1995 Eagle Talon problems & reliability
209 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 1995 Eagle Talon, alongside 1 safety recall campaign. Last verified Aug 7, 2026. Complaints are unverified reports submitted by owners to the federal Office of Defects Investigation.
Each complaint is counted once (by NHTSA case number), even when it names several vehicles.
6 complaints report injuries (6 injured, 1 deaths reported).
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 57 | 27% |
| Suspension | 53 | 25% |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 33 | 16% |
| Electrical System | 23 | 11% |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 17 | 8% |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 16 | 8% |
| Air Bags | 12 | 6% |
| Visibility | 10 | 5% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 8 | 4% |
| Equipment | 7 | 3% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
Common symptoms owners describe
Keyword analysis of complaint narratives; one complaint can describe several symptoms.
Mileage when problems occurred
Half of the failures with a reported odometer reading occurred by 92,780 miles (middle 50% between 57,137 and 132,500 miles), based on 20 complaints that included mileage.
Complaints by incident year
What owners report
“I have a 95 eagle talon tsi and I have a transfer case noise and leaky transfer case it is part of the transfer case recall 780. Chrysler says the recall is one time only everything I have read says safety recalls are for the life of the vehicle. I contacted a dealership and they said there was no such recall. I am…”
Power Train · filed Nov 3, 2015
“Transmission locked up, intermittent slippage, gears/transmission unable to engage. Manufacture and dealer fail to cover cost to repair.”
Power Train · filed Aug 20, 2015
“Abs system malfunction ( abs ) illuminates continuously. Dealer/manufacture fail to repair. Problem still exist. Problem still exist regarding smelling gas fumes in the interior of vehicle.”
Electronic Stability Control (esc) · filed Aug 20, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Federal defect investigations
- LOWER CONTRTOL ARM BALL JOINT
Recall Query RQ00015 · opened Aug 2, 2000 · closed Apr 20, 2001 · led to recall 99V066004
- TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP
Engineering Analysis EA98002 · opened Jan 30, 1998 · closed Apr 30, 1998 · led to recall 98V069002
- TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP
Preliminary Evaluation PE97040 · opened Sep 4, 1997 · closed Jan 30, 1998
Technical service bulletins
60 manufacturer communications (TSBs, service campaigns, warranty extensions) are on file with NHTSA for the 1995 Eagle Talon. The 10 most recent:
Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.
R2118796A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 26, 2016
Flash programming failure recovery. *slc
1802002 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 24, 2002
Subject regarding generic scan tool (gst), publication no. 81-170-00008 provided with this technical service bulletin to provide reference information when using generic scan tool on obdii vehicles. *tt
1801201 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 25, 2001
Subject regarding airbag / clock spring service for various models including 2002 model year jeep liberty. *tt
0801001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 25, 2001
Automatic transmission fluid usage atf+4. *tt *mj
2100601 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 16, 2001
Subject regarding wire splice repairs. *sb
0800600REV · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 29, 2000
Information on new components and a repair procedure developed to replace failed seat slide motors. *tt
0804000 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 8, 2000
Subject regarding child seat tether anchors. *tt
2300800B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 24, 2000
Subject regarding non-deployed airbag handling procedures. *tt
082700 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 29, 2000
Subject regarding child seat tether anchors. *tt
230800 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 3, 2000
TSBs are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls and repairs are not automatically free. Full documents are available on NHTSA’s site.
Safety recalls
The 1995 Eagle Talon has 1 NHTSA recall campaign — recall repairs are free at franchised dealers regardless of the vehicle’s age.
Check whether your specific vehicle is affected
Recall campaigns often cover only certain VIN ranges. Enter your VIN on the official NHTSA site to confirm whether your vehicle is included and whether the repair is still open.
Check VIN on NHTSA →Buying a used 1995 Eagle Talon?
- · Decode the seller’s VIN with our free VIN decoder to confirm the exact year, engine and trim.
- · Check for unrepaired recalls by VIN on NHTSA’s official lookup — recall repairs are free.
- · Owners most often reported problems around 92,780 miles — budget accordingly if the car is approaching that mileage.