1999 Plymouth Breeze Electrical Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 60 TO 0 MPH BEFORE REGAINING POWER AND RETURNING TO NORMAL SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHERE THE MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,434.

NHTSA ID

10865700

Incident

May 5, 2012

Mileage

182,434 mi

EXACTLY AS THE RECALL IS PRINTED ON YOUR WEB PAGE. YOU HAVE MY ADDRESS WRONG YOU ADDED A 0 IS WHY WE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER UNTIL CAR ALREADY BURNT UP WHEN FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT IT OUT THEY INFORMED US OF RECALL. SO WE LOOKED IT UP ON WEB SITE. THANK GOD MY 17 YR OLD WASN'T INJURED. SHE IS STILL TRAUMATIZED IT WAS SCARY TO HER AND I WOULD OF SUED YOU IF SHE WAS HURT BUT SHE WASN'T SO REPLACE THE MONEY OR THE CAR THANK YOU SHE EARNED IT HERSELF. WERE HONEST PEOPLE AND WANT A RESOLUTION WITHOUT IT COSTING YOU COURT COST. I RECEIVE LETTERS FROM ATTORNEYS IN THE MAIL OFFERING TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. JUST DO THE HONEST THING,AS THE LAW STATES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10222880

Incident

Aug 8, 2007

Mileage

100,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH FOR TWO MINUTES, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHEN IT WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PARKED ALL DAY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS MELTED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR FAILURE OR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. AFTER THE FIRE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

NHTSA ID

10205527

Incident

Aug 1, 2007

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE POWER CONTROL MODULE FUSE WAS BLOWN. WHEN HE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

NHTSA ID

10199939

Incident

Aug 9, 2007

Mileage

180,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN A PARKING GARAGE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED FLAMES RISING FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR 26 MILES BEFORE THE SMOKE OCCURRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE FIRE CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK AND DAMAGED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 06V00100 (STEERING), HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 151,000.

NHTSA ID

10199497

Incident

Jul 20, 2007

Mileage

151,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR SHOP PERSONNEL TOLD HER IT WOULD BE AWHILE BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO HER VEHICLE. SHE NEEDED TO LEAVE, AND THEY TOLD HER IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND PARKED. THEN, SOMEONE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WENT OUTSIDE AND DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK UPDATED 2/24/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10147306

Incident

Sep 1, 2005

1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE SHUT DOWN & WOULD NOT START, HAD TOWED TO ARCHER DODGE, FIRST TOLD THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE SHIFTER CABLE. & THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. THEN TOLD THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, THEY NEEDED TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEN TOLD THE PCM WAS THE PROBLEM. CALLED & WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FIXED, WENT TO PICK IT UP & CAR WOULD NOT START, STILL THE SAME AS IT WAS WHEN TOWED. CAR STAYED IN SHOP. CALLED 2 DAYS LATER & WAS TOLD CAR WAS FIXED, WENT BACK TO ARCHER DODGE TO PICK UP CAR, CAR WOULD NOT START, SAME AS IT WAS WHEN CAR WAS TOWED AGAIN. TOLD NOW THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AGAIN & THIS WILL COST ABOUT $185.00. I ASKED IF THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOW ANYTHING THE FIRST TIME THEY RAN IT, & WAS TOLD NO. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE IN AUBURN HILLS, MI. ABOUT THE MATTER, WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR, & WAS TOLD NO THEY DO NOT TALK TO CUSTOMERS. CHECKED DIFFERENT FORUMS ON THE INTERNET & FOUND OUT THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM, FOR THIS IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, SO THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD, OR IF THIS CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DIVING THIS COULD BE ACCIDENT LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HAPPEN. ASKED CHRYSLER WHAT SHOULD I DO, WHEN I OWN A CHRYSLER PRODUCT, & CHRYSLER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR CHRYSLER TO DO A STUDY & PAY FOR PARTS THAT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS MY PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM, FOR I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR THERE PARENT COMPANY IS LOCATED IN GERMANY, IS THIS TRUE, IF SO I FEEL THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW. *NM

NHTSA ID

10132493

Incident

Aug 1, 2005

Mileage

68,000 mi

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY. CONSUMERS PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND 5 MINUTES LATER CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BATTERY WAS SEVERELY BURNED AND IT LOOKED LIKE THE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED THERE. A WEEK EARLIER NHTSA RECALL 04V021000 REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE ISSUED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10131892

