1993 Eagle Talon engine and engine cooling problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1993 Eagle Talon — 34% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I bought the car and drove it less than 20,000 mile then the timing belt broke causing the exhaust valves to bend and mess the head up causing me to replace the engine ant almost $2000.00. I hear that this is an ongoing problem with these cars I read where people are sueing for repair.”
filed Feb 9, 2004
“My car engine was blown at 48,600 miles due to a valve coming apart and a piston going through the engine. The most ironic part of this is that it happened 7 days after the expiration of my 7 year 70,000 mile extended warranty that I purchased when I bought the car. As you can see the milage was…”
filed Sep 5, 2000
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.
R2118796A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 26, 2016
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Talon years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 Talon | 7 | 29% |
| 1996 Talon | 5 | 11% |
| 1995 Talon | 33 | 16% |
| 1994 Talon | 2 | 10% |
| 1992 Talon | 9 | 16% |
| 1991 Talon | 22 | 21% |
| 1990 Talon | 18 | 25% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1993 Eagle Talon
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.