1995 Eagle Talon

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/1999· STRUCTURE

  WHILE OPENING DOOR WITH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE, DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN CONSUMER'S HANDS ON BOTH SIDES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

• 12/29/1994· SUSPENSIONCrash

  VEHICLE VIBRATES DURING HOT WEATHER AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65-80 MPH. *SKD

• 12/28/1999· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  MORNING OF INCIDENT, ON THE WAY TO WORK NOTICED SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING. COMING BACK FROM LUNCH, SMELLED ODOR. PULLED OVER, POPPED HOOD, SAW SMALL FIRE LEFT SIDE, AND PUT OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. TOWED TO DEALER, THEY MADE OEM SPEC. REPAIR, REPLACING DAMAGED COMPOENTS. I HAVE OLD SPEED SENSOR, IT LOOKS TO ME THE MOST LIKELY SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. I BELIEVE THE SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT SHOULD BE FUSED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF PURSUING THIS CONCERN WITH DAMLIERCHRYSLER (BOB DUNN, 612-553-2569). FYI, STATE FARM IS NOT COVERING MOST THE DAMAGE COST (~$850), CLAIMING THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT (COMPREHENSIVE DOESN'T COVER THE DEFECTIVE PART, BUT OTHER PARTS DAMAGED IN FIRE) TO BE THE WIRING HARNESS, THE BIG TICKET ITEM, AND NOT THE SPEED SENSOR. SO FOR 2 REASONS I REALLY WANT TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE FIRE. FYI, THE ORIGINAL/BAD SENSOR. I RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER, PRESUMABLY THE SPEED SENSOR, APPEARS TO BE A 3 TERMINAL DEVICE, WITH THE MIDDLE PIN MISSING (BURNED UP?). I TRIED MEASURING THE RESISTANCE BETWEEN THE OTHER TWO TERMINALS, AND SAW ~800OHMS. THE SENSOR DAMAGE SUGGESTS COUPLED WITH MY OBSERVATION THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION IMPLIES TO ME THAT THE SPEED SENSOR AND NOT THE HARNESS FAILED. I'M GUESSING THE SENSOR IS BULIT BY MITSUBISHI, AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT NEXT, E.G. WHO WOULD/SHOULD DO FAILURE ANALYSIS. I ALSO HAVE A NEW $600 WIRING HARNESS, MISSING JUST THE SPEED SENSOR FEMALE CONNECTOR HARNESS (THE MECHANIC SCAVANGED IT TO DO THE REPAIR), IT WOULD NO DOUBT BE OF SOME USE IN AN INVESTIGATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP ME CONVINCE THE STATE FARM ADJUSTER TO PAY MY CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT ME: ACMIDDLETON@USWEST.NET. THANKS! *AK

• 12/26/2002· SUSPENSION

  RECALL FOR LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT. PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE CONSUMER PAID OVER $500.00 TO HAVE THE WORK DONE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER ONLY RECEIVED $163.27 AS A REFUND. *JB NAR 1/21/2003

• 12/18/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PASSENGER'S WINDOW FUSE FAILURE. *AK

• 12/16/2003· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WAS THROWN INTO ANOTHER GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS CAUSED A KNOCKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. *JB

• 12/11/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS THAN ANYONE COULD IMAGINE WITH THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 20 TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED, WATER PUMP, ALTENATOR, BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE AND THE ROTORS FOR WARPING AS WELL AS ONE OF THE CALIPERS. I HAVE ALSO HAD MORE THAN 4 BATTERIES GONE OUT A HOST OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM THE DOOR LOCKS BURNING OUT AND BEING REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE THE INTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS GOING OUT. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SPLINES(NOT SURE OF THE SPELLING) REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING AND BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THE VALVE TAPLETS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO A LEAKING DOWN OF ALL 16 OF THEM, THE EXHAUST MAINFOLD WAS JUST REPLACED FOR A WARPING THAT CRACKED IT AND WAS CAUSING EXHAUST TO ESCAPE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DASH HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR CRACKING. THEN TAKING BACK OUT FOR A MESS UP. STILL WONDERING IF THE AIRBAGS WERE HOOKED BACK UP . HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO FIND OUT. THIS IS JUST A HINT AT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD. I'M VERY UPSET BECAUSE I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND HAVE HAD ALL THE WORK DONE ON MY CAR BY THE DEALERSHIP TO PREVENT PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD SUCH AS TUNE UPS AND A HOST OF OTHER JOBS ON MY CAR DONE BEFORE THE RECOMMEND TIME. THANKS FOR ANY INFO YOU COULD GIVE ME . *AK

