There are 16 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 1993 Eagle Talon in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)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 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.
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 PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THIS SPECIFIC COMPONENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE BUT WILL GO INTO REVERSE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
VEHICLE WAS GOING 50-55MPH AND REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. VEHICLE SLID ALL OVER THE ROAD, CAUSING IT TO GET STUCK SIDEWAYS ON THE HILL. TRANSFER CASE LEAKED OIL, AND BLEWOUT REAR DIFFERENTIAL. VEHICLE WAS APART OF NHTSA RECALL 98-V-069-002/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 780 IN 1998. DEALER WAS AWARE THAT WORK WAS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT DEALER.*AK
FAILURE OF TRANSFER CASE IN TRANSMISSION. VIN# EXCLUDED FROM RECALL #98V069002 ON THIS VEHICLE.
TRANSFER CASE FAILED/REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. AFTER INITIAL REPAIR TRANSFER CASE LEAKED/LOCKED UP IN TRAFFIC, WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. (98V-069)AW
TAIL SHAFT SEAL IN TRASFER CASE FAILED. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
RECALL #98V069000 MENTIONS ONLY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSFER CASE IS IDENTICAL FOR FIVE SPEED MODELS AND THE LEAK PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL. OWNER CONCERNED THAT ALL AWD MODELS WITH BOTH AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE INCLUDED.
TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING IN SEVERAL LOCATION, NO OIL LEFT IN THE TRANSFER CASE, COULD CAUSE A LOCK UP WITH OUT SUFFICIENT LUBRICATION AND MAY RESULT IN A CONTROL LOST OF THE VEHICLE.
WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING IN SEVERAL LOCATION. CHECKED FLUID LEVEL WHICH REVEALED THAT THERE WAS ALMOST NO OIL LEFT IN THE TRANSFER CASE.
TRANSFER CASE LEAKING, COULD LOCK UP WITHOUT SUFFICIENT LUBRICATION, AND MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
TRANSFER CASE LEAKS.
TRANSMISSION/ TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
TRANSFER CASE HAS A SLOW LEAK WHICH COULD LEAD TO A REAR WHEEL LOCK UP.
FAILED COMPONENT LOCKED UP ALL 4 WHEELS (ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE). *AK
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 11, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.