1996 PLYMOUTH BREEZE Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

OIL NOTICED ON GROUND UNDER VEHICLE. MECHANIC SAYS HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL OUT OF ENGINE. HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS CAUSING OIL TO BE LEAKED ONTO GROUND WHICH CAUSES ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE TO OUR ENVIRONMENT PER EPA. THIS WEB SITE DOCUMENTS THIS AS A TREND FOR THIS PLATFORM OF PLYMOUTH VEHICLE. THERE MUST BE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF PETROLEUM OIL BEING SPILLED INTO OUR ENVIRONMENT BY THESE VEHICLES, MAYBE MORE. THESE VEHICLES ARE INJURING US ALL AND SHOULD NO LONGER BE USED UNLESS PROPERLY AND PERMANENTLY FIXED. *NM

1996 PLYMOUTH BREEZE 2.0 ENGINE LEAKS EXTREME AMOUNTS OF OIL FROM AREA WHERE UPPER, LOWER, AND FRONT SEAL COME TOGETHER. NOT THE SEAL ITSELF. ALSO SEEMS TO RUN HOT. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM CAUSED OVER TIME. IT IS NOT SEALED FROM NEW. ALSO INTERIOR HAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED AS IF IT WERE 50 YEARS OLD. *LA

LTR FWD FM M. BALWIN/NHTSA REGION X FM LAURA FEINSTEIN(WA) RE THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. TORN HEAD GASKET CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK OUT ON TO THE GROUND.*MR *TS *JB

LTR FM LAURA FEINSTEIN (WA) RE THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET...*MR THE HEAD GASKET HAD TORN. OIL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR MONETARY ASSISTANCE WHICH WAS DISCUSSED WITH A FEW CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVES AND THE REQUEST WAS DENIED. THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD REQUESTED A FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR COST. SCC *TS *JB

THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT RECALLS/WARRANTIES OR OTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS. *AK *JB

THE VEHICLES HEAD GASKET CRACKED WHICH RESULTED IN AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM THE VEHICLES HEAD GASKET CRACKED WHICH RESULTED IN AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. OIL LEAK STARTED BEFORE AUG 2002 BUT OTHER COMPONENTS WERE DIAGNOSED AS PROBLEM. ULTIMATELY, THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE HEAD GASKET AND FOUND THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE PART REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. *MR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE HEAD GASKET START LEAKING GASOLINE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT A 4 YEAR OLD CAR WOULD HAVE THE HEAD GASKET GO OUT. LUCKILY, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX IT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A NEW ENGINE. BUT IT STILL COST $1051 TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED. I'VE HEARD THAT OTHER BREEZES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT AN OIL LEAK OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES WHICH HE HAD REPAIRED, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE AT 101,000 MILES IN WHICH HEAD GASKETS FAILED. * JG

DEALER CLAIMS HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN. SOME OIL LEAKAGE HAS BEEN NOTED BY OWNER. OTHER NHTSA COMPLAINTS INDICATE IT COULD DAMAGE RADIATOR SO I NEED TO FIND CRYSLER'S DESIRE/NEED TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT AN OIL LEAK OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES WHICH HE HAD REPAIRED, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE AT 101,000 MILES IN WHICH HEAD GASKETS FAILED. * JG

HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING OIL. CONTACTED A DEALER, AND DEALER GOT APPROVAL FROM CHRYSLER TO FIX VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE.*AK

HEAD GASKET FOUND LEAKING AT 54000 MILES, REPLACED, NOW FOUND LEAKING AGAIN AT 107,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED DUE TO MILEAGE, BUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 3 REVISIONS ON THE GASKETS UP TO NOW.*AK

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING. *SLC

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING INTO RADIATOR AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. ALSO, HAD 2 SERVICE CODES ON ENGINE, BUT ENGINE WAS STILL LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

