1989 Eagle Premier Complaint Log

1989 EAGLE PREMIER SEDAN/ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER OPERATION SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY LAST MONTH WITH INTERMITTENT OPERATION. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE SENSOR WIRING HARNESS. COMPUTER DOWNLOAD REPAIR INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED IN SEPTEMBER, 1990 WITH AN INFORMATION BULLETIN CIRCULATED BY CHRYSLER CONCERNING THE ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS WHY THIS WASN'T MADE SUBJECT TO RECALL SINCE IT INVOLVES A SAFETY MATTER. WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER OPERATING, THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING ONE'S EXACT SPEED? I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH, IT APPEARS, IS UNAVAILABLE. I JUST SENT AN E-MAIL TO DAIMLER-CHRYSLER ASKING FOR THEIR HELP SINCE I HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO TURN EXCEPT FOR YOU, DOT. I WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU.

FRAME ATTACHED TO RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE INCREASING IN SPEED OF ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED, APPLIED BRAKES, BUT CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED, APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE STILL DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. THE CAR INCREASED IN SPEED UP TO 95 MILES PER HOUR. I'M NOT SURE WHAT I FINALLY DID OR WHAT HAPPENED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, I EVEN TRIED REACHING DOWN AND LIFTING GAS PEDAL, TO NO AVAIL. *AK

THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF OTHER FAILURES, BUT NOT ENOUGH SPACE TO PUT ALL AND DON'T REMEMBER ALL DATES AND MILEAGE AT EACH TIME.

DUE HEATER CORE GOING OUT, THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP FROM THE STEAM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, HEATER CORE RUPTURED, CAUSING HOT ANTI FREEZE TO SPILL ON THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE. THIS ALSO CAUSED WINDOWS TO FOG UP, WHICH IMPARIED DRIVER'S VISIBLITY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER IS DEFECTIVE, AND THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK

A SHORT IN THE GROUND WIRING WHICH CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHT MODULE FAILED. *YC

CABLE BETWEEN CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND ENGINE MICROPROCESSOR NOT INSTALLED IN A HARNESS, ALLOWING SENSOR/MICROPROCESSOR CONNECTOR TO OPEN, PREVENTING GASOLINE FROM INJECTING INTO ENGINE/PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING, HARNESS HAS NOW BEEN INSTALLED/PROBLEM CORRECTED.

RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER CLIPS THAT ATTACH PADS FELL OFF RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #98V005000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIR OF BRAKE ROTORS. DROVE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 13,000 WHEN THE BRAKES SHOE PARTS FELL OFF IN STREET. VEHICLE WAS NOT TOUCHED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC SINCE RECALL. DEALERSHIP INDICATED NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOE COMING OFF. OWNER BRAKE SHOES REPAIRED. OWNER HAS BRAKE SHOE PARTS. *AK

RECALL 94V006000; THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE THAT CONTROLLED THE HEATER CORE FLUID BYPASS VALVE WAS INSTALLED. IT STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND IF PARKED, IT LEAKS. RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AND WORK WAS DON IN 1994. CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

THROTTLE CABLE CONTAINS STRONG SPRING INCASED WITHIN PLASTIC CYLINDER. AS AGE/HEAT DEGRADES THE PLASTIC TABS HOLDING CYLINDR CLOSED, ALLOWING THE TABS TO BREAK OFF, ENABLING FULL FORCE OF SPRING TO UNLEASH AND PULL CABLE HOUSING AWAY FROM THROTTLE BODY. *AK

WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS WILL TRY TO GO IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. *AK

CORROSION OF THE RIGHT BRAKE ROTORS CAUSED THE RIGHT BRAKE HUB TO SEPARATE, EA97-001. *AK

BRAKES: FRONT BRAKE ROTORS SEPARATED FROM WHEEL HUB. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. HAD ROTORS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS LATCHING ON THE DOOR POST, CAUSING THE DOOR TO LOCK AND NOT OPEN . *AK

HEATING SYSTEM FAILED.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

RECALL NO 95V213000, SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS. THE RECALL WAS FIXED ON 9-24-96. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SYSTEM IS STILL INOPERATIVE.*AK

COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER HEATER CORE RECALL REPAIRS.

HEATER CORE EMITS ODOR AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, CAUSING BREATHING DIFFICULTY/TO BURN EYES. *SD

RECALL RELATED 94V006000, WATER, HEATER, DEFROSTER FAILURE, IN FOR REPAIR AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH IN THREE MONTHS AFTER REPAIR. *AK *JB

BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE,REPLACED ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM, COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE, VEHICLE OVERHEATS CONSTANTLY. TT

HEATER CORE FAILURE, HOT COOLANT LEAKED INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, VEHICLE INVOLVED IN RECALL 94V06000, HAD REPAIRS DONE, BUT VEHICLE STILL HAS PROBLEM. TT

RUN AWAY VEHICLE, HEATER CONTROL VALVE HOSES STOPPED THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING, THROTTLE WAS FULLY OPEN, DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE. TT

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. TT

SEAT RAILS PUNCHED THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE CAR SEAT FELL THROUGH. TT

ENGINE FAILURE. *AW

HEATER CORE HAS BEEN RECALLED ON VEHICLE, RECEIVED LETTER MAY 95, CONTACTED DEALER MAY 6TH, DEALER ORDERED PART ON 6TH AND NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATS WITHIN SEVEN MILES OF FLAT DRIVING. VEHICLE IS THE ES MODEL V-6 ENGINE "FOREIGN" VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

OXYGEN SENSOR RECALL.

ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *SKD

REAR BRAKE TUBE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (91V-027) REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO VEHICLE SPECS. *SKD

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO DEFECTIVE LOCKING MECHANISM. TT

BATTERY DIES FOR NO REASON WHEN CHARGED IT WORKS FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN DIES AGAIN. TT

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE SHORTLY AFTER STARTING IN, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE. TT

RIGHT CV BOOTS FAILED, RESULTING IN FRONT END NOISE.

EXCESSIVE REPLACEMENT OF REAR BRAKES DUE TO BRAKES STICKING AND WEARING OTHER BRAKE PARTS. TT

CONSUMER RECEIVE RECALL ON THE HEATER WATER DEFROSTER LAST YEAR AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THE RECALL NUMBER 94V006000. TT

DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILED. *SD

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP THREE TIMES. *SKD

SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED.

THE HEATER CORE MALFUNCTIONED. TT

HAD HEATER CORE RECALL DONE, HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THEN. TT

HEAT CORE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S CLAIIM THAT OWNER REJECTED WORK (94V-006). *AK

HEAD LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL WHILE MOTOR WAS RUNNING/CAME ON WITH MOTOR OFF, DASH LIGHTS FAILED. *AK

HEATER CORE CONTINUES TO PERFORMED POORLY PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (94V-006)