FaultScore

Eagle Premier engine problems

50 of the 415 complaints filed about the Eagle Premier are about the engine — 12% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1989.

50

Complaints

12%

Share of all complaints

0

Crashes

2

Fires

Engine & Cooling complaints by model year

1988 Premier 10 20.0%
1989 Premier 19 38.0%
1990 Premier 6 12.0%
1991 Premier 13 26.0%
1992 Premier 2 4.0%

What owners said

1989 Eagle Premier Cedar Grove, WI

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

A FAULTY GASKET CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK AND AS A RESULT THE COOLANT COULD BE SMELLED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE HEATER IS TURNED ON THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE HEATER CORE WHICH WAS RECALLED UNDER 94V-006 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS TOO OLD WITH TOO MANY MILES. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10003848 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Eagle Premier Schenectady, NY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

VERY STRONG (SUFFOCATING) COOLANT SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN HEATER AND/OR BLOWER IS ENGAGED. WHEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT RECALL #607 (IN 1994) FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 7/87 THRU 6/92 (MY VEHICLE MANUFACTURED 10/88) FOR 1989 EAGLE PREMIERS, THEY SAID IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. THE CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT GIVE ME A REASON WHEN I TOLD HER THIS WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM AND WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. IT SEEMS TO BE VERY CONVENIENT JUST TO SAY THAT VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. YET, RECALL #747 , FOR 1 1989 EAGLE PREMIER, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 7/88 THRU 7/91, DID INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I NEED SOME ANSWERS. THIS VEHICLE IS NO GOOD TO ME IN THE COLD WEATHER, I NEED HEAT AND DEFROST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I AM ANTICIPATING AN ANSWER.

NHTSA complaint #729436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Eagle Premier Crystal Lake, IL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #726024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Eagle Premier Napoleon, OH

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE HEATER CORE FLUID BYPASS, HOWEVER SINCE REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED CHRONIC OVERHEATING WITH MAJOR REPAIRS DUE TO DAMAGE WITHIN THE COOLING SYSTEM.

NHTSA complaint #542828 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Eagle Premier Trenton, MI

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS

RECALL ON COOLANT HOSE NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY.

NHTSA complaint #513223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Eagle Premier Pittsburgh, PA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

CABLE BETWEEN CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND ENGINE MICROPROCESSOR NOT INSTALLED IN A HARNESS, ALLOWING SENSOR/MICROPROCESSOR CONNECTOR TO OPEN, PREVENTING GASOLINE FROM INJECTING INTO ENGINE/PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING, HARNESS HAS NOW BEEN INSTALLED/PROBLEM CORRECTED.

NHTSA complaint #544398 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Eagle Premier Pittsburgh, PA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

GASKET REPLACED DUE TO OIL LEAK.

NHTSA complaint #544398 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Eagle Premier Melrose, MA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

OIL PRESSURE SWITCH AND SEAL FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #518956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Eagle Premier Baltimore, MD

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #537577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Eagle Premier Baltimore, MD

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT SEAL LEAKING, OIL PAN GASKET FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #537577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Eagle Premier Baltimore, MD

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

POWER STEERING PUMP, PRESSURE HOSE AND OIL SENDING UNIT FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #537577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Eagle Premier Baltimore, MD

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

SERPENTINE BELT FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #537577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Eagle Premier Baltimore, MD

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

ENGINE OVERHEATING DUE TO FAULTY THERMOSTAT.

NHTSA complaint #537577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Eagle Premier Council BL, IA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ANTI-FREEZE ESCAPES INTO INTERIOR AND CAUSES WINDOW TO FOG. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE AIR CONDITIONING.

NHTSA complaint #780470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Eagle Premier Detroit, MI

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #537382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Eagle Premier Sacramento, CA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

VEHICLE OVERHEATS WITHIN SEVEN MILES OF FLAT DRIVING. VEHICLE IS THE ES MODEL V-6 ENGINE "FOREIGN" VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #826557 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Eagle Premier Spring Hill, FL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SURGES/STALLS AND CONTINUES TO BREAK DOWN. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, DEALER ALSO REPLACED DRIVESHAFT/IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNIT. IN ADDITION POWER STEERING.FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.

NHTSA complaint #822012 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Eagle Premier Monocacy Station, PA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL # 607 (NHTSA 94V006) TWICE, AND THE PROBLE STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATES THAT THE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN ON VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #821932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Eagle Premier Lacrosse, WA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE STALLS.

NHTSA complaint #511409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Eagle Premier White Clou, MI

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #516704 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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