GASKET BLOWN CAUSING OIL LEAK. *JB

HEAD GASKET STARTED TO LEAK BUT DEALER WANTED $1500 TO FIX. NOW IT IS LEAKING VERY BAD. *AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OIL DRIPPING FROM MY 1996 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD HEAD GASKET. I WAS TOLD BY HIM THAT PLYMOUTH WAS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT VEHICLE AND THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT WASN'T A RECALLED PROBLEM, AND IT NEVER WILL BE. FOR THEM TO FIX IT ,IT WILL COST UPWARDS OF 2,000 DOLLARS. I HAVE TRIED TO REASON WITH THEM, BUT COULDN'T GET ANYWHERE WITH THEM. THE PROBLEM IS VERY MESSY FOR MY DRIVEWAY,AND PROBABLY A SAFETY CONCERN THE MORE I DRIVE IT ON THE ROAD. I HOPE NHTSA PUTS OUR CONCERNS TO THE FORFRONT AND GETS CHRYSLER TO ADDRESS OUR SITUATION AND FINALLY PUT THE PROBLEM ON THE RECALL LIST. AS A FAN OF THE CHRSYLER PRODUCT AND BUYER,...

HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED AT 32000 AND 42000 MILES. CONSUMER NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK IT. WAS INFORMED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE, AND OIL WAS FOUND IN RADIATOR. GASKETS HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE ENGINE BLOWS. MANUFACTURE WILL NOT APPROVE COVERAGE FOR IT, AND HAS NOT ANNOUCED A RECALL.*AK

ONGOING OIL LEAK SINCE PURCHASED. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. WAS TOLD REAR MAIN SEAL WAS GOING OUT OF CAR. OIL GETTING IN RADIATOR, MECH. SAID HEAD GASKETS WERE BAD. TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, CAUSING PISTON TO BEND VALVE. FRONT BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS SQUEAKED WHEN RELEASING, AND HAS ALWAYS RATTLED BEHIND FRONT WHEELS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. WHAT A LEMON!! PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED! ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THESE! THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THESE DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS! I EXPECTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS, BUT NOT THIS SOON! PROBLEMS STARTED SOON AFTER PURCHASE, AND DEALER KEPT TELLING ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT! THAT'S WHY I BOUGHT A NEWER MODEL CAR! MY KLUNKER RAN BETTER THAN THIS AND WITH LESS PROBLEMS! I WILL DEFINITELY THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS THAT SEEM TO BE GETTING IGNORED!!*AK

A MECHANIC WARNED CONSUMER OF AN OIL LEAK, THE REASON WAS BECAUSE OF A HEAD GASKET LEAK. *SLC

HEAD GASKET ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT AS I SEE ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH CAUSED COOLANT LEAKAGE/ ENGINE OVERHEATING, ETC. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK RADIATOR FAILED. *YH

HEAD GASKET REPLACED NOVEMBER 1999 DUE TO FAILURE RESULTING IN LEAKAGE, ONE YEAR LATER NOVEMBER 2000 ENGINE LEAKING AGAIN DUE TO THE REAR MAIL OIL SEAL. *MJS

HEAD GASKET BLEW AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET AND CAM SEAL HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE STEERING, TIRE WEAR, BRAKE WEAR .

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT A 4 YEAR OLD CAR WOULD HAVE THE HEAD GASKET GO OUT. LUCKILY, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX IT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A NEW ENGINE. BUT IT STILL COST $1051 TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED. I'VE HEARD THAT OTHER BREEZES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW. NLM

HEAD GASK. REPL. 3X IN 3 YEARS. A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS IN ORDER. NO SATISFACTION FROM CHRYSLER CORP. HEAD GASKET #4 IS BEING PUT ON NOW.

