IllustrationTHE 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.
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.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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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.
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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
Power Train complaints
23 reportsTRANSFER 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
Official recalls
198V069002 · 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.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
3EA98002 · 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