Eagle Vision 1994 - Suspension - car safety information, failing parts, recalls, bulletins, complaints

Eagle Vision 1994

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Defect investigations
Consumer Complaints

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM
99V215000	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION	from 06/01/1992 to 10/31/1994	V (Vehicle)	402830	02/07/2000	ODI	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	08/09/1999	08/17/1999
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the lower control arm attaching brackets can crack due to fatigue and separate from the engine cradle.
Consequence Summary	If this occurs, the transmission half-shaft could pull out of the transaxle and result in loss of power.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will reinforce the engine cradle at the point where the lower control arm attaches to it.
Notes	Owner notification began february 7, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-992-1997. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
SUSPENSION
021699	12/31/1999	030298	609986	Some vehicles may exhibit a constant lead or pull on a flat non-crowned road. *tt	04/12/2000
SUSPENSION - FRONT
022394	12/01/1994		39004	Vehicle drifts or leads consistently in the same direction regardless of road conditions. *tw	02/28/1995
SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR
021195	10/01/1995		46370	Squawk from front stabilizer bar isolator in cold weather (less than 20 degress f). bulletin involves replacing the stabilizer bar isolators with revised parts.	04/25/1996
SUSPENSION - REAR
020395	02/01/1995	02-05-94	39251	Rear spring rattle. *tw	03/31/1995

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Date close	Subject	Recall campaign
SUSPENSION
PE98044	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	08/11/1998	12/31/1998	ENGINE CRADLE/CONTROL ARM BRACKET WELD
	Alleged that the front suspension weld fails or cracks causing the suspension to collapse and a loss of vehicle control
PE98022	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	04/14/1998	08/31/1998	REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM/BOLT
	Alleged that the rear suspension trailing and/or its attachment bolt may fail, posing a risk of loss of vehicle control and loss of rear service brake operation
EA98025	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	12/31/1998	08/19/1999	ENGINE CRADLE/CONTROL ARM BRACKET WELD	99V215000
	Alleged front suspension weld fails or cracks causing the suspension to collapse and a loss of vehicle control

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
SUSPENSION
			08/01/1994
	While driving and going over bumps in the road an undetermined noise occurs in the rear within the wheel and the frame area cause unknown. ak ml
SUSPENSION - FRONT
		4	05/01/1994
	Since i purchased the car in 1994, i have had persistent problems with the alignment. i took it back to the dealer about a week later and told them that the steering wheel was off center. they told me that was normal for that car. i have had several alignments done, rotated tires, it seems that the car cannot hold an alignment at all. the dealer changed two tires one year for me because the tires on the car were damaged so badly. this was several years ago, however, the problem still persists.
11/15/1999		1	05/01/1994
	No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak

