Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1996 Eagle Summit

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seat belts › front › retractor. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)1
000
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Power Train › Automatic Transmission98V168003
Filed Oct 5, 19986,198 vehiclesChrysler Corporation

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ALL WHEEL DRIVE PASSENGER VEHICLES. LOCKUP OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR ADEQUACY OF THE TRANSFER CASE OIL VOLUME, TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AND OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION OF THE TRANSFER CASE MECHANISM. IF OIL VOLUME IS INSUFFICIENT, THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF OIL WILL BE ADDED. IF THERE IS TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AFFECTED COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED. IF THE TRANSFER CASE SHOWS OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION, THE TRANSFER CASE WILL BE REPLACED.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed Aug 9, 2002WI

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING STEERING GEAR BOX LOCKED UP FOR A BRIEF MINUTE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Sep 5, 1995GA

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DON'T RETRACT . TT

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
1996 — this page2100Routine
199531100Routine
199415101Fatalities reported
199392300Routine
199244300Routine
199112101Fatalities reported
19906100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 5, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.