There are 3 stored owner reports matching the engine leading-label group for the 1998 Eagle Talon in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 3 of 3 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)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.*AK
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
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
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 11, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.