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2000 Plymouth BREEZE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

38 owner complaints analyzed

5 distinct recall campaigns

100,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2000 model year. Data updated: . 24 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Hose, Piping, And Connections is the most frequently named component, appearing in 12 of 38 complaints (31.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior1539.5%
Braking behavior410.5%
Electrical and battery issues410.5%
Transmission and shifting37.9%
Engine operation37.9%
Fuel system concerns37.9%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Hose, Piping, And Connections
12
Steering
4
Engine And Engine Cooling
3
Electrical System
2
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
2
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump
2
Unknown Or Other
2
Air Bags:Frontal
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Hose, Piping, And Connections12
Steering4
Engine And Engine Cooling3
Electrical System2
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine2
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump2
Unknown Or Other2
Air Bags:Frontal1

Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Hose, Piping, And Connections: 12; Steering: 4; Engine And Engine Cooling: 3; Electrical System: 2; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 2; Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump: 2; Unknown Or Other: 2; Air Bags:Frontal: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
3
75,000 to 99,999
6
100,000 to 149,999
13
150,000 and above
1
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9991
50,000 to 74,9993
75,000 to 99,9996
100,000 to 149,99913
150,000 and above1

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 3; 75,000 to 99,999: 6; 100,000 to 149,999: 13; 150,000 and above: 1

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (13). 14 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2000
1
2001
2
2002
2
2003
2
2004
1
2005
4
2006
6
2007
10
2008
4
2011
1
2012
1
2013
1
2014
3
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20001
20012
20022
20032
20041
20054
20066
200710
20084
20111
20121
20131
20143

2000: 1; 2001: 2; 2002: 2; 2003: 2; 2004: 1; 2005: 4; 2006: 6; 2007: 10; 2008: 4; 2011: 1; 2012: 1; 2013: 1; 2014: 3

Pattern summary

Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Hose, Piping, And Connections leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 15 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 4 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10148515 · 2006-01-25 (January 25, 2006)

MY SON BOUGHT A PLYMOUTH BREEZE 2000 AND ONLY HAD IT THREE AND A HALF WEEKS. HE NOTICED THAT POWER STEERING SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE HARDER TO STEER. I NOTICED H CAR SMELLED HOT TWO NIGHTS BEFORE THE FIRE. HE DROVE THE CAR TO A BASKETBALL GAME AND ARRIVED ABOUT 7:20PM. HE PARKED AND LOCKED THE CAR IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. WITHIN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES THEY WERE ANNOUNCING THE OWNER OF A CAR FROM G AND G AUTO IN MERRILL NEEDED TO REPORT TO THE PRINICIPAL. WE DID NOT YET HAVE OUR NEW LISCENSE PLATES YET. MY SON WENT OUT FIRST TO THE PA…

Owner-reported narrative. 125,320 miles reported. Look up ODI 10148515 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10160127 · 2006-06-19 (June 19, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON JUNE 17, 2006 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V001000; STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSISTS: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED. THE CONTACT REPORTS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10160127 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10031168 · 2003-08-09 (August 9, 2003)

MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE QUIT WORKING AND EVEN REPLACING THE BRAKE BULBS, LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 68,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10031168 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10178634 · 2007-01-13 (January 13, 2007)

SAFETY RECALL 23-HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE DID SPRING A LEAK AND BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO MY MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT, I DID HAVE AN UNDER THE HOOD FIRE THAT MELTED MOST EVERY PLASTIC PART BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THIS HAPPENED IN FRONT OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT DISMISSAL TIME...LUCKILY I HAD PARKED THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND STEP OUT BEFORE FLAMING UP AND THE SCHOOL PERSONNEL PROVIDED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO MINIMIZE THE FLAMES WHILE I CALLED 9-1-1 ON MY…

Owner-reported narrative. 120,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10178634 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10062751 · 2004-03-21 (March 21, 2004)

CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE FUEL PUMP AND THE WIRING ON IT HAD ACTUALLY BURNED, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP IS IN THE TANK. *JB

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Owner report 10163908 · 2006-07-30 (July 30, 2006)

MY 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR AFTER BEING PARKED FOR OVER 6 HOURS. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED . THE CAR WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE...... SO FAR I CAN'T GET ANY EXPLANATION FOR THIS FIRE. THE NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS NOT VANDALIZED IT WAS ELECTRICAL.. *JB

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Owner report 10125157 · 2005-06-13 (June 13, 2005)

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT KEYS IN IGNATION. HAS MOVED FROM PARK TO REVERSE WHILE SITTING AT IDLE.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10125157 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 8006927 · 2002-04-04 (April 4, 2002)

WHILE WAITING AT A TOLL BOOTH, TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WOULD CATCH OFF AND ON TO MOVE FORWARD. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A WHINING SOUND. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT WHINING NOISE INDICATED DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *SLC

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Owner report 10155793 · 2006-04-20 (April 20, 2006)

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10155793 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10222355 · 2008-03-26 (March 26, 2008)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IDLED AND HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND (A MECHANIC) STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IF SHE COULD NOT PROVIDE A RECEIPT FOR THE FUEL PUMP RECALL REPAIR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E088000: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT WAS PERFORMED IN 2006, THEY COULD N…

Owner-reported narrative. 92,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10222355 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

38 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

63.2%Usable mileage24 / 38 records
100.0%Valid incident date38 / 38 records
100.0%Valid filing date38 / 38 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates38 / 38 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component1995199619971998199920002002
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
0Unavailable

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6636.3%
ODI 10002561

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE HEAD GASKET START LEAKING GASOLINE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

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5434.8%
ODI 10003890 · 45,800 mi

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM. WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD, WATER PUMPAND HOSES. *TS COOLANT ALSO LEAKED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. *JB

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4123.6%
ODI 10010572 · 90,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. MY HEAD GASKET IS BAD, AND EVERYONE: THE LOCAL DEALER REPAIR SHOP AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ALL SAY THAT IT WAS A BAD DESIGN IN THE GASKET METAL TYPE. THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE COME THROUGH THEIR SHOPS, AND NONE ARE CAUSED BY OWNER NEGLECT. IF IT IS A DEIGN ERROR, WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY $600 TO GET IT FIXED? SHOULD DESIGN DESIGN PROBLEMS BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL? *NLM

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1613.7%
ODI 10000817 · 76,000 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

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25.3%
ODI 10132716

SO LAST NIGHT, I WANDER OVER TO A BBQ HELD BY SEVERAL OLD FRIENDS OF MINE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOME FOLKS I HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE, AND LET'S FACE IT - I LOVE PARTIES. I'M THERE FOR ALL OF 5 MINUTES, AND I'M JUST GETTING AROUND TOWARD SAYING HELLO TO SOME FRIENDS WHEN SOMEONE YELLS OUT THAT THERE'S A FIRE UNDER ONE OF THE CARS OUT ACROSS THE STREET. WE RUSH TO THE FRONT YARD, AND LO AND BEHOLD, THERE'S SPARKS AND WHAT LOOKS TO BE A FIRE CRACKER OR FLARE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END - OF MY CAR! WE GRAB THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FROM THE…

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00.0%

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
0Unavailable

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2111.5%
ODI 541511

ENGINE FAILURE.

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1610.3%
ODI 534688

VEHICLE STALLED.

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148.0%
ODI 10073052 · 44,591 mi

HEADGASKET AND CAM SEAL FAILURE ON MY 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE WHICH CAUSED OIL LEAK AND LED TO MY HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH TO STOP OIL LEAK. CAR HAD 44591 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. REPLACED BOTH HEADGASKET AND CAM SEAL. *AK

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21.7%
ODI 733050

NO SUMMARY.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
0Unavailable

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189.9%
ODI 10058311 · 54,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 1996 PLYMOUTH BREEZE IN APRIL OF 1998 WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 115,000 MILES ON IT. THE INITIAL SIGNS OF PROBLEMS BEGIN AT 50,000 MILES WITH AN OIL LEAK NO ONE COULD SEEM TO FIX (NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP). WITHIN A SPAN OF 82, 000 MILES: I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET TWICE AT 54,000 AND 113,000 ($1000), I HAVE HAD TWO MAJOR TUNE-UPS AT 60,000 AND 92,000 MILES ($500), I HAVE HAD ALL SENSORS REPLACED AT 101,000 MILES ($1500), I HAVE HAD THREE MAJOR BRAKE JOBS WITHIN 18 MONTHS ($1800), I HAD TO…

