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Eagle TALON transmission problems

57 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.

Key facts

587 owner complaints analyzed

10 distinct recall campaigns

92,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1990 to 1999 model years. Data updated: . 45 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Transmission and shifting evidence

57 of 587 complaints match this topic (9.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 10183864 · 2007-03-01 (March 1, 2007)

IN 1998 LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP IN THE SOUTHTOWNE AUTOMALL IN SANDY UT PERFORMED THE RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSFER CASE. THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED TO CHANGE THE TRANSFER CASE JUST LOOK FOR LEAKS. THEY SAID THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LOW ON FLUID AND FILLED IT BACK UP. I REQUESTED A NEW TRANSFER CASE BUT THEY DECLINED. THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL NOR WHAT CONSTITUTED HAVING THE TRANSFER CASE OR YOKE CHANGED. FOUR YEARS AND 30K MILES LATER ON 3/21/02 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY TRANSFER CASE…

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Owner report 487418 · 1995-10-27 (October 27, 1995)

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE, SECOND TIME LOCKING UP/DESTROYING REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND CAUSING REAR AXLES TO SNAP. *DSH

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Owner report 518176 · 1997-08-06 (August 6, 1997)

TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGING THE CORRECT GEAR IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC/POPPING OUT OF GEAR, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SKIDDING OR LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, LEAKY TRANSFER CASE, CAUSING 4-WHEEL LOCKUP AND REAR AXLE SHAFT FAILURE. *AK

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Owner report 538235 · 1998-07-10 (July 10, 1998)

MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE LEAKS OIL AND LOCKS UP. HOWEVER, ONLY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE EXISTING RECALL.

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Owner report 541729 · 1998-09-27 (September 27, 1998)

TRANSMISSION LOCKED DUE TO TRANSFER CASE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

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Data completeness

587 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

7.7%Usable mileage45 / 587 records
76.0%Valid incident date446 / 587 records
100.0%Valid filing date587 / 587 records
76.0%Ordered incident and filing dates446 / 587 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Column Shift
2128.8%
ODI 518080

TRANSWER CASE LEAK, ALSO SEAL S LEAK. *AK

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2221.2%
ODI 518825

TRANSFER CASE FAILED TWICE, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK AND PREMATURE WEAR OF PARTS. *AK

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916.1%
ODI 518175

TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) LEAKS, COULD CAUSE A 4-WHEEL LOCKUP. *AK

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718.4%
ODI 533899

TAIL SHAFT SEAL IN TRASFER CASE FAILED. *AK

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29.5%
ODI 822843

TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING OIL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

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136.2%
ODI 510287

TRANSFER CASE LEAK. *AK

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49.1%
ODI 532943

TRANSFER CASE FLUID LEAK.

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28.3%
ODI 534140

TRANSFER CASE LEAK.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
1419.2%
ODI 10067800 · 65,000 mi

I BOUGHT FALKEN ZIEX 502 TIRES OFF OF EBAY. THE BELT SNAPPED AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT VIBRATION SINCE. I WOULD ASSUME THAT A BROKEN STEEL BELT IN A TIRE IS NOT A GOOD THING, IF TIRE FAILURE WAS TO OCCUR; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WOULD BE INEVITABLE. I AM IN A CAR CLUB AND I ASKED ABOUT THIS, A CLUB MEMBER INFORMED ME THAT FALKEN ZIEX 502'S ARE DEFECTIVE; THAT HE ONCED OWNED THEM AND HAD PROBLEMS OUT OF 2 TIRES. HE MENTIONED HOW 502'S WERE PULLED FROM THE MARKET AND 512'S WERE INTRODUCED. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY RECALLS OR COMPANY INFORMATION…

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109.6%
ODI 511191

OWNER DIDN'T RECEIVE RECALL NOTICES (BOUGHT THE CAR USED). WANTS REFUND FOR TIMING BELT AND SEAT BELT REPAIRS.

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610.7%
ODI 500978

TIMING BELT JUMPED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VALVES AND PISTONS. *DSH

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923.7%
ODI 10056831 · 110,000 mi

I BOUGHT THE CAR AND DROVE IT LESS THAN 20,000 MILE THEN THE TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING THE EXHAUST VALVES TO BEND AND MESS THE HEAD UP CAUSING ME TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ANT ALMOST $2000.00. I HEAR THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS I READ WHERE PEOPLE ARE SUEING FOR REPAIR.

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29.5%
ODI 537673

ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO A VALVE CLICKING NOISE.

