1982 AMERICAN MOTORS EAGLE Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 81V110000 on 09/24/1981
- Component:
- Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
- Manufactured:
- 06/30/1981 - 08/31/1981
- Affected:
- 15,500
- Defect:
- The underhood wiring harness and ventilating hose may have been misrouted during vehicle assembly. misrouting may cause chafing between the harness and various other components, resulting in short circuits and malfunction of electrical accessories. the switch which activates the engine oil pressure warning light may not function. the crankcase ventilation hose may be too close to the air injection manifold tube and could be damaged if engine overheats.
- Correction:
- Upon inspection, dealer will repair engine compartment wiring harness, reroute the hose, and replace the oil pressure switch without charge.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with six-cylinder engines.system: engine and engine cooling; underhood wiring harness.consequences of defect: any short circuiting or overheating in the enginecompartment could result in a vehicle fire and personal injury.note: owner is advised to drive as little as possible until the problem iscorrected. be alert to any evidence of smoke from the engine compartment ormalfunction of electrical accessories.
- Campaign:
- 82V053000 on 05/26/1982
- Component:
- Visibility:windshield
- Manufactured:
- 09/30/1981 - 09/30/1981
- Affected:
- 509
- Defect:
- On certain vehicles the windshield is not properly installed. the adhesion between the windshield glass and urethane sealing is incomplete. this fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, "windshield mounting".
- Correction:
- Dealer will replace present windshield if damaged or reinstall existing windshield if not.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: visual; windshields.consequences of defect: in the event of an accident the windshield could bedislodged allowing passengers to be ejected from vehicle. this would increasethe likelihood of serious injury.
- Campaign:
- 82V126000 on 12/16/1982
- Component:
- Power train:manual transmission:lubricant
- Manufactured:
- 03/31/1981 - 02/28/1982
- Affected:
- 9,715
- Defect:
- Original production transmission lubricant used in the involved vehicles, may not provide adequate lubrication to protect the transmission"s first gear.
- Correction:
- The dealer will replace the original production lubricant with an extreme pressure lubricant at no charge to the owner.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with t4 and t5 manualtransmissions.system: power train; manual transmission, lubricant.consequences of defect: in extreme cases, the transmission could fail tooperate due to lack of lubrication. this failure could occur without priorwarning and may result in a vehicle accident.note: prior to servicing, owner is advised to avoid driving at highway speeds.on vehicles equipped with 5-speed transmission, avoid using the fifth gear.
- Campaign:
- 09E021000 on 04/29/2009
- Component:
- Fuel system, other:delivery:fuel pump
- Affected:
- 2,790
- Defect:
- Federal-mogul corporation is recalling 2,790 mechanical fuel pumps, p/no. m6737 sold under carter and napa brands and p/no. 2m6737 sold under accu-flow and tru-flow brands shipped between august 2008 and march 2009 for use as replacement equipment for the vehicles listed above. the fuel pump diaphragm rod in certain production runs may have been improperly manufactured. improperly manufactured pump diaphragm rods may cause the pump to produce excess pressure.
- Consequence:
- Excess fuel pump pressure could cause a vehicle fire.
- Correction:
- Federal-mogul will notify owners and replace the fuel pump free of charge. the safety recall began on may 12, 2009. owners may contact federal-mogul at 1-877-489-6659.
- Notes:
- This recall only pertains to aftermarket napa, carter, accu-flo, and tru-flo fuel pumps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by chrysler llc. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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