Eclipse FWD L4-1997cc 2.0L DOHC MFI (1997)
Fluid - Transfer Case: Recalls
Recall 98V069000: Insufficient Transfer Case Lubrication
Year: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: ECLIPSE
Year of Recall: '98
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 24275
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. Lockup of the transfer case can occur due to insufficient lubrication.
This condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
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 is expected to begin April 20, 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 Mitsubishi at 1-800-222-0037. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
