FaultScore

Eagle Premier problems

Owners have filed 415 complaints about the Eagle Premier with NHTSA across model years 1981 to 1994. More of them are about the windows, mirrors & wipers than anything else.

Every Eagle Premier year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
1994 1 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1992 44 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1991 82 2 1 Brakes
1990 58 1 2 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1989 115 1 4 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1988 114 4 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1981 1 0 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Eagle Premier

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 1988

Brakes 68 16.4%

Worst in 1988

Engine & Cooling 50 12.0%

Worst in 1989

Worst in 1989

Worst in 1988

Seat Belts 32 7.7%

Worst in 1991

Acceleration & Cruise Control 20 4.8%

Worst in 1989

Steering 13 3.1%

Worst in 1988

Equipment & Accessories 12 2.9%

Worst in 1989

Body & Structure 11 2.7%

Worst in 1990

Fuel & Propulsion 10 2.4%

Worst in 1989

Suspension 9 2.2%

Worst in 1990

Lights 9 2.2%

Worst in 1991

Tires 5 1.2%

Worst in 1988

Exactly what failed on a Eagle Premier

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Heater Core 47 29.0%
Rotor 19 11.7%
Automatic Transmission 16 9.9%
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System 14 8.6%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 14 8.6%
AIR Conditioner 11 6.8%
Gasoline 11 6.8%
Engine 11 6.8%
Foundation Components 11 6.8%
Alternator/Generator/Regulator 8 4.9%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Eagle Premier, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 31 Dec 2010

Eagle Premier problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Eagle Premier

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.