EAGLE Complaints

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN STALLING. RELATED RECALL 98V069002, CONSUMER'S V.I.N. NOT INCLUDED. *PH

PROBLEMS ELECTRICALLY, SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ALONG AND AT IDLE. SOME LIGHTS COME ON, BUT NOT ALL, DOESN'T ALWAYS SHUT OFF, BUT HAS A MAJOR LOSS OF POWER, THEN COMES BACK, OTHER TIMES IT SHUTS OFF AND TAKES A FEW TRIES TO COME BACK ON. *NLM PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE. HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR FUEL INJECTION AND OTHER PROBLEMS. HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS ELECTRICAL AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO MAKE CONTACT ABOUT POSSIBLE DEFECT.

THIS IS A GENERAL COMMENT THAT I HOPE WILL BE GIVEN SOME CONSIDERATION. MY CAR AND MANY OTHERS SUFFER FROM MAJOR HEADLIGHT DIMMING CAUSED BY LEAKAGE AND DISCOLORATION OF THE NEWER PLASTIC COVERED HEADLAMPS. REPLACEMENT IS DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE, BUT THE ALTERNATIVE IS SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. AS I HAVE AGED, I FIND REDUCED LIGHTING TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE IN NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THE OLDER "SEALED BEAM" HEADLIGHTS WERE EASILY REPLACED IF DAMAGED - NOT SO WITH THE MODULAR DESIGNS. THE SOLUTION IS NOT SIMPLE, BUT SOME ACCOUNTABILITY BY THE MANUFACTURER OR FORCED REPLACEMENT AT NOMINAL COST TO THE CAR OWNER MAY BE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. I'M SURE YOU HAVE MANY OTHER ISSUES TO INVESTIGATE, BUT BELIEVE ME, ANY OF YOUR "OLDER" EMPLOYEES DRIVING MID-90'S OR OLDER CARS WILL CONFIRM THE PROBLEM, AND SIMPLE MATH MAKES IT A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE. *JB

FUEL LEAK AT PLASTIC FUEL INJECTOR RAIL (SEATS FUEL INJECTOR) WHICH CAN RESULT IN POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. *AK

WE TOOK A CAR THAT WE RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY TO OUR MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FOUND THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING AND IT WILL COST $1000.00 FOR REPAIR. ALSO FOUND OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THE EAGLE TALON HAD AND THAT THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON IT. WE FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD DO THE REPAIR AT NO COST TO US. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU COULD GIVE US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. ANN PIRRELLO. *JB

ONCE IN A WHILE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS MOIST AND RAINING, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (ALL GAUGES: TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, FUEL, TEMPERATURE) DROP TO ZERO, FLIP TO THE MAXIMUM AND THEN BACK TO ZERO. THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. AFTER A MINUTE, THE INSTRUMENTS WORK FINE. THE RPOBLEM REPEATS FOR THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF THE DRIVE. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE DRIVING, STEERING, ENGINE RPM ETC. ONLY THE INSTRUMENTS SEEM TO GET "RESET" (FLIP TO ZERO, MAXIMUM AND BACK TO ZERO). AND THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. *NLM

THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FOUND LARGE AMOUNTS OF NUTS AND BOLTS ROLLING BACK AND FORTH ON BOTH PANELS IN THE TRUNK. BOTH PANELS WERE REPLACED IN THE REAR SEAT AREA. THE ENGINE STALLED, THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST BADLY. THE CHAIN BOLT VALVE, TIMING COVER, TIMING BELT, TIMING CHAIN/BELT, THE BALANCE SHAFT BOLT, AND THE FRONT AND REAR STRUTS WERE REPLACED. A NEW OIL PAN WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IDLED ABNORMALLY AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, AND A LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THERE WAS A KNOCKING ISSUE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. MR SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT FELL APART. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO A SERIOUS DEFECT/CRASH HAZARD IN SUSPENSION: FRONT:CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED (ID 00V421002, DEC 15, 2000) LAST WEEK MY DAUGHTER HAD JUST GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND HER RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE COMPLETELY OFF WITH NO WARNING OR SIGN OF WEAR. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE AXLE TO PULL AWAY COMPLETELY. I GOT THE CAR FIXED, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE LEFT SIDE LET GO TODAY, AGAIN JUST AS SHE GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE ON HER WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL. A YEAR AGO OR SO WE HAD THEM CHECKED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THEY WERE OK. I THINK THEY WERE DEFECTIVE FROM THE START. BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT HAVE A TRAUMATIC FAILURE LIKE THIS WITH NO WARNING OR SIGN OF WEAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY COSTS WHICH HAVE NOW TOTALED ABOUT $800. PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS MATTER AND LET ME KNOW WHO ELSE I SHOULD BE TALKING TO. I AM NOT GOING TO LET THIS ONE SLIDE BY. *JB

POWER STEERING AND ALTERNATOR BELTS FELL OFF. DURING RE-INSTALLATION AND INSPECTION OF THE CRANKSHAFT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT WAS LOOSE. *NLM