1996 Plymouth Breeze Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 25about this part
- Share
- 14%of 182 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 100,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 25 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1996 Plymouth Breeze, 14% of the 182 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I purchased my 1996 Plymouth Breeze in april of 1998 with 33,000 miles on it and it currently has 115,000 miles on it. The initial signs of problems begin at 50,000 miles with an oil leak no one could seem to fix (not even the dealership). …”
NHTSA complaint #10058311, filed 2004-02, 54,000 miles“Transmission started having a loud rattle when checked out car is leaking transmission fluid and will need to have transmission replaced. I do not feel that the transmission should go out in 59,000 miles. I also feel that the dealer should have found that the car was leaking transmission fluid in the 2 times that I had the vehicle in, this was very obvious problem if they had checked it out properly.”
NHTSA complaint #712863, filed 1999-10“I'm so disappointed in this car. I bought it new in 1996, and it's been constant problems since I did. The first time the head gasket went out, the car was still under warranty, but has gone out twice since then. I've spent so much money on repairs, that I could have bought a whole new car if you add it all up. The brakes are always squeeking and wearing out quickly. Whenever one thing goes wrong, it's quickly followed by several other problems. My transmission had a massive leak last year (2001) that took the dealer two times to fix. But now it's leaking again. …”
NHTSA complaint #762027, filed 2002-05“On november 15th, 1998, my husband was driving our Plymouth Breeze on his way to work. While driving he heard several terrible, loud noises coming from under the hood and immediately loss power. The vehicle was towed to aamco transmittions. Aamco transmittions found the problem to be, the differental pin worked its way out of place, catching itself on metal. The differential pin split into three pieces (aamco believes). The differential pin made several 3 inch holes in the casing of the transmission. The transmission was contaminated and destroyed. …”
NHTSA complaint #701435, filed 1998-12“I purchased a used car, and sometimes you need to fix minor things if the car is old, but this car is a 1996. Almost still new and I just don't understand how the transmission could bad this soon. When I bought the car it was leaking oil so I figured it was just something simple. I took the car into jim earp chrysler-Plymouth on 55th and l street they told me I needed to replace my headgaskets, and brakes.I did. They car was still leaking so I took it back in on 6/10/99 but they could't look at it. I went to another dealer they told me my transmission is probaly cracked. …”
NHTSA complaint #707798, filed 1999-06Related recalls
- 04V021000Jan 13, 2004On certain passenger vehicles, the floor shifter ignition-park interlock may fail and allow the shifter to be moved out of the park position with the key…Covers: Plymouth Breeze 1996–1999, Dodge Intrepid 1993–1999, Chrysler Concorde 1993–1999 +6 more
- 98V183000Aug 6, 1998Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. The adjustment of the cable connecting the console shifter mechanism to the…Covers: Plymouth Breeze 1996–1998, Chrysler Cirrus 1995–1998, Dodge Stratus 1995–1998 +1 more
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 1996 Plymouth Breeze
95 complaintsBrakes
22 complaintsSteering
20 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsEquipment
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Plymouth Breeze
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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