Ten problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 1996 Plymouth Breeze. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
After taking the vehicle in to the dealer on a recall for the park interlock the dealer charged the consumer for performing the repairs.
At 65mph and and with no warning transmission will kick out of gear and will go to 2nd gear. This could cause an accident. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Alot of these problems seem to be persistent with the Plymouth,Dodge, and Chrysler. This should be dealt with and resolved to gratify the consumer. No safety defect listed.
After an oil leak was detected, was told the engine head gasket/motor mount support, and transmission needed replacement.
Able to shift through gears while driving or parked without applying brake.
Gear sticks between park and reverse when shifting to park, causing vehicle to roll backwards. Dealer has acknowledged there is indeed a problem.
Transmission lockups in drive and reverse gears.
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. I went and bought a new kia two days ago--but I'm reluctant to try and sell this lemon to anybody. It has no trade in value whatsoever. Now that I'm aware of the major head gasket problems, I wonder if there's any sort of class action lawsuit against the makers of Plymouth? I want my money back!!!.
Vehicle lunges/surges at idle. Acts like it doesn;t go out of gear. Must press firmly on brake to keep vehicle from lunging ahead. Very rough idle. Shakes steering wheel violently. Must place transmission in neutral at stop to control vehicle. When shifted to neutral engine races momentarily and then slows down. Vehicle is hard to control when stopped, performance unpredictible, unreliable and dangerous to other persons and vehicles.