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157.2%
ODI 10003873 · 96,820 mi

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN STOPPED, WHEN IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED, ALSO UPON ACCELERATION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THE VEHICLE HAD BUCKED WHEN STOPPED IN PARK, AND HAD CONTINUED TO IDLE ERRATICALLY. TSB # 18-04-96 SCC *JB

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49.1%
ODI 10018872

WE TOOK A CAR THAT WE RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY TO OUR MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FOUND THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING AND IT WILL COST $1000.00 FOR REPAIR. ALSO FOUND OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THE EAGLE TALON HAD AND THAT THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON IT. WE FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD DO THE REPAIR AT NO COST TO US. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU COULD GIVE US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. ANN PIRRELLO. *JB

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416.7%
ODI 10078439 · 90,000 mi

1997 EAGLE TALON TSI FWD (IDENTICAL TO MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS-T OF THE SAME YEAR) HAS A PROBLEM WITH FAILING CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS, CAUSING THE CRANK TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND. IT IS PHYSICALLY MOVABLE BY HAND LEFT AND RIGHT AND UP AND DOWN INSTEAD OF BEING STATIONARY. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AS THIS "WALKING CRANK" COULD CRACK THE SHORT BLOCK AT ANY TIME RENDERING THE CAR IMMOBILE. MITSUBISHI/CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A DEFECT AND WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS A DEFECT IN ABOUT HALF OF THEIR 95-99 ECLIPSE/TALONS …

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15.9%
ODI 8013482

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL, CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED OF A FIRE STARTING. *SLC

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Power Train:Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)
912.3%
ODI 10183864 · 111,445 mi

IN 1998 LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP IN THE SOUTHTOWNE AUTOMALL IN SANDY UT PERFORMED THE RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSFER CASE. THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED TO CHANGE THE TRANSFER CASE JUST LOOK FOR LEAKS. THEY SAID THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LOW ON FLUID AND FILLED IT BACK UP. I REQUESTED A NEW TRANSFER CASE BUT THEY DECLINED. THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL NOR WHAT CONSTITUTED HAVING THE TRANSFER CASE OR YOKE CHANGED. FOUR YEARS AND 30K MILES LATER ON 3/21/02 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY TRANSFER CASE…

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1615.4%
ODI 10044378 · 92,000 mi

DEFECT STATED IN THE TRANSFER CASE RECALL 98 V 069 002 OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. AS A RESULT, THE BUSHING IN THE EXTENSION HOUSING WORE OUT AND DEVELOPED A LEAK. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO REPAIR THE BUSHING.*AK

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610.7%
ODI 10036642 · 114,490 mi

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…

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37.9%
ODI 531860

TRANSFER CASE HAS A SLOW LEAK WHICH COULD LEAD TO A REAR WHEEL LOCK UP.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

62.9%
ODI 10031658

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN STALLING. RELATED RECALL 98V069002, CONSUMER'S V.I.N. NOT INCLUDED. *PH

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24.5%
ODI 10152168 · 90,000 mi

THE TRANSFER CASE WENT OUT OF MY TALON TSI AWD TURBO IN 06/05. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 75 MPH & BANG!-JERK!BANG!JERK!BANG!JERK! THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO FELT FUNNY, LIKE IT GOT LOOSE AND WASN'T HOOKED TO THE TIRES ANYMORE. I PULLED OVER THE AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNK (METAL ON METAL SORT OF SOUND) AND PUT IT INTO GEAR TO BABY IT INTO WORK, IT MADE MORE NOISES AND JERKS BUT SEEMED TO RUN. I COULD SMELL A BURNING SMELL SO I PARKED. THE SHOP PICKED IT UP AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY ASKED IF I WAS SURE I KNEW WHAT I WAS …

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416.7%
ODI 10099145 · 45,000 mi

A RECALL FOR THE TRANSFER CASE WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS INCLUDED, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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15.9%
ODI 10109313

WHILE DRIVING AT 100 MPH THE BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL. CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V069002 CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Power Train:Automatic Transmission
45.5%
ODI 518176

TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGING THE CORRECT GEAR IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC/POPPING OUT OF GEAR, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SKIDDING OR LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, LEAKY TRANSFER CASE, CAUSING 4-WHEEL LOCKUP AND REAR AXLE SHAFT FAILURE. *AK

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54.8%
ODI 10167013 · 81,374 mi

TOOK MY 1991 EAGLE TALON TSI TO KLABEN CHRYSLER TO BE SERVICED BY THEM PER THE RECALL ON THE CAR. THEY CALLED AND SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OK. BUT THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED UP. THAT WEEK A FELLOW TECHNICIAN AND I PULLED THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE AS AN ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THE INSIDES OF THE TRANSFER CASE WERE POWDER AND BLOWN APART INSIDE. THE TRANSFER CASE WAS NOT LEAKING DUE TO NO OIL AT ALL IN THE TRANSFER CASE. I HAVE THE INVOICE ( #CHBS538463) THAT STATES EVERYTHING OK BUT A NOTE THAT SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED UP. NINE MI…

