NHTSA recall 98V069002
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 98V069002 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 1998-04-07 |
| Owners notified | 1998-07-06 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Units potentially affected | 42214 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. LOCKUP OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.
What can happen
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The 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.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 6, 1998.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1990 EAGLE TALON | Built 1989-05-15 to 1998-02-02. |
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| 1991 EAGLE TALON | Built 1989-05-15 to 1998-02-02. |
| 1992 EAGLE TALON | Built 1989-05-15 to 1998-02-02. |
| 1993 EAGLE TALON | Built 1989-05-15 to 1998-02-02. |
| 1994 EAGLE TALON | Built 1989-05-15 to 1998-02-02. |
| 1995 EAGLE TALON | Built 1989-05-15 to 1998-02-02. |
| 1996 EAGLE TALON | Built 1989-05-15 to 1998-02-02. |
| 1997 EAGLE TALON | Built 1989-05-15 to 1998-02-02. |
| 1998 EAGLE TALON | Built 1989-05-15 to 1998-02-02. |
| 1992 PLYMOUTH LASER | Built 1991-05-15 to 1993-06-12. |
| 1993 PLYMOUTH LASER | Built 1991-05-15 to 1993-06-12. |
| 1994 PLYMOUTH LASER | Built 1991-05-15 to 1993-06-12. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA98002
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA98002 | Engineering analysis, opened 1998-01-30, closed 1998-04-30. TRANSFER CASE LOCKUP. WHEELS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 2100601 | 2001-10-03. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE ATF+4. *TT *MJ |
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| 210597 | 2000-01-11. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH 41TE/42LE TRANSAXLE SHUDDER DURING AN EMCC (ELECTRONICALLY MODULATED CONVERTER CLUTCH) SHIFT. *NLM |
| 210599A | 1999-10-19. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY AND INSTALLATION OF A RESUABLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET. *TT |
| 210599 | 1999-05-07. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING REUSABLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET. *TT |
| 210499 | 1999-04-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE AND PARTS INFORMATION ON 1999 RUNNING CHANGES TO TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR (TRS) *TT |
| 211097 | 1997-08-14. Service bulletin. IGNITION KEY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. *TW |
| 180997 | 1997-07-17. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SHUDDER DURING TORQUE CONVERTER EMCC (LOCK UP) OPERATION/DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 38. *TW |
| 183595 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. BULLETIN APPLIES TO 1996 VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ A 2.0L ENGINE (AVENGER/ SEBRING/TALON BUILT PRIOR TO NOV. 10, 1995 MDH (11-10-XX)) (NEON BUILT PRIOR TO NOV. 14, 1995 MDH (11-14-XX)). INTERMITTENT REAR O2 SENSOR FAULT, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) #129 W/ MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) ILLUMINATION. REPAIR INVOLVES SELECTIVELY ERASING AND REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) W/ NEW SOFTWARE (CALIBRATIONS CHANGES). |
| 184095 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. BULLETIN APPLIES TO '96 VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ 2.5L ENGINE (AVENGER/SEBRING/ TALON BUILT PRIOR TO NOV. 10, 1995 MDH [11-10-XX]) (CIRRUS/STRATUS BUILT PRIOR TO SEPT. 25, 1995 MDH [9-25-XX]). INTERMITTENT SPEED CONTROL CUTOUT DURING NORMAL OPERATION. REPAIR INVOLVES SELECTIVELY ERASING AND PREPROGRAM- MING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) W/ NEW SOFTWARE (CALIBRATION CHANGES). |
| CH210695 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.