2000 Plymouth Breeze

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SIX HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED, IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE HOWEVER INFORMATION WOULD NOT DISCLOSE FROM THE RESPRESENTATIVE. THE MAIN DAMAGE IS LOCATED IN THE DASH AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR.

MY 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR AFTER BEING PARKED FOR OVER 6 HOURS. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED . THE CAR WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE...... SO FAR I CAN'T GET ANY EXPLANATION FOR THIS FIRE. THE NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS NOT VANDALIZED IT WAS ELECTRICAL.. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW, SO THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE TIRES. TWO OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND YELLED AT THE CONTACT TO RUN FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. AS SOON AS THE CONTACT RAN OFF, THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL LETTER ABOUT RECALL NUMBER 06V001000. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED OF THE EXPLOSION BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY INFO ON HOW TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON JUNE 17, 2006 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V001000; STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSISTS: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED. THE CONTACT REPORTS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED. THIS CAUSED THE TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER PULLEY TO FAIL AS WELL. THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER HOUSING AND TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED.

MY SON BOUGHT A PLYMOUTH BREEZE 2000 AND ONLY HAD IT THREE AND A HALF WEEKS. HE NOTICED THAT POWER STEERING SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE HARDER TO STEER. I NOTICED H CAR SMELLED HOT TWO NIGHTS BEFORE THE FIRE. HE DROVE THE CAR TO A BASKETBALL GAME AND ARRIVED ABOUT 7:20PM. HE PARKED AND LOCKED THE CAR IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. WITHIN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES THEY WERE ANNOUNCING THE OWNER OF A CAR FROM G AND G AUTO IN MERRILL NEEDED TO REPORT TO THE PRINICIPAL. WE DID NOT YET HAVE OUR NEW LISCENSE PLATES YET. MY SON WENT OUT FIRST TO THE PARKING LOT AND I FOLLOWED A FEW MINUTES LATER WHEN THEY WERE STILLL ANNOUNCING A PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE ENGINE AREA OF THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE AND THE CUSTODIANS AT THE SCHOOL NOTICED IT AND CALLED BOTH THE POLICE LIASON AND THE FIRE DEPARTMETN. THEY SENT FOUR TRUCKS. THEY NEEDED TO EXTRICATE THE HOOD SINCE THE CAR WAS LOCKED. THEY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. WITNESSES SAID THE FLAMES WERE UP SIX FEET. THE ENGINE WAS IN RUINS AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED PLUS THE PAINT PEELED AWAY. I DO KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING COMPONENT AND CRYSLER HAS SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT TO THE CAR. I AM AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE. I AM GLAD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR OR THAT IT HAPPENED IN MY GARAGE WHERE I WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED IT UNTIL TOO LATE.*AK

SO LAST NIGHT, I WANDER OVER TO A BBQ HELD BY SEVERAL OLD FRIENDS OF MINE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOME FOLKS I HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE, AND LET'S FACE IT - I LOVE PARTIES. I'M THERE FOR ALL OF 5 MINUTES, AND I'M JUST GETTING AROUND TOWARD SAYING HELLO TO SOME FRIENDS WHEN SOMEONE YELLS OUT THAT THERE'S A FIRE UNDER ONE OF THE CARS OUT ACROSS THE STREET. WE RUSH TO THE FRONT YARD, AND LO AND BEHOLD, THERE'S SPARKS AND WHAT LOOKS TO BE A FIRE CRACKER OR FLARE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END - OF MY CAR! WE GRAB THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FROM THE KITCHEN AND GARAGE AND RUSH OUT TO TRY TO PUT OUT WHAT WE'RE SIMPLY ASSUMING IS A PRANK BY A KID IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WITHIN 30 SECONDS, WE REALIZE THERE'S FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WE TRY TO OPEN IT, BUT THE HEAT IS GETTING TO BE A BIT MUCH. AT THAT POINT I YELL AT EVERYONE TO GET AWAY FROM MY CAR AND I CALL 911. WE MOVE THE NEAREST VEHICLES AND EVERYONE GETS BACK TO THE HOUSE. TWO OF MY FRIENDS TRY TO RUSH BACK OUT TO OPEN THE HOOD AGAIN AND THE RADIATOR EXPLODES. AGAIN, I YELL THAT I HAVE INSURANCE ON THE CAR AND FOR EVERYONE TO GET THE HELL AWAY FROM IT. WITHIN MINUTES, ROLLING FLAMES HAVE ENGULFED MY CAR, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO BUT WAIT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I ASK MY FRIEND ARON (WHO OWNS THE HOUSE THERE) TO GET HIS CAMERA. WITH MY CAMERA PHONE AND HIS MINOLTA, WE START TAKING PICTURES OF THE CARNAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWS (WITHIN 3 MINUTES OF THE INITIAL CALL, TOO) AND PUTS OUT THE BLAZE. AN ARSON INSPECTOR SHOWS AND STATES THAT IT'S SIMPLY MECHANICAL FAILURE - THAT IT'S THE FAULT OF THE CAR ITSELF. CAR IS/WAS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. *JB