1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE Problems & Recalls

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 ...

Mileage: 125,000

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.

Mileage: 97,462

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK AND WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MI...

Mileage: 216,000

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.

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 ...

Mileage: 177,000

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 OUTE...

Mileage: 80,000

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 OUTE...

Mileage: 80,000

CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL ON THE BACK SIDE OF HEAD AROUND THE HEAD GASKET FOR YEARS, FOUND OUT THAT MANY HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.... ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I REMOVE THE NUMBER ONE SPARK PLUG THAT IT HAS OIL ALL OVER IT AS WELL... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 1 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL BEFORE CATCHING FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. T...

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 WA...

Mileage: 79,000

I HAVE NOTICED THAT A WHITE SMOKE HAS BEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, NOTICEABLY WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, OR WHEN I AM STOPPED. I HAVE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I DID REPLACE THE VALVE COVER CASKET, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE IS...

Mileage: 131,000

I HAVE NOTICED THAT A WHITE SMOKE HAS BEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, NOTICEABLY WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, OR WHEN I AM STOPPED. I HAVE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I DID REPLACE THE VALVE COVER CASKET, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE IS...

Mileage: 131,000

I HAVE NOTICED THAT A WHITE SMOKE HAS BEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, NOTICEABLY WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, OR WHEN I AM STOPPED. I HAVE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I DID REPLACE THE VALVE COVER CASKET, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE IS...

Mileage: 131,000

I HAVE A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE WITH A 2.0 LITER MOTOR. I HAVE ONLY 6000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I DRIVE VERY LITTLE WITH IT. I AM 81 YEARS OLD AND DONT DO MUCH DRIVING ANY MORE. I RECENTLY FOUND MOTOR OIL IN MY WATER INSIDE MY RADIATOR. *TR I WAS TOLD BY A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT MY HEAD GAS...

Mileage: 60,000

I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SPOKANE CITY POLICE REGARDING AN ENGINE FIRE IN AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED CAR THAT WAS REGISTERED IN OUR NAME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD PUT THE FIRE OUT AND I WAS ASKED TO TOW IT AWAY. THIS WAS ABOUT 6:30 PM WHILE MY WIFE WAS AT AN EVENT 4 BLOCKS AWAY. I DROVE THERE TO MEET THE...

Mileage: 126,000

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

DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES, ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, I PUT IT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 160,790

30 MPH FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL FOR IGNITION INTERLOCK, AND WAS NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY. TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR THE IGNITION INTERLOCK WAS INOPERATIVE. THEY INSTALLED THE INCORRECT PART, WHEN ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, IF THE INTERLOCK WAS INOPERATIVE, THE SHIFTER WAS TO BE REPLACED. THEY DID NOT INS...

Mileage: 197,052

I WAS CHANGING MY OIL ON MY 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE EXPRESSO ON JULY 7TH 2009 AROUND 7PM. I USED THE MANUFACTURED SCISSOR JACK AND A JACK STAND TO SUPPORT THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH BLOCKING OFF THE TIRE. I WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE UNSCREWING THE OIL PAN PLUG WHEN THE SCREW ON THE SCISSOR JACK GAVE OUT A...

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...

Mileage: 116,000

SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SOURCE OF SMOKE DETERMINED TO BE FROM POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM HIGH PRESSURE HOSE ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DEFECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN NHTSA ACTION NO. PE05036 FOR THIS MODEL OF CAR (1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE, 2.4L ENGINE), HOWEVER, THE RESULTING RECALL (06...

Mileage: 108,000

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 CO...

Mileage: 109,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR DRIVE OVER ANYTHING, AND BOTH MY DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

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, ...

Mileage: 63,000

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 TH...

Mileage: 89,000

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 T...

Mileage: 62,313

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...

Mileage: 62,500

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...

Mileage: 62,500

RIGHT REAR BRAKE PROBLEM. BRAKE WOULD COME ON BUT NOT RELEASE. THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY THIS WEBSITE AND INFORMATION FROM ANOTHER PERSON'S COMPLAINT, SEE BELOW. THE FLEX LINE GOING TO THE WHEEL HAS A BRACKET ATTACHED AND THIS WAS CRIMPED TOO TIGHT, PINCHING OFF THE LINE. BRAKE FLUID WAS GETTING THR...

