1992 Eagle Talon

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 EAGLE TALON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR. THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD AND WAS NO LONGER A FORD PRODUCT. THREE WEEKS AFTER SHE LEARNED OF THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE HAD 151,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE REAR ENGINE LOCKED UP. THE TRANSFER CASE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO CALL CHRYSLER, BUT THEY REFUSED HER CLAIM. TWO WEEKS AFTER SPEAKING WITH CHRYSLER, THEY REFERRED HER TO ANOTHER DEALER. SHE WENT TO THE DEALER AND DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, CHRYSLER DENIED HER CLAIM AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY STILL AT THE DEALER. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V069002 ISSUED IN 1998 CONCERNING THE TRANSFER CASE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, BUT KNEW THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. CURRENTLY, HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN.

I OWN A 1992 EAGLE TALON TSI AWD. I HAVE LEARNED OF A TRANSFER CASE RECALL ON THIS CAR. MAINLY BECAUSE MINE JUST BLEW UP. THIS CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN IN FOR THE RECALL, BUT CHRYSLER (DEALERSHIP, HUDSON, WI 54016) HAS SAID TO ME THAT AT THE TIME THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM. THERE IS NOW A PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID IT WAS UP TO THE DEALERSHIP WEATHER OR NOT TO REPLACE FOR FREE. I HAVE BEEN READING AND HAVE FOUND PLACES TO SAY "THE RECALL IS FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR". IS THIS TRUE? I WOULD LIKE A LETTER OR SOMETHING STATING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER THAT THIS RECALL IS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, BECAUSE WHAT IF THE PROBLEM ISN'T FIXED THE FIRST TIME AND I'M GOING 70, THEN MY T-CASE DECIDES TO LOCK UP CAUSE ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT, I'D BE DEAD. I'M SORT OF MAD AT CHRYSLER RIGHT NOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE MY FACT ARE STRAIGHT ABOUT THIS BEING A "SAFETY RECALL", AND THAT IT IS FOR THE "LIFE TIME OF THE CAR". THANK YOU. *NLM

THIS IS A GENERAL COMMENT THAT I HOPE WILL BE GIVEN SOME CONSIDERATION. MY CAR AND MANY OTHERS SUFFER FROM MAJOR HEADLIGHT DIMMING CAUSED BY LEAKAGE AND DISCOLORATION OF THE NEWER PLASTIC COVERED HEADLAMPS. REPLACEMENT IS DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE, BUT THE ALTERNATIVE IS SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. AS I HAVE AGED, I FIND REDUCED LIGHTING TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE IN NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THE OLDER "SEALED BEAM" HEADLIGHTS WERE EASILY REPLACED IF DAMAGED - NOT SO WITH THE MODULAR DESIGNS. THE SOLUTION IS NOT SIMPLE, BUT SOME ACCOUNTABILITY BY THE MANUFACTURER OR FORCED REPLACEMENT AT NOMINAL COST TO THE CAR OWNER MAY BE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. I'M SURE YOU HAVE MANY OTHER ISSUES TO INVESTIGATE, BUT BELIEVE ME, ANY OF YOUR "OLDER" EMPLOYEES DRIVING MID-90'S OR OLDER CARS WILL CONFIRM THE PROBLEM, AND SIMPLE MATH MAKES IT A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE. *JB

AWD TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING 30-45MPH. CALLED LOCAL DEALERS IN MD & PA TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS. FOUND INFO ON SITE INDICATING THAT MFG CAMPAINGN # 780 (NHTSA ID NO. 98V069002) WOULD HAVE APPLIED TO MY VEHICLE. DEALERS SAID THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IN ANY FASHION. GOT IT FIXED AT THOROUGHBRED TRANS FOR $2,467.30. FULL/PARTIAL REIMBERSEMENT?

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFROMATION.*AK

A RECALL IS IN EFFECT FOR A DRIVESHAFT YOKE/SEAL RELATED TO THE TRANSFER CASE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. WHICH RUN ON LOW AMOUNTS OF FLUID DUE TO THIS LEAK, DAMAGE CAN OCCUR TO THE TRANSFER CASE MECHANICALS. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE NHTSA, CHRYSLER, & MITSUBISHI. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SUBJECTIVE WORDING OF THE RECALL AND LACK OF PROTOCOL(AND DEALER KNOWLEDGE), THERE IS NOTHING TO OBLIGATE THE DEALERSHIPS TO INSPECT OR REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE UNDER RECALL. I HAVE A VERY SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION OF INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. DEALERS ARE PROMOTING BUDGETS OVER SAFETY.

VEHICLE HAD A DENT IN THE SIDE PANEL WHERE THE PASSENGER DOOR TOUCHES THE FRONT SIDE PANEL, CONSUMER HAS SEEN THIS DENT IN OTHER TALONS AND FEELS IT IS A DEFECT IN THE BODY CONSTRUCTION OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

CLEAR COAT PAINT PEELING OFF, NOISY RATELING SOUND FROM ENGINE WHEN COLD, FOG LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED 4 TIMES UNSUCCEFULLY

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY TIMING BELT BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOCK UP. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT TIMING BELT RUINED THE ENGINE & HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMERS HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE TURBO-CHARGER 4 TIMES. CONSUMER HAS BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAVE BEEN RUDE TO HER. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO COVER THE COST FOR REPAIRS. *AK

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A 5 MONTH PERIOD. COSTING ME 1500.00 EACH TIME. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND SCARED TO SELL IT TO ANYONE. NNO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

HAVE HAD TRANSFER CASE REPLACED ONCE AND AM NOW HAVING IT REPLACED AGAIN 3 1/2 MONTHS LATER. MY VEHICLE AGAIN LOCKED UP ON ME DOING 55MPH WHICH SENT ME SPINNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MY INFANT SON WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY BRAKES MAKE A VERY LOUD NOISE. *AK

NO SUMARY

BOTH DOORS CAME OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND DENTED BOTH FENDERS I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IT JUST HAPPENED FOR NO REASON.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THIRD GEAR ONLY AS I CAN TELL SINCE I CANT GET TO FOURTH GEAR. ALSO, DOOR WILL OPEN AND RUB FENDER, TAKING OFF THE PLASTIC MOULDNG AND CHIPPING THE PAINT OFF.

TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. *AK *SLC

AFTER BUYING THE CAR USED 76,000 MILES I WAS UNNOTIFIED OF A TIMING BELT PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVLING AT A SPEED OF 25MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITH OUT WARNING. REPAIRS WERE EST. AT $1000 FROM EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VALVES CAUSED WHEN TIMING BELT SHREDDED GUIDES FROM GEARS AS IT BROKE

16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING AT NIGHT,ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO A RESTURANT ON DARKENED SECTION OF BUISY HY WAY . ENDED UP IN STEEP DITCH INSTEAD. AT MABYE 5 MPH PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT (SHOULDER HARNESS THAT TRAVELS BACK AND FOURTH AUTOMATICLY)CAME OUT OF ITS TRACK! THE WHOLE THING,LOCKING MECHANISM AND ALL.PASSENGER SUFFERED BUMP TO HEAD AND AMBULANCE WAS CALLED. REARVIEW MIRROR AND WINDSHIELD WERE BROKEN.AFTER CAR PULLED OUT, FRONTBUMPER SPRANG BACK (TELLS ME THEY WERNT GOING TOO FAST)CAN FEEL SPOT ON SEATBELT TRACK WHERE METAL IS PEALED AWAY ALLOWING IT TO COME OUT.BUT AT THIS SPEED? THANK GOD THEY WERNT IN A MORE SERIOUSE ACCIDENT! NEEDING TO HAVE FIXED SOON ,CHRYSTLER SENT REP WHO TOOK PICS.AND RECIEVED LETTER THEY WERE NOT RESPONSABLE FOR ANYTHING! THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU GAN GIVE US!

ENGINE CAM MISALIGNED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. ALSO REPLACED TIMING BELT.

MAJOR WHEEL VIBRATION. CONTINUED AFTER HAVING THE WHEELS BALANCED.

THE WINDOWS POP OUT OF THE TRACK WHILE BEING RAISED.

RECALL REGARDING TRANSFER CASE OIL LOCKUP=CONSUMER CLAIMS DEALER WILL NOT REMEDY RECALL BECAUSE DEALER SAID HE DOES NOT LIKE CONSUMER. *AK

TRANSFER CASE FAILED CAUSING WHEEL LOCK UP.

THE SMALL AMOUNT OF FLUID IN THE TRANSFER CASE COULD LEAK OUT AND LOCK UP THE ASSEMBLY WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM CREATES THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

TRANSFER CASE LEAKS.

TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FAILED.

WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT COME OPEN. WHEN PUSHING ON THE DOOR HARD THE DOOR OPENED, BUT PUSHED IN THE REAR RIGHT FENDER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

PASSENGER'S FRONT DOOR WON'T OPEN DUE TO LOOSENING OF HINGES.

TRANSFER CASE YOKE SEAL/TRANSFER CASE OIL SEAL LEAK, CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID. THIS CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE TO THE TRANSFER CASE, IN EXTREME CASE CAUSE A LOCKUP OF DRIVE TRAIN, INCREASING RISK OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSFER CASE LEAK. *AK

FLUID LEAKS FROM DRIVESHAFT YOKE, TRANSFERCASE RUNS DRY, OVERHEATS, AND LOCKS UP.

WHILE SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH BOTH BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP. SON WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL CAR UNTIL CAR CAME TO STOP. THIS WAS DUE TO THE LEAKING FLUID OF THE TRANSFER CASE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

FRAME OF VEHICLE FAILED.

TIMING BELT BROKE.

ENGINE TIMING BELT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

TRANSFER CASE DEVELOPED A LEAK DUE TO METALLIC PLUG WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY AND ALLOWED OIL TO LEAK OUT. THIS COULD LEAD TO A FAILURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE, RESULTING IN THE LOCK UP OF THE DRIVETRAIN AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) LEAKS, COULD CAUSE A 4-WHEEL LOCKUP. *AK

TIMING BELT FAILED PRIOR TO OWNER'S NOTIFICATION OF RECALL, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL.

VEHICLE'S 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION (4- WHEEL DRIVE) TRANSFER CASE WHICH IS LEAKING AND CAN CAUSE WHEEL LOCKUP. *AK

ENGINE TIMING BELT FAILED.

REAR HATCHBACK HYRAULIC CYLNDERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, SLAMMING THE HATCH DOWN ON ANYONE OR ANYTHING THAT IS IN THE WAY.THE HATCH WEIGHS ABOUT 70-75LBS AND CAN INJURE OR DISABLE ANY ADULT OR CHILD IF CAUGHT WHEN HATCH SLAMS DOWN. *AK

HATCHBACK LID SOMETIMES FAILS TO STAY UP, ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO RAISE.

RIGHT/REAR SEAT DOES NOT ACCOMMODATE CENTURY CHILD SAFETY SEAT.

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AUTOMATIC FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE. REAR BELTS WORK WITH DIFFICULTY.*AK

TIMING BELT JUMPED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VALVES AND PISTONS. *DSH

DOOR PANELS LOOSENED , CAUSING FENDERS TO BENT. *AK