1997 EAGLE VISION Complaints

THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT, HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IS FAILING AGAIN. AFTER A WHILE, THE BELT NO LONGER RETRACTS...YOU HAVE TO FEED IT BACK, AND EVEN THEN IT RETURNS SLOWLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE REPLACED TWICE AND HAD TO WAIT WHILE PARTS WERE ORDERED EACH TIME...AND ITS NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE STEERING RACK AND 2 TIE RODS SNAPPED, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE TIE RODS AND THE STEERING RACK WERE SHEARED OFF AND THE 2 TIE RODS SNAPPED, THE STEERING RACK HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 32000 MILES. *JB

HAVE READ THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ALOT SO WANTED TO ADD MY NAME THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

AT 22,000 MILES MY VEHICLE LOST 50% OF ITS LEFT TURN RADIUS WHILE DRIVING CREATING A POTENTIALLY FATAL SITUATION FOR ME AND MY PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 49,000 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS BEYOND THE 3/36 WARRANTY AND I HAD TO PAY THE ENTIRE $1400 FOR A NEW RACK AND PUMP. I AM IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND HAVE REGULAR CONTACT WITH PEOPLE AND THEIR AUTOMOBILES. OTHER OWNERS OF THE EAGLE VISION TSI AND ESI FROM 94 THRU 97 TELL OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR STEERING. I FIND THIS BEYOND COINCIDENTAL AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE AN OPEN RECALL TO REPAIR A POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS PRODUCT FLAW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. DENNIS OLSON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, FOG LIGHTS FAILED AS WELL. *AK

TIRES & RIMS WERE TOO LARGE FOR VEHICLE HUBS. VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT & VIBRATE. TOOK VEHICLE BACK & MECHANIC DID NOTHING ABOUT TIRES OR RIMS. WAS INFORMED IT WAS STABLIZER PIN & IT WAS REPLACED. HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL PRESENT AFTER TWO TIRES WERE BOUGHT. TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP. GOODYEAR P225/60R16. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN CONSTANT PROBLEM AND SAFETY HAZARD CAN NOT BE TRUSTED TO LEAVE CITY AREA FOR IT CONSTANLTY BREAK DOWNS. NO SAFETY DEFECTS MENTIOND IN SUMMARY. *AK

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR CONSTANTLY, AND WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. VEHICLE MISDIAGNOSED AND SHIFTIMG LINKAGE REPLACED, VEHICLE PROBLEM CONTINUED. ALSO, ENGINE OVERHEATED WHILE AT DEALERSHIP AND ENGINE BLOCK DESTROYED, ENGINE REPLACED AT 8000 MILES. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PERSISTED AND WAS OVERHAULED WITH ONE SEAL BEING REPLACED. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO 03/17/99. WAS BROUGHT TO SHOP AFTER ACCIDENT WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. WGILE ENGINE REVVING TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO GEAR ,VEHICLE JUMPED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK PARKED VEHICLE. ALSO OWNED BY MYSELF. BOTH VEHICLES DANAGED. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER SEAL LEAKING AND PUT IN NEW TRANSMISSION. FACTORY REP. WOULD NOT ALLOW LEMON LAW FILING, AND WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS TO VEHICLE DAMAGED FROM ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES THEY HAVE EX;PERIENCED THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 70 MPH THE ENGINE DIED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS, AND HAD FAULTY BRAKE ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AFTER BRING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND BEFORE TRANSMISSION COULD BE SET IN PARK, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AT HIGH THROTTLE. WHILE FIRMLY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO MOVE APPROX. 30 FEET. SYSTEM FINALLY SLOWED ENOUGH TO SHIFT TO PARK.