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 snapshot: . 24 complaints include usable failure mileage.
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.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Steering behavior | 15 | 39.5% |
| Braking behavior | 4 | 10.5% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 4 | 10.5% |
| Transmission and shifting | 3 | 7.9% |
| Engine operation | 3 | 7.9% |
| Fuel system concerns | 3 | 7.9% |
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.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10062751 at NHTSA ↗
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
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10163908 at NHTSA ↗
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
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8006927 at NHTSA ↗
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 ↗