PLYMOUTH Complaints

BOLT HOLDING GAS TANK SUPPORT STRAP FELL OUT. BOLT IN SECOND TANK STRAP WAS LOOSE. *NM

MY PLYMOUTH BREEZE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING IT. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WE BOTH COULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT. ALSO, I JUST SPENT $700 ON A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE VEHICLES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED. THIS CAUSED THE TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER PULLEY TO FAIL AS WELL. THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER HOUSING AND TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED.

ON 01/03/06, I PURCHASED 4 NEW DAYTON DAYTONA HR TIRES (SIZE 185/60R14) FROM REEVES TIRE IN JOPLIN, MISSOURI FOR MY 1996 PLYMOUTH NEON. ON 02/01/06, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES, THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE (APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH). THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BROKEN BEAD, WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. ON 04/12/06, IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING MY TIRES ROTATED, REBALANCED, AND MY CAR REALIGNED (AGAIN AT REEVES TIRE), MY DRIVERS-SIDE FRONT TIRE DETONATED, AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE, AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. I HAD TRAVELED, AT MOST, 10 MILES AFTER HAVING THE WORK PERFORMED. AFTER I STOPPED MY CAR, I INSPECTED THE TIRE AND FOUND THAT APPROXIMATELY 6-8 INCHES OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY GONE. THERE WERE NO CORDS OR FIBERS HANGING FROM THE TIRE. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF THE SIDE WALL HAD BEEN CUT FROM THE TIRE. THE BEAD WAS STILL INTACT, BUT THERE WAS NO RUBBER ANYWHERE ON IT. IT WAS JUST BARE STEEL CORDS. THIS WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AFTER THE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO OTHER INDICATION OF DAMAGE. I AM A FACTORY-TRAINED MOTORCYCLE TECHNICIAN, AND I AM VERY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT MAINTAINING MY VEHICLES. I TYPICALLY INSPECT THE CONDITION AND TIRE PRESSURE OF MY CAR TIRES ONCE A WEEK, AND HAVE NEVER ABUSED THEM OR HIT ANY ROAD-DEBRIS, POTHOLES, ETC. THE FORCE OF THE TIRE EXPLOSION PUSHED THE REAR OF THE FRONT FENDER INTO THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DOOR AND MODERATELY DENTED THE FENDER. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SECOND TIRE WENT OUT. *NM

EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY SPARE TIRE WELL FILLS WITH WATER AND THE INTERIOR HAS PUDDLES ON THE FLOOR. MY CAR SMELLS LIKE DIRTY SOCKS AND IS GROWING MOLD. I AM STILL LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION. *NM

A RECALL IS LISTED ON N.H.T.S.A. (NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION) FOR MY VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, FOR IT'S PCM-(POWER CONTROL MODULE). HOWEVER I DID CALL CHRYSLER, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DO "VIN FILTERING" DUE TO THEIR SELECTIVE "VIN FILTERING" MY CAR'S WAS NOT PUT ON THE LIST FOR THE RECALL OF THE PCM-(POWER CONTROL MODULE). MY VEHICLE STALLS SHUTS OFF OUT OF THE BLUE AND SHIFTS IMPROPERLY IN 2ND GEAR. THE RECALL# 94V033000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BECAUSE MY VIN. MY CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY, TOLD ME THAT MY VIN, "FELL THREW THE CRACKS". BECAUSE OF THIS I AM LEFT WITH A UNSAFE CAR. I WILL BE ALSO FILING SAFETY COMPLAINTS WITH MY CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY ABOUT THIS ISSUE/PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY (03/29/06) BECAUSE IT SHUT OFF ON HIM ON HIS WAY TO HIS V.A. APT. THERE WERE 4 CARS BEHIND HIM AND A SEMI IN FRONT OF HIM. IT KILLS ME TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE OTHER CARS DIDN'T REACT IN TIME. THANK GOD THE OTHER CARS REACTED FAST ENOUGH, BY TURNING INTO DIFFERENT LANES. AS THERE WAS NO PLACE FOR HIM TO PULL OFF ON. *JB

(1) IMPROPER ROUTING OF RAIN/SNOW WATER RESULTS IN PREMATURE AND UNSAFE RUSTING OF STRUT TOWER. (2) RUSTING OF STRUT TOWER LEADS TO STRUT FAILING THROUGH THE RUSTED METAL OF THE STRUT TOWER WHICH RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. (3) UPON NEXT STRUT CHANGE, BODY SHOP METAL REPAIR WILL BE NECESSARY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS NOTICED ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE UPPER HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ALSO CONSULTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL CHRYSLER VEHICLES, WITH SAME PROBLEM, IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM

ON 12/03/2005, MY 1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER MINI VAN'S TIE RODS FAILED AND MY WHEELS WENT WALL-EYED. MY CAR SLID INTO AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. MY SON-IN-LAW LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THAT MY TIE RODS BROKE. I WAS DRIVING AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE REPAIRS WERE: REPLACED RIGHT FRONT AXLE, LOWER CONTROL ARM AND POWER STEERING RACK, ALIGHMENT AND COLLISION AND BODY WORK. THIS ACCIDENT COST $2809.33 PLUS MY $500.00 DEDUCTIBLE. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT BECAUSE MY CAR SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE CHRYSLER WOULDN'T HONOR MY WARRANTY. MY VEHICLE WAS 5 YEAR OLD. I BELIEVE THAT TIE RODS SHOULD NOT FAIL FOR THAT SHORT A TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 49,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A POSSIBLE DEFECT. MY FRIEND IN NEW JERSEY INFORMED ME THAT HIS 2000 DODGE DORANGO WAS RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE TIE RODS. CHRYSLER STOPPED MANUFACTURING MY VEHICLE AROUND THE SAME YEAR. I TALKED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF CHRYSLER, MATT, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE THEY HAVE FULL SUBJUGATION RIGHTS TO TRY TO RECOVER THE COST OF REPAIRS ALONG WITH MY DEDUCTIBLE. I DID THAT ON JANUARY 18, 2006. I WROTE TO MS. ELIZABETH BEACH & MS. JENNIFER JONES OF AAA MID-ATLANTIC INSURANCE GROUP. I GOT NO SATISFACTION FROM CHRYSLER OR FROM MY OWN INSURANCE COMPANY. MY INSURANCE COMPANY DIDN'T WRITE BACK TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. MY INSURANCE RATES WILL PROBABLY GO UP BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. IF I WERE ON A HIGHWAY DOING 55 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR TIE RODS FAILED AT THAT TIME I WOULD HAVE MORE THAN LIKELY BEEN INJURED OR KILLED ALONG WITH MY FAMILY MEMBERS AND MAYBE MY GRANDCHILDREN WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE VEHICLE WITH US. I'M ANGRY AND DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ADMIT TO. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE TRAVELING 30MPH, PANIC BRAKING WAS ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A VEHICLE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT; SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE TOOK A REPORT AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE ABS FAILURE.