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35.4%
ODI 10204082 · 150,000 mi

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 VEHIC…

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513.2%
ODI 10249031 · 127,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 EAGLE TALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE OIL LEAKED OUT. MORE OIL WAS PLACED INTO THE VEHICLE, BUT LEAKED OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN …

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523.8%
ODI 518084

AWD TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAK. *AK

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2110.0%
ODI 10003873 · 96,820 mi

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN STOPPED, WHEN IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED, ALSO UPON ACCELERATION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THE VEHICLE HAD BUCKED WHEN STOPPED IN PARK, AND HAD CONTINUED TO IDLE ERRATICALLY. TSB # 18-04-96 SCC *JB

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24.5%
ODI 885715

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 42000 MILES. *AK

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14.2%
ODI 10118674 · 111,000 mi

DAIMLER CHYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGNE HTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V069002. PLEASE HELP ME. *AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

2813.4%
ODI 10004564

CONSUMER STATED DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP FOR SOME TIME FOR REPAIR FOR BALL JOINTS. DEALER HAS NOT PERFORMED REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

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818.2%
ODI 10065605 · 112,000 mi

BALL JOINT OF FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED AFTER HITTING BUMP ON HIGHWAY CAUSING LIMITED CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *LA

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312.5%
ODI 10064829

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO WORN PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

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15.9%
ODI 891208

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V421002/ MANUFACTURER'S RCALL 967 FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS AT END OF MAY. DEALER DIDN'T HAVE TOOLS ON BACK ORDER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THEM AGAIN IN MIDDLE OF JUNE , AND TOOLS STILL HAVE NOT COME IN. CONSUMER HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MANUFACTURER. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
34.1%
ODI 533950

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

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98.7%
ODI 539475

ENGINE FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, MAJOR REPAIRS TO ENGINE COMPONENTS HOWEVER STILL CONTINUES TO FAIL. (QCAW)

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11.8%
ODI 729564

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

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410.5%
ODI 488148

ENGINE FAILS WHEN A/C IS IN USE, ALSO HAS ERRATIC IDLE. *AW

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

157.2%
ODI 514363

ENGINE LOST ACCELERATING POWER. GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF SPARK PLUGS AND 2 BATTERIES. SUSPENSION POPS LOUDLY WHEN TURNING. SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK. CAR WANDERS.

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00.0%

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14.2%
ODI 561864

THE SUNROOF TRIM MOLDING WAS COMING LOOSE.*JB

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Power Train:Manual Transmission
22.7%
ODI 487418

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE, SECOND TIME LOCKING UP/DESTROYING REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND CAUSING REAR AXLES TO SNAP. *DSH

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87.7%
ODI 481032

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS DUE TO GEAR SHIFT LEVER NOT MOVING INTO ENGAGEMENT POSITION. *AK

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11.8%
ODI 539647

TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO INTO 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. *AK *SLC

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37.9%
ODI 507889

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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14.8%
ODI 537086

A BOLT UNDER THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. POSSIBLE CAUSE IS BOLT NOT TIGHTENED DURING SERVICE.

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52.4%
ODI 712974

NO SUMMARY

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12.3%
ODI 887629

RECALL 98V069002; INFORMED OF RECALL BY FRIEND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND VIN WAS CHECKED, AND RECALLED. MECHANIC INSPECTED 1ST TIME AND REPAIRED PROBLEM. WAS DRIVING AND FOUND SHIFTING HARD. SLEEVE HAD CAME OFF. TOOK BACK. MECHANIC INSPECTED TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVESHAFT 2ND TIME, AND FOUND NOTHING. TAKEN VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. INFORMED TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND BEARINGS GONE DUE TO A LACK OF FLUID IN TRANSFER CASE. *AK THE DEALER INDICATED THAT ALL RECALL PROBLEMS WERE FIXED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE AGAIN, THE DEALER P…

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Air Bags:Frontal
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

11.0%
ODI 980497

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A TRUCK HEAD-ON AT 45MPH. *AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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115.3%
ODI 539629

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES. ALSO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

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12.3%
ODI 822376

BOTH SIDES OF THE AIR BAG MODULE ARE COMING APART, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. 822378 DUP OF 822376, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK

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14.2%
ODI 10129203

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 EAGLE TALON. ON JUNE 14, 2005 CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT WHILE GOING 20-25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT CONTACT SUSTAINED AIRBAG BURNS. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES, STRAIN IN NECK, BURNS ON ARM, AND ON RIGHTS HAND TWO FINGER BECAME NUMB. THE HOSPITAL DID TAKE X-RAYS, AND STATED THAT CONTACT HAD A PINCHED NERVE FROM THE STRAIN IN HIS NECK WHICH CAUSED THE NUMB FINGERS. ALSO ANOTHER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER DID NO…

