1992 EAGLE TALON Complaints

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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