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1990 Eagle Premier Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 19, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 17, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 25 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Eagle Premier. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–25 of 25

Transmission
Filed Apr 19, 2004

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10066474
Incident
Sep 19, 2003
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jan 7, 2003

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

NHTSA ID
10002280
Incident
Jan 7, 2003
Engine
Filed Dec 2, 1998

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.

NHTSA ID
542828
Incident
Nov 1, 1994
Visibility
Filed Apr 17, 1998

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

NHTSA ID
822528
Incident
Jan 1, 1998
Electrical
Filed Dec 2, 1997

BATTERY GOES DEAD WITHOUT NOTICE.

NHTSA ID
525597
Electrical
Filed Oct 28, 1997

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING THE CAR TO CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING.

NHTSA ID
524075
Seat belts
Filed Sep 8, 1997

MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (95V-213). *AK

NHTSA ID
519111
BrakesHeating & air conditioningEngine+3 more
Filed Jun 20, 1997

BRAKES EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.

NHTSA ID
518956
Visibility
Filed Mar 21, 1997

COOLANT IS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. WAS ALREADY SERVICED FOR RECALL 94V006000. *AK

NHTSA ID
810288
Body & structureInterior & seatsSeat belts+2 more
Filed Nov 21, 1996

DOME LIGHTS FAILED 2 TIMES.

NHTSA ID
511544
Incident
Oct 18, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 1, 1996

CHIMES WILL NOT STOP RINGING WHEN MOTORBELTS ARE ON.

NHTSA ID
509387
Incident
Sep 26, 1996
Visibility
Filed Sep 25, 1996

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

NHTSA ID
802917
Seat belts
Filed Aug 14, 1996

SEART BELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ID
507379
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Visibility
Filed Apr 18, 1996

MFG., 607 NHTSA 94V006; HEATER CORE BYPASS; SERVICE BULLETIN STATES PARTS WERE INSTALLED BACKWARDS WHICH CAN RESULT IN EXCESSIVE ANTI-FREEZE LEAK/STALLING. *K

NHTSA ID
983166
Brakes
Filed Oct 24, 1995

THE ABS SYSTEM PREMATURELY ACTIVATES AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP WHEN APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
973812
Incident
Oct 23, 1995
Electrical
Filed Oct 18, 1995
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE: VEHICLE PARKED OUTSIDE OF GARAGE DOOR. TT

NHTSA ID
973593
Incident
Jun 22, 1995
Body & structureDriver assistanceElectrical+4 more
Filed Sep 11, 1995

GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR FAILED TO LATCH.

NHTSA ID
483868
Incident
Sep 1, 1992
Visibility
Filed Sep 8, 1995

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN RECALL NO. 94V00600, DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA ID
971776
Incident
Jun 6, 1995
BrakesSuspension
Filed Aug 14, 1995

PURCHASE CAR USED REPLACE THREE SETS OF BRAKE, THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER AND THE STRUT WERE REPLACE TWICE . TT

NHTSA ID
970334
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 14, 1995

THE DRIVERS SEAT TRACK IS CRACKED. HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, NOW IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
968817
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Driver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Jul 6, 1995

PASSENGER'S MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO PERFORM PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID
485885
Incident
Jul 6, 1995
Transmission
Filed Jun 22, 1995

CONSOLE GEAR SHIFTER WILL SHIFT WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. TT

NHTSA ID
967549
Incident
Jun 22, 1995
Transmission
Filed May 1, 1995

NO INTERLOCK SYSTEM ALLOWS THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR/TRANSMISSION CAN BE SHIFTED WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. *SD

NHTSA ID
489764
Incident
May 1, 1995
Engine
Filed Mar 6, 1995
Fire reported

COOLANT BOTTLE MELTS, CAUSING FLUID TO DRIP, SMOKE AND CATCH FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
961288
Incident
Feb 25, 1995
Visibility
Filed Jan 17, 1995

EXPERIENCING FOG ON WINDSHIELD AND A BAD ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER RECALL 94V006000 WAS DONE. TT

NHTSA ID
958734
Incident
Aug 24, 1994

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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