EAGLE Complaints

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

RECALL REGARDING TRANSFER CASE OIL LOCKUP=CONSUMER CLAIMS DEALER WILL NOT REMEDY RECALL BECAUSE DEALER SAID HE DOES NOT LIKE CONSUMER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FULL OF SMOKE, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN BOILING HOT ANTI-FREEZE SHOT OUT ALL OVER THE DRIVER'S FEET, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO ENTER THE HOSPITAL FOR BURNS ON HIS FEET.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. DEALER REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR. ALSO REBUILT TRANSMISSION.

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER HAS FAILED, GIVING NO READING OF SPEED OR MILEAGE. CAUSE OF PROBLEM ELECTRONIC MODULE. *AK

BOLTS IN STEERING HAVE COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF.PREVIOUSLY, COOLING SYSTEM FAILED.PRESSURE BUILDS UP IN THE SYSTEM. THE PRESSURIZED PLASTIC COOLANT RETURN BOTTLE EXPLODED, RESULTING IN OCCASIONAL LEAKS.

THE TRACTION CONTROL UNIT TURNS ON BY ITSELF AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65MPH). WILL NOT ACTIVATE AT 20MPH. TOOK TO DEALER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM TO REPAIR IT. *AK

MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE LEAKS OIL AND LOCKS UP. HOWEVER, ONLY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE EXISTING RECALL.

THE SMALL AMOUNT OF FLUID IN THE TRANSFER CASE COULD LEAK OUT AND LOCK UP THE ASSEMBLY WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM CREATES THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

RECALL #98V069000 MENTIONS ONLY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSFER CASE IS IDENTICAL FOR FIVE SPEED MODELS AND THE LEAK PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL. OWNER CONCERNED THAT ALL AWD MODELS WITH BOTH AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE INCLUDED.