American Motors Eagle 1982

Model Eagle made in 1982 by American Motors got 2 consumer complains there are 2 investigations as well as 4 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to fuel system, gasoline, steering. The car had some investigations: engine and engine cooling, suspension. There were some recalls concerningelectrical system, fuel system, other and power train.

Eagle year 1982

Recalls
Defect investigations
Consumer Complaints

Model 1982

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date	FMVSS Number
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD
81V110000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION	from 07/01/1981 to 09/01/1981	V (Vehicle)	15500	12/28/1981	MFR	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	09/22/1981	09/25/1981
Defect Summary	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.
Consequence Summary
Corrective Summary	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.
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP
09E021000	FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION		E (Equipment)	2790	05/12/2009	MFR	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	04/30/2009	04/30/2009
Defect Summary	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 Summary	Excess fuel pump pressure could cause a vehicle fire.
Corrective Summary	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 http://www.safercar.gov .
POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION - LUBRICANT
82V126000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION	from 04/01/1981 to 03/01/1982	V (Vehicle)	9715	01/06/1983	MFR	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	12/13/1982	12/17/1982
Defect Summary	Original production transmission lubricant used in the involved vehicles, may not provide adequate lubrication to protect the transmissions first gear.
Consequence Summary
Corrective Summary	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.
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD
82V053000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION	from 10/01/1981 to 10/01/1981	V (Vehicle)	509	08/05/1982	MFR	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	05/24/1982	05/27/1982	212
Defect Summary	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.
Consequence Summary
Corrective Summary	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.

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Date close	Subject	Recall campaign
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
EA88009	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	11/16/1987	01/09/1990	ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES	88V132000
	There is no summary currently available
SUSPENSION
EA86024	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	08/07/1986	11/03/1987	REAR AXLE FAILURE
	There is no summary currently available

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE

	Rollover check valve has failed, causing excessive pressure to build up within the fuel system, resulting in a fuel leak. consumer has contacted dealer and the manufacturer. manufacture stated that they no longer make the parts to correct the problem. please provide any further details. *ak
STEERING - LINKAGES
		1	02/01/1988
	The pitman arm tappered stud connecting to the center link sheared causing loss of steering control. *mjs