1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE Complaints

OIL LEAK - 1999 - CAR (1997 BREEZE) STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. DEALER REPAIRED CAR BY REPLACING HEAD GASKET AND CAM SEALS. THREE WEEKS LATER, OIL STILL LEAKING AND RETURNED TO SAME DEALER, WHO AGAIN FIXED CAR. ABOUT A YEAR LATER DURING OIL CHANGE WAS TOLD CAR WAS STILL LEAKING, BUT OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS (EVEN AT DEALERSHIPS) THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT NO RECALLS, PLYMOUTH JUST CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *TT

I NOTICED A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE FROM A MINIMUM SPEED OF 25 MPH AND MORE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NOISE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE. MY BREEZE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND THEY FOUND THAT A RETAINING SNAP RING HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION (METAL CONTAMINATION, ETC.). THE COST TO REMOVE AND REINSTALL THE TRANSMISSION, DIAGNOSIS, REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AND REPLACING THE CLUTCH DISCS AND FLUID WILL COST ME ABOUT $2100. IS THIS A NORMAL THING TO HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES? IS THERE ANY OTHER NOTED COMPLAINTS OR RECALLS THAT WOULD HELP RECTIFY THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER CONSUMERS? I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND NOW THEY OFFER A 7 YR/70,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, BUT THIS DOESN'T HELP ME AS THAT DID NOT EXIST BACK ON THE 1997 MODEL YEAR. I BELIEVE I CAUGHT THIS PROBLEM EARLY, BUT COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOT MORE DAMAGE OR EVEN A CRASH, ETC.*JB

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE, I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE HEAD GASKET. I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF RECALL DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD FROM THE REPAIR SHOP THAT IT IS VERY COMMON FOR THESE KIND OF VEHICLES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. 5 DAYS LATER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. PRIVATE MECHANIC CHECKED OUT WHAT HAPPENED. HE CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL LINE LEAKAGE OR THE WIRING HARNESS

I HAVE A '97 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. SUDDENLY, INEXPLICABLY, THE HEATER WOULD NOT WORK ON THE LOWER FAN SETTINGS--IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THE COLDEST WEEKS THIS WINTER! HAD IT CHECKED OUT, IT IS THE BLOWER MOTOR. IT IS DRAWING TOO MUCH POWER AND OVERLOADING THE RESISTOR, WHICH IT NOW ALSO NEEDS. I HAVE BEEN SCOURING THE WEB FOR REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO PLYMOUTH BREEZES OR DODGE STRATUSES (STRASTI?) OR EVEN THE CIRRUS. I HAVE FOUND ABOUT 3 OR SO. NOT ENOUGH TO BE CLEAR EVIDENCE OF A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR OWNERS, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO RECALL ON THE PARTS. MY QUESTION IS, HAVE YOU HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS? I DID SEE SOME STUFF ABOUT A MILDEW SMELL IN THE CAR AND PROBLEMS WITH THE DEFOGGER NOT DEFOGGING ALL THE WAY. I BELIEVE THERE IS A CONNECTION WITH THIS AND THE BLOWER MOTOR ISSUE. MY CAR HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE DEFOGGER BUT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A REPAIR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE, THANKS JEFF GARRETT

THE CONSUMER STATED, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE ENGINE FLUIDS BEGAN TO BUBBLE, AND CAUSED THE OIL TO BOIL OVER INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. TS SCC

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM. WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD, WATER PUMPAND HOSES. *TS COOLANT ALSO LEAKED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. *JB

THE HEAD GASKET OF MY 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED EARLIER. WHEN I FIRST TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST @$200. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT HAS CONTINUED AND I WONDERED IF THERE WAS A RECALL DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM.

WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD AND GASKET ON OUR CAR APRIL OF 2001. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY PAID FOR THE PART. NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD AND GASKET THAT WAS PLACED ON IN 2001 WITH A NEW HEAD AND GASKET AGAIN.*AK

THERE HAVE BEEN ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS 4 TIMES, FRONT AND REAR ROTORS TWICE, AND THE REAR DRUMS TWICE. *AK *SCC