Plymouth Breeze Complaints

667 consumer complaints on file.

#10132716August 13, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SO LAST NIGHT, I WANDER OVER TO A BBQ HELD BY SEVERAL OLD FRIENDS OF MINE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOME FOLKS I HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE, AND LET'S FACE IT - I LOVE PARTIES. I'M THERE FOR ALL OF 5 MINUTES, AND I'M JUST GETTING AROUND TOWARD SAYING HELLO TO SOME FRIENDS WHEN SOMEONE YELLS OUT THAT THERE'S A FIRE UNDER ONE OF THE CARS OUT ACROSS THE STREET. WE RUSH TO THE FRONT YARD, AND LO AND BEHOLD, THERE'S SPARKS AND WHAT LOOKS TO BE A FIRE CRACKER OR FLARE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END - OF MY CAR! WE GRAB THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FROM THE KITCHEN AND GARAGE AND RUSH OUT TO TRY TO PUT OUT WHAT WE'RE SIMPLY ASSUMING IS A PRANK BY A KID IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WITHIN 30 SECONDS, WE REALIZE THERE'S FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WE TRY TO OPEN IT, BUT THE HEAT IS GETTING TO BE A BIT MUCH. AT THAT POINT I YELL AT EVERYONE TO GET AWAY FROM MY CAR AND I CALL 911. WE MOVE THE NEAREST VEHICLES AND EVERYONE GETS BACK TO THE HOUSE. TWO OF MY FRIENDS TRY TO RUSH BACK OUT TO OPEN THE HOOD AGAIN AND THE RADIATOR EXPLODES. AGAIN, I YELL THAT I HAVE INSURANCE ON THE CAR AND FOR EVERYONE TO GET THE HELL AWAY FROM IT. WITHIN MINUTES, ROLLING FLAMES HAVE ENGULFED MY CAR, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO BUT WAIT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I ASK MY FRIEND ARON (WHO OWNS THE HOUSE THERE) TO GET HIS CAMERA. WITH MY CAMERA PHONE AND HIS MINOLTA, WE START TAKING PICTURES OF THE CARNAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWS (WITHIN 3 MINUTES OF THE INITIAL CALL, TOO) AND PUTS OUT THE BLAZE. AN ARSON INSPECTOR SHOWS AND STATES THAT IT'S SIMPLY MECHANICAL FAILURE - THAT IT'S THE FAULT OF THE CAR ITSELF. CAR IS/WAS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132493August 11, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE SHUT DOWN & WOULD NOT START, HAD TOWED TO ARCHER DODGE, FIRST TOLD THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE SHIFTER CABLE. & THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. THEN TOLD THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, THEY NEEDED TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEN TOLD THE PCM WAS THE PROBLEM. CALLED & WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FIXED, WENT TO PICK IT UP & CAR WOULD NOT START, STILL THE SAME AS IT WAS WHEN TOWED. CAR STAYED IN SHOP. CALLED 2 DAYS LATER & WAS TOLD CAR WAS FIXED, WENT BACK TO ARCHER DODGE TO PICK UP CAR, CAR WOULD NOT START, SAME AS IT WAS WHEN CAR WAS TOWED AGAIN. TOLD NOW THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AGAIN & THIS WILL COST ABOUT $185.00. I ASKED IF THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOW ANYTHING THE FIRST TIME THEY RAN IT, & WAS TOLD NO. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE IN AUBURN HILLS, MI. ABOUT THE MATTER, WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR, & WAS TOLD NO THEY DO NOT TALK TO CUSTOMERS. CHECKED DIFFERENT FORUMS ON THE INTERNET & FOUND OUT THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM, FOR THIS IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, SO THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD, OR IF THIS CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DIVING THIS COULD BE ACCIDENT LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HAPPEN. ASKED CHRYSLER WHAT SHOULD I DO, WHEN I OWN A CHRYSLER PRODUCT, & CHRYSLER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR CHRYSLER TO DO A STUDY & PAY FOR PARTS THAT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS MY PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM, FOR I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR THERE PARENT COMPANY IS LOCATED IN GERMANY, IS THIS TRUE, IF SO I FEEL THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132076August 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
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 GLUED IT WAS STILL THERE. MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131892August 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY. CONSUMERS PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND 5 MINUTES LATER CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BATTERY WAS SEVERELY BURNED AND IT LOOKED LIKE THE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED THERE. A WEEK EARLIER NHTSA RECALL 04V021000 REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE ISSUED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131467August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
