1991 Eagle Talon: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 133 complaints
133
Total Complaints
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
22
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
17
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
9
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
8
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
6
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
4
SEAT BELTS
3

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
3
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"IT IS HARD TO SHIFT GEARS, SHIFTS ARE MISSED BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE/1ST/2ND/3RD/4TH GEARS. *AK"
"HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RIMS FOUR TIMES SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED. TT"
"TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS DUE TO GEAR SHIFT LEVER NOT MOVING INTO ENGAGEMENT POSITION. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28