1989 Eagle Premier Owner Complaints

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.

NHTSA ID

10005760

Incident

Jan 1, 2003

Mileage

70,000 mi

A FAULTY GASKET CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK AND AS A RESULT THE COOLANT COULD BE SMELLED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE HEATER IS TURNED ON THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE HEATER CORE WHICH WAS RECALLED UNDER 94V-006 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS TOO OLD WITH TOO MANY MILES. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10003848

THE HEATER CONTROL VALVE FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INSIDE VEHICLE. SAME PART FAILED BEFORE AT 33000 IN 1992, THERE IS A RECALL BUT PER MANUFACTURER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. ALSO THE BULB WAS REPLACED FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT. *JB

NHTSA ID

8010005

Incident

Dec 14, 1992

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

NHTSA ID

880567

Incident

Jan 18, 2001

VERY STRONG (SUFFOCATING) COOLANT SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN HEATER AND/OR BLOWER IS ENGAGED. WHEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT RECALL #607 (IN 1994) FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 7/87 THRU 6/92 (MY VEHICLE MANUFACTURED 10/88) FOR 1989 EAGLE PREMIERS, THEY SAID IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. THE CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT GIVE ME A REASON WHEN I TOLD HER THIS WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM AND WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. IT SEEMS TO BE VERY CONVENIENT JUST TO SAY THAT VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. YET, RECALL #747 , FOR 1 1989 EAGLE PREMIER, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 7/88 THRU 7/91, DID INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I NEED SOME ANSWERS. THIS VEHICLE IS NO GOOD TO ME IN THE COLD WEATHER, I NEED HEAT AND DEFROST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I AM ANTICIPATING AN ANSWER.

NHTSA ID

729436

HEATER COIL MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 94V006000. *AK

NHTSA ID

864151

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

NHTSA ID

861785

Incident

Dec 12, 1998

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

NHTSA ID

855342

Incident

Mar 18, 1998

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.

NHTSA ID

712505

Incident

Apr 25, 1999

THROTTLE FAILED. (SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCEDENT.) YH

NHTSA ID

547498

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

NHTSA ID

841670

Incident

Feb 2, 1999

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

NHTSA ID

708207

Incident

Jun 15, 1999

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

NHTSA ID

837257

Incident

Apr 1, 1999

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

NHTSA ID

544974

Incident

Dec 1, 1998

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.

NHTSA ID

544398

Incident

Sep 24, 1998

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

NHTSA ID

826557

Incident

Jun 1, 1995

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NHTSA ID

537927

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER HAS FAILED, GIVING NO READING OF SPEED OR MILEAGE. CAUSE OF PROBLEM ELECTRONIC MODULE. *AK

NHTSA ID

825411

ECU FAILED RESULTING IN STALLING.

NHTSA ID

537577

Incident

Nov 27, 1989

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

NHTSA ID

823323

Incident

Feb 15, 1998

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

NHTSA ID

533692

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

NHTSA ID

533685

Incident

Dec 15, 1997

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

NHTSA ID

533594

Incident

Mar 25, 1998

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID

533758

Incident

Jan 1, 1998

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

NHTSA ID

523348

Incident

Sep 5, 1997