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85.2%
ODI 10010789 · 40,000 mi

I NOTICED A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE FROM A MINIMUM SPEED OF 25 MPH AND MORE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NOISE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE. MY BREEZE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND THEY FOUND THAT A RETAINING SNAP RING HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION (METAL CONTAMINATION, ETC.). THE COST TO REMOVE AND REINSTALL THE TRANSMISSION, DIAGNOSIS, REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AND R…

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84.6%
ODI 10170424 · 62,500 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 REPLAC…

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108.5%
ODI 10000817 · 76,000 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

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12.6%
ODI 8006927

WHILE WAITING AT A TOLL BOOTH, TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WOULD CATCH OFF AND ON TO MOVE FORWARD. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A WHINING SOUND. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT WHINING NOISE INDICATED DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *SLC

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00.0%

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Air Bags:Frontal
0Unavailable

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94.9%
ODI 708678

OIL PAN DESIGN DEFECT CAUSED INITIAL REPORT ..SEE ODI 701385..REPORTED NOV 1998 WHEN OIL PAN WORE THRU AND DEVELOPED SLOW OIL LEAK AND OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE SEIZINGNECESITATING REBUILD AT APRX $3700.. AT 5114 MILES LATER(52900) WHILE ON HOIST, OWNER CHECKED PAN AND FOUND THAT THE PAN HAS AGAIN WORN ALMOST THROUGH FROM ROAD ABRASIONS DURING JUST NORMAL OPERATION WITH OCCASIONAL DRAGGING ON SPEED BUMBS ,DRIVEWAY INCLINES ,ROAD GUTTERS ON DRIVE IN ETC. IF CONTINUES TO WEAR AT CURRENT RATE EXPECT FAILURE ON THE NEW R…

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95.8%
ODI 10088011 · 123,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON A DRY/SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. NO INJURY TO REPORT. *AK

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95.2%
ODI 10005905

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

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76.0%
ODI 10099212

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB UPDATED 2/7/2005. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. *NM

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12.6%
ODI 8016566

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY SKIDDED ON THE ROAD AND HIT A DITCH, ROLLING TWICE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling
0Unavailable

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84.4%
ODI 10006748 · 50,000 mi

THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PH

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74.5%
ODI 10004845

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

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95.2%
ODI 10006781

VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL DUE TO THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PH

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86.8%
ODI 10069171

TRANSMISSION SENSORS WENT OUT, EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSED TO PAY ANY OF COSTS. HEAD GASKET OUT OF CAR PRESENTLY UNABLE TO OBTAIN ANY HELP WHATSOEVER.

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37.9%
ODI 10124098 · 70,000 mi

DT: 2000 PLYMONTH BREEZE, CAUGHT FIRE IN CONSUMER'S YARD. NOTHING ELSE WAS ON FIRE NEAR VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S SON HAD JUST BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONSUMERS SON SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *TT *JB

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00.0%

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Unknown Or Other
0Unavailable

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73.8%
ODI 10151012 · 98,043 mi

APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO, AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE PROBLEM WOULD DISAPPEAR AFTER BACKING UP. AND WAS NOT ALWAYS CONSISTENT. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY GARAGE WHO CHECKED THE BELTS AND FLUID. THEY REPORTED EVERYTHING WAS FINE. YESTERDAY (2/22) LEAVING WORK I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT INTO THE EXIT LANE, AND LOST ALL STEERING ABILITY. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STOPPED TO SEE IF I NEEDED HELP. WHEN I TOLD HIM I LOST THE STEERING AGAIN AND ASKED IF HE COULD LOOK. WHEN I OPENED…

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85.2%
ODI 10002688

THE HEAD GASKET OF MY 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED EARLIER. WHEN I FIRST TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST @$200. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT HAS CONTINUED AND I WONDERED IF THERE WAS A RECALL DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM.

