NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 1990 Eagle Premier. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
NHTSA##6970-94-V-006-000 JAN/4/96 HEATER WATER DEFROST: THE END CAP CONNECTING THE HEATER EXCHANGER CORE TO THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM COULD RUPTURE AND ALLOW HOT COOLANT TO ESCAPE INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER SATES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
THERE WAS A RECALL LISTED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM SAME PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE, AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. THE COOLANT ESCAPED FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT , AND STEAM FROM THE HEATER LIQUID CLOUDED THE WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE. *AK
DOME LIGHTS FAILED 2 TIMES.
CHIMES WILL NOT STOP RINGING WHEN MOTORBELTS ARE ON.
THE ABS SYSTEM PREMATURELY ACTIVATES AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP WHEN APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
PASSENGER'S MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO PERFORM PROPERLY.
CONSOLE GEAR SHIFTER WILL SHIFT WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. TT
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE: VEHICLE PARKED OUTSIDE OF GARAGE DOOR. TT
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN RECALL NO. 94V00600, DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. TT
NO INTERLOCK SYSTEM ALLOWS THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR/TRANSMISSION CAN BE SHIFTED WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. *SD
COOLANT BOTTLE MELTS, CAUSING FLUID TO DRIP, SMOKE AND CATCH FIRE. TT
THE DRIVERS SEAT TRACK IS CRACKED. HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, NOW IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
SEART BELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE HEATER CORE FLUID BYPASS, HOWEVER SINCE REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED CHRONIC OVERHEATING WITH MAJOR REPAIRS DUE TO DAMAGE WITHIN THE COOLING SYSTEM.
EXPERIENCING FOG ON WINDSHIELD AND A BAD ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER RECALL 94V006000 WAS DONE. TT
HEATER CORE FAILED, ALLOWING STEAM TO ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, FOGGING WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY/ACCIDENT. *SKD
GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR FAILED TO LATCH.
PURCHASE CAR USED REPLACE THREE SETS OF BRAKE, THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER AND THE STRUT WERE REPLACE TWICE . TT
MFG., 607 NHTSA 94V006; HEATER CORE BYPASS; SERVICE BULLETIN STATES PARTS WERE INSTALLED BACKWARDS WHICH CAN RESULT IN EXCESSIVE ANTI-FREEZE LEAK/STALLING. *K
PRIOR TO RECALL OF HEATER CORE BYPASS VALVE, HAD NOTICED FILM ON WINDSHIELD, AND SOMETIMES AFTER RECALL EXPERIENCED GREASY FILM BUILD UP ON WINDSHIELD, WIPER OR WASHER WON'T ELIMINATE FILM, RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY.*AK *SLC
COOLANT IS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. WAS ALREADY SERVICED FOR RECALL 94V006000. *AK
BRAKES EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.
MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (95V-213). *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING THE CAR TO CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING.
BATTERY GOES DEAD WITHOUT NOTICE.
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.