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine And Engine Cooling:EngineToo few reports for a range93,410 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10067800 · 65,000 mi

I BOUGHT FALKEN ZIEX 502 TIRES OFF OF EBAY. THE BELT SNAPPED AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT VIBRATION SINCE. I WOULD ASSUME THAT A BROKEN STEEL BELT IN A TIRE IS NOT A GOOD THING, IF TIRE FAILURE WAS TO OCCUR; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WOULD BE INEVITABLE. I AM IN A CAR CLUB AND I ASKED ABOUT THIS, A CLUB MEMBER INFORMED ME THAT FALKEN ZIEX 502'S ARE DEFECTIVE; THAT HE ONCED OWNED THEM AND HAD PROBLEMS OUT OF 2 TIRES. HE MENTIONED HOW 502'S WERE PULLED FROM THE MARKET AND 512'S WERE INTRODUCED. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY RECALLS OR COMPANY INFORMATION…

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ODI 10056831 · 110,000 mi

I BOUGHT THE CAR AND DROVE IT LESS THAN 20,000 MILE THEN THE TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING THE EXHAUST VALVES TO BEND AND MESS THE HEAD UP CAUSING ME TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ANT ALMOST $2000.00. I HEAR THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS I READ WHERE PEOPLE ARE SUEING FOR REPAIR.

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ODI 10003873 · 96,820 mi

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN STOPPED, WHEN IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED, ALSO UPON ACCELERATION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THE VEHICLE HAD BUCKED WHEN STOPPED IN PARK, AND HAD CONTINUED TO IDLE ERRATICALLY. TSB # 18-04-96 SCC *JB

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Power Train:Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)78,231–111,584 mi91,000 mi8
ODI 10183864 · 111,445 mi

IN 1998 LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP IN THE SOUTHTOWNE AUTOMALL IN SANDY UT PERFORMED THE RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSFER CASE. THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED TO CHANGE THE TRANSFER CASE JUST LOOK FOR LEAKS. THEY SAID THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LOW ON FLUID AND FILLED IT BACK UP. I REQUESTED A NEW TRANSFER CASE BUT THEY DECLINED. THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL NOR WHAT CONSTITUTED HAVING THE TRANSFER CASE OR YOKE CHANGED. FOUR YEARS AND 30K MILES LATER ON 3/21/02 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY TRANSFER CASE…

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ODI 10044378 · 92,000 mi

DEFECT STATED IN THE TRANSFER CASE RECALL 98 V 069 002 OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. AS A RESULT, THE BUSHING IN THE EXTENSION HOUSING WORE OUT AND DEVELOPED A LEAK. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO REPAIR THE BUSHING.*AK

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ODI 10167013 · 81,374 mi

TOOK MY 1991 EAGLE TALON TSI TO KLABEN CHRYSLER TO BE SERVICED BY THEM PER THE RECALL ON THE CAR. THEY CALLED AND SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OK. BUT THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED UP. THAT WEEK A FELLOW TECHNICIAN AND I PULLED THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE AS AN ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THE INSIDES OF THE TRANSFER CASE WERE POWDER AND BLOWN APART INSIDE. THE TRANSFER CASE WAS NOT LEAKING DUE TO NO OIL AT ALL IN THE TRANSFER CASE. I HAVE THE INVOICE ( #CHBS538463) THAT STATES EVERYTHING OK BUT A NOTE THAT SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED UP. NINE MI…

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission86,899–132,750 mi103,910 mi8
ODI 10167013 · 81,374 mi

TOOK MY 1991 EAGLE TALON TSI TO KLABEN CHRYSLER TO BE SERVICED BY THEM PER THE RECALL ON THE CAR. THEY CALLED AND SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OK. BUT THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED UP. THAT WEEK A FELLOW TECHNICIAN AND I PULLED THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE AS AN ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THE INSIDES OF THE TRANSFER CASE WERE POWDER AND BLOWN APART INSIDE. THE TRANSFER CASE WAS NOT LEAKING DUE TO NO OIL AT ALL IN THE TRANSFER CASE. I HAVE THE INVOICE ( #CHBS538463) THAT STATES EVERYTHING OK BUT A NOTE THAT SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED UP. NINE MI…

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ODI 10204082 · 150,000 mi

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 VEHIC…

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ODI 10249031 · 127,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 EAGLE TALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE OIL LEAKED OUT. MORE OIL WAS PLACED INTO THE VEHICLE, BUT LEAKED OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN …