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21.1%
ODI 727872

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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32.6%
ODI 10004660

CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GEAR SHIFT WHICH MOVED EASILY FROM PARK AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED BACKWARDS. *JG PH

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25.3%
ODI 10039408

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TO SCHOOL. HE MADE IT MAYBE 2-21/2 BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN HE SAYS HE HEARD A LITTLE NOISE AND THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING PROPERLY. OTHER VEHICLES BEGAN BLOWING THIER HORN AT HIM AND HE HAD TO STOP THE CAR, WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR HE SAW FLAMES START COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY. THE FIRE GOT PRETTY OUT OF CONTROL, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT IT OUT. OUR CAR IS DESTROYED. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHY THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO US…

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00.0%

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Steering
0Unavailable

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42.2%
ODI 10050207

1996 PLYMOUTH BREEZE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURE.*MR THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF STEERING PROBLEMS. CONSUME LATER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM CHRYSLER THAT CONCERNED THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER'S SON SUSTAINED INJURIES. INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DRIVER WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN HE HEAR A CLINKING OR POPPING SOUND. AT THE ENID OF THE TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. HE HIT THE CURB AN…

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21.3%
ODI 10069170

I'VE BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY '97 BREEZE SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN APRIL OF 2002. THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DOOR PANELS SHAKE/VIBRATE WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. COME TO FIND OUT THERE WAS A BOLT MISSING OFF OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE OTHERS WERE LOOSE AND THEY GOT FIXED BUT THE CAR STILL HAS THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL.

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63.4%
ODI 10004814

WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. TS

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54.3%
ODI 10069673

AIR CONDITIONING-BURNED OUT ENGINE-TIMING BELT DISINTEGRATED, THERE IS OIL DRIPPING INTO THE HEAD GASKET AS WELL TRANSMISSION-FELL OUT WHEEL-TIE ROD BROKE OTHER-STRANGE NOISES IN THE CAR, WINDOW AND DASH-HEAR A RATTLING NOISE STEERING-THE SWAY MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED

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410.5%
ODI 10437508 · 140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED AND THEY ADVISED HE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE FRACTURING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

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00.0%

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Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Hose, Piping, And Connections
0Unavailable

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00.0%

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00.0%

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10.6%
ODI 10414885 · 131,000 mi

I HAVE NOTICED THAT A WHITE SMOKE HAS BEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, NOTICEABLY WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, OR WHEN I AM STOPPED. I HAVE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I DID REPLACE THE VALVE COVER CASKET, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ISSUE, AND CLEANED THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, IT IS STILL OCCURRING... I NOTICE SATURATION ON THE TWO LINES RUNNING BEHIND THE ENGINES, BUT NOT SURE IF IT A CRACK IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. HOWEVER, I AM NOT LOOSING OIL NOR ANTIFREEZE. ALSO, THEY ARE NOT MIXI…

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86.8%
ODI 10152922

I HAVE A '99 PLYMOUTH BREEZE, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING PUMP RECENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT I DID NOT NEED ONE, THE PRESSURE TEST SAID IT WAS NEGATIVE FOR A LEAK. NOW UNFORTUNATELY, FOUR MECHANIC VISITS & $1300 LATER, MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE TODAY! I AM MORE THAN A LITTLE UPSET. HOW, CAN A VEHICLE BE SO DECEIVINGLY DANGEROUS! WHAT AM I TO DO NOW?! *NM

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1231.6%
ODI 10148515 · 125,320 mi

MY SON BOUGHT A PLYMOUTH BREEZE 2000 AND ONLY HAD IT THREE AND A HALF WEEKS. HE NOTICED THAT POWER STEERING SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE HARDER TO STEER. I NOTICED H CAR SMELLED HOT TWO NIGHTS BEFORE THE FIRE. HE DROVE THE CAR TO A BASKETBALL GAME AND ARRIVED ABOUT 7:20PM. HE PARKED AND LOCKED THE CAR IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. WITHIN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES THEY WERE ANNOUNCING THE OWNER OF A CAR FROM G AND G AUTO IN MERRILL NEEDED TO REPORT TO THE PRINICIPAL. WE DID NOT YET HAVE OUR NEW LISCENSE PLATES YET. MY SON WENT OUT FIRST TO THE PA…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Hose, Piping, And Connections98,000–120,000 mi100,000 mi9
ODI 10148515 · 125,320 mi