LOSS OF POWER AND CAR STALLED, UNABLE TO RUN AC OR CAR STALLS. HAD THE CAR TUNED UP, MECHANIC FOUND ENGINE OIL IN THE SPARK PLUG WELL. CAUSING MISFIRE AND LOSS OF POWER. REPLACED O-RING 6/2005. IN 6/2006 SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. LOSS OF POWER, UNABLE TO RUN AC. WAS GOING TO REPLACE TIMING BELT, ...

MY FATHER IN LAW SAID HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES ON HIS 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE MASTER CYLINDER IN WAS ALMOST EMPTY. WHEN I PULLED THE FRONT WHEELS THE LEFT PAD WAS WORN A GOOD BIT MORE THAN THE RIGHT. WHEN I PULLED THE REAR WHEELS THE RIGHT SHOES WERE CRACKED AND THE L...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS NOTICED ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE UPPER HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ALSO CONSULTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL CHRYSLER VEHICLES...

Mileage: 19,000

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...

Mileage: 55,000

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 TH...

Mileage: 90,000

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 TH...

Mileage: 90,000

1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE RECALL REPAIRS TO THE IGNITION.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE 12 MILES AFTER HAVING THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND ALL THE GEAR INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALE...

CONTACT STATED: HIS CAR FOR SOME REASON CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPOR ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

OIL CHANGE. BOLT AND OR OIL PAN STRIPED OUT. REPLACE OIL PAN. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. TWO DEFFERNT KINDS OF METAL. BOLT AND OIL PAN. ALIUMINIM AND STEEL. CAR DEALER STATES THEY HAVE TO REPLACE IT AFTER SO MANY OIL CHANGES THAT IT WEARS OUT AND THE TWO METALS ARE NOT WRITE WITH EACH OTHER. THIS ...

Mileage: 70,989

A RECALL FOR THE FRONT HUB WAS ISSUE, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BOTH HUBS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM EACH OTHER. *AK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS BALD WITH THE WIRES THREADS SHOWING OUT OF THE TIRE. THE DEALER SHOWED ...

Mileage: 63,273

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

Mileage: 83,027

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

Mileage: 80,000

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...

Mileage: 77,650

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. BOT...

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. BOT...

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 INT...

THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK RECALL 04V021000 HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 4 MONTHS. *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD A HARD TIME FINDING OUT WHETHER OR NOT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE PARK INTERLOCK RECALL. *NM AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO SEE IF THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED, THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED. *JB

THE VEHICLE'S PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO THE REAR OF A SUV. *NM *JB RECALL#04V021000

FRONT LIGHT COVERS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC, WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN IT GETS DARK IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE HEADLIGHT LENSES APPEAR TO BE DISCOLORED THEREFORE PROVIDING INADEQUATE ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY BUFFED THE LENSES. THE C...

THERE HAS BEEN A CONTINOUS OIL LEAK INVOLVING MY 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE UPON INSPECTION FROM A LOCAL AUTO SHOP THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SERVICED AND REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET ON SOME 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE FOR OIL LEAKS. THEY HAVE HAD TO RESERVICE THE SAME CARS WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD FOR THE S...

Mileage: 67,000

THERE HAS BEEN A CONTINOUS OIL LEAK INVOLVING MY 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE UPON INSPECTION FROM A LOCAL AUTO SHOP THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SERVICED AND REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET ON SOME 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE FOR OIL LEAKS. THEY HAVE HAD TO RESERVICE THE SAME CARS WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD FOR THE S...

Mileage: 67,000

I LEARNED RECENTLY THATENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS A MASSIVE LEAK AND OIL IS LEAKING INTO ALL COMPONENTS. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND WILL NOT BUY A CHRYSLER CAR AGAIN! I HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP AS FAR AS GETTING IN TOUCH WITH A SUPERVISOR AT CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE OFFERED NO SOLUTION. THE WORST POINT ON A...

Mileage: 68,000

THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO STRIKE A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND IS NOW IN HER GARAGE. A RECALL WAS RECEIVED TWO DAYS LATER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 99,000

3 TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITHIN 9 MONTHS AT A REPAIR SHOP, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 10,600

ABOUT A MONTH AGO WE BOUGHT A USED PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WE NOTICED A SMALL OIL LEAK AND HAD IT CHECKED. THE MECHANIC TOLD US IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET. *AK WE DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET IN THIS MODEL BEFORE THE CARS EVE...

