NHTSA Complaint #10070031 — 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE

AROUND OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER 2002, AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES OR 98 PLYMOUTH BREEZE STARTED LEAKING OIL, SMALL SPOTS OR DROPS, THEN GRADUALLY MORE, TOOK IT IN TO GET IT CHECKED, THE MECHANIC LOOKED FOR THE ORIGINATION OF THE OIL LEAK AND FOUND IT TO BE LEAKING FROM A HEAD GASKET AND RECOMMENDED WE NOT DRIVE OUR CAR ONLY WHEN NECESSARY AND VERY SHORT TRIPS, CONSTANTLY CHECK TE OIL LEVEL EVERY DAY, AND GET REPARIED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE , COULD ALSO BE A FIRE HAZARD IF OIL BUILDS UP ON ENGINE FROM THE LEAKING. HE ALSO METNIONED HE HAS SEEN ALOT OF OTHER BREEZES, NEONS, STRATUS, VOYAGERS, WITH THE SAME ENGINE AS OURS AND THE NEONS, AND STRATUS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND TOLD US THAT THE MANUFACTUER STOP USING THE GASKET THAT WAS ON THE 98 MODELS AND REPLACED IT IT THE NEW MULTI-LAYER STEEL HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE BACK N 97-98 WHEN THEY BEGIN USING IT ON THE CAR MADE AT THAT TIME. I GUESS IT SAVED THEM A COUPLE OF BUCKS ON THE CARS. I THINK THERE WILL BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE NEONS, BREEZES ETC. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER. WE STOPPED DRIVING OUR CAR AND HAVE WAITED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT COST SO MUCH.