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1995 EAGLE TALON — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

crash · 398045 · 2003-03-16

Vehicle

Make
EAGLE
Model
TALON
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I OWNED A 1995 EAGLE TALON THAT I TOOK IN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER TO INSPECT A BALL JOINT RECALL AND INSPECT A BELT. THEY SAID THE BALL JOINT WAS OK AND FIXED THE BELT PROBLEM. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER I WAS TURNING INTO A GAS STATION AND THE VEHICLES BALL JOINT FELL OFF. IM NOT SURE OF THE DATE OF INCIDENT SOP I ENTERED A GENERIC DATE. I SOLD THE VEHICLE OVER A YEAR AGO BUT I FORGOT TO SUBMIT THIS INVESTIGATION TO YOUR DEPT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THERE MECHANICS DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND THE "INVESTIGATIONS SPECIALIST" DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CONVENIENT FOR HIM HE STATED. I COULD OF DIED IF THIS HAPPENED AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS CROSSING I COULD OF KILLED SOMEONE OR MYSELF. OR IF I WAS TRAVELING FASTER THAN 10-15 MPH IT COULD OF BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN WHAT IT WAS. PROPERTY DAMAGED WAS OCCURRED ONLY ON MY CAR. THE CRASH WAS NOT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT ME SLIDING INTO A CURB. ANOTHER DEALER FIXED THE DAMAGE FREE OF CHARGE BUT I HAD TO FIGHT CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR MY BROKEN FOG LIGHT. *NLM

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10010535
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