NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 1988 Eagle Premier. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
THROTTLE WOULD BE WIDE OPEN AND STUCK. VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AFTER STICKING. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES BEFORE. LAST TIME CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO BURN UP.*AK
THE RECALL WORK ON HEATER CORE BY PASS WAS NOT DONE PARTLY. THEY BLED THE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. RECALL 94V006000. *AK
CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIR 99V-340 CONCERNING FAULTY BRAKE ROTORS WHICH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER HAS NOT RECIEVED REIMBURSEMENT YET. NLM
REAR BRAKES WOULD MAKE POPPING NOISE. HAD LOW BRAKE PRESSURE. THE TIRE WOULD STICK. THE ROTORS MAKE LOUD BOOMING NOISE WHEN LETTING LOOSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. RECALL ON FRONT BRAKE ROTORS (#98V005000). *AK
DRIVERS SIDE LAP BELT FEMALE CONNECTOR DOES NOT STAY FASTENED. DEALER ADVISES PART DISCONTINUED AND NOT AVAILABLE. THUS, I AM FORCED TO VIOLATE THE LAW AND ENDANGER ALL DRIVERS OF VEHICLE DUE TO MFR. DECISION AND LACK OF FORESIGHT. THE MFR SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT LAP BELT SHOULD BE WORN IN ADDITION TO PASSIVE RESTRAINT (MOTORIZED SHOULDDER BELT); YET THEY DISCONTINUE PART THAT PERMITS ME TO WEAR LAP BELT. THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAS TWICE BEEN RECALLED AND MFR. HAS REPAIRED IT. THE MORE IMPORTANT BELT, IN MFR OPINION & MINE GOES UNREPAIRED. HELP! (NOTE: MECHANIC JERRY AT HIWAY GARAGE - CROSS PLAINS, WI BELIEVES MFR DECISION UNCONSCIONABLE AS DO I). L. SMITH
DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM,CAR WILL NOT START. CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG, THE LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN NO HELP AT ALL. AND LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS SUGGESTS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER.
ABS BRAKES FAILED AND CONSUMER HAVING TROUBLE GETTING REPLACEMENT PART.
HEATER CORE IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, CAUSING WINDOWS TO FOG/ STEAM UP. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 9V00600. *AK
HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE TO FILL WITH STEAM, DECREASING VISIBILITY.
ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
FRONT TIRES IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT.
FRONT RIGHTS BRAKE ROTOR SEPARATED FROM THE HUB.
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
BRAKES FAILED.
FRONT END SHAKES AT ANY SPEED DUE TO BROKEN INNER TIE ROD. *AK
SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE. *SD
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, THE SEAT BELT COMES OUT OF THE BUCKLE. *AK
CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL. *AK
COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. *SD
CONSUMER DRIVES THE SPEEDWAY THE CAR SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHEN YOU GET TO 45 MILES. TT *JB
BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY WHEN APPROACHING STOP W/VEHICLE HITTING PROPANE TANK TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
RECALL RELATED, 88V087000, IN FOR REPAIR, WAITING A YEAR FOR PARTS, RECEIVED THREE LETTERS FROM MFR. HAS BEEN ON BB FROM DEALERSHIP. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK COLLAPSE, THE SEAT FRAME BROKE. TT
TRANSMISSION DISCONTINUED WORKING WHEN YOU WENT INTO OVER-DRIVE. TT
THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK ON THE FREEWAY AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
ACCELERATOR JAMMED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL.
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL OF THE COOLING SYSTEM VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING HOT SINCE THEN AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STAYS ON THE BLINK. TT
RECALL ON COOLANT HOSE NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY.
REPLACED OUTSIDE MIRRORS REMOTE CONTROL .
MEMERING MOTORS 94V006. RECALL CAMPAIGN DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. FUMES STILL ENTERING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TT
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAR CRASHED INTO AN ENBANKMENT. THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. TT
THE TAPERED PIN THAT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL IN PLACE AND THE PIN COMES OUT AND THE STEERING BECOMES VERY LOOSE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS GONE OUT AND THERE ARE NO MASTER CYLINDER PARTS AVAILABLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DRIVE LINE BROKE, RESULTING IN PULLING VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT, DRIVER PULLED IT BACK TO THE LEFT THEN VEHICLE FISHTAILED, THEN AN ACCIDENT. TT
WARM AIR FAILS TO COME OUT OF FLOOR VENT DUE TO A BROKEN PIVOT POINT ON THE DEFROSTER/HEATER DOOR. *AK
ENGINE OVERHEATING. TT
FRONT BRAKE PAD REPLACED TWICE.
NOISY BRAKES.
AFTER JEEP HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND PARKED, IT COME BACK OUT AND TRY TO START DIDN'T START. TT
FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE.
REPLACED EXHAUST PIPE.
HEATER BY PASS HOSE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (88V-087), CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT.
OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE SENSOR REPLACED. *SKD
VEHICLE FIRE. *TW
ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
HEATER CORE LEAKED PRIOR TO RECALL. (94V006) *TW
IDLER PULLEY REPLACED.
HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE FUMES/FOG TO ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO LACK OF DEALER NOTIFICATION.
THE ODOMETER DOES NOT WORK AND HAS HAD IT FIXED TWICE AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 11, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.