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1997 Eagle Talon Engine problems

Owners have filed 6 complaints about the 1997 Eagle Talon's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 25% of all its complaints, most recently on June 18, 2004. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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Engine & cooling

1997 Eagle talon tsi fwd (identical to mitsubishi eclipse gs-t of the same year) has a problem with failing crankshaft bearings, causing the crank to be able to move around. It is physically movable by hand left and right and up and down instead of being stationary. Car is not safe to drive, as this "walking crank" could crack the short block at any time rendering the car immobile. Mitsubishi/chrysler refuses to recognize this as a defect and will not fix it under any circumstances. This is a defect in about half...

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of their 95-99 eclipse/talons with the 2.0L dock turbo engine, and they refuse to even acknowledge it exists. These cars are not safe to drive and mitsubishi has and refuses to do anything about it.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10078439
Engine & cooling

EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 750467
Engine & cooling

The failure was the crankshaft that had considerable fron end play. This condition is also known as "crank walk" and is relatively common amongst eclipses and talons. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 737508
Engine & cooling

THE TURBO ENGINE BELT FAILED. *ET

Filed Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 784405
Engine & cooling

Vehicle has been in the shop three times for engine problems, continues to stall and will not start. Dealer contacted and still investigating the problem. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 827697
Engine & cooling

Problems caused by a hose that connects to the turbo, causing oil pressure to lower and fluid to leak on the block.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 531405

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