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.
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE AND WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING SOMETIMES THEY STOP WORKING . TT
HEATER CORE BYPASS WAS PUT IN. AND IT KEPT OVER HEATING THE MOTOR CAUSING THE MOTOR TO STALL TOO HOT TO DRIVE. SEVERAL TRIPS TO DEALER AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TT *JB
HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING STEAM/SMOKE TO CLOUD WINDSHIELD.
RECALL #94V00600 WAS DONE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST, DEALER SAID IT WILL COST 800.00 TO REPAIR THE CAR, DO NOT KNOW WHAT PART. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE HEATING CORE OF THE VEHICLE HEATING SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND ALLOWS THE ENGINE COOLING SYSEM STEAM TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, WHICH HAS CAUSED REDUCED DRIVING VISIBILITY, CLOUDS UP FROM WINDSHIELD.*JB
MOTORIZED SEATBELTS FAILED FRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION.
CV JOINTS FAILED.
BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO REPLACED FUSIBLE LINK/ALTERNATOR. *AK
TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONS. MECHANIC AND OWNER CANNOT LOCATE CONNECTORS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL OR ON THE VEHICLE.
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN ANY GEAR DRIVER DOESN'T HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, CAUSE UNKNOWN.. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE/FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND REAR PASSENGERS' SIDE WINDOWS HAVE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, WHEN THEY ARE ROLLED DOWN THEY GET STUCK. TO GET THESE WINDOWS BACK UP, CONSUMER HAS TO ROLL A LITTLE BIT AND PULL, THEN ROLL AND PULL UNTIL CONSUMER GETS THEM ALL THE WAY BACK UP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
HOT COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO FOG UP. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS DISCONTINUED BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE( PER THE DEALERSHIP). MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. RECALL 94V006000. *AK
CHILD BLEEDING ON HER LEFT UPPER ARM DUE TO A SHINY POINT STICKING THROUTH THE CUSHION PART ON HER CAR SEAT, PULLED THE CUSHION OFF AND THE SPRING THAT CONTROLLED THE FRONT OF THE CAR SEAT, THAT PULLS OVER THE CHILDS HEAD AND SNAPS IN PLACE, HAD SOMEHOW STRAIGNTENED OUT TO SOMEWHAT AND POKED THROUGH CUSHION. THIS IS THE SECOND EVENFLO SEAT THAT THE PULL OVER ARM BROKE.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Sep 11, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.