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint91,750–137,500 mi121,000 mi6
ODI 10016190 · 130,000 mi

MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO A SERIOUS DEFECT/CRASH HAZARD IN SUSPENSION: FRONT:CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED (ID 00V421002, DEC 15, 2000) LAST WEEK MY DAUGHTER HAD JUST GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND HER RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE COMPLETELY OFF WITH NO WARNING OR SIGN OF WEAR. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE AXLE TO PULL AWAY COMPLETELY. I GOT THE CAR FIXED, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE LEFT SIDE LET GO TODAY, AGAIN JUST AS SHE GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE ON HER WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL. A YEAR AGO OR SO WE HAD THEM CHECKED BECAUSE O…

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ODI 10050223 · 140,000 mi

TWO YEARS AGO LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. ON 11/29/2003, THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT SEPARATED, CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

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ODI 10137919 · 150,000 mi

I OWN A 95 EAGLE TALON AND BROUGHT IT TO PRO JEEP EAGLE IN EARLY SUMMER. THE STAFF REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE BUT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT IN NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. I DISAGREED. THIS MORNING AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE STREET, BEFORE GETTING 100 FEET MY FRONT END FELL TO THE GROUND. THE BALL JOINT BROKE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE, AGAIN I DISAGREED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A WRONGFUL DEATH. AUTO RECALL DATE: APR 05, 1999 VEHICLE COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOIN…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 25 reports

1998: 5 complaints · 1999: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
1998245
1999000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
19981421
1999100

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentPower Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Column ShiftEngine And Engine Cooling:EnginePower Train:Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)Power Train:Automatic TransmissionSuspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball JointEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolinePower Train:Manual TransmissionAir Bags:Frontal
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Column Shift—
3
ODI 538609

TIMING CHAIN AND VALVES FAILED.

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ODI 893966

VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND RECALL NOTICE 98V069002 REGARDINNG TRANSFER CASE FAILURE. ALSO, CAMSHAFT FAILED. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED PARTS. LATER PROBLEM WITH CAMSHAFT BELT AND TRANSFER CASE REAPPEARED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. MECHANIC CONTACTED MANUFACTURER , AND WAS INFORMED THAT MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO REPAIR TRANSFER CASE /CAMSHAFT BELT, BUT NOT OTHER DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY MECHANIC WITH PERMISSION FROM OWNER. *AK

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ODI 721707

I AM WRITING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE MY FRIEND RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS ECLIPSE KNOWN AS "CRANK WALK" EVER SINCE THE 2ND GENERATION (95-99) TURBO ECLIPSE AND TALONS CAME OUT THEY HAVE BEEN WITH FAULTY CRANKSHAFTS. THE CRANKS EVENTUALLY WERE OUT THE THRUST WASHER AND SHIFT TO THE POINT THAT IT DESTOYS THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR, SHUTTING OFF THE MOTOR. MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ITS THEIR FAULT. THE VEHICLES ARE BAD FROM THE FACTORY BUT YET MY FRIEND HAS BEEN DENIED A WARRANTY CLAIM BECAUSE HE MADE A FEW UNREALTED PERFORMANCE MODIFICATIO…

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1
ODI 543067

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSFER CASE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, HOWEVER RECALL WORK WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY AND DENIED DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

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4
ODI 518176

TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGING THE CORRECT GEAR IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC/POPPING OUT OF GEAR, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SKIDDING OR LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, LEAKY TRANSFER CASE, CAUSING 4-WHEEL LOCKUP AND REAR AXLE SHAFT FAILURE. *AK

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ODI 538609

TIMING CHAIN AND VALVES FAILED.

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ODI 884210

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT DUE TO FROZEN TRANSFER CASE . *AK

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0
1
ODI 858771

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP. RECALL 98V069002/TRANSFER CASE DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. ALSO, OIL LEAKED WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. *AK

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1
ODI 887629

RECALL 98V069002; INFORMED OF RECALL BY FRIEND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND VIN WAS CHECKED, AND RECALLED. MECHANIC INSPECTED 1ST TIME AND REPAIRED PROBLEM. WAS DRIVING AND FOUND SHIFTING HARD. SLEEVE HAD CAME OFF. TOOK BACK. MECHANIC INSPECTED TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVESHAFT 2ND TIME, AND FOUND NOTHING. TAKEN VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. INFORMED TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND BEARINGS GONE DUE TO A LACK OF FLUID IN TRANSFER CASE. *AK THE DEALER INDICATED THAT ALL RECALL PROBLEMS WERE FIXED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE AGAIN, THE DEALER P…

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0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
3
ODI 538609

TIMING CHAIN AND VALVES FAILED.