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL AND WAS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE AT CHRYSLER CROSSROAD MARCH 2000 AND NOW 4 MONTHS LATER IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

OIL IS LEAKING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER. *AK *ML

RACK AND PINION FAILURE, HEAD GASKET FAILURE

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN OWNER NOTICED LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED THE LEAKAGE WAS EITHER FROM THE HEAD GASKETS OR THE CAM SENSOR. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLOWN , OIL LEAKING INTO COOLANT . OIL LEAKINGING OUT OF ENGINE !! STRONG OIL ODER IN SIDE VEHICLE . BUTTON THAT ENGAGES AIR COND ... FAILED . PS..... HOW MANY HEADGASKET DOES IT TAKE THERE MUST BE 50 + IN NHTSA'S RECORD ALONE '96'97'98 ??????*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO SEE WHY VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALER FOUND THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. NOW OIL IS IN THE RADIATOR. NEW HEAD GASKETS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED 2-3 TIMES. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OIL LEAKAGES AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. REPAIRS BEING MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST.

PAST HX:AIR CONDIONING COMPRESSOR/RACKINPINION STEERING/HEAD GASKET AND FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

ON 2/8/00, NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL ON MY DRIVEWAY UNDER THE BREEZE. CHECKED OIL--OVER A QUART LOW. REFILLED OIL AND HAD THE CAR CHECKED THE NEXT DAY. TRUSTED MECHANIC SAID HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING BADLY. TOOK TO LOCAL CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH DEALER (LADD-HANFORD OF LEBANON, PA). THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET FOR $50 DEDUCTIBLE. CALLED CHRYSLER CONSUMER HOTLINE, BUT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SERVICE HISTORY OF 1996 BREEZE. MY SEARCH FOR INFORMATION LED ME TO THIS WEB SITE, WHERE I DISCOVERED 1996 BREEZE HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. IS THIS A POOR CAR TO OWN? *AK

ON THE WAY TO WORK NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD, SMELLED OIL BURNING. CONTINUED TO WORK, AND PARKED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT. AFTER WORK, SAW OIL ON THE GROUND, AND PUT MORE OIL IN VEHICLE. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET, AND THAT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REDESIGNING, WHICH MEANT THAT THIS PART WAS ON BACKORDER. *AK

MY PLYMOUTH BREEZE HAS DEVELOPED A HEAD GASKET LEAK. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2.0 LITER ENGINE. I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE LEAK BEGAN, ONLY THAT AS OF ABOUT 2 OIL CHANGES AGO, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOW ON OIL. *AK

HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED OIL LEAK. YH

AFTER AN OIL LEAK WAS DETECTED, WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET/MOTOR MOUNT SUPPORT, AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW. NLM

HEAD GASKET WAS POORLY DESIGN RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. *YC

WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 60-65 MPH WHEN ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW, AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID ON THE ROADWAY. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE LEAKAGE WAS COMING FROM THE HEAD GASKETS & NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *AK

OIL PAN DESIGN DEFECT CAUSED INITIAL REPORT ..SEE ODI 701385..REPORTED NOV 1998 WHEN OIL PAN WORE THRU AND DEVELOPED SLOW OIL LEAK AND OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE SEIZINGNECESITATING REBUILD AT APRX $3700.. AT 5114 MILES LATER(52900) WHILE ON HOIST, OWNER CHECKED PAN AND FOUND THAT THE PAN HAS AGAIN WORN ALMOST THROUGH FROM ROAD ABRASIONS DURING JUST NORMAL OPERATION WITH OCCASIONAL DRAGGING ON SPEED BUMBS ,DRIVEWAY INCLINES ,ROAD GUTTERS ON DRIVE IN ETC. IF CONTINUES TO WEAR AT CURRENT RATE EXPECT FAILURE ON THE NEW REPLACEMENT PAN IN 2500-5000 MILES.THIS PAN AREA IMMEDIATELY BELOW OIL DRAIN PLUG IS TOTALLY UNPROTECTED AND IS 1ST AREA OF IMPACT WHEN CAR DIPS FOR ANY REASON ENOUGH TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ROAD. IT ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT NORTHGLENN DODGE WHEN SHOWED TO HIM ON HOIST AND ASK..IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BREEZE AND SEEN ALOT. I INTEND TO...