"How reliable is the 1999 Plymouth Breeze?"

"Based on 153 NHTSA complaints, the 1999 Plymouth Breeze has a median complaint mileage of 76000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 1999 Plymouth Breeze?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1999 Plymouth Breeze is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 153 total complaints filed."

1999 Plymouth Breeze: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 153 complaints

153

Total Complaints

76,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

64,244 25th Percentile

76,000 Median Mileage

100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

STEERING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

AIR BAGS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"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 HE..."

"CSS MODEL 02442, DOM 17-JAN-1999;HAD CSS IN VEHICLE WITH CHILD IN IT. WENT AROUND A CORNER AND NOTICED THE CSS WOULD TILT TO THE SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE BUCKLE ON THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME UNLOCKED. DID NOT NOTICE BUCKLE WAS UNLOCKED UNTIL GOING AROUND ANOTHER CORNER & THE BOOSTER SEAT WOULD TOPPLE OVER..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE 16 complaints

25th: 55,001 mi Median: 65,000 mi 75th: 73,000 mi

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS 8 complaints

25th: 55,000 mi Median: 78,244 mi 75th: 92,616 mi

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 8 complaints

Median: 110,000 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 complaints

25th: 68,500 mi Median: 81,000 mi 75th: 158,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

PA: 18 FL: 18 NY: 8 TN: 8 OH: 8 GA: 7 MD: 6 MN: 6 IL: 6 MI: 6

Who Files Complaints?

17.6%

Original Owners

82.4%

Second+ Owners

Plymouth Breeze — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1996	268	72,500	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	25
1997	203	73,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	10
1998	201	80,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	23
2000	42	100,000	STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS	1

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28