12 of the 201 complaints about the 1998 Plymouth Breeze are about the airbag system — 6% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 60,000 miles.
12
Complaints
9
Crashes
1
Fires
8
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
30 MPH FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #10341786 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR DRIVE OVER ANYTHING, AND BOTH MY DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.
NHTSA complaint #10184424 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING,THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION EVERYTHING WAS DESTROYED. ONE DEATH AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER NOW WALKS WITH A LIMP. ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND SPRING 1999
NHTSA complaint #10091487 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN LARGE TRUCK PULLED ACROSS ROAD. I WAS DRIVING A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE AND HIT TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. CAR TOTALLED ALL FRONT END DAMAGE INCLUDING HOOD, BUMPER KNOCKED OFF, BOTH FENDERS, ALSO DAMAGE INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE IS STILL AT MY HOME AT THIS TIME UNTIL INSUARANCE COMPANY RETRIEVES IT. I HAVE PICTURES OF DAMAGE AND INTERIOR SHOWING THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE STILL INTACT AND DID NOT DEPLOY. APPARENTLY, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I SEARCHED YOUR WEB SITE AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER AIRBAG COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR CAR. *AK I (DRIVER) HAVE INJURY TO RIGHT KNEE THAT MAY REQUIRE SURGERY
NHTSA complaint #10073081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH ANY IMPACT.
NHTSA complaint #10019463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT COLLISION AT 35-40 MPH, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HER HEAD ON THE DASH, PASSENGER INJURED AS WELL. VEHICLE IS TOTALED. PH
NHTSA complaint #10005905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT OFF THE ROAD, AND HIT TREES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #8011307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
FRONT COLLISION AT 50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED BROKEN STERNUM AND RIBS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. NLM
NHTSA complaint #8008040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMER. DUE TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER FRACTURED LEFT WRIST, AND SUSTAINED BURNS ON RIGHT HAND. MANUFACTURER SHOWED NO CONCERN, AND REFERRED CONSUMER TO NHTSA.
NHTSA complaint #895530 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END COLLISION. NLM
NHTSA complaint #784137 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO FRONT END. ALSO, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #858658 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, FRONT END PUSHED BACK INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
NHTSA complaint #718528 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.