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1998 Plymouth Breeze Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Jul 7, 2010
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 174 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
10
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
12

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Plymouth Breeze submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Airbags
Filed Jul 7, 2010
Crash reported

30 MPH FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10341786
Incident
Jul 6, 2010
Mileage
60,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Mar 7, 2007

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR DRIVE OVER ANYTHING, AND BOTH MY DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10184424
Incident
Mar 1, 2007
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Oct 1, 2004
Crash reportedFire reported2 injuries reported1 death reported

WHILE DRIVING,THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION EVERYTHING WAS DESTROYED. ONE DEATH AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER NOW WALKS WITH A LIMP. ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND SPRING 1999 *TC

NHTSA ID
10091487
Incident
Sep 7, 2004
Airbags
Filed May 24, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported

ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN LARGE TRUCK PULLED ACROSS ROAD. I WAS DRIVING A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE AND HIT TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. CAR TOTALLED ALL FRONT END DAMAGE INCLUDING HOOD, BUMPER KNOCKED OFF, BOTH FENDERS, ALSO DAMAGE INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE IS STILL AT MY HOME AT THIS TIME UNTIL INSUARANCE COMPANY RETRIEVES IT. I HAVE PICTURES OF DAMAGE AND INTERIOR SHOWING THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE STILL INTACT AND DID NOT DEPLOY. APPARENTLY, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I SEARCHED YOUR WEB SITE AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER AIRBAG COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR CAR. *AK I (DRIVER) HAVE INJURY TO RIGHT KNEE THAT MAY REQUIRE SURGERY

NHTSA ID
10073081
Incident
May 13, 2004
Airbags
Filed May 8, 2003

THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH ANY IMPACT. *JB

NHTSA ID
10019463
Incident
Apr 30, 2003
Airbags
Filed Jan 29, 2003
Crash reported2 injuries reported

FRONT COLLISION AT 35-40 MPH, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HER HEAD ON THE DASH, PASSENGER INJURED AS WELL. VEHICLE IS TOTALED. PH

NHTSA ID
10005905
Incident
Jan 16, 2003
AirbagsSteering
Filed Jun 7, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT OFF THE ROAD, AND HIT TREES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
8011307
Incident
Jun 6, 2002
Airbags
Filed Apr 19, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

FRONT COLLISION AT 50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED BROKEN STERNUM AND RIBS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. NLM

NHTSA ID
8008040
Incident
Apr 12, 2002
Airbags
Filed Aug 30, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMER. DUE TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER FRACTURED LEFT WRIST, AND SUSTAINED BURNS ON RIGHT HAND. MANUFACTURER SHOWED NO CONCERN, AND REFERRED CONSUMER TO NHTSA.*AK

NHTSA ID
895530
Incident
Aug 27, 2001
Airbags
Filed Jun 21, 2000

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END COLLISION. NLM

NHTSA ID
784137
Airbags
Filed Mar 16, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO FRONT END. ALSO, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
858658
Incident
Mar 6, 2000
Airbags
Filed Feb 9, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, FRONT END PUSHED BACK INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
718528
Incident
Feb 3, 2000

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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