1993 Eagle Talon problems
Owners have filed 48 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Eagle Talon. Transmission is the most reported problem area, at 31% of complaints. Next are engine (29%) and seat belts (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 48 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Eagle Talon with enough data (22 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Front passenger door popped open upon impact; driver/passenger motorized shoulder belts did not hold occupants; passenger's head went thru windshield; totalled.
Frontal collision impact 12:00 position, speed 35 MPH, lap/shoulder belt on driver did not retract causing injuries. Tt *slc
I bought the car and drove it less than 20,000 mile then the timing belt broke causing the exhaust valves to bend and mess the head up causing me to replace the engine ant almost $2000.00. I hear that this is an ongoing problem with these cars I read where people are sueing for repair.
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 eagle talon. The vehicle has cooper lifeliner classic II tires, size p235/75r15. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle began to vibrate. The contact examined the vehicle and noticed that the tread separated from the front driver's side and rear passenger side tires. The dealer stated that the failure was normal wear for the age of the tires. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 30,000.