REAR TRAILING ARM BRACKET BROKE, RESULTING IN COMPLETE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE ENTIRE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY/LOSS OF CONTROL. COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
1993 Eagle Vision complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →
REAR TRAILING ARM BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING LEADING PORTION OF THE TRAILING TO DROP, RESULTING IN DISENGAGEMENT OF ENTIRE LEFT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY/LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, LOST STEERING/BRAKES AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DANGEROUSLY OVERHEAT. *AK
REAR PASSENGER DOOR WINDW GLASS BRACKETS FELL OUT DUE TO GLUE SEPARATION, CAUSING WINDOW TO DROP INTO THE DOOR. *AK
GAS RAIL CONNECTION LEAKS ON THE MANIFOLD OF THE ENGINE O RING, AND HARDENS, THE GAS JUST LEAKS OUT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
SWITCH WHICH PERMITS VEHICLE TO BE STARTED ONLY IN GEAR FAILED. (RELAY SWITCH)
FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT TOTALLY COLLAPSED. METAL BAR/BRASE SPLIT APART. CAUSING SEAT TO FALL REARWARD. *AK
UPON SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITH FOOT APPLIED TO BRAKE, ENGINE SUDDENLY SURGED, SHOT FORWARD IN GARAGE, OVERPOWERING BRAKES, THEN SHIFTED IN REVERSE. VEHICLE SHOT OUT OF GARAGE, HITTING A FLAG POLE. *AK
FUEL RAIL CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL LEAK.
THE ROTORS WARPED; ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE LEAKING . *AK
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY DURING WET RAINY WEATHER, IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION, HEADLIGHTS ADJUSTED FEW TIMES BY DEALER. *AK
ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
COMPUTER'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE HORN TO BLOW INADVERTENTLY AND DOOR LOCKS TO UNLOCK AND TRUNK LID TO OPEN BY THEMSELVES. ENGINE CAN BE EITHER STARTED OR OFF.
IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDOWS ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE FOG UP. HAVE TO WIPE THE WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING TO SEE THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THROTTLE BODY CRACKED.
FUEL INJECTORS FAILED TWICE, CAUSING LEAKAGE.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
WATER PUMP LOCKED UP, BREAKING TIMING BELT.
DAUGHTER DRIVING, WEATHER RAINY, PAVEMENT SLICK, SLID INTO GUARDRAIL HEAD ON, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, TOWED TO AUTO YARD, INSURANCE ADJUSTER LOOKING INTO IT, HAVE POLICE REPORT. *AK
FUEL INJECTOR RAILS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. A SMALL AREA ON THE RAIL WAS ALLOWING GASOLINE TO SEEP THROUGH, LEAKING ONTO THE TOP OF THE MOTOR.
AFTER 60 MPH THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, STARTED TO LOSE POWER. *AK
FUEL TANK LEAK ON THE REAR BOTTOM OF THE TANK. *AK
RELAY SWITCH FAILURE, CAUSING POWER WINDOW TO STICK. *SD
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES TRUNK TO POP OPEN/DOOR LOCKS TO UNLOCK/HORN TO BLOW UNTIL FUSE IS REMOVED.
POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE MAKING TURNS, NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, NO WARNING. *AK
FRONT BRAKES SQUEAK AND GRIND DUE TO THE DESIGN. THIS IS THE THIRD REPLACEMENT. *AK CONSUMER STATS FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES THEY STARTED SQUEALING AND PULSATING WHEN APPLIED DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR, SO CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AT ABOUT 5,000 MILES LATER THEY STARTED SQUEALING AGAIN, LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THEM BUT THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO SQUEAL AND ALSO VIBRATE UNDER FRIM PRESSURE, CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS , THE HEATER.DEFROSTER SHORTED OUT, THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS REPLACED ONCE AND HAS SHORTED OUT AGAIN, THE A/C CONDENSOR FAN HAS SHORTED OUT, AND ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A VACUUM VALVE INT HE A/C THERE IS A AD RATTLE IN THE FRONT STABILIZER BARS.*JB
AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS WATER INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. *SD
FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING, UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE EA95-028 ACTIVE. *AK
FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE EA95-028 ACTIVE*AK
FUEL PUMP FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD
DEFROSTER PRODUCES MOISTURE AROUND SIDES/LOWER EDGE OF WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD
WHILE DRIVING THE TIMING BELT CAME OFF WHILE GOING 45MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR FAILED. *SD
ON COLD START, OWNER NOTICES GASOLINE FUMES ENTERING COMPARTMENT FROM UNKNOWN ORIGIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. TT *JB
AIR CONDITIONER O RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKAGE. TT
A/C SYSTEM FAILURE, THE CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED.*TT CONDENSOR DEVELOPED A LEAK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR H.V.AC SYSTEM TO WORK PROPERLY.*JB
HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, CANNOT SEE CLEARLY AT NIGHT. TT HEAD LIGHTS ARE DIM. INORDER TO DRIVE SAFELY THE HIGH BEAMS MUST BE ON AT ALL TIMES. *YH
WATER PUMP FAILURE.
VEHICLE HESISTATES/JERKS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *AK
ABS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON, BRAKES FEEL MUSHY. TT
WHILE HOLDING FOOT ON BRAKES THE GEAR SLIPS. TT
THE ROTORS KEEP WARPING AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED CONSTANTLY AND THE METAL IS TOO THIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ON (3) OCCASIONS, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION, NO CAUSE IDENTIFIED BY JOHNSON MOTORS-NJ. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING AT 10 OR 11,000 MILES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR WHILE PARKED. *AK
THE TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY UP WHEN THE WIND BLOWS THEN IT WILL GO DOWN. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 47K, JUST PAST THE FACTORY WARRANTY. TT
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