1998 Plymouth Breeze complaints

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 WHO IS WITH ALLSTATE INSURANCE. *AK

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 BE. THE CAR HAS HAD 2 DRIVERS NOW IT ONLY HAS ONE MY HUSBAND DROVE PRIMARILY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS HIS DRIVING SINCE HIS DEATH I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER ARE YOU GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING. IT IS A PROBLEM OF MECHANICS AND PARTS NOT DRIVER. I HAVE PAID ALMOST 600.00 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS I FEEL THIS IS EXCESSIVE AND WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. I AM CONSTANTLY AFRAID THE BRAKES WILL GO OUT AGAIN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN CAR BUT ONLY HAVE ONE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO WORK SO MY HANDS ARE TIED UNLESS YOU CAN HELP ME. THANK YOU. *AK

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 WAS POINTED UPWARD (FROM THE INSIDE OUT). IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE WEATHER RELATED AS THE WINDOWS WERE OPEN ABOUT 1-INCH AND THE OUTSIDE TEMP. WAS 78 DEGREES AND SUNNY. IT ALSO DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A BASEBALL OR FLYING OBJECT AS THERE WAS ALSO A SIMILAR CRACK ON THE OTHER SIDE BUT IT DID NOT ACTUALLY BREAK. ONCE AGAIN, THE CRACK WAS POINTED UPWARD- BUT DID NOT ACTUALLY FORM A HOLE. THIS WAS JUST A CASE OF THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON- PERHAPS THE GLASS IS NOT TEMPERED CORRECTLY??. *AK

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 NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. *JB

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. THANK YOU. *AK

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 CHECKED BEFORE.*AK

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 PROBLEM. I CAN NOT LOCATE ANY RECALL NOTICES BUT I FIND IT VERY UNSUAL TO HAVE OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE ON A CAR WITH LESS THAT 22,000 MILES. *AK

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. AFTER TIME THE LAYERS WILL SEPERATE AND ALLOW LEAKAGE. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR IS $451.00, COST OF PARTS IS $136.00 FOR TWO GASKETS (HEAD AND VALVE COVER) AND OIL CHANGE, THE REMAINDER BEING LABOR. I FEEL THIS FAILURE IS FROM A DESIGN FLAW AND NOT FROM NORMALLY WEAR AND THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE RESPONCIBLE FOR THE REPAIR, SINCE IT WAS AN ENGINEERING FAILURE.*AK

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.

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 CAR, AND THE TWO FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED AND BROKE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND HE WILL BE SENDING AN INVESTIGATOR. *AK

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 AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR IS BARELY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARSHLY. DEALERS IN AREA STATED THEY HAVE SEVERAL VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE/MODEL HAVING SAME PROBLEMS AND THEY ARE MAKING MANY REPAIRS TO RACK AND PINION.*AK

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)

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 FAR AS IT COULD GO. *AK

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 NEUTRAL BUT NOT REVERSE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BUTTON. I AM NOT THE ONLY DRIVER OF MY CAR THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED TO. IF IT IS A PART OF THE "SAFETY" MECHANISM, I CONTEND THAT IT IS NOT SAFE. PLEASE HELP ME MAKE SURE CHRYSLER GETS THE MESSAGE. NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO WANT TO DO SO. THANK YOU. *AK

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 SQUEAKING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR THIS. *AK *ML

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