	On wet pavements and intermittently on dry pavements steering wheel will pull, resulting in unstable steering. the dealer has aligned the vehicle three times. *ak
SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM
09/10/2004	114000	1	10/11/1999
	1-put 1994 eagle vision into reverse to get out of driveway at my home. on turning wheel to left into street, car started violently shaking, would not move, and making this loud thick noise. car is not exactly in middle of street. in fear of terrible sound, turned car off, thinking that may help what ever is the problem (didn't have any idea what to do). concerned about being in the smack dab middle of street and being hit, turned car back on, in 'park' is ok, when i shift into any 'moving gear i.e rev, drive, o or 3) it starts making noise, shaking again, car is lurching like it is in a earthquake. turned off. i thought if i could turn it on,put in neutral and roll to curb, i could get out of the street. as soon as i get to a 'rev', before neutral, starts the shaking, noise, etc. i go to neutral, it won't move. i am 126 lbs, alone, but my thought was to push it to start rolling to curb, won't budge, wheel against well. i get back in, put in park, turn off. walked around, noticed the passr front tire against wheel well. tried turn wheel, sharp left, it wouldn't respond,wheel straight was hitting wheel well piece which was why the wheel would not turn. i call a tow truck to move the car. tow truck driver arrives i tell him what happened, show the wheel position, stuck to wheel well. tow truck driver car said he saw control arm was torn/broken/apart from frame of car. car towed back into driveway until husband arrived and discussed. 2-lower control arm is torn away from sub frame. consequences, disrupted traffic, possible loss of control, injury to self, injury to others, death if car went out of control at high speed or on busy street or in intersection. 3-in progress. car towed to dealer 09/14/04. 9/14/04 dealer says looks like sub frame cracked, asked if in a accident. no. dealer says he called chrsyler, chrysler says don't do anything they want to have zone rep. look at it, and will let me know how to proceed. 9/15/04 did not hear from dealer at all, no messages. *jb
05/04/1999		1	04/01/1999
	The car was being backed up and it made a very loud noise. upon investigation the weld for the right engine cradle/control arm had came apart. this caused the rack and pinion to come apart and all bearings and bushings and grease to come out onto the ground. the car would not move and had to be towed on a flat bed to the dealer from which it was purchased. the dealer will repair it, but at a cost to him and not me since i had only purchased the car two weeks before. i do not know if the car will be correct when i get it back from being fixed.
SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM
11/12/2006	0	4	07/10/2006
	I had a recall performed on the vehicle last year at martin dodge in bowling green, ky. after getting the services rendered on the vehicle i noticed several problems. one was that turn signals were no longer operable, and automatic transmission would not shift past second gear and would miss gears repeatedly, also, abs brake failed. in addition, my suspension was worse after they performed suspension recalls. i have tried on several occasions to contact the dealership , and they only suggested that i bring it in for a diagnostic at my cost, even though the problems existed after getting the recalls fixed. long story short, i incurred court cost of $166.00 because of improper equipment and the buy, here, pay here lot is requesting $2,280 for a car that i had no choice but to junk out because of it not being able to pass inspection for the road. i would appreciate anything you can do to aid in me absorbing the cost of this situation.*ak
		1
	Prior to recall the control arm reinforcement brackets broke causing the vehicle to go out of control resulting in accident (99v-215). yh
SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT

	Rack & pinion steering was replaced due to excessive wear. also, tie rod bushings wore out prematurely/strut bushing fell apart & needed replacing/ wheel hub & bearings were replaced again due to excessive wear. *ak
SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - TORSION BAR
10/12/1998			03/28/1995
	Abs brakes failed. also, warped front brake rotors, causing vehicle to shudder/pulsate upon braking. in addition, trunk lid fell on backs/heads of people who were removing things from trunk/left inner tie rod failed, causing loose steering/front sway bar broke, and transmission cooling lines leaked hot fluid onto engine components. could result in a fire.
		1
	Rack and pinion, tie rods and sway bar failed causing loss of steering control.
SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING
05/19/2000		1	07/01/1994
	While driving hit a bump, and upon accelerating vehicle moved from side to side, not being able to hold the road. took it to local mechanic, and was told that the bushing on the driver's side upper tie rod was blown out. *ak
SUSPENSION - REAR
03/17/1998		1	03/28/1995
	Sway bar broke causing noise from the front end in cold weather, potential loss of steering/suspension control, risks to others from falling parts at high speed. *et
07/29/2000
	Ea99031, while driving rear end seemed to lose control, and consumer was unable to straighten out vehicle which caused a crash. will be taking vehicle to the dealer. please provide further information. *ak
06/18/1999		1	01/01/1994
	Rear links, from rear end to body bracket, upper bolt galls in sleeve and breaks causing rear end to move. attached to the links are the abs sensor cables leading to the computer. when bolts snap, torque from the rear causes the links to move freely up and down. with this movement it also puts unusual strain on the abs cables.
SUSPENSION - REAR - AXLE - NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

	Loose axle causing car to jerk while changing speeds. piece of metal was stuck in the valve of the engine, causing it to stall when not accelerating.