PLYMOUTH Complaints

PLYMOUTH 1998/99 3.8L EXPRESSO GR VOYAGER THE STRUT TOWERS HAVE BEEN RUSTING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND ARE NOW NEAR THE POINT OF FAILURE. THERE IS NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT RUST ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

LOSS OF POWER AND CAR STALLED, UNABLE TO RUN AC OR CAR STALLS. HAD THE CAR TUNED UP, MECHANIC FOUND ENGINE OIL IN THE SPARK PLUG WELL. CAUSING MISFIRE AND LOSS OF POWER. REPLACED O-RING 6/2005. IN 6/2006 SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. LOSS OF POWER, UNABLE TO RUN AC. WAS GOING TO REPLACE TIMING BELT, MECHANIC FOUND THICK GUNKY OIL RESEMBLING LARD. REMOVED THE GUNK AND WEEKS LATER THE SPARK PLUG WELL HAS OIL LEAKING INTO AGAIN WITH WEEKS. CAR RAN WELL FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BACK TO THE LOSS OF POWER. CAR IS NOT ABLE TO RUN WITH AC ENGAGED OR IT WILL STALL. *JB

1999 - PLYMOUTH BREEZE - DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET - PURCHASED 12/11/01 FROM GOOD WHEELS GLASSBORO - REPLACED BY PERFORMANCE DODGE, WOODBURY, NJ ON 10/25/02 - 47,076 MI - RECEIVED $300.00 FROM CHRYSLER CORP. 02/03/04 - 51,854 MI - CHRYSLER JEEP WOODBURY, NJ - HAD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN - RECEIVED $100.00 FROM CHRYSLER CORP. 05/01/06 - 54,206 MI - CHRYSLER JEEP WOODBURY, NJ - WAS TOLD IT HAD TO BE CHANGED AGAIN AT A COST OF $917.34 05/30/06 - CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER - RECEIVED A LETTER BACK THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING CONCLUSION - A FOURTH REPLACEMENT OF HEAD GASKET ON AN AUTOMOBILE WITH 54,206 MILES - 12/11/98 - TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM CHRYSLER CORP. INFORMING ALL THAT THEY HAVE GASKET PROBLEMS ALL ABOVE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED TO CHRYSLER CORP I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATIONS. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING RECALL THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO SMOKE. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO MECHANIC BUT THEY DID NOT SERVICE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE. IT STATED THAT THE HOSE COULD CRACK, CAUSE FLUID TO LEAK AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A FIRE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM MAKING AN APPOINTMENT DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS. A WEEK LATER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BEGINS TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE THEREFORE THE CONSUMER PICK UP THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THE HOSE REPLACED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. THE REPAIRS WERE PAID FOR BY THE CONSUMER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SIX HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED, IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE HOWEVER INFORMATION WOULD NOT DISCLOSE FROM THE RESPRESENTATIVE. THE MAIN DAMAGE IS LOCATED IN THE DASH AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF THE REAR BRAKES. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO PERSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

MY 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR AFTER BEING PARKED FOR OVER 6 HOURS. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED . THE CAR WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE...... SO FAR I CAN'T GET ANY EXPLANATION FOR THIS FIRE. THE NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS NOT VANDALIZED IT WAS ELECTRICAL.. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING DURING LIGHT RAIN, AT 50 MPH., THE POWER STEERING BELT DETACHED CAUSING THE STEERING TO BE DIFFICULT. THE INDEPENDENT SERVICE MECHANIC REPLACED THE COMPONENT. THE POWER STEERING BELT DETACHED AGAIN UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. THE INDEPENDENT SERVICE MECHANIC ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SIMILAR ISSUE FOR OTHER MODELS OF THE SAME MANUFACTURER.

THE PLASTIC ADJUSTMENTS ON THE SEAT BELTS HAVE FALLEN OFF 2 OF THE SEAT BELTS, THEREFORE, I ASSUME, THEY ARE NO LONGER SAFE TO USE. *NM

LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT OF CAR. HAD IT LOOKED AT AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIE ROD AND THE CONTROL ARM. *NM