• 12/08/2003· SUSPENSIONCrash

  TWO YEARS AGO LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. ON 11/29/2003, THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT SEPARATED, CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/01/2004· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 11/28/2000· STEERING

  I'VE HEARD THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON MY CAR AND THESE ARE THE MAJOR PROBLEMS WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I KNOW OF TO FIND RECALLS. THANKYOU FOR YOUR HELP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

• 11/21/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  WEATHER WAS DAMP, GOING DOWN A GRADE, WENT ROUND CORNER, HYDROPLANED AFTER HITTING A PUDDLE, SLAMMED VEHICLE INTO RETAINING WALL, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/21/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER HIT A WALL AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER HIT HEAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 11/19/2004· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE CLUTCH INTO FOURTH GEAR AND VEHICLE STALLED. A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND WERE REPLACED TWICE. CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF PARTS AND LABOR. *AK

• 11/15/1999· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS THE TRANSMISSION. IT DOESN'T GO INTO SECOND GEAR ANYMORE. WHEN YOU CAN GET IT INTO SECOND IT GRINDS VERY BADLY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD JUST GO OUT UNLESS DEFECTIVE. SO NOW I HAVE TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO THIRD GEAR AND BYPASS SECOND GEAR. THE SECOND DEFECT I HAVE FOUND IS THE WIPER WASHERS THAT ARE MOUNTED IN THE HOOD. THEY HAD LEAKED WATER DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HOOD WHICH RESULTED IN RUNING THE PAINT. *AK

• 11/15/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 1995, THIRTEEN MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE THE TIMING BELT SNAPPED. THE ENGINE WAS ESSENTIALLY REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, IT FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE VENTS ON THE DASHBOARD POPPED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEY HAVE SINCE POPPED OUT AGAIN. THE HORN RELAY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BRAKES WERE RESURFACED AFTER ABOUT 4 MONTHS BECAUSE OF A DEFECT. THE ALARM HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURED IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS I OWNED THE VEHICLE. IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN THE CAR, I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE CAR HAD DEVELOPED A STALLING PROBLEM ABOUT A MONTH AGO - IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE GASKET KIT (LEAK) BECAUSE HE FELT THE PLUGS WERE GETTING WET. ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO MY FRONT AND REAR WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, I TRIED REPLACING THE FUSE, THEY STILL DON'T WORK. LAST WEEK ON MY WAY TO WORK MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND I AM NOW TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. HELP!

• 11/13/2007· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 EAGLE TALON. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT FAILED. THE MECHANIC MADE THE REPLACEMENT. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT SHOULD BE REPLACED. AS OF NOVEMBER 13, 2007, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V421002); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,895.

• 11/13/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE CONSUMER FIRST RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE LETTER WAS ABOUT A REPAIRS ON THE FUEL TANK. SINCE THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE LETTER SHE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES TO DEALER, ONE OF THOSE TIMES THAT FUEL WAS SPILLING FROM THE TANK, THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. BUT NOW SHE SAID THERE IS VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. SOMETHING ELSE, DEALER SPRAYED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THAT CONSUMER CAN'T STAND WHILE DRIVING. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TANK AGAIN AND PROBLEMS STILL EXIST, THE FUMES MAKE CONSUMER SICK, SHE HAS BEEN TO THE DOCTOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS AND FEELS THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THE FUEL SMELLS. *SLC