Mileage: 8,100

I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 1/2 YEARS NOW. 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT THE RIGHT INNER TIRE ROD SNAPPED. THIS WAS REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. ONE YEAR LATER, DURING MA STATE INSPECTION I WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE SAME TIRE ROD WAS GONE AGAIN. NOW IT IS ONE YEAR AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN DURING INSPECTIONS ...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED BECAUSE COOLANT LEAKED IN THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

I HAVE A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE AND THE AIR COMPRESSOR IS BROKEN, THE CLUTCH HANDLE IS GONE AND THE COMPRESSOR ITSELF IS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I HAVE SPOKE TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO HAVE TOLD ME THAT IF THIS PROBLEM GOES UNATTENDED, IT COULD BE A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AROUND ...

HEADGASKET AND CAM SEAL FAILURE ON MY 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE WHICH CAUSED OIL LEAK AND LED TO MY HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH TO STOP OIL LEAK. CAR HAD 44591 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. REPLACED BOTH HEADGASKET AND CAM SEAL. *AK

Mileage: 44,591

ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN LARGE TRUCK PULLED ACROSS ROAD. I WAS DRIVING A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE AND HIT TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. CAR TOTALLED ALL FRONT END DAMAGE INCLUDING HOOD, BUMPER KNOCKED OFF, BOTH FENDERS, ALSO DAMAGE INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE ...

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME ON MY 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE HAS BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH ON THE LEFT SIDE DURING NORMAL USE. HAD I NOT TAKEN THE SEAT OUT TO DETERMINE WHY I WAS LEANING BACK AND TO THE RIGHT, I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT UNTIL THE FRAM...

Mileage: 107,000

HEAD GASKET ON MY 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. NEARLY EVERY CONSUMER REPORT I HAVE READ HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH ANYONE WHO HAS ONWED THIS THIS CAR YET THERE IS NO RECALL. WHY? *AK

Mileage: 75,000

WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

AROUND OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER 2002, AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES OR 98 PLYMOUTH BREEZE STARTED LEAKING OIL, SMALL SPOTS OR DROPS, THEN GRADUALLY MORE, TOOK IT IN TO GET IT CHECKED, THE MECHANIC LOOKED FOR THE ORIGINATION OF THE OIL LEAK AND FOUND IT TO BE LEAKING FROM A HEAD GASKET AND RECOMMENDED WE NOT DRIV...

Mileage: 65,000

AROUND 38,000 MILES WE NOTICED THAT THE BREEZE HAD A SMALL OIL LEAK. THERE WASN'T ALOT OF OIL, SO AS NEEDED WE JUST ADDED SOME OIL NOW AND THEN. IN JUNE 2003 MY CAR OVER-HEATED OUT OF THE BLUE. WE TRIED EVERYTHING, IN OCTOBER I WENT TO HAVE A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE(WHICH WAS DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES) AND ...

Mileage: 38,000

PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET. OIL MIXING WITH COOLANT CAUSING ENGINE KNOCKING AND A CRACKED HEAD. *AK

Mileage: 95,935

AT 87XXX MILES THE CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL. IT WAS FOUND TO BE A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. AFTER SPEAKING TO DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE GASKET BEING A PROBLEM ON THIS AND SIMILAR VEHICLES. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS COMTACTED DIRECTLY MY WIFE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE SI...

Mileage: 86,958

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

Mileage: 176,000

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 REC...

Mileage: 44,000

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 ...

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

Mileage: 36,000

FAULTY HEAD GASKET AND CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK

Mileage: 149,995

FAULTY HEAD GASKET AND CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK

Mileage: 149,995

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE'S INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS ARE DEFECTIVE. HAS HAD TO REPLACE THEM TWICE SINCE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. 1ST FAILURE AT 40K MILES AND THE 2ND FAILURE AT 111K MILES.

