1996 Eagle Vision: raw data

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vehicle1996 / eagle / vision
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-08)
complaints45 on file (1996-04-02 → 2020-04-14)
recalls2
investigations5
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Steering rack, tie rod and bushing failureSTEERING14 complaints1998-12 → 2011-02vision-1996-steering-rack-tie-rod-bushings
  • 10247313 THE BOLTS HOLDING THE INNER TIE RODS TO THE RACK ARE SHOT AND CLOSE TO FAILURE
  • 10182636 I WAS ENTERING A PARKING GARAGE WHEN POWER-ASSISTED RACK AND PINION FAILED, COMPLETELY DISENGAGING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE FRONT WHEELS
  • 729273 THESE RUBBER BUSHINGS COMPLETELY DISSINTAGRATED AND WERE COMPLETELY GONE
Windshield wiper arm and blade failureVISIBILITY3 complaints1999-02 → 2000-09vision-1996-windshield-wiper-failure
  • 865120 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN A STORM AND WINDSHIELD WIPER JUST STOPPED WORKING
  • 832989 RUBBER ON THE BLADES PEELED AWAY AND CAME OFF
  • 732295 SECOND, JULY 2000 THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN A STORM
Floor shifter park interlock recall 04V021000POWER TRAIN2 complaints2004-06 → 2005-04vision-1996-floor-shifter-interlock-recall
  • 10073433 THE VEHICLE COULD BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING
  • 10115689 THEY EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THEY HAD NO PARTS, AND THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED
Fuel rail and injector O-ring leakageFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE5 complaints1998-12 → 2004-06vision-1996-fuel-rail-o-ring-leak
  • 10078590 FUEL LEAKED FROM RIGHT SIDE AND REAR OF ENGINE
  • 701750 FUEL INJECTOR CROSSOVER O-RING FAILURE CAUSED MASSIVE FULE LEAK ON UPPER ENGINE BLOCK
  • 545938 VEHICLE RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE FUEL 0-RING, AFTER SERVICE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION
Hydraulic service brake loss of brakingSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4 complaints1996-04 → 1997-08vision-1996-hydraulic-brake-loss
  • 814919 COMING UPON STOP LIGHT/SIGN; APPLIED BRAKES; PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR
  • 984575 MADE ATTEMPT TO BRAKE 150 FEET AWAY, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD, REAR ENDING STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT, DISC BRAKES
  • 806171 ABS: APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE; WHEELS LOCKED UP; REAR END FISHTAILED; LOST CONTROL, HIT CURB IN ROAD

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
451996-04-022020-04-1452STEERING:16; FUEL SYSTEM:5; GASOLINE:5; SUSPENSION:4; AIR BAGS:4

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
98V18400006/08/1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3.5L ENGINES. THE FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM CAN LEAK FUEL FROM SOME OF THE SEALING O-RINGS OR FROM HAIR LINE CRACKS IN THE THERMOSET FUEL INJECTION RAIL.FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL O-RINGS AND REINFORCE THE OUTLET (PASSENGER) SIDE FUEL RAIL. VEHICLES SHOWING FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL MUST HAVE THE OUTLET RAIL REPLACED WHICH INCLUDES CHANGING THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS OR FROM A CRACKED FUEL LINE, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
04V02100013/01/2004POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFTON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. AN INOPERATIVE INTERLOCK MAY ALSO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.EITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Investigations all years →

action_numberstatussubjectcomponentsopenedclosedrecall_campaignsummary
DP04007closedFUEL RAIL, BRAKE FLUID, CHASSISFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL2004-10-132004-10-27·ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, MR. ROBERT GALENTY OF ISELIN, NJ, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1993-1997 VEHICLES PRODUCED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.HIS PETITION IDENTIFIED THREE ISSUES OF CONCERN: 1) FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR RAILS; 2) BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE; AND 3) SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE FRAME TO DAMAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED.MR. GALANTY ALLEGED THAT HIS 1996 DODGE INTREPID HAD EACH OF THESE THREE PROBLEMS.CONCERNING FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE, DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMENCED A RECALL (98V-184) OF APPRO
EA03011closedAUTO TRANS IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCKPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2003-07-172004-01-3004V021000THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHI
EA99031closedSTEERING SYSTEM RACK AND PINIONSTEERING1999-10-292001-09-13·There is no summary currently available
PE99044closedSTEERING SYSTEM RACK AND PINIONSTEERING1999-06-281999-10-29·SINCE OPENING THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE), ODI HAS RECEIVED 6 ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS.DURING THE PE IT WAS DETERMINED MULTIPLE FAILURE MODES ARE INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER.THE WARRANTY CLAIM RATE IS HIGH FOR A STEERING SYSTEM CONCERN.THE ISSUES REPORTED INVOLVE PREMATURE WEAR OUT AT THE RACK AND PINION INTERFACE WITH THE INNER TIE ROD END(S), BINDING AND STICKING OF THE STEERING GEAR, CRACKED OR BROKEN TIE ROD ENDS, SHEARED RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY BOLTS, AND WEAR OUT OF THE RACK AND PINION MOUNT BUSHINGS.MANY OF THE COMPLAINANTS MENTION STEERING WONDER AND LOOSE STEERING.THREE OF THE MOST RECE
RQ98018closedFUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM FUEL LEAKFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1998-10-072002-07-0898V184000·

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1996 Eagle Vision vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/eagle/vision
@misc{wrenchpro_1996_eagle_vision_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1996 Eagle Vision},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/eagle/vision}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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