1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 117 complaints · 7 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (24 complaints · 20.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 16
  • Fires 25
  • Injuries 13
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

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

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 24 of 117 owner complaints (20.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 24 complaints, 20.5% of reports ENGINE 24 · 20.5% · 5 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 17 complaints, 14.5% of reports POWER TRAIN 17 · 14.5% · 6 crash reports 2 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 16 complaints, 13.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 16 · 13.7% · 2 crash reports 8 fire reports STEERING: 13 complaints, 11.1% of reports STEERING 13 · 11.1% · 1 crash reports 6 fire reports AIR BAGS: 10 complaints, 8.6% of reports AIR BAGS 10 · 8.6% · 7 crash reports 1 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 9 complaints, 7.7% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 9 · 7.7% FUEL SYSTEM: 5 complaints, 4.3% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 5 · 4.3% STRUCTURE: 4 complaints, 3.4% of reports STRUCTURE 4 · 3.4% SUSPENSION: 3 complaints, 2.6% of reports SUSPENSION 3 · 2.6% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 76 complaints, 65.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 76 · 65.0% · 15 crash reports 14 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

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

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 24 20.5% 0 crashes · 5 fires
POWER TRAIN 17 14.5% 6 crashes · 2 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 16 13.7% 2 crashes · 8 fires
STEERING 13 11.1% 1 crashes · 6 fires
AIR BAGS 10 8.6% 7 crashes · 1 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 9 7.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 5 4.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 4 3.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 3 2.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 76 65.0% 15 crashes · 14 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1999; the first recall shown was reported in Sep 1999. 1999-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2002-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2003-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2004-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2004-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1999 Jul 2016 Recall campaign 99V244000 ◆ Recall campaign 99V244000 Recall campaign 04V021000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V021000 Recall campaign 06V001000 ◆ Recall campaign 06V001000 Recall campaign 06E088000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E088000 Recall campaign 09E043000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E043000 Recall campaign 09E056000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E056000 Recall campaign 10E059000 ◆ Recall campaign 10E059000 Investigation RQ03005 ● Investigation RQ03005 Investigation EA03011 ● Investigation EA03011 Investigation PE05036 ● Investigation PE05036 Investigation EA05019 ● Investigation EA05019
  • Campaign 04V021000 was reported 1,513 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 06V001000 was reported 953 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 06E088000 was reported 2,056 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 09E056000 was reported 3,245 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 10E059000 was reported 3,689 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1999-Q1 Owner reports 1
1999-Q4 Owner reports 2
2000-Q1 Owner reports 3
2000-Q2 Owner reports 3
2000-Q3 Owner reports 3
2000-Q4 Owner reports 3
2001-Q1 Owner reports 1
2001-Q2 Owner reports 1
2001-Q3 Owner reports 2
2001-Q4 Owner reports 7
2002-Q1 Owner reports 2
2002-Q2 Owner reports 4
2002-Q3 Owner reports 6
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 12
2003-Q2 Owner reports 3
2003-Q3 Owner reports 2
2003-Q4 Owner reports 2
2004-Q1 Owner reports 5
2004-Q2 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 12
2004-Q4 Owner reports 4
2005-Q1 Owner reports 3
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 5
2006-Q1 Owner reports 2
2006-Q2 Owner reports 3
2006-Q3 Owner reports 4
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 3
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 2
2008-Q1 Owner reports 2
2009-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 99V244000
Recall campaign 1 04V021000
Recall campaign 1 06V001000
Recall campaign 1 06E088000
Recall campaign 1 09E043000
Recall campaign 1 09E056000
Recall campaign 1 10E059000
Defect investigation 1 RQ03005
Defect investigation 1 EA03011
Defect investigation 1 PE05036
Defect investigation 1 EA05019
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Safety Recalls (7)

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.
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  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.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06V001000

    Report date
    Component:
    STEERING
    Consequence:
    POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E043000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
    Remedy:
    THE AFFINIA GROUP WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE FILTERS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WIX FILTER RETURN CENTER AT 1-704-869-7411 OR IMPORT PRODUCTS AT 1-508-279-8207.
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  5. 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.
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  6. 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.
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  7. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99V244000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. 843. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE TUBE COULD LEAK, REDUCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONE-HALF OF THE DIAGONALLY SPLIT BRAKING SYSTEM, AND RESULTING IN LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE TUBES FOR VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CLAMP. IF THE TUBE SHOWS EVIDENCE OF CONTACT, IT WILL BE REPLACED. IF NO EVIDENCE OF CONTACT EXISTS, THE TUBE WILL BE FASTENED WITH A CLIP.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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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
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

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