BRAKE LINE ON FRONT WHEEL BURST,LOST MOST BRAKING ABILITY,LUCKLY THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. THE RUBBER BRAKE LINE TO THE FRONT CALIBER RUBBED THE WHEEL RIM AND CREATED A WEAK AREA THAT BURST. I INSPECTED THE OTHER SIDE CALIBER BRAKE LINE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS ALSO RUBBING THE WHEEL RIM AND ALSO HAD...

Mileage: 7,200

HAVE REPLACED THE BLOWER SWITCH TWICE AND HAS FAILED AGAIN. WILL ONLY BLOW ON HIGH SPEED. *AK

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. HAD IT REPAIRED AND 2 MONTHS LATER IT STARTED TO LEAK AGAIN. TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP THIS WA A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL.*AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL. TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT HEAD GASKET CRACKED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET IS CRACKED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH ANY IMPACT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A THUMP NOISE, AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE. *JB

THE FAULTY HEAD GASKET CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LEAK OIL CONTINUOUSLY. *NLM

Mileage: 62,980

THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. MY HEAD GASKET IS BAD, AND EVERYONE: THE LOCAL DEALER REPAIR SHOP AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ALL SAY THAT IT WAS A BAD DESIGN IN THE GASKET METAL TYPE. THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE COME THROUGH THEIR SHOPS, AND NONE ARE CAUSED BY OWNER NEGLECT. IF IT IS A DEIGN ERROR...

Mileage: 90,000

VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL DUE TO THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PH

FRONT COLLISION AT 35-40 MPH, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HER HEAD ON THE DASH, PASSENGER INJURED AS WELL. VEHICLE IS TOTALED. PH

WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. TS

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 RECOMMENDAT...

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

NO SUMMARY. DT

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...

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...

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...

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

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND FILTER DRYER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SHAFT ON THE COMPRESSOR BROKE.*AK

HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ONCE AT 70,000 NOW NEEDS AGAIN AT 95,000 ALSO FRONT STABILIZER BAR IS LOOSE. *AK

HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ONCE AT 70,000 NOW NEEDS AGAIN AT 95,000 ALSO FRONT STABILIZER BAR IS LOOSE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BEEN DRIVING FOR 53 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST HEAD GASKET I EVER HAD THAT FAILED. ALL SERVICE PEOPLE I TALK TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A PREVALENT BREESE/NEON PROBLEM.NHTSA SEARCHES SHOW 1996 1988 DODGE NEON FAILURES, 39 PLYMOUTH NEON FAILURES & 20 PLYMOUTH BREEZE FAILURES. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE MFG. HAS...

2.0L ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL, AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER WHO REPAIRED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK *NLM

HEAD GASKET LEAKING AND REPLACED. 1 YEAR LATER HAED GASKET IS LEAKING AGAIN. TOLD BY MECHANIC THIS IS A PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL.*AK

HEAD GASKET LEAK. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO INFROMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT OFF THE ROAD, AND HIT TREES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT OFF THE ROAD, AND HIT TREES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK

WHEN DRIVING HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED REPEATEDLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE OVERHEATING FROM LEAKY HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND SMOKE FROM OIL WAS HITTING MANIFOLD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED REPEATEDLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE OVERHEATING FROM LEAKY HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND SMOKE FROM OIL WAS HITTING MANIFOLD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

FRONT COLLISION AT 50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED BROKEN STERNUM AND RIBS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. NLM

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HEAD GASKET AND WATER PUMP FAILED. NLM

HEAD GASKET AND WATER PUMP FAILED. NLM

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDALGOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK

HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, ALSO COULD BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE SWAY BAR LINKS AND BALL JOINT, COULD RESULT IN CONTROL LOST. TO NO AVAIL THESE REPAIRS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SECOND OPION SAID IT WAS THE STEERING RACK. REPLACE RIGHT SIDE MIR...

HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, ALSO COULD BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE SWAY BAR LINKS AND BALL JOINT, COULD RESULT IN CONTROL LOST. TO NO AVAIL THESE REPAIRS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SECOND OPION SAID IT WAS THE STEERING RACK. REPLACE RIGHT SIDE MIR...

