There are 6 stored owner reports matching the engine leading-label group for the 1997 Eagle Talon in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)1997 EAGLE TALON TSI FWD (IDENTICAL TO MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS-T OF THE SAME YEAR) HAS A PROBLEM WITH FAILING CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS, CAUSING THE CRANK TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND. IT IS PHYSICALLY MOVABLE BY HAND LEFT AND RIGHT AND UP AND DOWN INSTEAD OF BEING STATIONARY. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AS THIS "WALKING CRANK" COULD CRACK THE SHORT BLOCK AT ANY TIME RENDERING THE CAR IMMOBILE. MITSUBISHI/CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A DEFECT AND WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS A DEFECT IN ABOUT HALF OF THEIR 95-99 ECLIPSE/TALONS WITH THE 2.0L DOCK TURBO ENGINE, AND THEY REFUSE TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE IT EXISTS. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND MITSUBISHI HAS AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK
EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE FAILURE WAS THE CRANKSHAFT THAT HAD CONSIDERABLE FRON END PLAY. THIS CONDITION IS ALSO KNOWN AS "CRANK WALK" AND IS RELATIVELY COMMON AMONGST ECLIPSES AND TALONS. *AK
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS, CONTINUES TO STALL AND WILL NOT START. DEALER CONTACTED AND STILL INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. *AK
PROBLEMS CAUSED BY A HOSE THAT CONNECTS TO THE TURBO, CAUSING OIL PRESSURE TO LOWER AND FLUID TO LEAK ON THE BLOCK.
THE TURBO ENGINE BELT FAILED. *ET
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