1992 EAGLE TALON Power Train Problems

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.

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 114,490

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?

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

CRACKED AXLE. TT

CLUTCH ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED. TT