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

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

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

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

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMER. DUE TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER FRACTURED LEFT WRIST, AND SUSTAINED BURNS ON RIGHT HAND. MANUFACTURER SHOWED NO CONCERN, AND REFERRED CONSUMER TO NHTSA.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH DOWN ROAD POWER WENT LOW/ FIRE STARTED AND INSURED PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. FIRE DEPT CAME AND PUT OUT ENGINE FIRE. POSSIBLE GAS LEAK BY THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. INSURED VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED OUT.. IF YOU ARE INSPECTING PLEASE CONTACT JOHN DEWANE AT 800-735-0701 EXT. 2336 ...

I HAVE HAD THE PADS AND SHOES REPLACED 3 TIMES 01/22/00,05/16/00 AND02/02/2001 THE ROTORS REPLACED ON THE FIRST AND SECOND DATE AND THE REAR DRUM BRAKES REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKING. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED AND IT WAS A RENTAL CAR BUT I STILL BELIEVE THAT 3 REPAIRS IN 14 MONTHS IS MORE THAN IT SHOULD...

I HAVE HAD THE PADS AND SHOES REPLACED 3 TIMES 01/22/00,05/16/00 AND02/02/2001 THE ROTORS REPLACED ON THE FIRST AND SECOND DATE AND THE REAR DRUM BRAKES REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKING. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED AND IT WAS A RENTAL CAR BUT I STILL BELIEVE THAT 3 REPAIRS IN 14 MONTHS IS MORE THAN IT SHOULD...

HEAD GASKET DEFECT. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM TO ALL MODELS TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS.*AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY- NOT RUNNING. WE WENT OUTSIDE, AND SAW THE REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED WITH A HOLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MEASURING ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG. IT APPEARED THAT IT ORIGINATED FROM THE INSIDE - AS IF THE VEHICLE IMPLODED. THIS IS BECAUSE THE BREAK IN THE GLASS W...

AFTER TURNING CRUISE CONTROL OFF CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT COME BACK ON UNLESS CONSUMER SHUTS OFF VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES IF HE HAS CRUISE CONTROL ON, AND HE HAS TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, ONCE HE STARTS DRIVING AGAIN AND PUSHES THE RESUME BUTTON IT SHUTS OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL WILL ...

AFTER TURNING CRUISE CONTROL OFF CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT COME BACK ON UNLESS CONSUMER SHUTS OFF VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES IF HE HAS CRUISE CONTROL ON, AND HE HAS TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, ONCE HE STARTS DRIVING AGAIN AND PUSHES THE RESUME BUTTON IT SHUTS OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL WILL ...

MY HEAD GASKET IS CRACKED AND LEAKING OIL. ACCORDING TO THE PLYMOUTH MESSAGE BOARD ON THE INTERNET AND MANY OTHERS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND REMEDIED. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THIS TO BE "ACCIDENTAL". THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. T...

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO REGULAR MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND OUT THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE WAS RELATED TO RECALL 99V244 000 CONCERNING REAR WHEEL BRAKE TUBES THAT DEALER HAD CHECK...

BLEW ONE HEAD GASKET, LEAKING OIL DUE TO BLOWN GASKET. OIL HAS LEAKED INTO SPARK PLUGS.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, VEHICLE WAS IN FOR DEALERSHIP SERVICE FOR AN OIL CHANGE PRIOR AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT NOTICE THE LEAKAGE. *MJS

BEGAN FINDING OIL ON THE DRIVE WAY. TOOK CAR TO A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER ON 3-24-01 FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND ALSO ASKED TO CHECK ON ANY POSSIBLE OIL LEAKS. SERVICE CENTER HAS DETERMINED THAT OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THE SERVICE CENTER BELIEVES THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLE...

TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS REPLACED, HEADGASKET WAS LEAKING OIL, AND WAS REPLACED AS WELL. *AK HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING DUE TO CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE. *YH

TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS REPLACED, HEADGASKET WAS LEAKING OIL, AND WAS REPLACED AS WELL. *AK HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING DUE TO CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE. *YH

MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME OF NUMEROUS HEAD GASKET OIL LEAKS. I KNOW OF 3 OTHER PEOPLE ALL WITH 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE, ALL HAVE THE SAME HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. CHRYSLER & DEALER WILLING TO FIX IT AT A REDUCED RATE. *AK

FRONT CONTROL ARM PLASTIC BUSHING HAS POPPED OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING NOISE TO OCCUR WHEN MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT HAND TURNS. *JG *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER DID RESEARCH ON INTERNET AND DISCOVERED QUITE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING HEAD GASKET LEAKING OF THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT ANY SPEED/DRIVE OR REVERSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. *AK

EXCESSIVE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED OF AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING APPROX. 1 QT. OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER SAID FAILURE WAS DUE TO INCOMPATABLE METALS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS A DESIGN FLAW, THE DESIGN FLAW WAS IN THE WAY THE GASKET WAS MANUFACTURED USING MULTIPLE LAYERS. ...