• 11/12/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER HAD REPLACED THE BATTERY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER TAKES 45 MINUTES TO RECONFIGURE THE RIGHT IDLE SPEED AND IN BETWEEN THIS TIME AT THE NORMAL SPEED OF 40MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

• 11/10/2000· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  THIS CAR HAS MANY FAILING PARTS, MINOR & MAJOR, WE DON'T THINK ITS NORMAL. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ONGOING SINCE SHORTLY AFTER AUTO WAS PURCHASED BY USE (12/99). OUR OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES THUS FAR APPROX. $2300.00. THIS CAR SEEMS TO BE A BIG LEMON! ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE MOST WELCOME. THANK YOU.*AK

• 11/09/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT, AND CONSUMER NOTICED A QUART OF GAS ON THE PAVEMENT. ALSO, FELT A SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM INSIDE OF CAR GAS TANK WAS RECALLED TWO YEARS AGO, AND DEALER INSTALLED A BRAND NEW FUELTANK . *AK

• 11/09/1999· SUSPENSION

  FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES A HARD WORN OUT CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DRIVEN OVER SMALL BUMPS OR CRACKS IN THE ROAD, A RECALL (99V-066) HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS FAILURE BUT THE DEALER IS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL. *ET

• 11/08/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR TURNS OFF AND THEN WILL START UP JUST FINE. DT

• 11/07/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND SLID INTO BACK OF VEHICLE DUE SNOW CONDITIONS. DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT FRONT END , TOTALLY CRUMPLED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 11/07/2000· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V066003, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO SAID PART WAS OKAY. 13 MONTHS LATER, AXLE BROKE DUE TO LEFT BALL JOINT PROBLEM. 1 WEEK LATER RIGHT BALL JOINT BROKE, DEALER CHARGED FOR BOTH REPAIRS. *AK

• 11/06/1995· STEERING

  POWER STEERING BELT WILL COME OFF WHILE DRIVING HWY SPEEDS TWICE. VEHICLE A MONTH OLD. TT

• 11/05/2003· SUSPENSION

  THE OWNER SAID THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR A RECALL FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT. *NLM AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT HAD COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT HAD SEPARATED. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT HAD SEPARATED AND THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT SHOWED WEAR. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *SCC *JB

• 11/04/1999· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, EXCESSIVE WEAR TO OTHER COMPONENTS DUE TO DEFECT (STRUTS) (99V-066). MJS

• 11/03/2015· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 95 EAGLE TALON TSI AND I HAVE A TRANSFER CASE NOISE AND LEAKY TRANSFER CASE IT IS PART OF THE TRANSFER CASE RECALL 780. CHRYSLER SAYS THE RECALL IS ONE TIME ONLY EVERYTHING I HAVE READ SAYS SAFETY RECALLS ARE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO LOCK UP AFTER READING ABOUT IT ONLINE

• 11/03/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY FAILED.

• 11/02/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LEAK FROM THE SENDING UNIT OF THE GAS TANK, REPLACED SENDING UNIT AND GAS TANK. TT

• 10/31/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC,EQUIPMENT

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED, HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON BUT NOT OTHER LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL, HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO FLASH ON AND OFF. *AK COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS, HOWEVER ENGINE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. REAR SPEAKER COVER BROKE AND WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. HORN FAILED. BATTERY FAILED. POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTS, BATTERY, HORN, AND FAILING LIGHTS. *SLC

• 10/23/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS: BRAKES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AT 7,000 MILES OR LESS; NO BRAKE PADS; BRAKE SQUEAK AND SQUEAL. TT

• 10/21/1998· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE DOES NOT ALLOW PROPER TURNS, MAKES POPPING NOISES, TRIED CHANGING TIRES. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT OWNER EXPENSE, NO RECALLS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT. GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS COMING OFF TRACK THREE TIMES. *YH

