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1996 Eagle Talon

Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
44
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1996-08-27 96V158002 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 9,616 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2006-11-06 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 EAGLE TALON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND THE TIRES LOCKED U WITHOUT …
2005-07-15 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 THE TRANSFER CASE WENT OUT OF MY TALON TSI AWD TURBO IN 06/05. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 75 MPH & BANG!-JERK!BANG!J…
2005-03-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I WENT THROUGH EMISSIONS AND FAILED BECAUSE THERE WAS AN OBD ERROR SAYING THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, HOWEVER IT …
2004-11-02 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A GASOLINE ODOR FUMIGATED THE VEHICLE ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE…
2004-04-05 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT No 0 BALL JOINT OF FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED AFTER HITTING BUMP ON HIGHWAY CAUSING LIMITED CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *LA
2003-05-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WE TOOK A CAR THAT WE RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY TO OUR MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FOUND THAT THE HEAD…
2003-04-18 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 POWER STEERING AND ALTERNATOR BELTS FELL OFF. DURING RE-INSTALLATION AND INSPECTION OF THE CRANKSHAFT, IT WAS NOTICED …
2002-09-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE SHAKES AND SHIMMY'S AT HIGH SPEED AND LOWS SPEEDS THERE IS A CLUNK NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE…
2001-12-10 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT No 0 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL 00V421002 REPAIRS ON LOWER BALL JOINTS. DEALER STATED THEY WERE WORN, BUT REFUS…
2001-12-03 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR INSPECTION OF TEARS IN THE LOWER LATERAL BALL JOINTS, HOWEVER CONSUMER EXPERIENCED …
2001-06-11 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL (00V421002/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 967 FOR 2ND TIME. A YEAR AGO WHEN THE 1ST LETTER WAS REC…
2001-05-07 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT No 0 RECALL 98V069002; INFORMED OF RECALL BY FRIEND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND VIN WAS CHECKED, AND RECALLED. MECHANIC …
2001-04-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 GEARS WERE HARD TO SHIFT, AND THERE WAS TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH, ALSO, TRANSFER CASE FAILED. RECEI…
2001-03-27 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 42000 MILES. *AK
2001-03-15 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 LATCH ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DISCONNECTED FROM FRAME AND ALLOWED DOOR TO OPEN ON TWO OCCASSIONS WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN…
2000-07-01 AIR BAGS No 0 COVER IS PEELING OF OF METAL PLATE, DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.*AK
2000-03-31 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY INSPECTED VEHICL…
2000-03-04 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT No 0 RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. CONTACTED 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. EACH DEALERSHIP REFUSED…
1999-09-23 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT No 0 RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #99V066003. SET APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC, …
1999-09-02 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT No 0 RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #99V066003ND CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS. COULD…
1999-08-12 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 WHEN HITTING A PUDDLE OF WATER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS THEN IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. ALSO, …
1999-04-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN No 0 FAN BELT COMES OFF OF PULLEYS, ESPECIALLY ON LONG TRIPS AND AT HIGH SPEEDS(70MPH), RESULTS IN LOSE OF ALTERNATOR/WATER …
1998-10-31 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY No 0 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH,THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN ON THE FRAME DUE TO AXLE SHAFT FAILURE, THEN SLOWED DOWN …
1997-10-13 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 FOGGING OF ALL WINDOWS AND A GREAT AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION, DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AN ACCIDENT OCCURED.
1997-06-17 SEATS No 0 DESIGN OF REAR SEATS PROHIBITS ANY USAGE OF CHILD SAFETY SEATS. PARENTS WOULD HAVE TO SIT IN THE REAR AND HOLD INFANT.…
1997-05-01 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT No 0 CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS DAUGHTERS ACCIDENT IN WHICH SHE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL IS AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL…
1997-02-01 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY No 0 MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 5 SPEED, TRANS AXLE LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOMIE INOPERT…
1996-08-15 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 GAS TANK LEAKS.
1996-08-10 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS No 0 ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING REAR BRAKE LIGHTS TO BURN OUT.
1996-06-06 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 WHENEVER PULLING OUT HEARS A LOUD BUMPY NOISE IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ON NUMEROUS O…
1996-06-04 TIRES No 0 ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 55 MPH THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE TIRE FELL OFF TO THE SIDE. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS I…
1996-03-08 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS WARING LIGHTS CAME ON SECOND INCIDENT. DIAGNOSIS: CORRODED WIRES AND ABS PUMP. *AK
1995-11-20 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 FUEL TANK LEAKS AROUND THE SENDING UNIT IN FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES. TT *SLC
1901-01-01 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER No 0 THE 1996 EAGLE TALON TSI HAD THE SAME DEFECTS AS THE 1995 EAGLE TALON TSI. *PH THE VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURE TO IN…
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. No 0 I BOUGHT MY CAR AT THE END OF MARCH OF THIS YEAR WITH ONLY 16,000 MILES. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT CAR WITH VERY L…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 AFTER REPLACING ENGINE HEAD GASKET CONSUMER WAS POISONED BY CARBON MIOXIDE. *AK
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM No 0 WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH AN UNUSAL NOISE OCCURRED, SOUNDING AS IF SOMETHING BROKE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTH…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 BOTH SIDES OF THE AIR BAG MODULE ARE COMING APART, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. 822378 DUP OF 82237…
AIR BAGS No 0 BOTH SIDES OF THE AIR BAG MODULE ARE COMING APART, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT No 0 TRANSFER CASE FLUID LEAK.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 BATTERY FAILED.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 VEHICLE HAS A GASOLINE LEAK AND HAD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET AND NOW FUEL VAPORS ARE ENTERING INSIDE THE PASSENGER'S COMP…
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WINDSHEILD WIPERS KEEP GOING OUT. *AK
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT No 0 TRANSFER CASE FLUID LEAK. *AK