1997 Eagle Vision Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 EAGLE VISION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. AFTER INSPECTION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE INNER TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INNER TIE RODS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

NHTSA ID

10444559

Incident

Jan 14, 2012

Mileage

70,000 mi

PURCHASED THE CAR 01/24/09 IT WAS LEAKING FLUIDS, CUTTING OFF AFTER DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY,AND REVVING ON IT'S ON WHILE IN PARK. TOOK IT INTO THE PLACE I GOT IT FROM WITH MY OWN LIST OF THINGS AS WELL AS A LIST OF CARS. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK IT STILL DID THE SAME THING A WEEK LATER. IT STOPPED RUNNING 04/09 HAD TO GET IT TOWED 3 TIMES. GOT IT TOWED TO THE PLACE I GOT IT FROM AND THEY KEPT IT FOR ABOUT 2WEEKS AND THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL THERE EXCEPT IT STARTS NOW BUT IT HAS OTHER PROBLEMS AS WELL AND I HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON IT EVERY MONTH. THEY ARE ALSO CHARGING ME A ARM AND LEG WHEN THEY KNEW THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST PLACE. I ALSO TOOK IT UP THERE BEFORE THEN AND THEY KEPT ACTING LIKE I HAD TO LEAVE IT FOR THEM TO FIX IT AND I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE THE OTHER TIMES THEY KEPT IT DIDN'T GET FIXED. WHATEVER THEY ARE DOING IT ONLY LAST FOR A WEEK OR 2 THEN IT BREAKS DOWN AGAIN AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME DOUBLE THE BLUEBOOK VALUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10270051

Incident

Feb 3, 2009

Mileage

154,252 mi

SATURDAY MARCH 17TH AFTER DRIVING TO WORK, I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. SUDDENLY, AS I WAS TURNING THE WHEEL, THE CAR BEGAN GOING STRAIGHT INSTEAD OF TURNING! LUCKELY, NO ONE WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME AND I MANAGED TO PUT ON THE BRAKES BEFORE I HIT SOMETHING. I FOUND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NO LONGER WORKED! ADDITIONALLY, BOTH FRONT TIRES NOW MOVED COMPLETELY INDEPENDANT OF EACH OTHER (ONE WOULD STAY STRAIGHT WHILE THE OTHER COULD VEER TO THE RIGHT!!) THIS MADE EVEN GETTING THE CAR UP ON A TOW BED ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE (ONE PERSON ON EACH SIDE MANHANDLING THE WHEELS TO GET IT TO ROLL UP STRAIGHT!) UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT BOTH THE BOLTS THAT CONNECT THE TIE-RODS TO THE STEERING RACK HAD SUDDENLY SHEERED OFF, LEAVING BOTH TIE-RODS LOOSE AND DANGLING!! PRIOR TO THIS, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY LOOSENESS OR SLOP IN THE STEERING, NOR DID I DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED ANY UNUSUAL FORCE TO BE EXERTED ON THE FRONT WHEELS. I HAD JUST FINISHED DRIVING 50-55MPH ON THE 2-LANE OREGON COAST HWY, A SCENIC BUT DANGEROUS STRETCH OF ROAD. IF THE BOLTS HAD GIVEN OUT 10 MINUTES EARLIER, I WOULD SURELY HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT, OR MORE LIKELY KILLED! THIS MY CAR THAT I USE FOR WORK, AND WILL HAVE TO REPAIR IT, BUT HONESTLY...I'M REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT!!

NHTSA ID

10185540

Incident

Mar 17, 2007

Mileage

136,885 mi

1997 EAGLE VISION WITH 64K MILES STARTED EXPERIENCING VIBRATION ON BRAKING, DURING INSPECTION THE INNER TIE ROD BUSHING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR IS WORN AND EXHIBITS TOO MUCH PLAY. INTERNET SEARCH RESULTS REVEAL THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS FAMILY OF VEHICLES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10176341

Incident

Dec 17, 2006

Mileage

64,000 mi

EAGLE VISION - 1997 EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CASUALTY DUE TO THE SHEARING OFF OF BOLTS FROM THE RACK AND PINION STEERING MECHANISM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10155268

Incident

Apr 12, 2006

Mileage

135,000 mi

RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE REGARDING SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF CAR. UPON INSPECTION AND REPAIR FROM MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION, IT WAS LEAKAGE OF GAS FROM MY FUEL INJECTORS IN MY 1997 EAGLE VISION. THE "O" RINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE SAME "O" RINGS THAT WERE REPAIRED/REPLACED IN A 1997 RECALL (98V184000) ON MY 1997 EAGLE VISION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10131686

Incident

Aug 4, 2005

DT: CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH CRACKED SEAL RAILS. THIS WAS TH FOURTH REPLACEMENT. IT WAS LEAKING FUEL ALL OVER THE ENGINE, AND WAS GETTING 5 MILES TO THE GALLON. ALSO, WENT THROUGH 2 FUEL PUMPS, AND 3 WATER PUMPS. FRONT END BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10123945

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

30,000 mi

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PAN. CONSUMER HAS MADE SEVERAL REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10097711

Incident

Jul 26, 2004

Mileage

97,560 mi

RECALL 04V021 000/FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HONOR THE RECALL. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10087349

Incident

Jul 25, 2004

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A FUEL LEAKAGE. CHRYSLER IS CURRENTLY RECALLING THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, HOWEVER THE OWNER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER OF THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

NHTSA ID

10055314

Mileage

57,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

759136

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

NHTSA ID

898537

Incident

Oct 14, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

752945

Incident

Sep 30, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

748149

Incident

May 1, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

880536

Incident

Feb 11, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

876760

Incident

Oct 26, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

706809

Incident

May 18, 1999

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

NHTSA ID

702918

Incident

Sep 1, 1997

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

NHTSA ID

825784

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.

NHTSA ID

532848

Incident

Mar 6, 1998

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID

528595

Incident

Feb 19, 1997