1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE
201 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 41 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 15 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 9 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 8 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 6 |
| STEERING | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 5 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 3 |
Recent Complaints
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 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. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT THERE HAD BEEN NO RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRE
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 TWO TRUCK TO BRING THE CAR TO OUR HOUSE WHERE IT IS AT THIS TIME. I COULD SEE WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BREAK THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TO OPEN THE HOOD WHERE THERE WAS WHITE RESIDUE EVERYWHERE.
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
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 AND THE CAR FELL ON ME NEARLY KILLING ME. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CRUSH INJURY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, FOLLOWED BY FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AFTERWARDS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE SUSTAINED MINOR HAND INJURIES. T
Mileage: 116,000
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 THE FIRE. THE POLICE ALSO RESPONDED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THE P
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 THE FIRE. THE POLICE ALSO RESPONDED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THE P
Mileage: 90,000
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
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
WHILE DRIVING,THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLE
WHILE DRIVING,THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLE
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
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 MY TIRE ROD IS GONE. EACH TIME IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED PROFESSIONALLY.*AK
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 IS STILL AT MY HOME AT THIS TIME UNTIL INSUARANCE COMPANY RETRIEVES IT. I HAVE PICTURES OF DAMAGE AND INTERIOR SHOWING THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE STILL INTACT AND DID NOT DEPLOY. APPARENTLY, THIS
CONSUMER'S FOUR YEAR OLD SON ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE SHIFT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. NO KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION WHEN THIS OCCURRED.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *TS *JB
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 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