1998 Eagle Talon: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 24 complaints
24
Total Complaints
72,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

72,000 25th Percentile
72,000 Median Mileage
83,536 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
CHILD SEAT
1
SEATS
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PULLEY BELT WITHIN THE STEERING MECHANISM HAS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES, PULLEY BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY STEERING BELT FAILED WORK, AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER VEHICLE, AND FINALLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK"
"VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER WENT INSIDE. THEN TURNED VEHICLE ON AND IT ACELLERATED DUE TO THOTTLE PEDAL GETTING STUCK. VEHICLE WAS TURNING AROUND AND AROUND INSIDE HE PARKING LOT. CONSUMER KEPT KICKING THE PEDAL UNTIL IT LET UP. ALSO, WHEN SHE PUT KEY IN THE IGNITION, SHE HAD TO PULL AND..."

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