MY SON BOUGHT A PLYMOUTH BREEZE 2000 AND ONLY HAD IT THREE AND A HALF WEEKS. HE NOTICED THAT POWER STEERING SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE HARDER TO STEER. I NOTICED H CAR SMELLED HOT TWO NIGHTS BEFORE THE FIRE. HE DROVE THE CAR TO A BASKETBALL GAME AND ARRIVED ABOUT 7:20PM. HE PARKED AND LOCKED THE CAR IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. WITHIN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES THEY WERE ANNOUNCING THE OWNER OF A CAR FROM G AND G AUTO IN MERRILL NEEDED TO REPORT TO THE PRINICIPAL. WE DID NOT YET HAVE OUR NEW LISCENSE PLATES YET. MY SON WENT OUT FIRST TO THE PA…

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ODI 10160127 · 100,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON JUNE 17, 2006 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V001000; STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSISTS: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED. THE CONTACT REPORTS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

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ODI 10160334 · 100,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW, SO THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE TIRES. TWO OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND YELLED AT THE CONTACT TO RUN FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. AS SOON AS THE CONTACT RAN OFF, THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL LETTER ABOUT RECALL NUMBER 06V001000. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED OF THE EXPLOSION BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED AN…

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SteeringToo few reports for a range140,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10437508 · 140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED AND THEY ADVISED HE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE FRACTURING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

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ODI 10494937 · 132,000 mi

ON 1/25/13 I HAD SOME MINOR REPAIR WORK DONE ON MY VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT I HAD A LEAK IN MY POWER STEERING HOSE. HE ALSO INFORMED ME OF A RECALL THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED IN 2006 #06V001000. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2004, AND AM IN POSSESSION OF THE TITLE THAT VERIFIES THAT. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, SECURITY DODGE ON LONG ISLAND, NY TO DISCUSS THE MATTER. I WAS INFORMED BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT SHOW ANY OPEN RECALLS. THEY TOLD ME THIS RECALL WAS REMEDIED IN…

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ODI 10641112 · 186,998 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH WATER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESSES, BATTERY, AND POWER STEERING CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,998.

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Engine And Engine CoolingToo few reports for a range75,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10124098 · 70,000 mi

DT: 2000 PLYMONTH BREEZE, CAUGHT FIRE IN CONSUMER'S YARD. NOTHING ELSE WAS ON FIRE NEAR VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S SON HAD JUST BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONSUMERS SON SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *TT *JB

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ODI 10179237 · 75,000 mi

2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE WITH 2.4L ENGINE HAS RUSTING OIL PAN AND LEAKING OIL COULD CAUSE FIRE OR ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS. THE METAL ON THE OIL PAN DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE GOOD ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND WINTER SALT SITUATIONS. *NM

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ODI 10243948 · 86,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. I CHECKED EVERY THING AND EVERYTHING IT WAS OK, WATER AND OIL. AND COUPLE MONTH BEFORE THIS HAPPEN I RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER SAYING SOME THING WAS WRONG WITH THOSE TYPE OF CARS. *TR

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Electrical SystemToo few reports for a range154,499 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10163969 · 122,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SIX HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED, IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE HOWEVER INFORMATION WOULD NOT DISCLOSE FROM THE RESPRESENTATIVE. THE MAIN DAMAGE IS LOCATED IN THE DASH AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR.

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ODI 10641112 · 186,998 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH WATER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESSES, BATTERY, AND POWER STEERING CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,998.

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Engine And Engine Cooling:EngineToo few reports for a range100,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10185662 · 100,000 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, AND STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INVESTIGATE THE FIRE , AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ENGINE ROD BLOWOUT WHICH CAUSED THE OIL TANK TO HEAT UP AND SPREAD FLAMES ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE PICTURES. THE CURRENT AN…

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Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel PumpToo few reports for a range92,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10222355 · 92,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IDLED AND HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND (A MECHANIC) STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IF SHE COULD NOT PROVIDE A RECEIPT FOR THE FUEL PUMP RECALL REPAIR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E088000: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT WAS PERFORMED IN 2006, THEY COULD N…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 25 reports

2000: 5 complaints · 2002: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2000135
2002111
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20003800
2002010

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentSteering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Hose, Piping, And ConnectionsSteeringEngine And Engine CoolingElectrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling:EngineFuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel PumpUnknown Or OtherAir Bags:Frontal
Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Hose, Piping, And Connections—0000000
Steering0—0
1
ODI 10641112 · 186,998 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH WATER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESSES, BATTERY, AND POWER STEERING CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,998.

