2000 Plymouth Breeze Fuel system Problems

“Car owner reported fuel smell. We investigated and found the exhaust system had failed at the aft muffler exit to pipe, welded joint. This caused the fuel tank to melt and leak fuel. The heat shield was installed but the melting occurred over the top of the shield. We have photographs of the damage available. We will preserve the fuel tank for any investigation through 12/31/2014. If we have not heard from you we will discard it.”

“We had been having trouble with smoke coming from under the hood. We thought it was oil leaking. We stopped and my husband checked under the hood. He didn't find any oil but there was some power steering fluid on his hand. He thought he knew what the problem was and we could make it to our destination where he would try to fix it. When we arrived at our destination, the car was smoking some. I parked in one location, but then decided to park in another. As I turned my steering wheel to park in the other location, smoke began to come from under the hood. …”

“My husband was driving down the street to school. He made it maybe 2-21/2 blocks down the road when he says he heard a little noise and the car stopped accelerating properly. Other vehicles began blowing thier horn at him and he had to stop the car, while sitting in the car he saw flames start coming out from under the hood. The engine caught on fire, no one seems to know why. The fire got pretty out of control, and the fire department put it out. Our car is destroyed. We have no idea why the engine caught on fire. …”

“The contact owns a 2000 Plymouth Breeze. While the contact's husband was driving 60 MPH, the vehicle would no longer drive. The vehicle idled and he pulled to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact's husband (a mechanic) stated that the failure was with the fuel pressure. The dealer informed the contact that if she could not provide a receipt for the fuel pump recall repair (NHTSA campaign id number 06e088000: fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump) that was performed in 2006, they could not assist. The purchase date was unknown. …”

“Car stalled several times, found out it was the fuel pump, mechanic showed me the fuel pump and the wiring on it had actually burned, this could have resulted in a fire because the fuel pump is in the tank.”