1998 Eagle Talon problems

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HARMONIC BALANCER IN THE ENGINE FELL APART WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE SMOKE HE SAW COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WHERE HE HAS DONE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.

NHTSA complaint #10145640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

ON AUG.24 2005 PURCHASED AN EAGLE TALON(1998)THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE SALES REP MESSED WITH SOME WIRES AND IT STARTED. WE GOT IT HOME THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WOULDN'T START. OUR MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE SOME OF THE WIRING. THE NEXT THING THAT WENT WAS THE CLUTCH CABLES. THE SAME DAY THE CABLES WERE REPLACED THE BRAKES STARTED ACTING UP. WE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. SOMEONE HAD PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER,WHICH RUINED THE SYSTEM. THE MECHANICS ARE WILLING TO MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT THIS DAMAGE WAS DONE BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INSPECTED THE DAY BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT,THAT CAN'T BE TRUE BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICED. THE ROTORS WERE SO THIN THAT THEY CRACKED,THEY WERE CRACKED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT.

NHTSA complaint #10136592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

ON AUG.24 2005 PURCHASED AN EAGLE TALON(1998)THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE SALES REP MESSED WITH SOME WIRES AND IT STARTED. WE GOT IT HOME THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WOULDN'T START. OUR MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE SOME OF THE WIRING. THE NEXT THING THAT WENT WAS THE CLUTCH CABLES. THE SAME DAY THE CABLES WERE REPLACED THE BRAKES STARTED ACTING UP. WE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. SOMEONE HAD PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER,WHICH RUINED THE SYSTEM. THE MECHANICS ARE WILLING TO MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT THIS DAMAGE WAS DONE BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INSPECTED THE DAY BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT,THAT CAN'T BE TRUE BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICED. THE ROTORS WERE SO THIN THAT THEY CRACKED,THEY WERE CRACKED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT.

NHTSA complaint #10136592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

ON AUG.24 2005 PURCHASED AN EAGLE TALON(1998)THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE SALES REP MESSED WITH SOME WIRES AND IT STARTED. WE GOT IT HOME THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WOULDN'T START. OUR MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE SOME OF THE WIRING. THE NEXT THING THAT WENT WAS THE CLUTCH CABLES. THE SAME DAY THE CABLES WERE REPLACED THE BRAKES STARTED ACTING UP. WE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. SOMEONE HAD PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER,WHICH RUINED THE SYSTEM. THE MECHANICS ARE WILLING TO MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT THIS DAMAGE WAS DONE BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INSPECTED THE DAY BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT,THAT CAN'T BE TRUE BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICED. THE ROTORS WERE SO THIN THAT THEY CRACKED,THEY WERE CRACKED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT.

NHTSA complaint #10136592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

WHILE DRIVING AT 100 MPH THE BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL. CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V069002 CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE.

NHTSA complaint #10109313 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

FOIA REQUEST FOR CERTIFIED COPIES OF INFORMATION/DOCUMENTS REC'D OR FWD TO CHRYLSER OR CONSUMERS RE: 1998 EAGLE TALON DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM CABLE FIX, STUCK THROTTLE ISSUES.*MR (NAR)

NHTSA complaint #10048292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO HEAR METAL AGAINST METAL. THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE DRUMS HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #10073416 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. *MR THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER TRIED TO GET IN THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF AS WELL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART(S). *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10033807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL, CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED OF A FIRE STARTING. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #8013482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

THE CAR EXHIBITS A CONDITION WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH AS WELL AS HAVING A PULSATING PEDAL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AT THE FIRST OCCURANCE, 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, I HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND INSTALLED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS (THE ROTORS WERE NOT WORN, JUST SEVERELY WARPED). MONTHS LATER THE SAME OCCURANCE. AT THIS JUNCTURE, I REPLACED THE ROTORS WITH NEW PARTS, AND WENT TO PREMIUM CERAMIC PADS. NOW BARELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE AFOREMENTIONED EFFECTS HAVE REOCCURED AND THE NEW ROTORS ARE AGAIN WARPED. REALLY LOVE THE CAR, BUT WANT THIS FIXED AS IT FEELS VERY SCAREY TO DRIVE.

