EXCEED SPEEDS OF 40MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. *AK
IN COLD MORNING STARTS WHEN TRAVELING, THE RPM REACHES VERY HIGH AND THE SPEDOMETER IS NOT WITHIN THE SAME RANGE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK RPMS ARE HIGH WHEN FIRST STARTED, AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES, THE RMPS COME DOWN. *SLC
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.
VEHICLE STALLED.
TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE BOTTLE KEEPS BUBBLING FOR NO REASON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT IT WAS A VACCUM LINE & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WOULD ALSO HAVE TO ORDER A PIECE FOR THE VACCUM LINE. *AK
BRAKES SQUEAK.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
RECALL WORK DENIED, DEALER DENIED SERVICE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED AT LOCATION.(LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT).
THERE IS VIBRATION AT IDLE SEAT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL, THE DEALER HAS TEST DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THE VIBRATION. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NOTHING THE DEALER CAN DO TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT GOING OVER BUMPS/RAIL ROAD TRACKS SUDDENLY STOPS AND THEN RAISES UP AND DOWN. PRESENTS A HAZARD IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK
DRIVING ABOUT 15MPH WHEN BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE; BREEZE THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEADON; UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED BREEZE. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT; DEALER STATED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM (RECALL#97V095000) PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED, CAUSING DOWN SHIFT AND A REDUCTION OF GAS TO THE ENGINE.
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION.
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. *AK