1996 Plymouth Breeze complaints

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE, AND OIL WAS FOUND IN RADIATOR. GASKETS HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE ENGINE BLOWS. MANUFACTURE WILL NOT APPROVE COVERAGE FOR IT, AND HAS NOT ANNOUCED A RECALL.*AK

ONGOING OIL LEAK SINCE PURCHASED. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. WAS TOLD REAR MAIN SEAL WAS GOING OUT OF CAR. OIL GETTING IN RADIATOR, MECH. SAID HEAD GASKETS WERE BAD. TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, CAUSING PISTON TO BEND VALVE. FRONT BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS SQUEAKED WHEN RELEASING, AND HAS ALWAYS RATTLED BEHIND FRONT WHEELS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. WHAT A LEMON!! PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED! ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THESE! THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THESE DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS! I EXPECTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS, BUT NOT THIS SOON! PROBLEMS STARTED SOON AFTER PURCHASE, AND DEALER KEPT TELLING ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT! THAT'S WHY I BOUGHT A NEWER MODEL CAR! MY KLUNKER RAN BETTER THAN THIS AND WITH LESS PROBLEMS! I WILL DEFINITELY THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS THAT SEEM TO BE GETTING IGNORED!!*AK

WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN PARK, THE KEY WILL STICK IN THE IGNITION. MOTOR TURNS OFF, BUT INSIDE FUNCTIONS STAY ON (MILEAGE LIGHTS, RADIO/CLOCK) AND KEY WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY TO TAKE IT OUT. AFTER TRYING OVER AND OVER, SOMETHING WILL "GIVE" IN THE IGNITION, AND THE KEY WILL FINALLY COME OUT. ALSO, WHEN YOU LOCK THE DOORS, SOMETIMES THE POWER LOCK MOTOR WILL MAKE A "GROANING-WHINING" NOISE, AND NOT ALL OF THE DOORS WILL LOCK. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE.*AK

HEAD GASKET ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT AS I SEE ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS VIBRATION. ALSO, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, RESULTING, IN A CRASH. DEAELR COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK VIBRATION OCCURS BOTH ON DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED. *YH

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

OWNED CAR LESS THAN ONE YEAR, NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

1ST OIL LEAK AT 36433 MILES NOTICED OIL SPILL IN DRIVEWAY, DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET ON 2/25/99 UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. 2ND OIL LEAK WHILE MOVING CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY 12/19/00, LEFT A OIL STREAK ON THE SNOW COVERED GROUND. TURNED CAR OFF AND PULLED DIPSTICK AND NO OIL ON STICK LEFT A PUDDLE UNDERNEATH CAR, CURRENT MILES 75870. I HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED TO MANUFACTURES SPECS AND MAINTAINED PROPER MAINTANCE ON VEHICLE.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH CAUSED COOLANT LEAKAGE/ ENGINE OVERHEATING, ETC. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK RADIATOR FAILED. *YH

ABLE TO SHIFT THROUGH GEARS WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKE.*AK

HEAD GASKET REPLACED NOVEMBER 1999 DUE TO FAILURE RESULTING IN LEAKAGE, ONE YEAR LATER NOVEMBER 2000 ENGINE LEAKING AGAIN DUE TO THE REAR MAIL OIL SEAL. *MJS

A MECHANIC WARNED CONSUMER OF AN OIL LEAK, THE REASON WAS BECAUSE OF A HEAD GASKET LEAK. *SLC

HEAD GASKET BLEW AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

CONSUME TOOK CAR IN FOR A TIRE ROTATION, BALL JOINT AND COVERS WERE BENT. CONSUMER START HEARING A SCRAPING NOISE. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS TIE ROD.*AK

EINGINE RATTLE NOISE DETECTED, OWNER PROVIDED PROOF THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN MANTAINED TO STANDARD AND AS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURER. PON DETECTION BY GARY MATHEWS CHRYSLER OF CLARKSVILLE TENNENSEE, TECHNICIAN FOUND WORN OUT ROD BEARINGS IN ENGINE ADVISED OWNER TO HAVE OVERHAUL COMPLETED.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET AND CAM SEAL HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE STEERING, TIRE WEAR, BRAKE WEAR .

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *YH

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT A 4 YEAR OLD CAR WOULD HAVE THE HEAD GASKET GO OUT. LUCKILY, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX IT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A NEW ENGINE. BUT IT STILL COST $1051 TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED. I'VE HEARD THAT OTHER BREEZES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FUEL RAIL PROBLEMS. NLM

CAR OVERHEATED AND ENGINE BLEW OUT. CHECK ENGINE AND ENGINE TEMP WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. TEMP GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER HOT. NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE.

HEAD GASK. REPL. 3X IN 3 YEARS. A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS IN ORDER. NO SATISFACTION FROM CHRYSLER CORP. HEAD GASKET #4 IS BEING PUT ON NOW.

WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR LOWER GEAR. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL AND WAS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE AT CHRYSLER CROSSROAD MARCH 2000 AND NOW 4 MONTHS LATER IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

CAR LEAKS A MOCHA/CHOCOLATE COLOR FLUID. THEN OVERHEATED AFTER BEING DRIVEN ABOUT 1.5 MILES . I ADDED COOLANT TO BOTTLE AND 1 QT OIL. TEMP GAUGE WAS STILL UP AFTER IDLING FOR 5-6 MINUTES. MY MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE AND SAID LIQUID IS OIL MIXED WITH WATER AND THERE IS OIL IN RADIATOR. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE TO NEAREST DEALER (MICHAEL STEAD HILLTOP, RICHMOND, CA) FOR DIAGNOSIS ($89) BY SERVICE DEPT. MY MECHANIC SUSPECTS BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR CRACKED BLOCK (?).*AK

OIL IS LEAKING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER. *AK *ML

LEFT TIE ROD BROKE WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGN CAUSING VEHICLE TO FREEZE. YH

NOW ON 8TH TRIP TO MECHANIC & $1200 SPENT. STILL LEAKING SIGN. AMOUNT OF OIL FOR THE LAST 8 WEEKS. GOING BACK TO DEALERSHIP 6/5/2000. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN OWNER NOTICED LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED THE LEAKAGE WAS EITHER FROM THE HEAD GASKETS OR THE CAM SENSOR. *AK

RACK AND PINION FAILURE, HEAD GASKET FAILURE

HEAD GASKET BLOWN , OIL LEAKING INTO COOLANT . OIL LEAKINGING OUT OF ENGINE !! STRONG OIL ODER IN SIDE VEHICLE . BUTTON THAT ENGAGES AIR COND ... FAILED . PS..... HOW MANY HEADGASKET DOES IT TAKE THERE MUST BE 50 + IN NHTSA'S RECORD ALONE '96'97'98 ??????*AK

WHEN APPYLING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO SEE WHY VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALER FOUND THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. NOW OIL IS IN THE RADIATOR. NEW HEAD GASKETS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED 2-3 TIMES. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY AT IDLE. DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS TOO SMALL FOR VEHICLE, AND THAT CAUSED VIBRATION. *AK

CAR RACING AT IDLE, CAR WANTED TO LUNGE FORWARD WHILE BRAKES APPLIED. FINALLY REPAIRED AFTER FORTH TRIP TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT.ALSO, FAULTY WIRING. *AK

FRONT END NOISE WHEN GOING OVER MINOR BUMPS. TOLD MANY TIMES THAT IT WAS JUST MY STRUTS AND IT WAS NORMAL. NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THE REAL PROBLEMS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AT A COST TO ME. *AK

MANY PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONIC LOCK CONTINUING TO RUN, DOOR SQUEAKING AND HARD TO OPEN , TRUNK LATCH NOT WORKING. ALL THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED MANY TIMES AND I CONTINUE TO HAVE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

STEERING COLUMN OFF CENTER, SQUEAKING AND ABNORMAL VIBRATION. COMPLAINED FROM 4 TIMES FROM 6000 - 50,000. WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL BUT AT 50,000 MILES WHILE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY TOLD FAULTY STEERING COLUMN , REPAIRED AT MY COST. A 1000 MILES LATER NEEDS NEW STEERING COLUMN AGAIN AND ABNORMAL VIBRATION STILL EXISTS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF OF PARTS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT THERE FAULT IT WAS MISDIAGNOSED THE PREVIOUS FOUR TIMES. *AK

FAULTY STEERING COLUMN. COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES FROM 6000 - 30000 MILES, REPLACED AT 50,000 AT COST TO ME. NOW AFTER 1000 MORE MILES HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. CHYRSLER REPLIED THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM THAT IT WAS MISDIAGNOSED ALL THOSE TIMES.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OIL LEAKAGES AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. REPAIRS BEING MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST.

STRONG ENGINE IDLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. *AK

IT'S HARD TO PUSH ON BRAKES WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A STOP.*AK

PAST HX:AIR CONDIONING COMPRESSOR/RACKINPINION STEERING/HEAD GASKET AND FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

ON 2/8/00, NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL ON MY DRIVEWAY UNDER THE BREEZE. CHECKED OIL--OVER A QUART LOW. REFILLED OIL AND HAD THE CAR CHECKED THE NEXT DAY. TRUSTED MECHANIC SAID HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING BADLY. TOOK TO LOCAL CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH DEALER (LADD-HANFORD OF LEBANON, PA). THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET FOR $50 DEDUCTIBLE. CALLED CHRYSLER CONSUMER HOTLINE, BUT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SERVICE HISTORY OF 1996 BREEZE. MY SEARCH FOR INFORMATION LED ME TO THIS WEB SITE, WHERE I DISCOVERED 1996 BREEZE HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. IS THIS A POOR CAR TO OWN? *AK

THE FRONT TIE ROD BROKE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 20MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

THE PAINT PEELS OFF , IT HAS BEEN PAINTED SEVERAL TIMES . THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN YOU STOP,IT VIBRATES AND IS VERY NOISY. ALSO, BRAKES SQUEAL IN THE FRONT, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *AK

ON THE WAY TO WORK NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD, SMELLED OIL BURNING. CONTINUED TO WORK, AND PARKED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT. AFTER WORK, SAW OIL ON THE GROUND, AND PUT MORE OIL IN VEHICLE. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET, AND THAT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REDESIGNING, WHICH MEANT THAT THIS PART WAS ON BACKORDER. *AK

MY PLYMOUTH BREEZE HAS DEVELOPED A HEAD GASKET LEAK. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2.0 LITER ENGINE. I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE LEAK BEGAN, ONLY THAT AS OF ABOUT 2 OIL CHANGES AGO, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOW ON OIL. *AK

HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. *AK