Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 1991 Eagle Summit
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Seat Belts
857.1%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Lights
214.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
17.1%
Brakes
17.1%
Steering
17.1%
Engine & Cooling
17.1%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
May 1995peak 2May 2002
NHTSA investigations into the 1991 Eagle Summit
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
EA96014Opened 28 Jun 1996Closed 12 Jun 1997SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS
PE96007Opened 19 Jan 1996Closed 28 Jun 1996SEAT BELTS
AUTO SHOULDER BELT FAILURE
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS
Recalls on the 1991 Eagle Summit
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which
the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous
enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada — Transport Canada
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not
always mirror the American ones.
Recall 199508712,080 units in Canada
Seats And Restraints
On certain vehicles, the (takata) ABS plastic front seat belt release buttons may break allowing plastic pieces to fall into the buckle assembly. If this should happen, a no latch, false latch or failure to unlatch condition could occur creating the risk of personal injury in the event of a crash or sudden stop. Correction: Front seat belt buckles will be repaired or replaced as necessary.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
South Field, MICrash1 injured1 killed
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT FAILURE, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BECAME OPEN UPON 7:00 COLLISION. TT
NHTSA complaint #965609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Wichita, KS
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE, AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT PROBLEM IS UNREPAIRABLE.
NHTSA complaint #785709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wichita, KS
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE, AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT PROBLEM IS UNREPAIRABLE.
NHTSA complaint #785709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Washington, DC
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #780051 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cheektowaga, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, HEARD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED HARMONIC BALANCE BOLT HAD LOOSENED & FELL OUT. WAS REPLACED 6 TIMES. THE TIMING BELT REPLACED. & VALVES BENT IN CYLINDER HEADS.
NHTSA complaint #820605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Francisco, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT RECTIFY THE RECALL. THEY HAVE LIED TO THE OWNER SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE PART IS IN, AND HE CAN COME IN, ONLY TO BE TURNED AWAY.
NHTSA complaint #814414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.