• 10/18/1996· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN WILL ACTIVATE FOR NO REASON WITH VEHICLE BEING PARKED OVER TWO HOURS, ALSO REPLACED ANTI-THEFT ALARM SYSTEM. *AK

• 10/17/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/17/2000· SUSPENSION

  LOWER CONTROL ARM NUT CAME OFF, CAUSING DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TO COME OFF, AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 10/15/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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• 10/07/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY

• 10/06/1999· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELT DOESN'T REACH OUT FAR ENOUGH, AND SNAPPED INTO THE LOCKING PART. *AK

• 10/05/2004· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING BALL JOINT BROKE. *BF RECALL# 00V421002. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR THE RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL COULD NOT BE COMPLETED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN LOWERED. THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BALL JOINT DETACHED AT 20 MPH. *SC *JB

• 10/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ABS SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CAN'T FIX VEHICLE UNTIL MANUFACTURER GIVES APPROVAL. RECALL 94V199001 ON ABS WAS ISSUED BUT IT DIDN'T APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE . ALSO REPAIRED WATER PUMP. *AK

• 10/05/1998· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A NOTICEABLE CLOAKING SOUND WHENEVER CONSUMER MAKES A TURN IN AN ANGLE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. ALSO VEHICLE VIBRATES AT 50 MPH OR MORE. *AK *ML

• 10/05/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR 40,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. ROTORS WERE REPLACED, BUT 1 WEEK AFTER REPAIRS, BRAKE PROBLEMS RETURNED. *AK *ML

• 10/04/2001· SUSPENSION

  THE CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL ON LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS, BUT THE DEALER DELAYED FIXING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE, PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE ORDERED PARTS WERE NOT RECEIVED ON TIME. *YH

• 10/03/1997· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT BALL JOINT FAILED, CAUSING THE FRONT TIRE TO COME OFF. THE OWNER THEN WENT INTO A 50 FOOT SKID DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE . VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE RIGHT BALL JOINT. *AK

• 10/01/2003· SUSPENSION

  I OWN A 1995 EAGLE TALON WHICH HAS A SAFETY RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V421002. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE RECALL WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE LOWER BALL JOINT SEPERATED AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATLEY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE RIGHT BROKEN BALL JOINT WITH THE NEWLY DESIGNED LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT FREE OF CHARGE. THE BALL JOINT I HAVE REFERRED TO IS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY TO THE FIRST PURCHASER. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THAT THE LEFT BALL JOINT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH THE NEWLY DESIGNED LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT. THEIR REASON FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH THE RECALL FREE OF CHARGE IS THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN LOWERED. THE LOWERING OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT INVOLVE THE REPLACEMENT OR ALTERATIONS MADE ON THE BALL JOINT LATERAL ARM IN ANY WAY AND DOES NOT MAKE THE VEHICLE MORE DIFFICULT TO REPAIR. IT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT IS DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL REGULATION 49 CFR PART 577 REQUIRING NOTIFICATION TO PURCHASERS OF SAFETY RECALLS. (CHRYSLER HAS MY OWNER INFORMATION ON FILE.) TITLE 49 OF THE USC STATES THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE, ANY SAFETY- RELATED DEFECT OF AN ITEM OF ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THANK YOU. *LA

• 10/01/1997· EQUIPMENT

  A/C COMPRESSOR/CLUTCH FAILED.

• 09/29/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  "CRANK WALK". *AK

• 09/29/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND RPM VALVES ARE GOING UP AND THE VEIHICLE IS KICKING INTO GEAR AND SHIFTING VERY HARD. *AK

• 09/29/1999· SUSPENSION

  HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V066003. CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE ON DATE. MECHANIC INSPECTED VEHICLE. FOUND NOTHING WRONG. NO REPAIRS DONE. WEEK LATER, ENTIRE WHEEL FELL OFF. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER. INFORMED PREVIOUS MECHANIC'S INSPECTION WAS INCOMPLETE. *AK