1995 Eagle Talon Complaint Log

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OWNER WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. OWNER ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER LINE. PART NUMBER MR126409. *AK

CONTINUOUS STRONG SMELL OF GAS FUMES IN THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE.

CORNER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS FLIPPED UP, AND THE AIR BAG IS VISIBLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS YET TO HAVE PARTS REPLACED. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REPLACE THE AIR BAG. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CRANK SENSOR AND TIMING BELT FAILED.

HORN FAILEDTO OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP SAID PROBLEM WA SDUE TO OPEN CIRCUIT.

TRANSFER CASE LEAKS OIL.

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH AND SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHEN HEARD NOISES LIKE GUN SHOTS.THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS DRAGGED ONTO THE TOW TRUCK, TOWED TO DAYTON HUDSON DEALERSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK NEW JERSEY. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS WELDED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CLUTCH ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FM RECEPTION FADES TO A VERY DIM RECEPTION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY.

POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPERATE FOR TWO MINUTES AFTER CAR WAS STARTED SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BECOMES TOO TIGHT AND BOTH SIDES HAVE A HARD TIME LOCKING.

COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE WAS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. ALSO CAUSED FUEL PUMP TO SHORT OUT. *AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL RECALLS AND STILL EXPERIENCING THE COMPUTER FAILURE. *YH

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

ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE. *AK

VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING GAS BETWEEN THE CONNECTION OF THE FUEL LINE AND FUEL TANK AND CAUGHT FIRE. PREVIOUS WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT A FUEL LEAK UNDER A RECALL.

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

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

APPEARS DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM DEFECTIVE, CAUSING ACCELERATED WEAR ON INSIDE OF FRONT TIRE DOWN TO STEEL BELT AFTER 23000 MILES. WAS WARNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BY OTHER 95 EAGLE TALON OWNER.

WHEN GOING INTO GEAR REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

TRANSFER CASE SEAL LEAK. *AK

TRANSFER CASE LEAK. *AK

TRANSFER CASE LEAK. *AK

HORN IN DOESN'T WORK, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ( ABS ) ILLUMINATES CONTINUOUSLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURE FAIL TO REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PROBLEM STILL EXIST REGARDING SMELLING GAS FUMES IN THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE.

SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE.

PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT OPERATE/FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO MANUALLY DISENGAGE THE PEDAL. THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND EVERYONE ELSE. *AK

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

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

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

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

BATTERY FAILED.

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

SOMETIMES THE HORN WILL BLOW AND AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT BLOW.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE.

FAILURE OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, THE THROTTLE CABLE STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. *AK

WINDSHEILD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. WHEN TURNED ON THEY BLOW A FUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION.

CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS SO THAT SEAT BELT CAN'T BE SNAPPED. *AK

PASSENGER'S SEAT: WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ENTIRE SEAT SLIDES FORWARD. LATCH DOES NOT SEEM TO HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACE . HAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND DEALER CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE ON SLIGHT INCLINE. *DSH

DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT A 45MPH COLLISION. *AK

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!

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. *SD

UPON REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. *AK

HORN IS INOPERATIVE, BECOMING A HAZARD IN AN EMERGENCY. CONSUMER HAS ALSO CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN WITH OUT SHIFTER LEVER BEING MOVED *AK

TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING EFFORT WHEN THE ABS LIGHT IS ACTIVATED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.*AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE, MANY OF WHICH I DID NOT MENTION. MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE MADE, HAVE NEVER BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND TODAY THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR A ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. MY CAR CONTINUES TO FAIL SMOG EVERY YEAR, AND THIS YEAR I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE AS A RESULT. I NOW HAVE NUMEROUS REGISTRATION TICKETS, WHICH I AM PAYING FINES ON WITH ALL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE THE CORRECTIONS, WITH NO LUCK. *AK

CRANK PULLEY BENDS, CAUSING BELLT TO FALL OFF, RESULTING IN POWER STEERING FAILURE.

PASSENGER'S WINDOW FUSE FAILURE. *AK