1995 Eagle Talon

RELATING TO THE ENGINE:MAINBEARING PROBLEM, THIS IS THE THIRD CAR OF THIS TYPE I HAVE OWNED (ALL VINS AND RECIEPTS AVAILABLE) THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. IT IS REFERREDD TO BY MANY AS "CRANKWALK". THE OIL PRESSURE TEST SHOW A NORMAL PRESSURE, YET THE #4 BEARING HAS BEEN DEPRIVED OF OIL AND SEEMS TO GRIND THE BEARING DOWN SLOWLY UNTIL THERE IS SO MUCH EXCESSIVE CLEARENCE THAT THE PISTON STARTS HITTING THE CYLINDER HEAD AND DESTROYS THE ENTIRE ENGINE ASSEMBLYL. I HAVE READ ONLINE POSTS AT HTTP://WWW.DSM.ORG FROM HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF OWNERS OF THIS SAME CAR AND ITS TWIN - THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX/GS-T - ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WONDER WHY IF THERE IS SO MANY REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING, WHY HAVE THEY NOT BEEN RECALLED. *AK

I AM WRITING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE MY FRIEND RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS ECLIPSE KNOWN AS "CRANK WALK" EVER SINCE THE 2ND GENERATION (95-99) TURBO ECLIPSE AND TALONS CAME OUT THEY HAVE BEEN WITH FAULTY CRANKSHAFTS. THE CRANKS EVENTUALLY WERE OUT THE THRUST WASHER AND SHIFT TO THE POINT THAT IT DESTOYS THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR, SHUTTING OFF THE MOTOR. MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ITS THEIR FAULT. THE VEHICLES ARE BAD FROM THE FACTORY BUT YET MY FRIEND HAS BEEN DENIED A WARRANTY CLAIM BECAUSE HE MADE A FEW UNREALTED PERFORMANCE MODIFICATIONS. PLEASE, I URGE YOU TO FORCE MITSUBISHI TO RECALL THE CARS WITH THESE BAD CRANKS BEFORE SOMEONE MOTOR SHUTS OFF AND AN ACCIDENT IS CAUSED. YOU KNOW HOW BAD MITZ IS WITH RECALLS AS WITH THE LEAKY TRANSFER CASE. PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.ROADRACEENGINEERING.COM/WALKINGCRANKSHAFT.HTM FOR OTHER PEOPLES EXPEREIENCES WITH CRANKWALK FAILURES. ALTHOUGH I HAVE A 92 AWD TALON MYSELF (WITH A LEAKING TRANSFER CASE) I HAVE WITNESS THREE OF MY FRIENDS SUFFER CRANKWALK FAILURES. OF THEM ONLY ONE WAS ABLE TO GET HIS DEALER TO COVER THEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE'S CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING AND AN ACCIDENT IS CAUSED. ALL THREE OF MY FRIENDS ESCAPED INJURY BUT WHO KNOW WHEN SOMEONE ELSE WONT BE SO LUCKY. THANK YOU. *AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE, MANY OF WHICH I DID NOT MENTION. MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE MADE, HAVE NEVER BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND TODAY THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR A ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. MY CAR CONTINUES TO FAIL SMOG EVERY YEAR, AND THIS YEAR I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE AS A RESULT. I NOW HAVE NUMEROUS REGISTRATION TICKETS, WHICH I AM PAYING FINES ON WITH ALL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE THE CORRECTIONS, WITH NO LUCK. *AK

MORNING OF INCIDENT, ON THE WAY TO WORK NOTICED SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING. COMING BACK FROM LUNCH, SMELLED ODOR. PULLED OVER, POPPED HOOD, SAW SMALL FIRE LEFT SIDE, AND PUT OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. TOWED TO DEALER, THEY MADE OEM SPEC. REPAIR, REPLACING DAMAGED COMPOENTS. I HAVE OLD SPEED SENSOR, IT LOOKS TO ME THE MOST LIKELY SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. I BELIEVE THE SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT SHOULD BE FUSED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF PURSUING THIS CONCERN WITH DAMLIERCHRYSLER (BOB DUNN, 612-553-2569). FYI, STATE FARM IS NOT COVERING MOST THE DAMAGE COST (~$850), CLAIMING THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT (COMPREHENSIVE DOESN'T COVER THE DEFECTIVE PART, BUT OTHER PARTS DAMAGED IN FIRE) TO BE THE WIRING HARNESS, THE BIG TICKET ITEM, AND NOT THE SPEED SENSOR. SO FOR 2 REASONS I REALLY WANT TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE FIRE. FYI, THE ORIGINAL/BAD SENSOR. I RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER, PRESUMABLY THE SPEED SENSOR, APPEARS TO BE A 3 TERMINAL DEVICE, WITH THE MIDDLE PIN MISSING (BURNED UP?). I TRIED MEASURING THE RESISTANCE BETWEEN THE OTHER TWO TERMINALS, AND SAW ~800OHMS. THE SENSOR DAMAGE SUGGESTS COUPLED WITH MY OBSERVATION THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION IMPLIES TO ME THAT THE SPEED SENSOR AND NOT THE HARNESS FAILED. I'M GUESSING THE SENSOR IS BULIT BY MITSUBISHI, AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT NEXT, E.G. WHO WOULD/SHOULD DO FAILURE ANALYSIS. I ALSO HAVE A NEW $600 WIRING HARNESS, MISSING JUST THE SPEED SENSOR FEMALE CONNECTOR HARNESS (THE MECHANIC SCAVANGED IT TO DO THE REPAIR), IT WOULD NO DOUBT BE OF SOME USE IN AN INVESTIGATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP ME CONVINCE THE STATE FARM ADJUSTER TO PAY MY CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT ME: ACMIDDLETON@USWEST.NET. THANKS! *AK

THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS THE TRANSMISSION. IT DOESN'T GO INTO SECOND GEAR ANYMORE. WHEN YOU CAN GET IT INTO SECOND IT GRINDS VERY BADLY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD JUST GO OUT UNLESS DEFECTIVE. SO NOW I HAVE TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO THIRD GEAR AND BYPASS SECOND GEAR. THE SECOND DEFECT I HAVE FOUND IS THE WIPER WASHERS THAT ARE MOUNTED IN THE HOOD. THEY HAD LEAKED WATER DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HOOD WHICH RESULTED IN RUNING THE PAINT. *AK