1997 Plymouth Breeze problems
The 1997 Plymouth Breeze has 203 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (40%) concerns engine. After that come brakes (9%) and steering (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 203 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 36 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 73,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 66,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1997 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Plymouth Breeze with enough data (114 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving about 20 MPH the vehicle was involved in a collision and the airbags did not deploy. The manufacturer has been notified.
The driver noticed smoke coming from under the hood. Suddenly the vehicle caught on fire. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. The cause had not been determined. The driver will contact the dealer in the near future. Please provide further details.
Driving about 15MPH when broadsided by another vehicle; breeze then hit another vehicle headon; upon impact the airbags did not deploy. Another vehicle rearended breeze.
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 struts failed. The cause had not been determined. The part had been replaced three times within one year. There were engine problems, the spark plugs continued to get dirty, two sets of tires were lost, there was an odor coming from the AC, there was a leak coming from the main seal and left rear corner of the head, the heater fan only worked on high, there was a tapping noise coming from the engine compartment when the vehicle was first started then goes away, there was a clunking noise in the front wheels…