11 of the
153 complaints about the 1999 Plymouth Breeze are about the
airbag system — 7% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
64,000 miles.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS BUMPED FROM THE REAR CAUSING IT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS PRE IMPACT BRAKING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE HOWEVER HEAD AND NECK INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED ABOUT THE AIR BAG SENSORS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.
NHTSA complaint #10158571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Greenville, SCCrash1 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS ON EITHER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE FROM HITTING HER FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT NHTSA.
NHTSA complaint #10111505 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Erie, PACrash1 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB UPDATED 2/7/2005. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE.
NHTSA complaint #10099212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rural Retriet, VACrash
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. CONSUMER HIT A POLE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8013859 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Parsons, KSCrash1 injured
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 TO 30 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER AND CONSUMER WAS HIT MID DRIVER SIDE, CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE VEHICLE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE OTHER DRIVER AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. *JB THERE WAS ONE INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #8008915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bowlingbrook, IL
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S AIRBAG PANEL LOOSENED, AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. DEALER SAID HE COULD ONLY REPAIR HORN, WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT AIRBAG PANEL.
NHTSA complaint #8001863 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Orlando, FL
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM DUE TO CLOCK SPRING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #898844 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Orlando, FL
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINADTED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #898601 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Orlando, FL
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM DUE TO CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #897199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Jackson, MICrash
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS HIDDEN ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF LANE. CONSUMER HIT OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER PASED OUT, AND DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #887318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rainelle, WVCrashFire5 injured
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CAR WENT INTO A CURVE AND WOULD NOT STEER OUT,THEN FOR NO REASON THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, KNOCKING THE DRIVER OUT TEMPORAILY,CAUSING THE CAR TO THEN PROCEED OFF THE ROAD, UP ONTO A GAURDRAIL WHICH THEN SENT THE CAR AIRBORNE ONTO THE SIDE OF A CONCRETE BRIDGE WHICH THEN FLIPPED THE CAR HEAD-ON INTO THE CONRETE WALL OF THE ONCOMING SIDE OF THE BRIDGE.
NHTSA complaint #704823 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.