NHTSA — Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
57,716 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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1997 Plymouth Breeze engine problems

engine problem

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1997 Plymouth Breeze Owner Comments

problem #7

Oct 252004

Breeze

  • Automatic transmission
  • 95,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The consumer's vehicle was parked in the parking lot of the hospital, the intercom announced there was a vehicle on fire. The vehicle was not driveable.

- Saginaw, MI, USA

problem #6

Feb 152003

Breeze

  • Automatic transmission
  • 56,010 miles
Engine: Canshaft oil seal fell out, ruined engine, required rebuilding engine. Chrysler refused to pay. I found a tsb that provides a retainer to keep oil seal from falling out. Engine has severe vibration at idle. Can not find cause. Front suspension: Loud clunk near drivers footwell, many rattles. Found failed front lower control arm rear bushing. While repairing also found both outer tie rod ends worn and left side inner tie rod end worn. Sway bar link was also worn. No help from Chrysler at all. Rear wheel bearing loose. Tightened retainer nut to specified 185 ft lbs. Which corrected problem.

- Westhampton, MA, USA

problem #5

Jan 152003

Breeze

  • Automatic transmission
  • 0 miles
The spark plugs are full of oil

- Leesburg, FL, USA

problem #4

Sep 152003

Breeze

  • Automatic transmission
  • 90,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Oil leal...head gasket....defect in design brakes

- Louisville, KY, USA

problem #3

Jan 222004

Breeze 4-cyl

  • 73,000 miles
The struts failed. The cause had not been determined. The part had been replaced three times within one year. There were engine problems, the spark plugs continued to get dirty, two sets of tires were lost, there was an odor coming from the ac, there was a leak coming from the main seal and left rear corner of the head, the heater fan only worked on high, there was a tapping noise coming from the engine compartment when the vehicle was first started then goes away, there was a clunking noise in the front wheels, the flash module caused the engine light to come on and the upstream #2 sensor was replaced, the steering rack had broken, the temperature gauge was inoperative, and the ac belt was cracked. The consumer has since traded the vehicle.

- Troy, NY, USA

problem #2

Sep 072003

Breeze 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 90,000 miles
Oil leak...head gasket defect..Plymouth Breeze 1997..possible fire hazard. Chrysler said no problem with this model.

- Louisville, KY, USA

problem #1

Jan 282003

Breeze 4-cyl

  • miles
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

- Springfield, MA, USA

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