1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE Complaints

CONSUMER WAS MAKING A SLOW RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD SOMETHING POPPING. SHE PULLED OVER, AND SAW FRONT LEFT TIRE TURNED RIGHT, AND FRONT RIGHT TIRE TURNED LEFT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT TIE ROD. FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR PRIOR TO THIS, CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN MAKING TURNS. DEALER ASSURED HER AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK

MY 97 PLYMOUTH BREEZE IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE HEAD GASKET, THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME $250. CHRYSLER NOTES THEY DON'T HAVE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. CHRYSLER KNEW THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND PARTS CAN GO BAD, BUT NOT WITH THIS FREQUENT OCCURANCE AND CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGING A PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM NOT ONLY COULD POSSIBLY BE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO CAR FAILURE ON A HIGHWAY, BUT IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE WITH MOTOR OIL POLLUTING ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS, THEN BEING WASHED INTO THE DRAINS. THERE SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF OIL BEING LEAKED INTO OUR ENVIRONMENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE ENGAGING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WERE NO CORRECTIONS FOR PROBLEM. *AK DEALER FINALLY CORRECTED PROBLEM BY REPLACINHG THE MANUAL VALVE SENSOR AND CLEANING THE STICKING VALVES, CONSUMER IS SATISFIED WITH REPAIRS. *SLC

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. $900.00 TO REPAIR. NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS TO ALL CARS. BUT I DOUBT IT HAPPENS TO "ALL CARS" WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES! *AK

WHEN SWITCHING ON THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN THE SIGNAL LEVER STAYS IN THE RIGHT TURN POSITION UNTIL IT IS MANUALLY RETURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY TEMPERATURE BUT IS PREVALENT IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. *AK

PURCHASED VEHICLE 9/97 W/23 MILES. ORIGINAL HEADGASKET FAILED AT AROUND 50,000 MILES IN 3/98 , PLYMOUTH OFFERED TO REPLACE 50/50. SECOND HEADGASKET FAILED AROUND 86,000 MILES 12/99 REPLACED AS "GOODWILL" SERVICE; 3/01 VEHICLE HAS AROUND 119,500 MILES AND NEEDS ANOTHER HEADGASKET REPLACEMENT. CHRYSLER NOR DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE FOR FREE. WILL COST $750.00. I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE OIL IS LEAKING ALL THROUGH THE ENGINE, SPARK-PLUGS ETC. I NEED HELP DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO!*AK

STEERING WHEEL BENT IN ACCIDENT AND NEITHER AIRBAG DIPLOYED(FRONT END TOTALED). *AK

ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET LEAKED BADLY AND WAS REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET IS NOW LEAKING ALSO. THE ODOMETER HAS GONE OUT ALTOGETHER.*AK

THE STEERING GEAR FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED IT BUT INSTALLED IT INCORRECTLY, THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. NLM

VEHICLE WAS LOSING OIL, OVERFLOW CONTAINER FOR ANTIFREEZE AND WATER HAD TURNED BROWN. ONCE CAR OVERHEATED, AND LET OUT A MIXTURE OF WATER AND OIL. *AK