1998 Plymouth Breeze Transmission Problems

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL FOR IGNITION INTERLOCK, AND WAS NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY. TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR THE IGNITION INTERLOCK WAS INOPERATIVE. THEY INSTALLED THE INCORRECT PART, WHEN ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, IF THE INTERLOCK WAS INOPERATIVE, THE SHIFTER WAS TO BE REPLACED. THEY DID NOT INSTALL THE SHIFTER, RATHER THEY INSTALLED THE LOAD LIMITING PUSHROD WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE OF THE INTERLOCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10333985

Incident

Dec 18, 2008

Mileage

197,052 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, P0700 & P0725 CODES. THERE ARE RELATED TO TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION WILL, AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES OF FREEWAY DRIVING, JERK SLIGHTLY, THEN "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WILL COME ON. TRANSMISSION THEN SHIFTS POORLY, JERKS AND SLAMS ON DOWN AND UP SHIFTS. TRANS WILL THEN GO INTO LIMP MODE, LIMITING SPEED TO 45 MPH MAX. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE, THERE ARE 1000'S OF SIMILAR TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS REPORTED. SO FAR, HAVE CHANGED TRANS FLUID, TWICE. LAST TIME COST WAS $150+. REPLACED INPUT AND OUTPUT TRANS SENSORS, INPUT REPLACED TWICE. CLEANED ALL UNDERHOOD GROUNDS, RESET COMPUTER BY BATTERY DISCONNECT. TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, THEY SAID MAYBE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR TRANS CONTROL COMPUTER. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY CHECKED AND FOUND FAULTY INPUT TRANS SPEED SENSOR. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 63K MILES, IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS MUCH POWERTRAIN TROUBLE. SO FAR SPENT ABOUT $700, STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM, AS 1000'S OF OTHER PEOPLE. MANY REPORTS OF HIT AND MISS REPAIRS, INCLUDING SOLENOID PACKS, TCM REPLACEMENTS, AND TRANS OVERHAULS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED FOR YEARS BY 1000'S OF OWNERS. THIS IS A POORLY DESIGNED PRODUCT, AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10170424

Incident

Sep 10, 2006

Mileage

62,500 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. ON 10-09-05 THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE POLICE ALSO RESPONDED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: FLOOR SHIFT. HE RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER A TTHE BEGINNING OF JULY-2005. HE WAS BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALERS SINCE RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED A RECALL NUMBER AND PAPER WORK FROM THEIR HOME OFFICE CONCERNING THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10139440

Incident

Oct 9, 2005

Mileage

90,000 mi

TWO WEEKS AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED FOR THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION THE PART FAILED AGAIN. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10099315

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

Mileage

83,027 mi

THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK RECALL 04V021000 HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 4 MONTHS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10092389

Incident

Jun 18, 2004

THE CONSUMER HAD A HARD TIME FINDING OUT WHETHER OR NOT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE PARK INTERLOCK RECALL. *NM AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO SEE IF THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED, THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10092701

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

THE VEHICLE'S PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO THE REAR OF A SUV. *NM *JB RECALL#04V021000

NHTSA ID

10092631

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A GEAR SHIFT PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM PREVENTED THE DRIVER FROM REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10050356

Mileage

176,000 mi

CONSUMER'S FOUR YEAR OLD SON ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE SHIFT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. NO KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION WHEN THIS OCCURRED.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10046539

TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS REPLACED, HEADGASKET WAS LEAKING OIL, AND WAS REPLACED AS WELL. *AK HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING DUE TO CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE. *YH

NHTSA ID

882678

Incident

Jul 24, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

740096

Incident

Dec 28, 2000

STARTED CAR UP, AIR CONDITIONER ON, BACKING UP, PUT IN DRIVE AND INSTEAD OF DRIVE BEING HIGHLIGHTED ON THE DASH, ALL LETTERS WERE HIGHLIGHTED AND THE CAR DROVE IN THE LOWEST GEAR POSSIBLE, CAR DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WHEN CARE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN WAS OK. *AK