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

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

NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NOTICED OIL LEAK,CONTACTED DEALER SERVICE MGR..I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO TSB'S ON VEHICLE.LATER FOUND OUT THERE WERE SEVERAL TSB'S ON OIL LEAKS FOR VEHICLE.

NOTICED OIL LEAK,CONTACTED DEALER SERVICE MGR..I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO TSB'S ON VEHICLE.LATER FOUND OUT THERE WERE SEVERAL TSB'S ON OIL LEAKS FOR VEHICLE.

BRAKE HAVE MADE NOISE SINCE PURCHASE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR RECALL 99V244 BUT DEALER SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISE WHILE BRAKING. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE FRONT END GEARS MAKE NOISE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. YH

PER MECHANIC LOUD HUMMING FROM REAR OF CAR INDICATES FUEL PUMP GOING. ALSO STRONG GAS ODOR AT TIMES. WITH THE LOW MILEAGE PUMP SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE. *AK

REAR BRAKES HAVE A BAD SQUEAK, CLEANING HELPS FOR A SHORT TIME. PAD WEAR OK. *AK

BOLTS THAT HOLD BUMPER ON CAR RUSTED AND BROKE OFF, CAUSING INSIDE OF BUMPER TO HANG AND RUB AGAINST TIRES WHILE DRIVING , WEARING AWAY THE BUMPER

FAILURE RESULTS IN OIL LEAK. ALSO OCCURRED ON MY WIFE'S 97 BREEZE. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END COLLISION. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO A CORNER STORE, AND WAITING FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO STOP, A FORD EXPLORER REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE IMPACT PUSHED VEHICLE ACROSS THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF TRAFFIC ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. TRUNK WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE ...

WHILE TRAVELING APPROX 50MPH A POP WAS HEARD FROM BENEATH DRIVER'S FEET. CONTINUOUS POPPING WAS HEARD AND FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. POPPING OCCURRED DAILY AFTER APPROX. 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. LOCAL DEALER TEST DROVE TO LOCATE PROBLEM AND INSPECTED VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE POWER RACK AN...

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH FRONT AXLE BROKE , CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK

BUILT-IN CARSEAT: VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN MINOR ACCIDENT WHEN PLASTIC HARNESS CLIP FOR BUILT-IN CSS SEPARATED AND CAME LOOSE CAUSING 22 POUND CHILD TO FLY OUT OF CSS AND HIT HEAD AGAINST CONSOLE. CHRYSLER SENT INVESTIGATOR AND TECHINICAN, BUT CLAIMED NO DEFECT. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO HEADLIGHTS NOT PORJECTING ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE PROPERLY AHEAD, EVEN WHEN USING HIGH BEAMS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEADLIGHTS WERE CHECKED AND READJUSTED AS SPECIFIED, AND NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGES; VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY OIL SENDING UNIT. THE LEAKING OIL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, WHICH CAUSED THE HEAD GASKET TO WARP AND THE BLOCK TO CRACK. *ML

CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE TWO RECALL COMPONENTS REPAIRED DUE TO DEALER SCHEDULING PROBLEMS, ONE IS FOR THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE TUBE AND THE OTHER IS FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM. NLM (98V-183, 99V-244)

CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE TWO RECALL COMPONENTS REPAIRED DUE TO DEALER SCHEDULING PROBLEMS, ONE IS FOR THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE TUBE AND THE OTHER IS FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM. NLM (98V-183, 99V-244)

CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE TWO RECALL COMPONENTS REPAIRED DUE TO DEALER SCHEDULING PROBLEMS, ONE IS FOR THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE TUBE AND THE OTHER IS FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM. NLM (98V-183, 99V-244)

CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE TWO RECALL COMPONENTS REPAIRED DUE TO DEALER SCHEDULING PROBLEMS, ONE IS FOR THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE TUBE AND THE OTHER IS FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM. NLM (98V-183, 99V-244)

STARTED CAR AND WITH BRAKE PRESSED DOWN, SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE STEERING FELT TIGHT. THE CAR ACCELERATED WILDLY IN REVERSE, MADE A U-TURN AND HIT 3 PARKED CARS. IN PROCESS I TRIED TO STOP IT WITH THE BRAKE BUT IT DID NOTHING THE BRAKE WAS ALL THE WAY, AS...