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ODI 893966

VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND RECALL NOTICE 98V069002 REGARDINNG TRANSFER CASE FAILURE. ALSO, CAMSHAFT FAILED. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED PARTS. LATER PROBLEM WITH CAMSHAFT BELT AND TRANSFER CASE REAPPEARED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. MECHANIC CONTACTED MANUFACTURER , AND WAS INFORMED THAT MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO REPAIR TRANSFER CASE /CAMSHAFT BELT, BUT NOT OTHER DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY MECHANIC WITH PERMISSION FROM OWNER. *AK

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ODI 721707

I AM WRITING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE MY FRIEND RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS ECLIPSE KNOWN AS "CRANK WALK" EVER SINCE THE 2ND GENERATION (95-99) TURBO ECLIPSE AND TALONS CAME OUT THEY HAVE BEEN WITH FAULTY CRANKSHAFTS. THE CRANKS EVENTUALLY WERE OUT THE THRUST WASHER AND SHIFT TO THE POINT THAT IT DESTOYS THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR, SHUTTING OFF THE MOTOR. MITSUBISHI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ITS THEIR FAULT. THE VEHICLES ARE BAD FROM THE FACTORY BUT YET MY FRIEND HAS BEEN DENIED A WARRANTY CLAIM BECAUSE HE MADE A FEW UNREALTED PERFORMANCE MODIFICATIO…

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4
ODI 538609

TIMING CHAIN AND VALVES FAILED.

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ODI 781458

FLYWHEEL/TIMING BELT/ENGINE TURBO AND TRANSMISSION FAILED.

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ODI 844074

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE STALLED/ AND CUT OFF . ALSO, CRANKSHAFT ROD BEARING KNOC K OR TICKING SOUND, AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS SQUEAK. *AK

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0
3
ODI 8016451

TIMING BELT TEETH BROKE AT THE CRANK. THIS ALLOWED PISTONS TO KEEP RUNNING, BUT THE CAM STOPPED. AS A RESULT OF THIS VEHICLE FAILED. REPAIRS WERE DONE IN APRIL 2002, WITH FAILURE REOCCURING IN AUG 2002. MILEAGE ACCUMULATION BETWEEN THE REPAIRS WAS 7,500 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

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ODI 507889

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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ODI 514713

OIL LEAK.

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1
ODI 507889

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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0
Power Train:Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)
1
ODI 543067

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSFER CASE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, HOWEVER RECALL WORK WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY AND DENIED DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

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2
ODI 10167013 · 81,374 mi

TOOK MY 1991 EAGLE TALON TSI TO KLABEN CHRYSLER TO BE SERVICED BY THEM PER THE RECALL ON THE CAR. THEY CALLED AND SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OK. BUT THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED UP. THAT WEEK A FELLOW TECHNICIAN AND I PULLED THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE AS AN ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THE INSIDES OF THE TRANSFER CASE WERE POWDER AND BLOWN APART INSIDE. THE TRANSFER CASE WAS NOT LEAKING DUE TO NO OIL AT ALL IN THE TRANSFER CASE. I HAVE THE INVOICE ( #CHBS538463) THAT STATES EVERYTHING OK BUT A NOTE THAT SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED UP. NINE MI…

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ODI 10101410

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE CLUTCH INTO FOURTH GEAR AND VEHICLE STALLED. A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND WERE REPLACED TWICE. CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF PARTS AND LABOR. *AK

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00
1
ODI 821824

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH AND SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHEN HEARD NOISES LIKE GUN SHOTS.THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS DRAGGED ONTO THE TOW TRUCK, TOWED TO DAYTON HUDSON DEALERSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK NEW JERSEY. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS WELDED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CLUTCH ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
4
ODI 518176

TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGING THE CORRECT GEAR IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC/POPPING OUT OF GEAR, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SKIDDING OR LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, LEAKY TRANSFER CASE, CAUSING 4-WHEEL LOCKUP AND REAR AXLE SHAFT FAILURE. *AK

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ODI 538609

TIMING CHAIN AND VALVES FAILED.

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ODI 884210

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT DUE TO FROZEN TRANSFER CASE . *AK

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4
ODI 538609

TIMING CHAIN AND VALVES FAILED.

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ODI 781458

FLYWHEEL/TIMING BELT/ENGINE TURBO AND TRANSMISSION FAILED.