NHTSA complaint #762218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

TIMING BELT TENSIONER BOLT SNAPPED. RESULTANT TIMING BELT FAILURE BENT THE INTAKE VALVES. THIS REQUIRED THE HEAD TO BE REBUILT. TIMING BELT HAD BEEN REPLACED AT 61,000 MILES IN NOVEMBER OF 2001 AS PART OF SCHEDULED 60,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. THIS AUTOMOBILE IS A SISTER VEHICLE OF THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THERE (ODI ID 745661 - ANOTHER POSSIBLE REPORT IS MADE ON ODI ID 884276). BASED ON CONVERSATION WITH MECHANIC I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE OFTEN THAN HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA. ALSO HEARD, BUT CANNOT CONFIRM, THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN REENGINEERED AS THERE IS A SUPERCEDING PART NUMBER FOR THE TENSIONER. CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. NLM

NHTSA complaint #760837 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

TIMING BELT TENSIONER BOLT SNAPPED. RESULTANT TIMING BELT FAILURE BENT THE INTAKE VALVES. THIS REQUIRED THE HEAD TO BE REBUILT. TIMING BELT HAD BEEN REPLACED AT 61,000 MILES IN NOVEMBER OF 2001 AS PART OF SCHEDULED 60,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. THIS AUTOMOBILE IS A SISTER VEHICLE OF THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THERE (ODI ID 745661 - ANOTHER POSSIBLE REPORT IS MADE ON ODI ID 884276). BASED ON CONVERSATION WITH MECHANIC I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE OFTEN THAN HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA. ALSO HEARD, BUT CANNOT CONFIRM, THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN REENGINEERED AS THERE IS A SUPERCEDING PART NUMBER FOR THE TENSIONER. CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #760837 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

INITIAL TIRE BLOWOUT IN FEB, 2001 (PASSENGER FRONT TIRE AND RIM REPLACED) SECOND TIRE WENT FLAT AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED - REPLACED OCT,2001(PASSENGER FRONT) THIRD FLAT AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED MARCH, 2002 (DRIVER REAR) GOODYEAR SALESMAN STATED NO DEFECTS IN TIRES. NLM (TIRESIZE: R215/50R17)

NHTSA complaint #759851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V421002/ MANUFACTURER'S RCALL 967 FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS AT END OF MAY. DEALER DIDN'T HAVE TOOLS ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THEM AGAIN IN MIDDLE OF JUNE , AND TOOLS STILL HAVE NOT COME IN. CONSUMER HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MANUFACTURER.

NHTSA complaint #891208 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A LOCAL MALL GOING APPROXIMATLY 35 MPH WHEN MY SEAT WITHOUT WARNING BROKE, IT FELL BACK IN THE COMPLETLY RECLINED POSITION . TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS DRIVING SLOW ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM WRECKING. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT THIS COULD OF HAPPEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

NHTSA complaint #744750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

CHILD SEAT

MANUFACTURED 25FEB98, 20 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER CAN CLIMB OUT BECAUSE CLASP THAT HOLDS STRAPS TOGETHER IS EASILY PUSHED DOWN. CALLED EVENFLO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE SEAT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT SO ITS EASIER FOR THE EMT'S. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE EVEN HAVE A CAR SEAT LAW IF THATS THE CASE. I'M WORRIED THAT MY DAUGHTER BEING ABLE TO CLIMB OUT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR IF SHE GETS OUT JUST MOMENTS BEFORE AN ACCIDENT AND WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD BE. THE LADY I TALKED TO AT EVENFLO SAID HER SON DOES THE SAME THING AND SUGGESTED I PUT THE CLASP ON BACKWARDS. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE ON THIS MATTER SOON!

