Consumer Complaint Detail

PLYMOUTH / BREEZE / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007099300 Incident Date: Mar, 05 2007
Consumer's City: BIENVILLE Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: BREEZE Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1P3EJ46XXYN Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 19 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact owns a 2000 plymouth breeze. while driving on the road at 45 mph the vehicle caught on fire underneath the hood. the fire spread throughout the whole vehicle. the fire department arrived, and stated that they didn't know what caused the fire underneath the hood. the manufacturer sent a technician to investigate the fire , and the technician stated that the fire was due to an engine rod blowout which caused the oil tank to heat up and spread flames all over the vehicle. the contact can provide pictures. the current and failure mileage were both 100,000.*ak