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1994 Eagle Summit 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.
15
Latest Dec 23, 2007
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.
3
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 10, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Eagle Summit. 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 1–15 of 15

Transmission
Filed Dec 23, 2007

WE OWN A 1994 EAGLE SUMMIT THAT WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V168003, BUT THE WORK WAS NEVER PERFORMED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OWNED BY THE PRIOR OWNER. ARE WE STILL ENTITLED TO HAVE THE SAFETY RELATED RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED WITHOUT CHARGE? *TR

NHTSA ID
10212611
Incident
Dec 22, 2007
Engine
Filed Oct 30, 2001

HEAD GASKET FAILED THREE TIMES ON 1994 EAGLE SUMMIT. REPAIRED BY DEALER ON 12/26/96; SECOND TIME BY INDEPENDENT SHOP ON 1/16/99; NOW IN FOR THIRD TIME TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT SHOP ON 10/30/01. COST TO REPAIR APPROX. $800 EACH TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID
753878
Incident
Oct 25, 2001
Transmission
Filed Jan 23, 2001

I REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION SOON AFTER TEH CAR WAS PAID FOR AND WAS SURPRISED AFTER TAKING EXCELLENT CARE OF THE CAR. ALMOST A YEAR HAD PAST AND THE USED TRANSMISSION THAT I REPLACED THE FIRST ON WITH HAS TURNED OUT BAD AS WELL. I THINK THAT CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN CHEATED BECAUSE THESE CARS ARE NOT BEING MADE ANY MORE AND THE COMPANY SEEMS TO NOT CARE ABOUT FUTURE CONSUMERS.*AK

NHTSA ID
739834
Incident
Nov 12, 2000
Transmission
Filed Jan 10, 2001

UPON ACCELERATION TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER, SPEED, AND POSSIBLY CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID
877824
Fuel system
Filed May 11, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED GAS FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS LOSING FUEL. DEALER STATED FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
861748
Transmission
Filed Mar 8, 2000

PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE MOTOR WAS RACING, BUT TRANSMISSION QUIT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
858121
Incident
Mar 5, 2000
EngineTransmission
Filed Nov 15, 1999

ENGINE HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENTS - 3/13/96, 11/3/97, 2/15/99, 11/15/99, TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS - 9/13/99, 10/19/99, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE - 10/19/99. NOW I'M BEING TOLD BY DARSCARS THAT THE ENGINE IS BAD AND WILL COST $2700 TO REPAIR. IN THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE PAID OVER $5000 FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. REQUEST INVESTIGATIONS INTO THESE REOCCURRING AND UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID
714791
Incident
Nov 9, 1999
Visibility
Filed Apr 13, 1999

THE DEFROSTER WILL FOG UP ALL OF THE INSIDE WINDOWS OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
836673
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 16, 1997

BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE DOORS OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION DUE TO THE DOOR LATCH WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. PROBLEM STILL NOT CORRECTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE SIDE DOOR WAS FIXED THREE TIMES, BACK DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NOW THE LATCH WILL NOT WORK AGAIN ON THE BACK DOOR.*JB

NHTSA ID
817135
Incident
Jun 1, 1994
Airbags
Filed Jul 2, 1997
Crash reported

OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG.OWNER NOTES THAT SOMEONE FROM CHRYSLER WILL BE LOOKING AT VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
813731
BrakesSuspension
Filed Feb 11, 1997

BRAKES CAUSE VIBRATION--ROTOR REPLACED 4 TIMES.

NHTSA ID
514735
Airbags
Filed Jul 10, 1996
Crash reported1 death reported

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
986699
Incident
Jul 3, 1996
Electrical
Filed Mar 18, 1996

ENGINE WARNING COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LOOSES ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. *AK

NHTSA ID
980858
Airbags
Filed Jun 12, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING NO IMPACT INVOLVED. TT

NHTSA ID
966602
Incident
Jun 12, 1995
Airbags
Filed Jan 10, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

FRONTAL COLLISION AT LOW SPEED, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, AIR BAG DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN AN INJURY, SPEED 5MPH. TT

NHTSA ID
958508
Incident
Jan 1, 1995

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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