1999 Plymouth Breeze Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 20about this part
- Share
- 17%of 117 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 71,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 20 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1999 Plymouth Breeze, 17% of the 117 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 71,500 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Vehicle was switched out of parked gear and rolled with consumer's 3 year old son in the driver's seat. Transferred to ovsc. There were no keys in the ignition. The vehicle rolled backwards across a street and hit a tree. The child was not injured. The consumer feels that the vehicle interlock system failed causing this accident.”
NHTSA complaint #10042626, filed 2003-10, 67,000 miles“Radio expired before warranty july 2000--no replacement by chrysler transmission sensors at 52,000 april 2001-- no replacement or help of any kind from chrysler, head gasket now at 76,000, january 2003 no help or replacement from chrysler, was told not their problem since warranty expired.”
NHTSA complaint #10000817, filed 2003-01, 76,000 miles“Dt: consumer states that 1999 Plymouth Breeze caught on fire and burned completely. Consumers parked the car and turned off the engine, and 5 minutes later consumer was notified that vehicle was on fire. The fire started under the hood around the engine compartment. The battery was severely burned and it looked like the fire may have started there. A week earlier NHTSA recall 04v021000 repairs were done. The fire department came and extinguished the fire. Fire and police reports were issued.”
NHTSA complaint #10131892, filed 2005-08, 90,000 miles“When the gear shifter was put into reverse, the vehicle suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed and stopped when it crashed into a deck. The consumer's foot was depressed on the brake pedal when this occurred. Prior to the incident, the vehicle had an on going problem with the shifter jumping out of gear. The floor shift ignition-park interlock 04v021000 recall was performed a year ago. The vehicle is currently at a collision shop being serviced. The cause of the failures has yet to be determined.”
NHTSA complaint #10119040, filed 2005-04, 100,000 miles“While parked, with the key out of the ignition, slightly bumped the shifter and knocked it out of the 'park' position. Vehicle rolled backward and torn the front passenger door against wall. Ref ie03013”
NHTSA complaint #8019437, filed 2002-09, 12,000 milesRelated 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
Related service bulletins
- 10021239Aug 25, 2006Powertrain control module initialization.
- 10013731Mar 2, 2005Powertrain control module initialization.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 1999 Plymouth Breeze
29 complaintsElectrical system
22 complaintsSteering
16 complaintsBrakes
14 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsEquipment
6 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Plymouth Breeze
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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