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1992 Eagle Talon

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1992 Eagle Talon do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 41.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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56Owner complaints

Model-year median: 41

1Recall campaigns

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3Investigations

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Inspection summary

1992 Eagle Talon

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 56 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 3 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Power Train: 23 reports
  • Engine And Engine Cooling: 9 reports
  • Structure: 9 reports
  • Seat Belts: 3 reports
  • Unknown Or Other: 3 reports

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Recall links

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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1990104
199156
199238
199321
1994209
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Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
23Engine And Engine Cooling
9Structure
9Seat Belts
3Unknown Or Other
3
All reported categories
Visibility
3Exterior Lighting
2Latches/locks/linkages
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Electrical System
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Seats
1Suspension
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 56 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports

Exterior Lighting complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jun 17, 2003
Exterior Lighting

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 F…

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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

NHTSA ODI #10023267

Mileage unknown · Aug 30, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingExterior Lighting

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

NHTSA ODI #729564

Recall campaigns

1

98V069002 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Apr 7, 1998

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

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: 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.

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Defect investigations

3

EA98002 · Transfer Case Lockup

Opened Jan 30, 1998 · Closed Apr 30, 1998

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Wheels

No summary supplied.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Wheels

Wheels

PE97040 · Transfer Case Lockup

Opened Sep 4, 1997 · Closed Jan 30, 1998

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Wheels

ALLEGED DRIVETRAIN FAILURE THAT CAN LEAD TO LOCK-UP OF THE REAR OR ALL WHEELS.

PE94074 · Hood FLY-UP

Opened Oct 12, 1994 · Closed Feb 24, 1995

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure

There is no summary currently available

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.