16 of the 114 complaints about the 1988 Eagle Premier are about the transmission — 14% of everything reported for this model year.
16
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THROTTLE WOULD BE WIDE OPEN AND STUCK. VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AFTER STICKING. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES BEFORE. LAST TIME CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO BURN UP.
NHTSA complaint #889109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN ANY GEAR DRIVER DOESN'T HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, CAUSE UNKNOWN..
NHTSA complaint #836388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
CV JOINTS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #603309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #507304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STICKS.
NHTSA complaint #512567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE STOPING, CAR MOVES FORWARD.
NHTSA complaint #512567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
ODOMETER DON'T WORK.
NHTSA complaint #512567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #504195 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER DRIVES THE SPEEDWAY THE CAR SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHEN YOU GET TO 45 MILES. TT
NHTSA complaint #975218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPLACED TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #486165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT AXLES AND BOOTS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #480110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #480110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THE ODOMETER DOES NOT WORK AND HAS HAD IT FIXED TWICE AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #968242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #489252 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DISCONTINUED WORKING WHEN YOU WENT INTO OVER-DRIVE. TT
NHTSA complaint #965936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
DRIVE LINE BROKE, RESULTING IN PULLING VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT, DRIVER PULLED IT BACK TO THE LEFT THEN VEHICLE FISHTAILED, THEN AN ACCIDENT. TT
NHTSA complaint #961805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.