1999 Plymouth Breeze steering problems

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DROVE THE CAR TO A RESTAURANT FOR DINNER. PARKED THE CAR AND WENT INTO THE RESTAURANT. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER I SAW A FIRE TRUCK IN THE AREA OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER WATCHING FOR A MOMENT I REALIZED THERE WAS SMOKE BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THE FIREMEN OPENED THE HOOD I COULD SEE THAT SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE MELTED AS WELL AS SEE SOME FIRE. AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SECURE ENVIRONMENT I CONTACTED A PLYMOUTH DEALERSHIP, WHO GAVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER OF ANOTHER PARTY OUT OF STATE. THIS PARTY SAID THAT A LETTER INFORMING ME OF THE RECALL WAS MAILED TO ME AND THAT THEY NO LONGER HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP WITH FIXING THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO STATE IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10322453 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

DAVES AUTOSALES OWNER DAVE MALMFELDT 801-560-2754 OR 801-562-8884 NEVER INFORMED US OF A SAFETY RECALL ON E23 HIGH POWER STEERING HOSE WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE AND TOTAL LOSS OF 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE .THE DEFECT AND RECALL INFORMATION ANALYSIS SAFETY ASSURANCE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ON FINAL APPROVAL SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AND ALL VEHICLES REPAIRED WITHIN A 120 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. SAFETY RECALLS COMPENDIUM,MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE SWITCH TITLE 49 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE CHAPTER 301 AND SUPPORTING FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DAVES AUTO SALES HAD NO INSURANCE ON HIS DEALERSHIP TO COVER THE LOSS OF THE CAR,SO HE REPLACED IT AND THEN SAID WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE CAR,AGAIN,WE ALL READY PAID $1300.00 DOWN PAYMENT 20 MONTHS OF PAYMENTS OF $166.00 LOSING 2 MORE PAYMENTS .ACCORDING TO LAW HIS DEALERSHIPS INSURANCE SHOULD OF COVERED THE LOSS OF CAR AT NO COST TO SHANE E ALLEN.SO DAVE BEAT UP THE DAUGHTER WHO WEIGHS 90 LBS 17 YRS OLD AND TOLD BACK THE CAR HE REPLACED HER ,SATURN,THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AND WE WERE TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK IT BELONGED TO US SO WE DID. WE WANT DAVES LICENSED REVOKED AND ARE CIVILLY AND CRIMINALLY CHARGING HIM IN COURT. THIS MAN IS A THREAT TO SOCIETY. WE NEED THE TITLE MAILED TO US TO LICENSE THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10254878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT DID NOT CAUSE THE FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V001000). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,000.

NHTSA complaint #10207321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. IN 2004, THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND HER VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. ONE YEAR LATER, SHE RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE # 06V001000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THE CONTACT HAS A REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE ENGINE SIZE AND CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA complaint #10190871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

TL *- THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT MADE A NOISE. THE CONTACT WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE BURNED A HOLE IN THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE IS NOT OPERABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SHE CAN DO.

NHTSA complaint #10179049 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE DEFECT. *TS THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE AND THE ACCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED, WERE DUE TO A DIRECT RESULT OF THE TWO RECALLS THAT WERE ISSUED. AN INSPECTOR WAS SENT TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THE PROBLEMS WERE NOT A RESULT OF THE RECALLS. *JB UPDATED 01/7/14 UPDATED 02/26/14

NHTSA complaint #10159463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

I HAVE A '99 PLYMOUTH BREEZE, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING PUMP RECENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT I DID NOT NEED ONE, THE PRESSURE TEST SAID IT WAS NEGATIVE FOR A LEAK. NOW UNFORTUNATELY, FOUR MECHANIC VISITS & $1300 LATER, MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE TODAY! I AM MORE THAN A LITTLE UPSET. HOW, CAN A VEHICLE BE SO DECEIVINGLY DANGEROUS! WHAT AM I TO DO NOW?!

NHTSA complaint #10152922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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3-YEAR OLD CHILD GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT. THERE WERE NO KEYS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT PRESSED. THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE. THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10021771 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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.