1996 Plymouth Breeze from North America - Comments

1. Rear window not sealed properly, I had a trunk full of ICE, the dealership kept the car for three weeks to fix & since I was under 25 I couldn't get a loaner car.

2. Steering wheel malfunction & again the car was kept for extended period of time to be fixed.

3. Belt replacements.

4. Brakes have had to be replaced 3 times before the dealership discovered it was a faulty caliper problem - very costly at 500.00 each time!

5. Oil leak due to a crack in engine portion holding the oil.

This car has not been driven rough or mistreated, has received an oil change & tune up every 2,000 miles since purchase, and has only 44,000 miles.

This car looks decent for a full size sedan and when something isn't in need of being fixed, it drives good too, however I think that it has had way too many problems and too many recalls to be worth the trouble of owning it...

Oh and dealer service SUCKS! They love to take their time letting my car sit for weeks in their shop but don't care that I have no transportation cause I'm not 25. Even though I own one of their crappy cars & the problems are their fault, they don't care!

A tune-up every 2000 miles? That's hard to believe.

I have a 96 Breeze, and it sucks too, but I don't have all the problems you have had, besides the automatic door lock works like crap.

I drive the hell out of it and the engine hasn't blown on me YET... but I guess only time can tell... never getting another Plymouth again... maybe a Prowler, but that's another story.

I also have a 96 breeze and for the most part we have had a lot of problems but it has lasted us 100,000 miles. This only after we have replaced the power steering pump and belt twice, replaced the head gaskets under recall, and are now putting in the shop for a new drive belt and the engine light is on. We too have had many problems with the service. If I hear anyone talk about buying a plymouth, dodge, or chrylser I do my best to talk them out of it. I sympathise.

The Plymouth Breeze 98 - This car is lovely to look at, I love to drive it, but I too have problems. This car leaks oil. I have replaced the seals several times, and continues to run rough, and leak oil. I am not extremely happy with the car. It really was a bad purchase.

I have a 98 plymouth Breeze and have had nothing but trouble since day one. I have an oil leak that appears to be coming from the top of the engine.

A friend owns a 98 Breeze and it has been v/good so far with the exception of a heater problem. We have had to replace the resistor block that controls the heater fan 3 times as it keeps burning out. When it happens, all you are left with is a fan that is either off or on full blast, no other speeds will work. It appears to be a very common problem, nobody at Chrysler would tell us that of course, but apparently they have issued a revised part to replace the old defective resistor.

I have 1998 breeze 2.4l loaded great car,changed wheel bearings, crankshaft gasket, and tie rods, it has 180.000 kliks on it works great,

We have a 1996 Breeze. Head gasket went at 75,000 K. No help from Chrysler. Tough luck they said although my research found that they put in defective gaskets. One service employee even told me that, but the Manager said it wasn't a safety factor, so too bad. Now at 140,000 K the transmission is shot and they want me to put in a new one. This car has been driven by my wife and not abused. I do not plan on purchasing a Chrysler product again.

I own a 1999 Plymouth Breeze Expresso. It has almost 75,000 miles on it and I have had some problems out of the car. I have kept up with the oil changes pretty regularly and thank gosh I haven't had any oil leaks... that I can recall. My problems have consisted of the following:

Head Gasket Replacement (Twice)

Spark plug and wire replacements (once- one month ago)

Brake service (Two or Three times) Sorta lost count!

Also, this is the Biggie!! My husband and I were on a Vacation and while we were on our way to Nashville, Tenn. We got a flat tire out on the interstate and after fixing it, we got back into the car and started it up. The thing would not go over 5mph. Supposedly the blow-out had caused the Speed Sensor to fail. Had to have that replaced at around $350.00.

All around I love the car. Sporty looks, great gas mileage, comfortable and great stereo system.

I have a 98 Ply Breeze 2.0, 16 valve overhead cam. Basically I love the car, but have had few problems that seem inherent to this vehicle.

Throttle position sensor just got replaced. Was told there were two models for this car, one was an L-shape and cost about $50-60, the other was straight and cost $150. Saw the computer printed diagram. Mine took the $150 one. My car runs Great now, but everyone says I got ripped off, there is only one sensor and it should be no more than $75 tops. Is this true?

I bought a 96 Breeze about a year ago and it worked great at first. Lately though, it seems like the engine kinda cuts out when driving. A thud comes from under the hood. I want to fix the problem, but don't want to dump a lot of money into it. Any suggestions?