American Motors EAGLE problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
8 owner complaints analyzed
10 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1980 to 1987 model years. Data updated: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 8 complaints (12.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Steering behavior
1
12.5%
Fuel system concerns
1
12.5%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood
1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
1
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage
1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Floor Shift
1
Seat Belts
1
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly
1
Steering:Linkages
1
Unknown Or Other
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood
1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
1
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage
1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Floor Shift
1
Seat Belts
1
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly
1
Steering:Linkages
1
Unknown Or Other
1
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 1; Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage: 1; Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Floor Shift: 1; Seat Belts: 1; Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly: 1; Steering:Linkages: 1; Unknown Or Other: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
No usable failure mileage is recorded. 8 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
1997
2
1998
1
1999
2
2000
2
2013
1
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
1997
2
1998
1
1999
2
2000
2
2013
1
1997: 2; 1998: 1; 1999: 2; 2000: 2; 2013: 1
Pattern summary
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
ROLLOVER CHECK VALVE HAS FAILED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BUILD UP WITHIN THE FUEL SYSTEM, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURE STATED THAT THEY NO LONGER MAKE THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
8 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
0.0%Usable mileage0 / 8 records
50.0%Valid incident date4 / 8 records
100.0%Valid filing date8 / 8 records
50.0%Ordered incident and filing dates4 / 8 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1987
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
1100.0%ODI 838824
VEHICLE FIRE; 10 MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
ROLLOVER CHECK VALVE HAS FAILED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BUILD UP WITHIN THE FUEL SYSTEM, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURE STATED THAT THEY NO LONGER MAKE THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WE HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. AND THE PHONE ATTENDANT SAID "WE WILL NOT COVER THIS". LET ME SAY THAT LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON A DETERIORATION (PCV) HOSE ON THIS VEHICLE AND THEY (CHRYSLER) TOOK CARE OF THIS AT A LOCAL DEALER. IT SURE DOES SEEM TO ME THAT SAFETY BELTS ARE OF GREATER IMPORTANCE THAN A HOSE!! WE HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND CANNOT BUCKLE THEM IN!!!!
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
No usable records for this analysis.
Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
1985: 0 complaints · 1987: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
1985
0
0
0
1987
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
1985
1
1
0
1987
0
1
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Floor Shift
Seat Belts
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly
Steering:Linkages
Unknown Or Other
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Floor Shift
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
Seat Belts
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Steering:Linkages
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Unknown Or Other
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Fuel smell or leak mentions
1 mentions · 12.5% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
ODI 861305
ROLLOVER CHECK VALVE HAS FAILED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BUILD UP WITHIN THE FUEL SYSTEM, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURE STATED THAT THEY NO LONGER MAKE THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK