My father in laws 1994 eagle vision had complete steering failure only moments after my 16 year old son arrived home. Thankfully no one was hurt. I have just found out that this is a very common problem for eagle and intrepid models. It happened only yesterday and I have not had time to repair the car but the problem is in the steering assembly. The tie rod ends have sheared off and completely disabled the steering. Had this happened a few minutes sooner my son would have been on one of the most congested roads in our area and it could have been a disaster.
1994 Eagle Vision: ball joint or control arm failure
15 of the 147 complaints about the 1994 Eagle Vision describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 6 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
1-put 1994 eagle vision into reverse to get out of driveway at my home. On turning wheel to left into street, car started violently shaking, would not move, and making this loud thick noise. Car is not exactly in middle of street. In fear of terrible sound, turned car off, thinking that may help what ever is the problem (didn't have any idea what to do). Concerned about being in the smack dab middle of street and being hit, turned car back on, in 'park' is ok, when I shift into any 'moving gear I.e rev, drive, o or 3) it starts making noise, shaking again, car is lurching like it is in a earthquake. Turned off. I thought if I could turn it on,put in neutral and roll to curb, I could get out of the street. As soon as I get to a 'rev', before neutral, starts the shaking, noise, etc. I go to neutral, it won't move. I am 126 lbs, alone, but my thought was to push it to start rolling to curb, won't budge, wheel against well. I get back in, put in park, turn off. Walked around, noticed the passr front tire against wheel well. Tried turn wheel, sharp left, it wouldn't respond,wheel straight was hitting wheel well piece which was why the wheel would not turn. I call a tow truck to move the car. Tow truck driver arrives I tell him what happened, show the wheel position, stuck to wheel well. Tow truck driver car said he saw control arm was torn/broken/apart from frame of car. Car towed back into driveway until husband arrived and discussed. 2-lower control arm is torn away from sub frame. Consequences, disrupted traffic, possible loss of control, injury to self, injury to others, death if car went out of control at high speed or on busy street or in intersection. 3-in progress. Car towed to dealer 09/14/04. 9/14/04 dealer says looks like sub frame cracked, asked if in a accident. No. Dealer says he called chrsyler, chrysler says don't do anything they want to have zone rep. Look at it, and will let me know how to proceed. 9/15/04 did not hear from dealer at all, no messages.
The streeing rack bushing fail prematurely leading to excessive play in the front steering linkages. This bushing wear is suspected to lead to compounded failure of the inner tie rod ends and maybe the transmission mounts. The first sign is cold weather front end squeeking sounds from the rubber rack bushings. When they fail enough to allow enough foward and back play, the tie rod ends are subjected to excessive stress and fail prematurely. I question that this excessive foward/rearward play allows excessive stress to the motor and transmission mounts with subsquent failure of these parts. Additionally, a couple of mechanics have told me that they see these problems with this vechicle every week. Thanks tom brown
While driving hit a bump, and upon accelerating vehicle moved from side to side, not being able to hold the road. Took it to local mechanic, and was told that the bushing on the driver's side upper tie rod was blown out.
Prior to recall the control arm reinforcement brackets broke causing the vehicle to go out of control resulting in accident (99v‑215). Yh
Consumer was experiencing problem with steering. Vehicle taken to independent shop, and was informed of loose inner tie rod on left wheel. Dealer/ manufacturer notified. Repairs were made at owner's expense. *ak
Rack & pinion steering was replaced due to excessive wear. Also, tie rod bushings wore out prematurely/strut bushing fell apart & needed replacing/ wheel hub & bearings were replaced again due to excessive wear.
The car was being backed up and it made a very loud noise. Upon investigation the weld for the right engine cradle/control arm had came apart. This caused the rack and pinion to come apart and all bearings and bushings and grease to come out onto the ground. The car would not move and had to be towed on a flat bed to the dealer from which it was purchased. The dealer will repair it, but at a cost to him and not me since I had only purchased the car two weeks before. I do not know if the car will be correct when I get it back from being fixed.
Inner tie rod bushing failed at firewall during acceleration. Engine torque to front end steering caused vehicle to swerve with little control to driver at time of bushing failure.
Abs brakes failed. Also, warped front brake rotors, causing vehicle to shudder/pulsate upon braking. In addition, trunk lid fell on backs/heads of people who were removing things from trunk/left inner tie rod failed, causing loose steering/front sway bar broke, and transmission cooling lines leaked hot fluid onto engine components. Could result in a fire.
Left tie rod failed causing loose steering.
Outer tie rod had to be replaced prematurely due to defect in part. Vehicle only have 51,000 miles of wear. Dealer notified.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Some vehicles may exhibit a constant lead or pull on a flat non-crowned road
- Vehicle leads or pulls on flat non-crowned road
- Conditions with vehicle leads or pulls on a flat non-crowned road
- Squawk from front stabilizer bar isolator in cold weather (less than 20 degress f)
- Rear spring rattle
- Vehicle drifts or leads consistently in the same direction regardless of road conditions
Related recalls
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The lower control arm attaching brackets can crack due to fatigue and separate from the engine cradle.
- Risk
- If this occurs, the transmission half-shaft could pull out of the transaxle and result in loss of power.
- Remedy
- Dealers will reinforce the engine cradle at the point where the lower control arm attaches to it.
Recall number 99V215000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1994 Eagle Vision ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 1994 Eagle Vision?
15 of 147 owner complaints about the 1994 Eagle Vision (10%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 1994.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Eagle Vision?
There is 1 recall and 6 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Eagle Vision
Fuel leak 9ABS 7Transmission failure 7Fuel smell 6Power steering loss 5Premature wear 5
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