EAGLE Complaints

THE RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE REPAIR FAILED. RECALL # 98 V 069 002

I OWNED A 1995 EAGLE TALON THAT I TOOK IN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER TO INSPECT A BALL JOINT RECALL AND INSPECT A BELT. THEY SAID THE BALL JOINT WAS OK AND FIXED THE BELT PROBLEM. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER I WAS TURNING INTO A GAS STATION AND THE VEHICLES BALL JOINT FELL OFF. IM NOT SURE OF THE DATE OF INCIDENT SOP I ENTERED A GENERIC DATE. I SOLD THE VEHICLE OVER A YEAR AGO BUT I FORGOT TO SUBMIT THIS INVESTIGATION TO YOUR DEPT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THERE MECHANICS DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND THE "INVESTIGATIONS SPECIALIST" DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CONVENIENT FOR HIM HE STATED. I COULD OF DIED IF THIS HAPPENED AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS CROSSING I COULD OF KILLED SOMEONE OR MYSELF. OR IF I WAS TRAVELING FASTER THAN 10-15 MPH IT COULD OF BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN WHAT IT WAS. PROPERTY DAMAGED WAS OCCURRED ONLY ON MY CAR. THE CRASH WAS NOT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT ME SLIDING INTO A CURB. ANOTHER DEALER FIXED THE DAMAGE FREE OF CHARGE BUT I HAD TO FIGHT CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR MY BROKEN FOG LIGHT. *NLM

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN STOPPED, WHEN IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED, ALSO UPON ACCELERATION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THE VEHICLE HAD BUCKED WHEN STOPPED IN PARK, AND HAD CONTINUED TO IDLE ERRATICALLY. TSB # 18-04-96 SCC *JB

I HAVE HAD BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SPINDLE (KNUCKLE ASSY) WEAR OUT ON MY CAR. AFTER TALKING TO DEALER THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON EVENT. AFTER LOOKING AT THE SPINDLE IT LOOKS TO ME THAT IF THIS THING BREAKS WHILE I'M DRIVING THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF LOSE OF CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING I HAVE EVEN NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD START TO DRIFT OUT OF THE LANE BECAUSE OF THE LOSE SPINDLE.

1989 EAGLE PREMIER SEDAN/ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER OPERATION SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY LAST MONTH WITH INTERMITTENT OPERATION. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE SENSOR WIRING HARNESS. COMPUTER DOWNLOAD REPAIR INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED IN SEPTEMBER, 1990 WITH AN INFORMATION BULLETIN CIRCULATED BY CHRYSLER CONCERNING THE ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS WHY THIS WASN'T MADE SUBJECT TO RECALL SINCE IT INVOLVES A SAFETY MATTER. WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER OPERATING, THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING ONE'S EXACT SPEED? I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH, IT APPEARS, IS UNAVAILABLE. I JUST SENT AN E-MAIL TO DAIMLER-CHRYSLER ASKING FOR THEIR HELP SINCE I HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO TURN EXCEPT FOR YOU, DOT. I WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU.

CONSUMER STATED DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP FOR SOME TIME FOR REPAIR FOR BALL JOINTS. DEALER HAS NOT PERFORMED REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE CONSUMER'S BABY SEAT WASN'T PROPERLY INSTALLED. WHEN ANCHORED BY THE LAP/SHOULDER BELT TIGHTLY, THE SEAT LEANS TO THE SIDE AND WORK ITSELF OUT OF POSITION WHEN TAKING THE BABY IN/OUT OF THE SEAT. SCC

A FAULTY GASKET CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK AND AS A RESULT THE COOLANT COULD BE SMELLED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE HEATER IS TURNED ON THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE HEATER CORE WHICH WAS RECALLED UNDER 94V-006 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS TOO OLD WITH TOO MANY MILES. *NLM

NHTSA##6970-94-V-006-000 JAN/4/96 HEATER WATER DEFROST: THE END CAP CONNECTING THE HEATER EXCHANGER CORE TO THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM COULD RUPTURE AND ALLOW HOT COOLANT TO ESCAPE INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER SATES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

RECALL FOR LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT. PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE CONSUMER PAID OVER $500.00 TO HAVE THE WORK DONE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER ONLY RECEIVED $163.27 AS A REFUND. *JB NAR 1/21/2003