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1996 Plymouth Breeze complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1996 record →

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Oct 19, 1998MO

COVERING ON STEERING WHEEL IS PREMATURELY WEARING OFF, CAUSING STEERING TO BE DIFFICULT WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 15, 1998NC

REAR MAIN SEAL IS LEAKING OIL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO TRY TO GET A RECALL OR FIX IT AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 14, 1998MI

WHILE EITHER PARKED OR DRIVING VEHICLE KEEPS LEAKING OIL. POWER WOULD DROP WHEN PULLING FROM STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER & EACH TIME OIL WAS REPLACED TO THE MOTOR. THE FLUID THAT'S LEAKING OUT LOOKS RED. MECHANIC CANNOT LOCATE LEAKING PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 8, 1998OH

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A NOISE WHICH INDICATES MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL BECOMES "STIFF AND HARD." OCCUPANT CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, WHEN THE OCCUPANT ACCELERATES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT "PERFORM AS IT SHOULD". CAUSES UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 16, 1998IN

ENGINE FAILURE.

Suspension
Filed Sep 4, 1998DC

VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Aug 28, 1998MI

STEERING PUMP, STEERING COLUMN FAILURE.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Aug 5, 1998IL

DOOR LOCK MOTOR TO LEFT REAR DOOR MAKES NOISE EACH ALTERNATING TIME THE POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON IS USED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jul 16, 1998GA

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED DUE TO DAMAGED DOUBLE LIP REAR PISTON SEAL PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO VIN (96V-075).

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Jul 9, 1998VA

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 97V095000, MANUFACTURER'S NUMBER 734. DEALER REPLACED PARTS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, PARTS REPLACED DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HOOD LATCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 1, 1998CA

BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEATING CAUSING DAMAGE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 29, 1998OH

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 29, 1998PA

SEVERE OIL LEAKAGE IN CAR HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS, AND OIL HAS TO BE CHECKED EVERYDAY. VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER HAS STATED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE OF A FAULTY ENGINE GASKET.

Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Mar 24, 1998PA

REAR CENTER SEAT BELT IS ALWAYS TOO LOOSE AND HAS TO BE RESET EVERY TIME THEY STRAP THE CHILD IN.

Suspension › Rear
Filed Mar 9, 1998MI

SWAY BAR LINKS FAILED CAUSING RATTLING NOISE OVER BUMPS.

Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 24, 1998FL

THERE IS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER CANNOT REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A FORWARD LUNGING WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP/REPLACED BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT/BROKEN ALTERNATOR BOLT/SENSOR FOR IDLE/RACK AND PINION STEERING/HEAD GASKET/EXHAUST LEAK DUE TO LOOSE BOLTS AND BROKEN POWER STEERING CAP. *AK

Steering
Filed Jan 30, 1998LA

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED THE STEERING MAKES A LOW PITCH SQUEELING NOISE. NOISE CONTINUES AND STEERING IS RESTRICTIVE UNTIL VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 15-20 MIN.

Steering
Filed Jan 30, 1998LA

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED THE STEERING MAKES A LOW PITCH SQUEELING NOISE. NOISE CONTINUES AND STEERING IS RESTRICTIVE UNTIL VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 15-20 MIN.

Suspension › Front › Springs › Torsion Bar
Filed Dec 30, 1997IA

SWAY BAR FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 21, 1997PA

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 21, 1997IL

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED 6 TIMES.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 15, 1997CT

DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 9, 1997CA

ENGINE LIGHT FAILURE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 29, 1997AR

GEAR STICKS BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE WHEN SHIFTING TO PARK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS INDEED A PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 10, 1997NC

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed May 21, 1997NY

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A BUICK STATION WAGON AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Apr 21, 1997PA

WINDSHIELD HAS A REFLECTION FROM THE DEFROSTER GRID THAT DISTRACTS VISIBILITY.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Feb 20, 1997LA

FILLING VEHICLE W/GAS. NOTICED GASOLINE SPILLING OUT OF TANK. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. INFORMED DRIVER VEHICLE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. HAD VEHICLE PUSHED TO SIDE AREA. DEALERSHIP PUT ON NEW GAS TANK. STILL SMELLED GAS AFTER. DEALER/MFG WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE. *AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

RACK AND PINION NOISE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 30, 1996PA

TRANSMISSION LOCKUPS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE GEARS. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 4, 1996AZ

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STICKS DUE TO MISALIGNMENT.

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Filed Aug 20, 1996VA

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES. BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY HARD WHEN APPLIED. ON JULY 26 THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. ALSO NOISE AND VIBRATION WAS EXPERIENCED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED.*AK VEHICLE ALSO PULLS WHEN BRAKING, ON ONE OCCASION FRONT ROTORS WERE OVERHEATED, DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO AN ABS PROBLEM, CONSUMER FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MASTER CYLINDER 96V075, THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL ON THE ABS 96V074. TRANSMISSION MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE'S GEARS SHIFTED ON THEIR OWN. STEERING WHEEL SQUEAKS WHEN MAKING TURNS. *SLC

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