2000 Plymouth Breeze Steering Problems

“On 1/25/13 I had some minor repair work done on my vehicle. My mechanic informed me that I had a leak in my power steering hose. He also informed me of a recall that had been issued in 2006 #06v001000. I never received notice of this recall. I have owned the vehicle since 2004, and am in possession of the title that verifies that. I called my local dealer, security dodge on long island, ny to discuss the matter. I was informed by their service department that my vehicle did not show any open recalls. They told me this recall was remedied in 2007 in cottonwood, az. …”

“My son bought a Plymouth Breeze 2000 and only had it three and a half weeks. He noticed that power steering seemed to be a little harder to steer. I noticed h car smelled hot two nights before the fire. He drove the car to a basketball game and arrived about 7:20pm. He parked and locked the car in the high school parking lot. Within less than 15 minutes they were announcing the owner of a car from g and g auto in merrill needed to report to the prinicipal. We did not yet have our new liscense plates yet. …”

“Safety recall 23-high pressure power steering hose the high pressure power steering hose did spring a leak and before I could get it to my mechanic to check it out, I did have an under the hood fire that melted most every plastic part before the fire department was able to extinguish the fire. This happened in front of an elementary school at dismissal time...luckily I had parked the car, turned off the engine, and step out before flaming up and the school personnel provided a fire extinguisher to minimize the flames while I called 9-1-1 on my cell phone. …”

“- the contact stated that while driving his 2000 Plymouth Breeze (failure mileage: 98000) at 55 MPH the vehicle began to smoke under the hood. The contact stated that fire started to come from under the hood and burned the vehicle completely. The contact received recall notice 06v001000 for steering:hydraulic power assist:hose, piping, and connections in november 2006, three(3) months after the car was destroyed.”

“- the contact called regarding the 2000 Plymouth Breeze. The contact stated the vehicle was driven for approximately 30 minutes and parked. The contact stated there were no warning indicators. The contact was notified that there was smoke coming from under the hood. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. The contact did not have a fire report. The manufacturer sent out an investigator and it was determined that the power steering hose leaked. There were no injuries. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.”