Plymouth BREEZE transmission problems
38 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
520 owner complaints analyzed
12 distinct recall campaigns
80,404 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1995 to 2002 model years. Data snapshot: . 151 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
38 of 520 complaints match this topic (7.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10058311 · 2004-02-17 (February 17, 2004)
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…
Owner-reported narrative. 54,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10058311 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 762027 · 2002-05-17 (May 17, 2002)
I'M SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 1996, AND IT'S BEEN CONSTANT PROBLEMS SINCE I DID. THE FIRST TIME THE HEAD GASKET WENT OUT, THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT HAS GONE OUT TWICE SINCE THEN. I'VE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON REPAIRS, THAT I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A WHOLE NEW CAR IF YOU ADD IT ALL UP. THE BRAKES ARE ALWAYS SQUEEKING AND WEARING OUT QUICKLY. WHENEVER ONE THING GOES WRONG, IT'S QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS. MY TRANSMISSION HAD A MASSIVE LEAK LAST YEAR (2001) THAT TOOK THE DEALER TWO TIMES TO FIX. BU…
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Owner report 801080 · 1996-08-20 (August 20, 1996)
ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES. BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY HARD WHEN APPLIED. ON JULY 26 THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. ALSO NOISE AND VIBRATION WAS EXPERIENCED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED.*AK VEHICLE ALSO PULLS WHEN BRAKING, ON ONE OCCASION FRONT ROTORS WERE OVERHEATED, DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO AN ABS PROBLEM, CONSUMER FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MASTER CYLINDER 96V075, THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL ON THE ABS 96V074. TRANSMISSION MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE'S GEARS SHIFTED ON THEIR OWN. STEERING WHEEL SQUEAKS WHE…
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Owner report 8014334 · 2002-07-19 (July 19, 2002)
AT 65MPH AND AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL KICK OUT OF GEAR AND WILL GO TO 2ND GEAR. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
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Owner report 868513 · 2000-08-24 (August 24, 2000)
WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR LOWER GEAR. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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