Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Eagle Premier submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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
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.
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.
ECU FAILED RESULTING IN STALLING.
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
HEATING SYSTEM FAILED.
VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. TT
VEHICLE PARKED AND SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. TT
BATTERY DIES FOR NO REASON WHEN CHARGED IT WORKS FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN DIES AGAIN. TT
COULD NOT SHUT VEHICLE OFF, WHEN IT DID SHUT DOWN, IT CAUGHT FIRE. TT
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE SHORTLY AFTER STARTING IN, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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