Incident

Aug 5, 2005

Mileage

90,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10115853

Incident

Mar 14, 2005

MY 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU. A BYSTANDER RAN UP TO MY WINDOW TO ADVISE THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE, HE SAW FLAMES COMING OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GET MY 2 YEAR OLD AND SISTER OUT OF THE CAR. FIREMEN CAME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IN THE CAR AND STATED IT WAS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL FIRE. I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS NO WARNING LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR WHATSOEVER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10102654

Incident

Dec 4, 2004

Mileage

92,000 mi

VEHICLE JUST DIED IN TRAFFIC, RESTARTED AFTER WHILE. A CODE COME UP ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (NO BUS). HAD A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT IT AND IT WOULD NOT DELIVER GAS TO INJECTIONS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10100628

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED WHILE IN THE MOVIES THAT THERE WAS A VEHICLE ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, CONSUMER WAS URGED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO CONTACT NHTSA.*AK

NHTSA ID

10089222

Incident

Aug 10, 2004

Mileage

100,000 mi

MY 3 1/2 YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING IN THE CAR AND BUMPED THE GEAR SHIFT WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF, NO FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS ACROSS THE STREET AND HIT THE NEIGHBORS TREE RESULTING IN $3100 IN DAMAGE TO TRUNK AND BUMPER. MY INSURANCE HAD TO PAY EVEN THOUGH I REPORTED IT ALL THE WAY TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. CHRYSLER STATED WE SHOULD HAVE DONE ROUTINE CHECKS AND WOULD NOT PAY TO FIX THE DEFECT OR DAMAGES. RECENTLY THERE WAS AN ALERT IN CONSUMER REPORT AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENCES OF THE SAME NATURE. WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE THEY SEND OUT A RECALL? LUCKILY MY SON WAS NOT INJURED. I CAN'T SWITCH CAR INSURANCE BECAUSE IT WAS RECORDED AS AN ACCIDENT AND I WOULD HAVE HIGHER RATES WHICH IS IN MY OPINION CHRYSLERS FAULT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10086415

Incident

May 26, 2003

WHILE DRIVING INCLEMENT WEATHER, HUMIDITY OR VERY HOT TEMPERATURES THE DASHBOARD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS/AIR CONDITIONER/RPM GAUGE/FUEL GAUGE, AND MPH GAGE DROPPED TO ZERO. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10087267

Incident

Jul 3, 2000

WITHIN SECONDS OF TURNING OFF AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED BY AN OFFICER THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, FIRE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. UPON ARRIVAL THEY TRIED TO OPEN THE HOOD AND EXTINGUISH THE ENGINE FIRE. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT OR HEAT SOURCE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. *AK (FAULTY EQUIPMENT) CAUSED THE ENGINE TO EXPLODE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED COMPENSTATION FOR THE LOSS. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10075964

Incident

Jun 7, 2004

THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK *SC

NHTSA ID

10059152

Incident

Jan 10, 2004

Mileage

36,143 mi

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER THOUGHT GEAR WAS IN PARK. *JB *TS

NHTSA ID

10009935

Mileage

78,000 mi

RADIO EXPIRED BEFORE WARRANTY JULY 2000--NO REPLACEMENT BY CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION SENSORS AT 52,000 APRIL 2001-- NO REPLACEMENT OR HELP OF ANY KIND FROM CHRYSLER, HEAD GASKET NOW AT 76,000, JANUARY 2003 NO HELP OR REPLACEMENT FROM CHRYSLER, WAS TOLD NOT THEIR PROBLEM SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10000817

Incident

Jan 8, 2002

Mileage

76,000 mi

DRIVER'S AIRBAG PANEL LOOSENED, AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. DEALER SAID HE COULD ONLY REPAIR HORN, WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT AIRBAG PANEL.

NHTSA ID

8001863

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

ELECTRICAL WIRES IN THROUGH FUEL TANK SHORTED OUT, AND FUEL PUMP WOULD SHUT DOWN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WAY SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED.*AK

NHTSA ID

882421

Incident

Feb 9, 2001

I HAVE HAD MY FRONT BRAKES, RIGHT OR LEFT ROTOR EITHER RESURFACED OR REPLACED, EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. I HAVE 3 INCIDENTS OF SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTHING FOUND. MY ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO, THE BOLT TO MY ALTERNATOR BROKE IN TWO ON 7/10/00.

NHTSA ID

725333

Incident

Jun 26, 2000

WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS & HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED 4 TIMES NOW, AN STILL SQEAULING. THE KEY FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE CAR IS RUNNING. *AK

NHTSA ID

721918

Incident

Mar 15, 2000