PARKED CAR TURNED OFF IGNITION WALKED ABOUT 20 FEET AWAY AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I GOT CLOSER I SAW THE FLAMES. MY ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHEN IT WAS NOT RUNNING. TOTAL LOSS. REPORTED TO POLICE BUT ONLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131259July 25, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE CAR TEMPERATURE GAUGE GIVES OFF THE WRONG READING.*MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND AIR CONDITION DID NOT WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124098July 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: 2000 PLYMONTH BREEZE, CAUGHT FIRE IN CONSUMER'S YARD. NOTHING ELSE WAS ON FIRE NEAR VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S SON HAD JUST BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONSUMERS SON SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130242July 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEM ON THE 1996 PLYMOUTH BREEZE.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER BUT THE REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE R RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129138July 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
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 DEALER, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A POSSIBLE FUEL PUMP WAS THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FUEL WAS NOT PROBLEM. THERE WERE SOME WIRES THAT HAD BEEN SPRAYED AND WERE STICKING TOGETHER, THE WIRES MELTED AND CAUSED FURTHER PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125157June 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT KEYS IN IGNATION. HAS MOVED FROM PARK TO REVERSE WHILE SITTING AT IDLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120742May 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: WITH NO WARNING THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. PROBLEM IS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HAS HAD BATTERY RECHARGED AND WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER TO GET AN ELECTRONIC ANALYSIS TEST ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE TEST IS NOT FREE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119754May 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONTACT STATED: HIS CAR FOR SOME REASON CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPOR ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118687April 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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 WILL HAVE TO BE DONE ON ALL CARS WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. I THINK THAT THESE TWO METAL DO NOT ACT WRITE TOGATHER AND THAT ALL CONSUMERS WILL TO REPLACE IT SOONER OR LATER. I THINK THESE PARTS SOULD BE ALL STEEL. IF YOU GOT ALL THESE OIL CHANGES TO DO YOU NEED PARTS THAT ARE SRONGE AND CAN HOLD UP TO THE TASK AT HAND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119040April 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PUT INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A DECK. THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THIS OCCURRED. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK 04V021000 RECALL WAS PERFORMED A YEAR AGO. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A COLLISION SHOP BEING SERVICED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116772April 12, 2005
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
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 BREEZE ARE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF HOW THE MANUFACTURER MADE THEM.I WAS NEVER WARNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM NOR HAVE I HEARD FROM CHRYSLER THAT THERE MAY BE A DEFECT. I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP SAVED FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO EXAMINE IT!I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT IN THERE MANUFACTURE OF THIS VEHICLE.I HAVE OWNED AT LEAST 10 CAR AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE 2 WATER PUMPS IN A 3 YEAR PERIOD.I HAVE ONLY HAD TO REPLACE 1 OTHER WATER PUMP BUT IT NEVER DID DAMAGE TO THE HEAD AND VALVES.THIS IS A DEFECT OF THE CHRYSLER COORPORATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116246April 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117712March 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
PROBLEMS GETTING REPAIR WORK COMPLETED ON 1996 PLYMOUTH BREEZE.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO PICK UP HIS VEHICLE, HE WAS TOLD NO WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED BECAUSE THERE WAS A SPECIAL PART THAT NEEDED TO ORDERED. THE DEALER STILL HAS NOT CONTACTED THE CONSUMER. THE PROBLEM WAS A RECALL REPAIR ON THE SHIFT INTER-LOCK. RECALL#04V021000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112934March 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115853March 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114445March 21, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
BLOWER FAN RELAY ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. SECOND TIME THAT BLOWER RELAY HAS BEEN REPLACED IN 6 MONTHS. PART # 04885844. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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