1995 EAGLE TALON Complaints

FUEL TANK INLET HOSE LEAKED, WHEN FUEL TANK WAS FULL, GAS WOULD LEAK ON THE GARAGE FLOOR

THE BATTERY ONLY LAST 1 YEAR. THE COMPUTER GETS WET INSIDE SOMEHOW AND SHORTS OUT, THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THESE CARS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A FEW OTHERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A SEAL OR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT I PLACE.

WHILE DRIVING WOULD SMELL STRONG FUEL ODOR. THEN, WHEN STOPPING FOUND OUT THAT FUEL HAD BEEN LEAKING UNTIL EMPTYING HALF OF FUEL TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN SAID THATTHE CAUSE WAS A RUBBER FUEL LINE THAT BUSTED. *AK

HE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A STREET, CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP, AND DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT BOOTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-066 CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON THREE OCCASIONS. NLM

I AM WRITING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE MY FRIEND RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS ECLIPSE KNOWN AS "CRANK WALK" EVER SINCE THE 2ND GENERATION (95-99) TURBO ECLIPSE AND TALONS CAME OUT THEY HAVE BEEN WITH FAULTY CRANKSHAFTS. THE CRANKS EVENTUALLY WERE OUT THE THRUST WASHER AND SHIFT TO THE POINT THAT IT DESTOYS THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR, SHUTTING OFF THE MOTOR. MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ITS THEIR FAULT. THE VEHICLES ARE BAD FROM THE FACTORY BUT YET MY FRIEND HAS BEEN DENIED A WARRANTY CLAIM BECAUSE HE MADE A FEW UNREALTED PERFORMANCE MODIFICATIONS. PLEASE, I URGE YOU TO FORCE MITSUBISHI TO RECALL THE CARS WITH THESE BAD CRANKS BEFORE SOMEONE MOTOR SHUTS OFF AND AN ACCIDENT IS CAUSED. YOU KNOW HOW BAD MITZ IS WITH RECALLS AS WITH THE LEAKY TRANSFER CASE. PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.ROADRACEENGINEERING.COM/WALKINGCRANKSHAFT.HTM FOR OTHER PEOPLES EXPEREIENCES WITH CRANKWALK FAILURES. ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 92 AWD TALON MYSELF (WITH A LEAKING TRANSFER CASE) I HAVE WITNESS THREE OF MY FRIENDS SUFFER CRANKWALK FAILURES. OF THEM ONLY ONE WAS ABLE TO GET HIS DEALER TO COVER THEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE'S CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING AND AN ACCIDENT IS CAUSED. ALL THREE OF MY FRIENDS ESCAPED INJURY BUT WHO KNOW WHEN SOMEONE ELSE WONT BE SO LUCKY. THANK YOU. *AK

STEERING WILL LOCK UP WITH NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY MECHANICS, NOBODY HAS AN ANSWER PLEASE HELP. *AK

CLOCK SPRING IN AIRBAG ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING AIRBAG TO EJECT AT ANY ANY TIME. *AK

I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY THAT ENSURED ME THE VEHICLE WAS MECHANICLY SOUND. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND IT SHUT DOWN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE HAD BENT VALVES. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS TOO OUTSTANDING. I ASKED THE SELLER IF THEY WOULD HELP IN ANY WAY AND THEY SAID "IT IS ALL YOUR PROBLEM NOW." IS THERE ANY HELP TO MY SITUATION? *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