There are 8 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 1988 Eagle Premier in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 8 of 8 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)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
SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE. *SD
CONSUMER DRIVES THE SPEEDWAY THE CAR SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHEN YOU GET TO 45 MILES. TT *JB
TRANSMISSION DISCONTINUED WORKING WHEN YOU WENT INTO OVER-DRIVE. 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
THE ODOMETER DOES NOT WORK AND HAS HAD IT FIXED TWICE AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CV JOINTS FAILED.
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN ANY GEAR DRIVER DOESN'T HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, CAUSE UNKNOWN.. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 11, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.