Owners filed 23 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield wiper/washer › motor. It has been recalled 3 times.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
4
0
0
0
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
3
0
0
0
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
2
0
0
0
Seat Belts
2
0
0
0
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
1
0
0
0
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element
1
0
0
0
Vehicle Speed Control
1
0
0
0
Tires
1
0
0
0
Structure › Body › Door
1
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
1
0
0
0
3 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip96V099000
Filed Jun 13, 1996321,000 vehiclesChrysler Corporation
Defect. THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT CAN EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON SEAL WEAR CAUSING PUMP-MOTOR DETERIORATION.
Risk. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE ABS FUNCTION COULD BE LOST AND REDUCED POWER ASSIST WOULD BE EXPERIENCED DURING VEHICLE BRAKING INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL TEST THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES IF NECESSARY. ALSO THE WARRANTY ON ALL ABS COMPONENTS WILL BE EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON ASSEMBLY AND THE PUMP-MOTOR ASSEMBLY WHICH WILL HAVE A LIFETIME COVERAGE). OWNERS WILL ALSO BE REIMBURSED FOR PREVIOUS ABS COMPONENT REPAIR COSTS.
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage95V213000
Filed Nov 7, 199590,000 vehiclesChrysler Corporation
Defect. THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT SYSTEMS CAN MALFUNCTION AND BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Risk. THE LACK OF PASSIVE RESTRAINTS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE COLLISION.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SYSTEM TRACK AND DRIVE ASSEMBLY ON AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT SYSTEMS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE AND THOSE SYSTEMS WHEN THEY BECOME INOPERATIVE IN THE FUTURE.
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core94V006000
Filed Jan 11, 1994125,000 vehiclesChrysler Corporation
Defect. THE END CAP CONNECTING THE HEAT EXCHANGER'S CORE TO THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM COULD RUPTURE AND ALLOW HOT COOLANT TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
Risk. THE COOLANT ESCAPING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT COULD CONTACT THE DRIVER'S FEET AND INJURE THE DRIVER. ALSO, STEAM FROM THE HEATER LIQUID WILL CLOUD ON THE WINDOW SURFACES AND IMPAIR THE DRIVER'S VISION. IN EITHER CASE, FAILURE OF THE HEATER CORE END CAP COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy. A COOLANT TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED HEATER CORE FLUID BYPASS VALVE WILL BE INSTALLED.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 25, 200370,000 milesCA
THE VEHICLE'S ABS CONTROL UNIT EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT STATED IN RECALL 96 V 099 000. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER MADE THE PART. *NLM
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 1, 2002FL
DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE THE PART FOR THE ANTI SKID SYSTEM RECALL. MR
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Apr 26, 2002LA
CONSUMER STATES THAT A PART FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER ON HIS VEHICLE IS NOT AVAILABLE. *YD
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Nov 29, 2001IL
WINDSHIELD FOGS UP WHEN DRIVING. COOLANT ESCAPES FROM HEATER COIL. ALSO, THERE WAS A BULLETIN RECALL #607 ON COOLANT TEMPERATURE CONTROL BYPASS VALVE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT AUTHORIZED BY CHRYSLER TO FIX VEHICLE. *AK THE END CAP CONNECTION THE HEAT EXCHANGER'S CORE TO THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM LEAKS HOT COOLANT INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *YH
Seat Belts
Filed Nov 29, 2001IL
AUTOMATIC SAFETY SHOULDER BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THIS PROBLEM WAS UNDER MANUFACTURERS RECALL#662, AND WAS TEMPORARILY REMEDIED IN 1999. CONSUMER CANNOT USE SHOULDER BELT.*AK THE CONSUMER STILL HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE SHOULDER SAFETY BELT. *YD
Tires
Filed Dec 27, 2000CD
MICHELIN TIRE P205/60R15 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING, DOT# HNP2EMDX088. *SLC
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element
Filed Feb 24, 2000UT
CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD HEAT IN TWO YEARS. THE HEATER COIL VALVE HAD TO BE INSTALLED. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 6970. WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HEATER, FUMES CAME FROM THE VENTS AND CONSUMED THE VEHICLE WITH SMOKE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Dec 12, 1998NY
REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS THREE TIMES. ALSO REPLACED 2 SETS OF REAL WHEEL BEARINGS. IN ADDITION, GAS GAUGE AN DSPEEDOMETER ODOMETE RFAILED; HEATER CORE IS LEAKING, AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS GET STUCK.
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Aug 21, 1998MD
THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1992 EAGLE PREMIER HEATER CORE PART. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR CAR, AFTER GIVING MY NAME AND VIN, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, MAY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND IS THE SAME YEAR AS THOSE RECALLED FOR THE HEATER CORE PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING WHY MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IF NOT, SHOULD IT BE?
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 3, 1998FL
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. *AK
Seat Belts
Filed Aug 13, 1997MI
VEHICLE'S SEAT BELTS WILL SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF RETRACTING. ALSO, THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND ROTORS GET TO0 THIN TO QUICK. *AK
Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed Dec 30, 1996MS
AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL THE CONSUMER STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKES; ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSTANTLY STAY ON. *AK
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Oct 17, 1996NY
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED 2 TIMES.
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables
Filed Sep 30, 1996CT
ELECTRICAL SHORT NEAR THE BATTERY AREA, CAUSING OVERHEATING AND BURNING OF THE WIRING. *AK
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Aug 23, 1996MD
PARKED VEHICLE, LOCKED AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK, NEXT DAY, KEY WOULD NOT UNLOCK DOORS, LOCK STUCK/JAMMED, COULD NOT PRY OPEN LOCKS, COULD TRAP OCCUPANTS INSIDE/OUTSIDE, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL THROUGH TRUNK TO GET TO WINDOW.*JB
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 12, 1996MI
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE EPLACED THREE TIMES AFTER 93K MILES, DRIVER EXPERIENCED ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK
Seat Belts › Front1 injured
Filed Apr 17, 1996WA
PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE LAP SEAT BELTS FAILED WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, DID NOT HOLD, CHILD IN THE FRONT SEAT HIT DASH BOARD. *AK *JB
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Mar 12, 1996NJ
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK DURING COLD WEATHER DUE TO BURNED OUT MOTOR, REPLACE AND TEST WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY/STRAP HOSE/TUB AND WIRING. *AK
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Jun 13, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.