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ODI 844074

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE STALLED/ AND CUT OFF . ALSO, CRANKSHAFT ROD BEARING KNOC K OR TICKING SOUND, AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS SQUEAK. *AK

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2
ODI 10167013 · 81,374 mi

TOOK MY 1991 EAGLE TALON TSI TO KLABEN CHRYSLER TO BE SERVICED BY THEM PER THE RECALL ON THE CAR. THEY CALLED AND SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OK. BUT THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED UP. THAT WEEK A FELLOW TECHNICIAN AND I PULLED THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE AS AN ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THE INSIDES OF THE TRANSFER CASE WERE POWDER AND BLOWN APART INSIDE. THE TRANSFER CASE WAS NOT LEAKING DUE TO NO OIL AT ALL IN THE TRANSFER CASE. I HAVE THE INVOICE ( #CHBS538463) THAT STATES EVERYTHING OK BUT A NOTE THAT SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED UP. NINE MI…

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ODI 10101410

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE CLUTCH INTO FOURTH GEAR AND VEHICLE STALLED. A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND WERE REPLACED TWICE. CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF PARTS AND LABOR. *AK

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3
ODI 714808

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 1995, THIRTEEN MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE THE TIMING BELT SNAPPED. THE ENGINE WAS ESSENTIALLY REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, IT FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE VENTS ON THE DASHBOARD POPPED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEY HAVE SINCE POPPED OUT AGAIN. THE HORN RELAY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BRAKES WERE RESURFACED AFTER ABOUT 4 MONTHS BECAUSE OF A DEFECT. THE ALARM HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE BATTER…

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ODI 741372

RELATING TO THE ENGINE:MAINBEARING PROBLEM, THIS IS THE THIRD CAR OF THIS TYPE I HAVE OWNED (ALL VINS AND RECIEPTS AVAILABLE) THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. IT IS REFERREDD TO BY MANY AS "CRANKWALK". THE OIL PRESSURE TEST SHOW A NORMAL PRESSURE, YET THE #4 BEARING HAS BEEN DEPRIVED OF OIL AND SEEMS TO GRIND THE BEARING DOWN SLOWLY UNTIL THERE IS SO MUCH EXCESSIVE CLEARENCE THAT THE PISTON STARTS HITTING THE CYLINDER HEAD AND DESTROYS THE ENTIRE ENGINE ASSEMBLYL. I HAVE READ ONLINE POSTS AT HTTP://WWW.DSM.ORG FROM HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF OWNE…

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ODI 768479

MR

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint0000—
1
ODI 561864

THE SUNROOF TRIM MOLDING WAS COMING LOOSE.*JB

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00
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
1
ODI 858771

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP. RECALL 98V069002/TRANSFER CASE DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. ALSO, OIL LEAKED WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. *AK

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3
ODI 8016451

TIMING BELT TEETH BROKE AT THE CRANK. THIS ALLOWED PISTONS TO KEEP RUNNING, BUT THE CAM STOPPED. AS A RESULT OF THIS VEHICLE FAILED. REPAIRS WERE DONE IN APRIL 2002, WITH FAILURE REOCCURING IN AUG 2002. MILEAGE ACCUMULATION BETWEEN THE REPAIRS WAS 7,500 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

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ODI 507889

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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ODI 514713

OIL LEAK.

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0
3
ODI 714808

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 1995, THIRTEEN MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE THE TIMING BELT SNAPPED. THE ENGINE WAS ESSENTIALLY REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, IT FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE VENTS ON THE DASHBOARD POPPED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEY HAVE SINCE POPPED OUT AGAIN. THE HORN RELAY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BRAKES WERE RESURFACED AFTER ABOUT 4 MONTHS BECAUSE OF A DEFECT. THE ALARM HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE BATTER…

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ODI 741372

RELATING TO THE ENGINE:MAINBEARING PROBLEM, THIS IS THE THIRD CAR OF THIS TYPE I HAVE OWNED (ALL VINS AND RECIEPTS AVAILABLE) THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. IT IS REFERREDD TO BY MANY AS "CRANKWALK". THE OIL PRESSURE TEST SHOW A NORMAL PRESSURE, YET THE #4 BEARING HAS BEEN DEPRIVED OF OIL AND SEEMS TO GRIND THE BEARING DOWN SLOWLY UNTIL THERE IS SO MUCH EXCESSIVE CLEARENCE THAT THE PISTON STARTS HITTING THE CYLINDER HEAD AND DESTROYS THE ENTIRE ENGINE ASSEMBLYL. I HAVE READ ONLINE POSTS AT HTTP://WWW.DSM.ORG FROM HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF OWNE…

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ODI 768479

MR

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1
ODI 561864

THE SUNROOF TRIM MOLDING WAS COMING LOOSE.*JB

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1
ODI 507889

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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0
Power Train:Manual Transmission
1
ODI 887629

