1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 153 complaints · 8 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (73 complaints · 47.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 9
  • Fires 8
  • Injuries 8
  • Deaths 0
Compare with 1996 →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-08-21 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 73 of 153 owner complaints (47.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 73 complaints, 47.7% of reports ENGINE 73 · 47.7% · 2 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 14 complaints, 9.2% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 14 · 9.2% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports STEERING: 12 complaints, 7.8% of reports STEERING 12 · 7.8% AIR BAGS: 8 complaints, 5.2% of reports AIR BAGS 8 · 5.2% · 7 crash reports 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 8 complaints, 5.2% of reports POWER TRAIN 8 · 5.2% SUSPENSION: 8 complaints, 5.2% of reports SUSPENSION 8 · 5.2% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 6 complaints, 3.9% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 · 3.9% · 4 fire reports SEAT BELTS: 3 complaints, 2.0% of reports SEAT BELTS 3 · 2.0% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 3 complaints, 2.0% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 · 2.0% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 91 complaints, 59.5% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 91 · 59.5% · 9 crash reports 5 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 73 47.7% 0 crashes · 2 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 14 9.2% 1 crashes · 1 fires
STEERING 12 7.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 8 5.2% 7 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 8 5.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 8 5.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 3.9% 0 crashes · 4 fires
SEAT BELTS 3 2.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 2.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 91 59.5% 9 crashes · 5 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-08-22 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1997; the first recall shown was reported in Jun 1997. 1997-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 1999-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2000-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2001-Q1: 16 owner reports 16 2001-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2001-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2003-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1997 Jan 2018 Recall campaign 97V095000 ◆ Recall campaign 97V095000 Recall campaign 97V201000 ◆ Recall campaign 97V201000 Recall campaign 98V183000 ◆ Recall campaign 98V183000 Recall campaign 04V021000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V021000 Recall campaign 06E088000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E088000 Recall campaign 06E091000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E091000 Recall campaign 09E056000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E056000 Recall campaign 10E059000 ◆ Recall campaign 10E059000 Investigation PE99030 ● Investigation PE99030 Investigation EA99028 ● Investigation EA99028 Investigation EA03011 ● Investigation EA03011
  • Campaign 97V201000 was reported 16 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 98V183000 was reported 111 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 04V021000 was reported 2,097 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 06E088000 was reported 2,653 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 06E091000 was reported 2,663 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 09E056000 was reported 4,364 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 10E059000 was reported 4,808 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
1997-Q1 Owner reports 1
1997-Q2 Owner reports 1
1997-Q3 Owner reports 3
1997-Q4 Owner reports 1
1998-Q1 Owner reports 3
1998-Q2 Owner reports 3
1998-Q3 Owner reports 3
1998-Q4 Owner reports 5
1999-Q1 Owner reports 4
1999-Q2 Owner reports 4
1999-Q3 Owner reports 11
1999-Q4 Owner reports 2
2000-Q1 Owner reports 5
2000-Q2 Owner reports 8
2000-Q3 Owner reports 5
2000-Q4 Owner reports 9
2001-Q1 Owner reports 16
2001-Q2 Owner reports 6
2001-Q3 Owner reports 3
2001-Q4 Owner reports 5
2002-Q1 Owner reports 5
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q3 Owner reports 6
2003-Q1 Owner reports 8
2003-Q2 Owner reports 3
2003-Q3 Owner reports 3
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2004-Q1 Owner reports 6
2004-Q2 Owner reports 3
2004-Q3 Owner reports 2
2004-Q4 Owner reports 2
2005-Q1 Owner reports 2
2005-Q2 Owner reports 2
2005-Q3 Owner reports 3
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 97V095000
Recall campaign 1 97V201000
Recall campaign 1 98V183000
Recall campaign 1 04V021000
Recall campaign 1 06E088000
Recall campaign 1 06E091000
Recall campaign 1 09E056000
Recall campaign 1 10E059000
Defect investigation 1 PE99030
Defect investigation 1 EA99028
Defect investigation 1 EA03011
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-08-22 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Safety Recalls (8)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V021000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    EITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E088000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL RESTRICTION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER AND/OR ENGINE STALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    TI AUTOMOTIVE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 6, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TI AUTOMOTIVE TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-461-1834.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E091000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL RESTRICTION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER AND/OR ENGINE STALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    AIRTEX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AIRTEX TOLL-FREE AT 1-866-867-3759.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E056000

    Report date
    Component:
    SUSPENSION
    Consequence:
    SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE SOCKET OF THE BALL JOINT HOUSING WOULD ALLOW THE CONTROL ARM TO COLLAPSE AND THE WHEEL TO FOLD IN CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE WILL REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 9, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE AT 1-800-493-4128.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 10E059000

    Report date
    Component:
    SUSPENSION
    Consequence:
    IF THERE IS A SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE HOUSING, THE DRIVER CAN LOOSE STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    FEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED CONTROL ARMS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL AT 1-877-489-6659.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  6. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 97V095000

    Report date
    Component:
    STRUCTURE
    Consequence:
    IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT ENGAGING THE PRIMARY LATCH, THE HOOD WOULD NOT BE RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING WITH A LONGER END HOOK SPRING.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  7. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 97V201000

    Report date
    Component:
    SUSPENSION
    Consequence:
    SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BALL JOINT END HOUSING COVER SEAL FOR LEAKAGE WITH A HIGH PRESSURE AIR TESTER AND THE RUBBER BOOT WILL BE VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. IF THE COVER SEAL LEAKS OR THE BOOT IS DAMAGED, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WILL BE REPLACED.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  8. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 98V183000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    IF THIS HAPPENS, THE "IGNITION-PARK" INTERLOCK SYSTEM WILL BE NONFUNCTIONAL.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM. ANY VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL AFTER THE INSPECTION WILL HAVE THE SHIFT MECHANISM AND CABLE REPLACED WITH A "SELF-ADJUSTING" DESIGN.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-08-21 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-21
Safety incident filters
Showing 0 of 153 complaints · page 1 of 7

No complaints match the current filters.
EPA Fuel Economy Database Snapshot 2026-08-21 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
Estimate unavailable

EPA fuel-economy data is unavailable for this vehicle.

No estimate is shown when required EPA values are unavailable.

 Open Ownership Cost Calculator →

Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-08-21 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

Read our complete data methodology → Sources