Total Complaints
114 filings
EAGLE PREMIER · model year
114 NHTSA complaints, 4 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1988EAGLEPREMIER carries 114 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 4 crashes, 0 fires, 3 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1988 PREMIER is visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:heater core with 16 filings, followed by power train:automatic transmission (9) and service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components (6). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 1988 PREMIER. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
114 filings
Crashes Reported
4 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 16 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 9 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 6 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 5 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 3 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 2 |
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.*AK
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.*AK
CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIR 99V-340 CONCERNING FAULTY BRAKE ROTORS WHICH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER HAS NOT RECIEVED REIMBURSEMENT YET. NLM
CHILD BLEEDING ON HER LEFT UPPER ARM DUE TO A SHINY POINT STICKING THROUTH THE CUSHION PART ON HER CAR SEAT, PULLED THE CUSHION OFF AND THE SPRING THAT CONTROLLED THE FRONT OF THE CAR SEAT, THAT PULLS OVER THE CHILDS HEAD AND SNAPS IN PLACE, HAD SOMEHOW STRAIGNTENED OUT TO SOMEWHAT AND POKED THROUGH CUSHION. THIS IS THE SECOND EVENFLO SEAT THAT THE PULL OVER ARM BROKE.
THE RECALL WORK ON HEATER CORE BY PASS WAS NOT DONE PARTLY. THEY BLED THE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. RECALL 94V006000. *AK
HOT COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO FOG UP. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS DISCONTINUED BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE( PER THE DEALERSHIP). MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. RECALL 94V006000. *AK
FRONT END SHAKES AT ANY SPEED DUE TO BROKEN INNER TIE ROD. *AK
RECALL ON COOLANT HOSE NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY.
DRIVER'S SIDE/FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND REAR PASSENGERS' SIDE WINDOWS HAVE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, WHEN THEY ARE ROLLED DOWN THEY GET STUCK. TO GET THESE WINDOWS BACK UP, CONSUMER HAS TO ROLL A LITTLE BIT AND PULL, THEN ROLL AND PULL UNTIL CONSUMER GETS THEM ALL THE WAY BACK UP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM,CAR WILL NOT START. CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG, THE LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN NO HELP AT ALL. AND LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS SUGGESTS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER.
REAR BRAKES WOULD MAKE POPPING NOISE. HAD LOW BRAKE PRESSURE. THE TIRE WOULD STICK. THE ROTORS MAKE LOUD BOOMING NOISE WHEN LETTING LOOSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. RECALL ON FRONT BRAKE ROTORS (#98V005000). *AK
HEATER CORE IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, CAUSING WINDOWS TO FOG/ STEAM UP. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 9V00600. *AK
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN ANY GEAR DRIVER DOESN'T HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, CAUSE UNKNOWN.. *AK
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, PADS REPLACED AT TIME OF REPAIR.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, PADS REPLACED AT TIME OF REPAIR.
FRONT TIRES IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT.
DRIVERS SIDE LAP BELT FEMALE CONNECTOR DOES NOT STAY FASTENED. DEALER ADVISES PART DISCONTINUED AND NOT AVAILABLE. THUS, I AM FORCED TO VIOLATE THE LAW AND ENDANGER ALL DRIVERS OF VEHICLE DUE TO MFR. DECISION AND LACK OF FORESIGHT. THE MFR SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT LAP BELT SHOULD BE WORN IN ADDITION TO PASSIVE RESTRAINT (MOTORIZED SHOULDDER BELT); YET THEY DISCONTINUE PART THAT PERMITS ME TO WEAR LAP BELT. THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAS TWICE BEEN RECALLED AND MFR. HAS REPAIRED IT. THE MORE IMPORTANT BELT, IN MFR OPINION & MINE GOES UNREPAIRED. HELP! (NOTE: MECHANIC JERRY AT HIWAY GARAGE - CROSS PLAINS, WI BELIEVES MFR DECISION UNCONSCIONABLE AS DO I). L. SMITH
ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
BRAKE PADS, WHEEL CYLINDERS FAILED.
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.