2000 Plymouth Breeze Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 18%of 38 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2000 Plymouth Breeze, 18% of the 38 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,500 miles. 3 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving my car, and suddenly the car started to slow down and stop. I checked every thing and everything it was ok, water and oil. And couple month before this happen I receive a recall letter saying some thing was wrong with those type of cars.”
NHTSA complaint #10243948, filed 2008-09, 86,000 miles“2000 Plymouth Breeze with 2.4l engine has rusting oil pan and leaking oil could cause fire or environmental hazards. The metal on the oil pan doesn't appear to be good enough to withstand winter salt situations.”
NHTSA complaint #10179237, filed 2007-01, 75,000 miles“Dt: 2000 plymonth Breeze, caught fire in consumer's yard. Nothing else was on fire near vehicle. Consumer's son had just brought the vehicle home. The consumers son saw smoke coming from the front of the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #10124098, filed 2005-07, 70,000 miles“- the contact owns a 2000 Plymouth Breeze. While driving on the road at 45 MPH the vehicle caught on fire underneath the hood. The fire spread throughout the whole vehicle. The fire department arrived, and stated that they didn't know what caused the fire underneath the hood. The manufacturer sent a technician to investigate the fire , and the technician stated that the fire was due to an engine rod blowout which caused the oil tank to heat up and spread flames all over the vehicle. The contact can provide pictures. The current and failure mileage were both 100,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10185662, filed 2007-03, 100,000 miles“So last night, I wander over to a bbq held by several old friends of mine. I'm looking forward to seeing some folks I haven't seen in a while, and let's face it - I love parties. I'm there for all of 5 minutes, and I'm just getting around toward saying hello to some friends when someone yells out that there's a fire under one of the cars out across the street. We rush to the front yard, and lo and behold, there's sparks and what looks to be a fire cracker or flare underneath the front end - of my car! …”
NHTSA complaint #10132716, filed 2005-08Related service bulletins
- 10191460Feb 26, 2016Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Plymouth Breeze
16 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Plymouth Breeze
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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