1989 EAGLE PREMIER Complaints

1989 EAGLE PREMIER SEDAN/ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER OPERATION SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY LAST MONTH WITH INTERMITTENT OPERATION. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE SENSOR WIRING HARNESS. COMPUTER DOWNLOAD REPAIR INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED IN SEPTEMBER, 1990 WITH AN INFORMATION BULLETIN CIRCULATED BY CHRYSLER CONCERNING THE ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS WHY THIS WASN'T MADE SUBJECT TO RECALL SINCE IT INVOLVES A SAFETY MATTER. WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER OPERATING, THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING ONE'S EXACT SPEED? I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH, IT APPEARS, IS UNAVAILABLE. I JUST SENT AN E-MAIL TO DAIMLER-CHRYSLER ASKING FOR THEIR HELP SINCE I HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO TURN EXCEPT FOR YOU, DOT. I WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU.

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

THE HEATER CONTROL VALVE FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INSIDE VEHICLE. SAME PART FAILED BEFORE AT 33000 IN 1992, THERE IS A RECALL BUT PER MANUFACTURER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. ALSO THE BULB WAS REPLACED FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT. *JB

FRAME ATTACHED TO RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

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.

HEATER COIL MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 94V006000. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER IS DEFECTIVE, AND THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #98V005000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIR OF BRAKE ROTORS. DROVE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 13,000 WHEN THE BRAKES SHOE PARTS FELL OFF IN STREET. VEHICLE WAS NOT TOUCHED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC SINCE RECALL. DEALERSHIP INDICATED NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOE COMING OFF. OWNER BRAKE SHOES REPAIRED. OWNER HAS BRAKE SHOE PARTS. *AK

THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF OTHER FAILURES, BUT NOT ENOUGH SPACE TO PUT ALL AND DON'T REMEMBER ALL DATES AND MILEAGE AT EACH TIME.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, HEATER CORE RUPTURED, CAUSING HOT ANTI FREEZE TO SPILL ON THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE. THIS ALSO CAUSED WINDOWS TO FOG UP, WHICH IMPARIED DRIVER'S VISIBLITY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK