FaultScore report
Owners have filed 61 complaints about the 1992 Eagle Talon with NHTSA between 1995 and 2007. The largest single group is the transmission & drivetrain.
61
Complaints
2
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
2
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
1 crashes, 0 fires
1 crashes, 0 fires
0 crashes, 1 fires
NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP
TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP
ALLEGED DRIVETRAIN FAILURE THAT CAN LEAD TO LOCK-UP OF THE REAR OR ALL WHEELS.
HOOD FLY-UP
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Powertrain
NOTE: ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES. OIL FILL VARIATIONS DURING THE INITIAL OIL FILL PROCESS OF THE TRANSFER CASE COULD RESULT IN LOW LEVELS OF LUBRICATION, SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SEIZURE AND WHEEL LOCK UP. CORRECTION: TRANSFER CASE WILL BE INSPECTED FOR LOW FLUID LEVEL AND LEAKS FROM THE REAR YOKE PLUG, AND REPAIRED AS NECESSARY.
Emissions
NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0 LITRE TURBOCHARGED ENGINES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS. - OXYGEN SENSOR MAY FAIL - CORRECTION: OXYGEN SENSOR WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION.
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFROMATION.
NHTSA complaint #899753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #704849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
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!
NHTSA complaint #700410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #10204082 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
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.
NHTSA complaint #10144864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
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
NHTSA complaint #10036642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
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.
NHTSA complaint #10023267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
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?
NHTSA complaint #755930 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFROMATION.
NHTSA complaint #899753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
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.
NHTSA complaint #9004501 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
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
NHTSA complaint #557700 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CLEAR COAT PAINT PEELING OFF, NOISY RATELING SOUND FROM ENGINE WHEN COLD, FOG LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED 4 TIMES UNSUCCEFULLY
NHTSA complaint #729564 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
CLEAR COAT PAINT PEELING OFF, NOISY RATELING SOUND FROM ENGINE WHEN COLD, FOG LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED 4 TIMES UNSUCCEFULLY
NHTSA complaint #729564 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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.
NHTSA complaint #868353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
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.
NHTSA complaint #862447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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.
NHTSA complaint #721075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
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.
NHTSA complaint #717657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY BRAKES MAKE A VERY LOUD NOISE.
NHTSA complaint #850021 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMARY
NHTSA complaint #710447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH DOORS CAME OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND DENTED BOTH FENDERS I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IT JUST HAPPENED FOR NO REASON.
NHTSA complaint #708840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #704849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
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.
NHTSA complaint #537767 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #702887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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.
NHTSA complaint #702887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #539647 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
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
NHTSA complaint #700695 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
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!
NHTSA complaint #700410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSFER CASE FAILED CAUSING WHEEL LOCK UP.
NHTSA complaint #537948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.