Eagle Premier Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 12 safety recalls and 219 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Eagle Premier (1981–1994). The most-complained-about year is 1989.
Pick your Eagle Premier model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 Eagle Premier | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 Eagle Premier | 3 | 23 |
| 1991 Eagle Premier | 7 | 48 |
| 1990 Eagle Premier | 6 | 25 |
| 1989 Eagle Premier | 5 | 67 |
| 1988 Eagle Premier | 7 | 54 |
| 1981 Eagle Premier | 0 | 1 |
What Eagle Premier owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 219 complaints with NHTSA. The 1989 model year has the most, with 67.
All Eagle Premier recalls (12)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Eagle Premier, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Rotor (service brakes)
Vehicle description: passenger and multi-purpose vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of connecticut, illinois, indiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, or wisconsin, and the district of columbia. The front disc brake…
Remedy: Dealers will replace these rotors with rotors that are coated with a corrosion protection.
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Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (service brakes)
The ABS hydraulic control unit can experience excessive brake actuator piston seal wear causing pump-motor deterioration.
Remedy: Dealers will test the vehicle's anti-lock brake system and repair the vehicles if necessary. Also the warranty on all ABS components will be extended to 10 years or 100,000 miles (except for the brake actuator piston…
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Anchorage (seat belts)
The automatic shoulder belt systems can malfunction and become inoperative.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the system track and drive assembly on automatic shoulder belt systems which are currently inoperative and those systems when they become inoperative in the future.
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Heater core (visibility)
The 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.
Remedy: A coolant temperature controlled heater core fluid bypass valve will be installed.
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)
The anti-lock brake system high pressure hose may leak or detach at its crimped end fitting resulting in the discharge of hydraulic fluid.
Remedy: Replace the ABS high pressure hose with a hose of different design and construction.
Model years: 1991
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12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)
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.
Remedy: The main feed on all involved vehicles will be rerouted and secured with tie straps away from the air cleaner bracket.
Model years: 1991
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)
Rear brake tube routing is contacted by fuel tank heat shield when suspension is in full jounce position. This damages the brake fluid tube, causing a leak.
Remedy: Modify heat shield to eliminate potential for shield contacting brake tube.
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)
Routing of the front brake hose may cause excessive hose flexing resulting in premature fatigue cracking of the outer hose cover.
Remedy: Replace front brake hoses with hoses redesigned to provide a modified routing configuration.
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Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)
Lower intermediate steering shaft may separate at the rubber isolated coupling of the shaft.
Remedy: Replace intermediate steering shaft with a shaft containing a restrained coupling.
Model years: 1990
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Automatic transmission (power train)
Automatic transmissions experienced endurance failures of park mechanism components during severe testing.
Remedy: Retrofit transmission.
Model years: 1988
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Heater core (visibility)
Cooling system pressures during overheated engine operation may exceed the strength capability of certain components due to inadequate venting capacity of the system pressure cap.
Remedy: Replace all coolant system pressure caps with one having adequate venting capacity.
Model years: 1988
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Master cylinder (service brakes)
Master cylinder may have been misassembled causing a blocked hydraulic fluid outlet port and restricted fluid flow.
Remedy: Replace master brake cylinder.
Model years: 1988
Other Eagle models
- Talon587 complaints
- Vision478 complaints
- Summit214 complaints
- Medallion12 complaints
- Eagle3 complaints
- Medalion3 complaints
- Summit Wagon3 complaints
- Boat Trailer1 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.