1999 Plymouth Breeze from North America - Comments

The brakes were repaired around 66,500 miles; $125.

The speed sensor went out at the same time; $80.

At that time the mechanics discovered there was an oil leak from the head gasket. I was told that was nearly impossible to happen, so I got it looked at by another mechanic who said that most of the oil was coming from the rear main seal, and just barely starting from the head gasket. After consulting a few more mechanics, I got the rear main seal fixed. I haven't seen any new oil in my parking spot since; $750.

The air conditioner went out around 77,000 miles. It cost $150 to make the scraping noise stop. It would cost $350 more to get it working.. but I figured it was not worth it.

I had all the belts replaced except for the timing belt (which will cost me $650) because they were cracking; $150.

All of this in less than a year. I would not recommend this car to anyone. It has been nothing but a headache. My advice: spend more at the beginning and get something that you're going to be able to drive all four weeks of the month. This has been the newest and most expensive (before all my repairs) car I've owned, yet the one that has caused me the most problems, go figure.

I just got my license last year and I got my Plymouth Breeze from my great Grandparents. It has 10600 miles on it and the only problem I have had was the brakes went bad. My grandparents have taken care of that car since it was new. Maybe people should take care of their cars instead of blaming the car or the product.

Ryan.

I totally agree. I have a 1998 Breeze Expresso and it had 62,000 miles on it. In the matter of 7 months, it now has 81,000 miles and I have not had one problem with it other than REGULAR maintenance. People really should learn how to take care of their cars instead of expecting them to run forever without any type of maintenance... basic common sense!!

I would like to comment on the last response. I have had my Breeze for five years. When I bought my Breeze, it had 32000 miles on it. I have taken excellent care of my car. But when it reached 103000 miles I started having problems. For the first four years of having my car I drove an average of 150 per month, now I drive 280 in one week. I have replaced the brake drums and rotors. I replaced the speed sensor and now I have a oil leak. I think the old saying "you get what you pay for" is the best comment for this car.

I have just had all the same repairs done in just about the same order. The rear main seal was the most costly for me. I got it used from a dealership. Sometimes we have no control over who takes care of the car before us, but I have found that these things are common for this car. I'm not going to get upset about it though. Things break, and you fix them. I've owned worse cars then this one. I think the days of them makeing cars that LAST are over.

It sounds like even the people who have had "problems" haven't really had any problems at all. Replacing brakes at over 103,000 miles...wow, lucky you! You don't seriously consider that as anything other than routine maintenance, I hope! And complaining about a few drops of oil from a car with over 100,000 miles that is 10 years old?! Please. Count your lucky stars for having such a dependable car.

I got my 1999 Plymouth Breeze second hand and with 68000 KMs on it. Within 3 months, I had to start pouring oil into it at about a liter (quart) a week. Taking it back to the dealer a couple of times finally resulted in them determining that the head gasket had failed because the head warped. Since my previous car was a Pontiac Grand Am with a DOHC 2.8 Ltr Quad Four which also had a warped head, I guess this is a standard problem for these types of engines with aluminum heads.

Then the oil pump quit and the engine ceased. Thanks to extended warranty I didn't have to pay for it out of pocket.

I also have a steering popping noise that I have determined is the tie rod ends. The right one is worse than the left, but both have to be replaced.

The other problem I have had is the front wheel bearings. Since this is all one unit, called the wheel bearing assembly, it can be fairly expensive.

I purchased my '99 Breeze in 2002 with 74,000 Kilometers (about 60,000 miles). The next day the interior heater coil went and the dealer replaced it. Not more than 6 months later it went again. I have now replaced it 4 times. Twice at my own expense.

I had all my servicing done by the dealer, who I have to admit was great, but within 6 months I had oil poring out of the back of the engine. The head had warped just enough to open the rearmost oil port. This isn't because I or my wife are speed demons. It just happened. The dealer replaced the head gasket with a new one and shaved the head. When my wife picked up the car to drive it home it was making a horrible racket and she had to have it towed back to the dealer. A main bearing had slipped and cupped itself to its mate then shed steel fillings into the oil pan. The oil pump picked all this up and then seized snapping its chain which is attached to the timing chain. This blew the timing out and voila.. no more engine.

I have had the front brakes replaced twice completely, rotors, pads and calipers and they are still making noise.

Go over any bumps and the front end sounds like it is going to fall off.

Never again will I buy a Chrysler product.

I bought my 99 Breeze in 02. It had 45000 miles on it. I got it from my grandparents. I have had very little problems with this car. The speed sensor did go out and that only cost me 85 bucks. I've changed the oil and fluids like you're supposed to, and the brakes have been replaced once. After reading the previous comments I am very surprised at the problems people have had. This car has been the best I've ever owned, it handles great and I couldn't be happier! Honestly, I've wrecked it two times and I had it fixed because I love my car!!