1996 EAGLE TALON Complaints

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #99V066003. SET APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC, AFTER CHECKING VEHICLE, THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM INDICATED IN RECALL LETTER. WAS DRIVING VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE WHEEL CAME OFF. TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. *AK

WHEN HITTING A PUDDLE OF WATER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS THEN IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. ALSO, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS AND LOWER CONTROL ARM. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXACTLY WHAT RECALL LETTER INDICATED. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #99V066003ND CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS. COULD BRING VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION TO CHECK IF PART WAS NEEDED. *AK

I BOUGHT MY CAR AT THE END OF MARCH OF THIS YEAR WITH ONLY 16,000 MILES. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT CAR WITH VERY LITTLE PROBLEMS SINCE IT HAD LOW MILEAGE. SINCE I'VE HAD IT THE TWO BELTS IN MY CAR HAVE FALLEN OFF. ALSO MY REAR RIGHT SPEAKER HAS AN ANNOYING RATTLE TO IT. THEY CHANGED MY SPEAKERS AND GAVE ME NEW ONES, BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THE DESIGN IS DIFFERENT FROM THE LEFT SIDE. I WANT THESE PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY MY BELTS KEEP FALLING OFF AND HOW TO FIX THE RATTLE IN MY SPEAKER.

FAN BELT COMES OFF OF PULLEYS, ESPECIALLY ON LONG TRIPS AND AT HIGH SPEEDS(70MPH), RESULTS IN LOSE OF ALTERNATOR/WATER PUMP/ AIR CONDITIONER COMPERSOR, AND POWER STEERING. VECHILE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AFTER BELT COMES OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES AND CAN NOT SEEM TO DETERMINE/FIX PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER REPLACING ENGINE HEAD GASKET CONSUMER WAS POISONED BY CARBON MIOXIDE. *AK

WHENEVER PULLING OUT HEARS A LOUD BUMPY NOISE IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, YET THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNEXPLAINABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH,THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN ON THE FRAME DUE TO AXLE SHAFT FAILURE, THEN SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 55 MPH THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE TIRE FELL OFF TO THE SIDE. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS IN A PARKING LOT, THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE/FRONT LEFT SIDE TIRES AGAIN FELL OFF. THE TIRE JUST FELL OFF TO THE GROUND. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BOTH SIDES OF THE AIR BAG MODULE ARE COMING APART, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK