Transfer case recall !!

[Killa]

Any one here ever brought their awd dsm, to dealer for recall ?. I just find out today my transfer case is leaking, I will take some pix tonight , when I get home. ( im so lucky that not lock on my when I drove back from chicago, and the owner drove from wyoming to chicago ).

[Talon69]

I do not think there is no recall on your transfer case,(only automatic), mine same year and my recalls where play in latteral balljoints, and a few other front end parts.

Here is the link

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/pr...ls/results.cfm

[gthompson97]

I would take it in, fuck why not? The least they will do is look at it for you. Here's what I pulled off of Mitchell.


98V069002: INSUFFICIENT OIL TO THE TRANSFER CASE
NHTSA RECALL BULLETIN
Reference Number(s): 98V069002

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION
Model(s): 1990-98 Eagle Talon

1992-94 Plymouth Laser

Campaign No: 98V069002

Number of Affected Vehicles: 42214

Beginning Date of Manufacture: 1989 May

Ending Date of Manufacture: 1998 Feb

Passenger vehicles.

DESCRIPTION OF DEFECT
Lockup of the transfer case can occur due to insufficient lubrication.

CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT
This condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

CORRECTIVE ACTION
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.

OWNER NOTIFICATION
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).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Eastern Time. For more information call (800) 424-9393 or (202) 366-0123. For the hearing impaired, call (800) 424-9153.

[Talon69]

Originally Posted by gthompson97

I would take it in, fuck why not? The least they will do is look at it for you. Here's what I pulled off of Mitchell.


98V069002: INSUFFICIENT OIL TO THE TRANSFER CASE
NHTSA RECALL BULLETIN
Reference Number(s): 98V069002

Automoatic only,


Make : EAGLE Model : TALON Year : 1995
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER CORPORATION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 98V069002 Recall Date : APR 03, 1998
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 42214

And here is your suspension suff.

Make : EAGLE Model : TALON Year : 1995
Manufacturer : DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 00V421002 Recall Date : DEC 15, 2000
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 393796
Summary:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE RUBBER BOOTS ON THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY, DIRT AND WATER CAN INTRUDE. ALSO, MMC HAS ADDED THE POTENTIAL OF LEAKING MOISTURE, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE BALL STUD TO CORRODE.
Consequence:
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS CAMPAIGN SUPERCEDES MMC'S PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN, SEE 99V-066.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT FOR WEAR. BALL JOINTS THAT EXHIBIT WEAR BEYOND THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEWLY DESIGNED LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS. BALL JOINTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE CLEANED AND A SPECIAL SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED TO PREVENT INTRUSION OF MOISTURE.
Notes:
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 21, 2001. 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 DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).


All you have to do is call the dealer for recalls on your car, give them the vin# and they will tell you what recall has been done and what still needs to be done. Thats what i did the 1st day i got my car

[kjewer1]

There was a tcase recall on almost all DSMs up through the mid 2g range. My 95 was covered. Getting the dealership to fix it is almost impossible though. Mine actually locked up, when I had the exwife in the car. Luckily for us I was still in first or second gear, not on the highway in front of an 18 wheeler.

The dealer will most likely replace the seal, because it's cheap and easy to do. But by the time the seal leaks, the level has been low for some time, and the yoke/tail housing are damaged. This will provide some play in the joint, and the new seal will crap out again soon. This time when you take it in they will say "go fuck yourself, the recall has already been done," even if you go to a different dealer. You can call Mitsu corporate customer service, but they will say the same thing, the recall has already been done. So in reality you are better off not taking it until it locks up! But this is very dangerous, and not at all recomended.

There is another part to the recall that the dealer never wants to do. It includes a new yoke that has to be installed on the driveshaft. It's a little more work, and they don't like to do it. The only good thing to come from this being added to the warranty is that in an effort to control thier reported financial loss due to the recall, the part is priced at about 32 bucks Includes a new U-joint too IIRC.

To do the job right though you need to also inspect the tcase housing, specifically the sleeve the yoke rides in. If the yoke and the sleeve are damaged, and you replace only one, the other part will destroy the new part. Ask me how I know When I checked on this (4-5 years ago) you could not get the sleeve seperately, so I bought the whole tail housing for about 100 bucks. Even came with a new seal installed

The bottom line is there is a 99% chance the dealer will be completely worthless on this, even though it's a SAFETY recall and could cost you and your passengers and others your lives. You can try to threaten them with contacting the NTSB, who is responsible for enforcing safety recalls, but it's unlikely to help much. I would be prepared to spend the cash and get it done yourself, and don't be cheap, replace all damaged parts so you don't have to do it twice. I put over 100k miles on that tcase after I replaced these parts, at high power levels, with no more trouble. And it had over 100k when I installed it in the car. Probably 225k miles or so on that unit.

[Killa]

Kevin you make me so dam worried now, I dont know what to do now.

[Killa]

I just get under the car again, shit red fluid every where ( before the fluid was black so I cant really note where the leak from ) I just change the fluid to red line heavy duty gear oil, now I can tell where it leak, it leek at the end of the" U joint " If I say it right, I will brought to the dealer when I fix my idle.

[vanilla gorilla]

Well. Glad mines not AWD. J/K

[david-b]

You can get the work done elsewhere and then send the bill to Mitshu corporate, I did that when I got new control arms installed. I didn't know about the recall, and had my mechanic do it. I told the dealer about it and gave me the address and phone number to corporate. I got most of my money back. IIRC it was like $300, and i got back about $275. Can't complain there.

[Killa]

I came to chrysler dealer, the other day. They check my car and told me , the transfer case recall, was done back in 1998, and they wont do it again, I told them this is safety recall, so Its can be done many time as it need to be done. I show them the paper that I print out from vfaq ( that say its safety recall and need to be done when ever it leak )and they call chrysler corp, and after a while, they told me bring back on monday, and they will check where the leak come from, then they will call chrysler again, and told them where the leak, and if chrysler say they gonna fix it or not, if they fix it, chrysler gonna repair for free, if not I have to pay for it. I told they Im gonna bring it back next week. Hope they fix it.

[Thor06]

I would just go buy a new t case.

[l_eclipse_l]

Originally Posted by Thor06

I would just go buy a new t case.

Why? Theres a possibility he can get it done for free.

[Killa]

I just hope they fix the leak for me, I cant spend a major money on this car right now .

[Thor06]

Yeah, but if its not going to get done for free (judging by Kevin's post sounds like it'll be a half assed job if they do it for free, plus Killer said they did it back in 98) I would just buy one off a guy with extra parts or a junk yard. Rebuilding might be the better option, but I bet that shit costs lots of money and if the dealership is anything like any other dealership experience I have ever heard of, I would far rather risk it on another used t case.

The most recent and noteworthy example of this is my moms Rendezvous. She was headed to Oklahoma for her friend's son's wedding and her tranny went like 2.5 hours from home, luckily enough right next to a Chevy dealer. They found metal shavings in her tranny fluid and told her they might need a new one (ha, might need a new one ). So after a few hours of poking around they determined it had to come out of the car and get rebuilt/replaced. She missed the wedding, but went to her next stop in Chicago for a college friends reunion and they said it would be ready in a week when she got back. Got back and they hadn't even gotten it out of the car all the way. The lady at the dealership did get GM to pay for half though, so that was cool but it wont be done til the end of this week now if they stay on track.

[Killa]

good luck to your mom man .