NHTSA ID

734495

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE TWO RECALL COMPONENTS REPAIRED DUE TO DEALER SCHEDULING PROBLEMS, ONE IS FOR THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE TUBE AND THE OTHER IS FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM. NLM (98V-183, 99V-244)

NHTSA ID

551768

GEAR ALSO MOVES INTO THIRD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES I CAN'T COUNT THEM. THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THE SHIFTER WILL SHOW DRIVE BUT REALLY BE INBETWEEN GEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES. THEY SAY IT IS A PART OF THE SAFETY PROCEDURES THAT ALLOW YOU TO MOVE FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL BUT NOT REVERSE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BUTTON. I AM NOT THE ONLY DRIVER OF MY CAR THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED TO. IF IT IS A PART OF THE "SAFETY" MECHANISM, I CONTEND THAT IT IS NOT SAFE. PLEASE HELP ME MAKE SURE CHRYSLER GETS THE MESSAGE. NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO WANT TO DO SO. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

718388

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. ACCIDENTALLY, HIT AGAINST THE SHIFT LEVER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. *AK

NHTSA ID

850750

Incident

Sep 14, 1999

TRANSMISSION CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITHOUT USING THE KEY. CAN ALSO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED A CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT TOLD ME THAT THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE THIS WAY. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CENTER AT 1-800-992-1997 AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED THIS WAY AND THAT THIS IS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE ANYONE CAN GET IN MY CAR AND PULL IT OUT OF PARK WITHUOT USING A KEY AND SOMETIMES WHEN I GET OUT OF THE CAR I REMOVE THE KEY WHILE IT IS STILL IN DRIVE. SHOULD I NOT HAVE TO PLACE THE GEARSHIFT IN PARK BEFORE I REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY? AND SHOULDN'T I NEED TO USE THE IGNITION KEY TO TAKE THE GEARSHIFT OUT OF PARK?

NHTSA ID

710393

AFTER DRIVING TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED TRANSMISSION DOESN'T FIND THE RIGHT GEAR MAINLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. WARRANTY EXISTS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

833509

Incident

Mar 31, 1998

*INTER LOCKING SYSTEM.SHIFT BUTTON DOESN'T ALWAYS LOCK IN GEAR.FOUND OUT THAT BUTTON WAS INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS. THEY TURNED IT AROUND AND ADJUSTED THE LINKAGE. *BOTH FRONT WINDOW RUNS WERE INSTALLED WRONG.WATER POURED THROUGH THEM.WINDOW RUNNERS HAD TO BE ORDERED AND INSTALLED THREE TIMES. *WINDOW CRANKS ON BOTH FRONT DOORS WERE INSTALLED WRONG. REPLACED THEM. *PARKING BRAKE BUTTON POPPED OUT.THE LEVER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *DRIVERS DOOR WON'T STAY ADJUSTED.HAD DOOR ADJUSTED ALONG WITH SRIKER. DOOR STILL WON'T STAY ADJUSTED. *BOTH FRONT SPEAKERS CUT OUT.THEY INSTALLED NEW ONES'. *PASSENGER FRONT DOOR PANEL FOR MIRROR WAS BROKEN. THEY REPLACED. *STEERING COLUMN MAKES GRINDING NOISE. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN.STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TRASMISSION CAUGHT IN LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING.PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN FOUND. *RIGHT REAR DOOR PLUG WAS MISSING. ORDERED AND REPLACED. *RIGHT FRONT DOOR TRIM WAS BROKE.THEY REPLACED TRIM. *ENGIN STARTED BOILING WITH NO LIGHTS OR TEMP.GAUAGE GOING ON AT ANY TIME.THEY REPLACED THE THERMITTANT. *LEFT WIPER SPARY DIDN'T WORK. THEY REPLACED WIPER SPRAY. *DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL MAKES NOISE. THEY INSTALLED INSOLATION TAPE AS NEEDED.STILL HAD PROBLEMS.COVER ENDED UP BEING REPLACED AT LATER TIME.STILL HEAR NOISE COMING FROM FRONT ON BOTH SIDES OF CAR. *RADIO/CASS. DIDN'T WORK AT ALL TIMES.THEY ORDERED AND INSTALLED NEW PLAYER.

NHTSA ID

700084

Incident

Jun 17, 1998