RECALL 98V069002; INFORMED OF RECALL BY FRIEND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND VIN WAS CHECKED, AND RECALLED. MECHANIC INSPECTED 1ST TIME AND REPAIRED PROBLEM. WAS DRIVING AND FOUND SHIFTING HARD. SLEEVE HAD CAME OFF. TOOK BACK. MECHANIC INSPECTED TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVESHAFT 2ND TIME, AND FOUND NOTHING. TAKEN VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. INFORMED TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND BEARINGS GONE DUE TO A LACK OF FLUID IN TRANSFER CASE. *AK THE DEALER INDICATED THAT ALL RECALL PROBLEMS WERE FIXED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE AGAIN, THE DEALER P…

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1
ODI 507889

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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ODI 821824

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH AND SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHEN HEARD NOISES LIKE GUN SHOTS.THE TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS DRAGGED ONTO THE TOW TRUCK, TOWED TO DAYTON HUDSON DEALERSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK NEW JERSEY. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS WELDED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CLUTCH ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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1
ODI 507889

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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Air Bags:Frontal0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

21 mentions · 3.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 113,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 544467

VEHICLE STALLED, OIL PAN IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT.

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ODI 850704

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE IS STALLING AND THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. ALSO, A KNOCKING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

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ODI 865278

CAR OVERHEATED AND WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND CAR STALLED. THEN, THERE WAS MORE WHITE SMOKE, AND CONSUMER SAW FLAMES COMING OUT OF ENGINE.*AK

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

10 mentions · 1.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 87,370 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 822729

WHEN TRAVELING AT 35 MPH NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. LOST ALL POWER STEERING. COASTED TO THE SHOULDER IN WHICH THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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ODI 522637

POWER STEERING LINE BENEATH CHASSIS METAL HOSES CORRODED.

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ODI 10124785

1994 EAGLE VISION STEERING LOCKED UP WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *MR *SC *JB

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

7 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 11,236 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10094440 · 75,000 mi

THE VEHICLE SMELLS OF GAS. MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

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ODI 10750183 · 8,894 mi

CONTINUOUS STRONG SMELL OF GAS FUMES IN THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE.

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ODI 10750186 · 11,236 mi

ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ( ABS ) ILLUMINATES CONTINUOUSLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURE FAIL TO REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PROBLEM STILL EXIST REGARDING SMELLING GAS FUMES IN THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE.

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

7 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 121,232 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 822729

WHEN TRAVELING AT 35 MPH NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. LOST ALL POWER STEERING. COASTED TO THE SHOULDER IN WHICH THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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ODI 10457992

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 EAGLE TALON ES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN A BANG WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSFER CASING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 98V069002 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND TH…

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ODI 10003873 · 96,820 mi

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN STOPPED, WHEN IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED, ALSO UPON ACCELERATION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THE VEHICLE HAD BUCKED WHEN STOPPED IN PARK, AND HAD CONTINUED TO IDLE ERRATICALLY. TSB # 18-04-96 SCC *JB

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

5 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 90,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 716688

ON 4 DIFFERENT DAYS THE CAR, FOR NO REASON, WOULD JERK TO THE RIGHT. WHEN IT WOULD DO THIS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITH THE WHEELS. THE FIFTH TIME IT DID THIS THERE WAS A SOFT ROAD SHOULDER AND MY DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL, HIT 4 TREES AND TOTALED THE CAR. THE CAR IS SITTING AT A DEALSHIP RIGHT NOW BUT WILL BE TAKE TO A SALVAGE YARD ON MONDAY JANUARY 3RD. *AK

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ODI 751750

CAR HAD SEVERAL TIMES FELT LIKE IT WAS "CUTTING OUT" AND JERKING, ONCE GETTING OFF FREEWAY IT SMELT HEAVILY OF BRAKES AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY CAR WAS LAGGING VERY BADLY, CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THEN WHILE DRIVING 40MPH CAR BEGAN CONVULSING AND JERKING. PULLED OVER BARELY MADE TO GAS STATION. CAR WAS HAVING HARD TIME SHIFTING GEARS AND CLUTCH WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH. WHEELS LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT ROLL OR MOVE PUT IN GEAR AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE CAR REVVED UP BUT WOULD NOT BUDGE. DISCONNECTED REAR DRIVELINE AND DROVE HOME AS "FRONT …

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ODI 8003259

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JERKS AND BACKFIRES. WHEN DRIVING OFF FROM A STOP VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED IT WAS A LEAK IN HEAD GASKET.*AK

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Brake response concerns

4 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 503471

PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE ON SLIGHT INCLINE. *DSH

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ODI 8004021

CONSUMER STATED THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. NLM

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ODI 810552

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS, CONSUMER ALSO NOTES WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE IS A LOUD GRIDING SOUND FROM THE FRONT END. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE PADS SHOES AND ROTORS. *AK

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b