Eagle Talon Years to Avoid, Problems & Recalls

Which Eagle Talon years should you avoid?

Going by 587 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Eagle Talon years to avoid are 1995.

1995209 complaints, 3.2× a typical Talon year, most often about the suspension; and 2.4× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (6 fires, 15 crashes, 1 death).

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
1999	1	0	—	—	Equipment	Routine
1998	17	4	—	1	Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump	Routine
1997	24	4	—	1	Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)	Routine
1996	44	5	—	—	Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint	Routine
1995Avoid	209	6	6	15	Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint	Fatalities reported
1994	21	1	—	2	Power Train › Automatic Transmission	Routine
1993	38	1	—	2	Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine	Routine
1992	56	1	1	2	Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift	Routine
1991	104	2	3	5	Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift	Routine
1990	73	4	4	—	Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift	Routine

Year

Complaints

Relative volume

Recalls

Fires

Crashes

Most reported

Status

1999

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Equipment

Routine