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO FRONT END. ALSO, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR . VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHIN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL. E CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DETERMINE TO BE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN THE WIRES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, FRONT END PUSHED BACK INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK DUE TO A CRACKED ENGINE MANIFOLD. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND REPLACED THE MANIFOLD. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

GEAR ALSO MOVES INTO THIRD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES I CAN'T COUNT THEM. THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THE SHIFTER WILL SHOW DRIVE BUT REALLY BE INBETWEEN GEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES. THEY SAY IT IS A PART OF THE SAFETY PROCEDURES THAT ALLOW YOU TO MOVE FROM DRIVE TO NEUTR...

PASSENGER'S /FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS BENT. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, VEHICLE HIT THE CURB. REPAIRS WERE MADE--THE 2 FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED, AND THE ONE OF THE OLDER TIRES WAS ROTATED TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THIS LEFT REAR WHEEL CURRENTLY MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AND THERE IS SQUEAKI...

CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR (99V-244) FROM A PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER WORK COMPLETED BY COMPETENT DEALERSHIP. (DEALER PROBLEM) *MJS

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

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

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

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

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

TRANSMISSION CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITHOUT USING THE KEY. CAN ALSO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED A CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT TOLD ME THAT THIS IS SUPPOSE...

SEATBELT SYSTEM WITH A LITTLE "BLACK PART" BREAKS, AND DOES NOT RETRACT. THIS BLACK PART, WHICH IS ON THE "MALE END" OF THE SEAT BELT, CONTAINS THREE SPRINGS, AND WHEN IT IS BROKEN, THERE IS NO LONGER TENSION IN THE BELT. WITHOUT TENSION,THE BELT WILL NO LONGER HOLD THE CSS SECURELY. DEALER REPL...

WHILE DRIVING WHILE IT'S RAINING, VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SLOWS DOWN. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDALVEHICLE WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE . THE DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. *AK

WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP GAS PEDAL STICKS. MANUFACTURER/DEALERSHIP ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION. THE PROBLEM IS BEING CORRECTED. THE DEALERSHIP ASSERTED SINCE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO RESIDUE BUILDUP ON THE MECHANISM, THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CONSUMER MAINTAINS THAT THERE MUST BE...

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

AFTER DRIVING TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED TRANSMISSION DOESN'T FIND THE RIGHT GEAR MAINLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. WARRANTY EXISTS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEARD A SOUND AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED OUT OF CONTROL IN AN "S" SHAPE MOTION..WITNESS BEHIND ME STATES THAT SOME FELL OUR FROM UNDER MY CAR PRIOR TO MY GOING OUT OF CONTROL AND STRIKING THE CURB. I AM GETTING NO COOPERATION OUT OF THE DEALER AND THEY ARE STALLING ON FIXING MY CAR. THEY ...

COMPLETE INTERIOR WINDOWS FOG UP AND FROST OVER, WHILE DEFROSTER IS RUNNING AT FULL. THIS CREATES A HAZARD, IN THAT, THE DRIVER CAN NO LONGER SEE OUT OF THE SIDE OR REAR WINDOWS. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 32 DEGREES F. I IAPPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS INQUIRY. *AK

REAR AXLE SNAPPED, CAUSING TIRES TO FOLD OUTWARDS, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES.

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...

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

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

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

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 T...

*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 ...

*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 ...

*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 ...

*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 ...

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

WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE . ALSO, WHILE MAKING A TURN, HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. SKID MARKS IN ROAD, KNOCKED DOWN STREET SIGN AND NEIGHBORS FENCE, VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERS. *AK *JB

FRONT SUSPENSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING FRONT END NOISE.