NHTSA complaint #728033 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER WENT INSIDE. THEN TURNED VEHICLE ON AND IT ACELLERATED DUE TO THOTTLE PEDAL GETTING STUCK. VEHICLE WAS TURNING AROUND AND AROUND INSIDE HE PARKING LOT. CONSUMER KEPT KICKING THE PEDAL UNTIL IT LET UP. ALSO, WHEN SHE PUT KEY IN THE IGNITION, SHE HAD TO PULL AND TUSSLE IT FOR IT TO COME OUT. *AK AFTER HAVING WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 98V045002. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT RELEASING ON IT'S OWN. ON APRIL 13, 2000, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL DOOR RELEASE SPRING, THE GAS TANK DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCK CYLINDER WAS RECODED ON JANUARY 31, 2000 DUE TO THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO THE IGNITION, SOMETIMES THE CONSUMER COULD MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE KEY WOULD WORK IN THE IGNITION. A NEW BATTERY WAS REPLACED ON JANUARY 28, 2000. NEW SPARK PLUGS WERE INSTALLED ON JANUARY 28, 2000. ON APRIL 13, 2000, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. ON APRIL 13, 2000 THE GENERATOR BELT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS WORN. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #860473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER WENT INSIDE. THEN TURNED VEHICLE ON AND IT ACELLERATED DUE TO THOTTLE PEDAL GETTING STUCK. VEHICLE WAS TURNING AROUND AND AROUND INSIDE HE PARKING LOT. CONSUMER KEPT KICKING THE PEDAL UNTIL IT LET UP. ALSO, WHEN SHE PUT KEY IN THE IGNITION, SHE HAD TO PULL AND TUSSLE IT FOR IT TO COME OUT. *AK AFTER HAVING WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 98V045002. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT RELEASING ON IT'S OWN. ON APRIL 13, 2000, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL DOOR RELEASE SPRING, THE GAS TANK DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCK CYLINDER WAS RECODED ON JANUARY 31, 2000 DUE TO THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO THE IGNITION, SOMETIMES THE CONSUMER COULD MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE KEY WOULD WORK IN THE IGNITION. A NEW BATTERY WAS REPLACED ON JANUARY 28, 2000. NEW SPARK PLUGS WERE INSTALLED ON JANUARY 28, 2000. ON APRIL 13, 2000, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. ON APRIL 13, 2000 THE GENERATOR BELT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS WORN. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #860473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER WENT INSIDE. THEN TURNED VEHICLE ON AND IT ACELLERATED DUE TO THOTTLE PEDAL GETTING STUCK. VEHICLE WAS TURNING AROUND AND AROUND INSIDE HE PARKING LOT. CONSUMER KEPT KICKING THE PEDAL UNTIL IT LET UP. ALSO, WHEN SHE PUT KEY IN THE IGNITION, SHE HAD TO PULL AND TUSSLE IT FOR IT TO COME OUT. *AK AFTER HAVING WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 98V045002. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT RELEASING ON IT'S OWN. ON APRIL 13, 2000, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL DOOR RELEASE SPRING, THE GAS TANK DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCK CYLINDER WAS RECODED ON JANUARY 31, 2000 DUE TO THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO THE IGNITION, SOMETIMES THE CONSUMER COULD MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE KEY WOULD WORK IN THE IGNITION. A NEW BATTERY WAS REPLACED ON JANUARY 28, 2000. NEW SPARK PLUGS WERE INSTALLED ON JANUARY 28, 2000. ON APRIL 13, 2000, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. ON APRIL 13, 2000 THE GENERATOR BELT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS WORN. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #860473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY STEERING BELT FAILED WORK, AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER VEHICLE, AND FINALLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #838048 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

PULLEY BELT WITHIN THE STEERING MECHANISM HAS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES, PULLEY BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS.

NHTSA complaint #833603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.