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1
ODI 10641008

WE HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE THOUGHT IT WAS OIL LEAKING. WE STOPPED AND MY HUSBAND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. HE DIDN'T FIND ANY OIL BUT THERE WAS SOME POWER STEERING FLUID ON HIS HAND. HE THOUGHT HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WE COULD MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION WHERE HE WOULD TRY TO FIX IT. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION, THE CAR WAS SMOKING SOME. I PARKED IN ONE LOCATION, BUT THEN DECIDED TO PARK IN ANOTHER. AS I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO PARK IN THE OTHER LOCATION, SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM…

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0
Engine And Engine Cooling00—00000
Electrical System0
1
ODI 10641112 · 186,998 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH WATER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESSES, BATTERY, AND POWER STEERING CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,998.

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0—0000
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine0000—000
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump00000—00
Unknown Or Other0
1
ODI 10641008

WE HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE THOUGHT IT WAS OIL LEAKING. WE STOPPED AND MY HUSBAND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. HE DIDN'T FIND ANY OIL BUT THERE WAS SOME POWER STEERING FLUID ON HIS HAND. HE THOUGHT HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WE COULD MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION WHERE HE WOULD TRY TO FIX IT. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION, THE CAR WAS SMOKING SOME. I PARKED IN ONE LOCATION, BUT THEN DECIDED TO PARK IN ANOTHER. AS I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO PARK IN THE OTHER LOCATION, SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM…

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0000—0
Air Bags:Frontal0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

3 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

11 mentions · 28.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 128,660 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10148515 · 125,320 mi

MY SON BOUGHT A PLYMOUTH BREEZE 2000 AND ONLY HAD IT THREE AND A HALF WEEKS. HE NOTICED THAT POWER STEERING SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE HARDER TO STEER. I NOTICED H CAR SMELLED HOT TWO NIGHTS BEFORE THE FIRE. HE DROVE THE CAR TO A BASKETBALL GAME AND ARRIVED ABOUT 7:20PM. HE PARKED AND LOCKED THE CAR IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. WITHIN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES THEY WERE ANNOUNCING THE OWNER OF A CAR FROM G AND G AUTO IN MERRILL NEEDED TO REPORT TO THE PRINICIPAL. WE DID NOT YET HAVE OUR NEW LISCENSE PLATES YET. MY SON WENT OUT FIRST TO THE PA…

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ODI 10177530 · 142,000 mi

TL* - WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIREMAN STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE. *AK

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ODI 10178634 · 120,000 mi

SAFETY RECALL 23-HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE DID SPRING A LEAK AND BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO MY MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT, I DID HAVE AN UNDER THE HOOD FIRE THAT MELTED MOST EVERY PLASTIC PART BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THIS HAPPENED IN FRONT OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT DISMISSAL TIME...LUCKILY I HAD PARKED THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND STEP OUT BEFORE FLAMING UP AND THE SCHOOL PERSONNEL PROVIDED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO MINIMIZE THE FLAMES WHILE I CALLED 9-1-1 ON MY…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

3 mentions · 7.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 66,500 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10062751

CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE FUEL PUMP AND THE WIRING ON IT HAD ACTUALLY BURNED, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP IS IN THE TANK. *JB

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ODI 10155793 · 90,000 mi

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.

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ODI 10245303 · 43,000 mi

CAR DIES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IT WILL RESTART. THIS HAPPENS 4-5 TIMES A WEEK. THERE IS NO SIGNS OF LOSS OF POWER, AND THERE IS NO ENGINE LIGHT ON! *TR

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

1 mentions · 2.6% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 733713

IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE JERKING OR STICKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEY ALSO SQEAK OR SOUNDS LIKE AIR IN THE BRAKES

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b