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Eagle Premier

Every Eagle Premier model year on file, 1981 to 1994. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years21916 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years81981 to 1994
Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins39Summed across model years
By model year

The 1989 model year drew the most complaints, 67, 31% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0204060801981198819896719901991199219931994
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Visibility and wipers leads the Eagle Premier complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Visibility and wipers
68
Brakes
54
Engine and cooling
32
Seat belts
31
Powertrain
30
Electrical system
29
Speed control
18
Steering
11
Structure
10
Equipment
10
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Eagle Premier model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Eagle Premier by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1994Sedan10.06001
1993Not decoded0NoneNone011
1992Sedan234.3128338
1991Sedan484.2253758
1990Sedan2512.0250647
1989Sedan679.0670547
1988Sedan547.4540727
1981Not decoded10.0100000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Eagle Premier

  • 98V-005 Jan 12, 1998
    Vehicle description: passenger and multi-purpose vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of connecticut, illinois, indiana,…
    Brakes · 293k vehicles
  • 96V-099 Jun 13, 1996
    Abs hydraulic control unit can experience excessive brake actuator piston seal wear causing pump-motor deterioration
    Brakes · 321k vehicles
  • 95V-213 Nov 7, 1995
    Automatic shoulder belt systems can malfunction and become inoperative
    Seat belts · 90k vehicles
  • 94V-006 Jan 11, 1994
    End cap connecting the heat exchanger's core to the engine cooling system could rupture and allow hot coolant to escape into the passenger compartment
    Visibility and wipers · 125k vehicles
  • 91V-191 Nov 1, 1991
    Anti-lock brake system high pressure hose may leak or detach at its crimped end fitting resulting in the discharge of hydraulic fluid
    Brakes · 80k vehicles
  • 91V-042 Mar 11, 1991
    Routing of battery main feed wiring may allow it to contact the air cleaner bracket and contnued contact may lead to an electrical short circuit
    Electrical system · 5,500 vehicles
  • 91V-027 Feb 13, 1991
    Rear brake tube routing is contacted by fuel tank heat shield when suspension is in full jounce position
    Brakes · 76k vehicles
  • 90V-205 Dec 17, 1990
    Routing of the front brake hose may cause excessive hose flexing resulting in premature fatigue cracking of the outer hose cover
    Brakes · 98k vehicles
  • 90V-058 Mar 23, 1990
    Lower intermediate steering shaft may separate at the rubber isolated coupling of the shaft
    Steering · 13k vehicles
  • 88V-128 Aug 1, 1988
    Automatic transmissions experienced endurance failures of park mechanism components during severe testing
    Powertrain · 95 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.