Consumer Complaint Detail

EAGLE / TALON / 1997

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005029337 Incident Date: Jun, 13 2005
Consumer's City: EDWARDSVILLE Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: TALON Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: 4E3AK24Y3VE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 17 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jan, 14 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact owns a 1997 eagle talon. on june 14, 2005 contact's vehicle was involved in a hit and run accident while going 20-25 mph. upon impact, front air bags deployed, but contact sustained airbag burns. he sustained injuries, strain in neck, burns on arm, and on rights hand two finger became numb. the hospital did take x-rays, and stated that contact had a pinched nerve from the strain in his neck which caused the numb fingers. also another sustained injuries. the passenger's side air bag deployed. the passenger did not sustain any burns from the airbag, but has been off from work since the accident, and was under physician's care. . the road conditions were wet. because of the airbags deployment vehicle was totaled. the cost of fixing the airbags would be more than the cost of the car.*ak