Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
25 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1990 model year. Data updated: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core is the most frequently named component, appearing in 6 of 25 complaints (24.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission and shifting | 2 | 8.0% |
| Braking behavior | 2 | 8.0% |
| Engine operation | 1 | 4.0% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 1 | 4.0% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core | 6 |
| Seat Belts | 3 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 2 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | 2 |
| Seat Belts:Front:Anchorage | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor | 2 |
| Suspension:Front:Shock Absorber | 2 |
| Unknown Or Other | 2 |
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core: 6; Seat Belts: 3; Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System: 2; Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch: 2; Seat Belts:Front:Anchorage: 2; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor: 2; Suspension:Front:Shock Absorber: 2; Unknown Or Other: 2
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| 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. 25 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 11 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
1995: 11; 1996: 5; 1997: 5; 1998: 2; 2003: 1; 2004: 1
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 2 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Engine operation 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.
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
NHTSA##6970-94-V-006-000 JAN/4/96 HEATER WATER DEFROST: THE END CAP CONNECTING THE HEATER EXCHANGER CORE TO THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM COULD RUPTURE AND ALLOW HOT COOLANT TO ESCAPE INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER SATES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002280 at NHTSA ↗
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10066474 at NHTSA ↗
REPLACED MIRROR SWITCH.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 483868 at NHTSA ↗
ACCELERATOR STUCK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 485885 at NHTSA ↗
NO INTERLOCK SYSTEM ALLOWS THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR/TRANSMISSION CAN BE SHIFTED WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. *SD
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 489764 at NHTSA ↗
SEART BELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 507379 at NHTSA ↗
CHIMES WILL NOT STOP RINGING WHEN MOTORBELTS ARE ON.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 509387 at NHTSA ↗
TIRES REPLACED.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 511544 at NHTSA ↗
6 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
Reported: 1990-03-23 (March 23, 1990)
LOWER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT MAY SEPARATE AT THE RUBBER ISOLATED COUPLING OF THE SHAFT.
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WITH A SHAFT CONTAINING A RESTRAINED COUPLING.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 1990-12-17 (December 17, 1990)
ROUTING OF THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE HOSE FLEXING RESULTING IN PREMATURE FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE OUTER HOSE COVER.
Consequence: THIS COULD LEAD TO HOSE FAILURE AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUIDREDUCING BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS.
Remedy: REPLACE FRONT BRAKE HOSES WITH HOSES REDESIGNED TO PROVIDE A MODIFIED ROUTING CONFIGURATION.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 1991-02-13 (February 13, 1991)
REAR BRAKE TUBE ROUTING IS CONTACTED BY FUEL TANK HEAT SHIELD WHEN SUSPENSION IS IN FULL JOUNCE POSITION. THIS DAMAGES THE BRAKE FLUID TUBE, CAUSING A LEAK.
Consequence: LOSS OF FLUID FROM HALF OF THE DIAGONALLY SPLIT BRAKEHYDRAULIC SYSTEM AFFECTS BRAKING CAPABILITY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: MODIFY HEAT SHIELD TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL FOR SHIELD CONTACTING BRAKE TUBE.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 1994-01-11 (January 11, 1994)
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.
Consequence: 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.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 1995-11-07 (November 7, 1995)
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT SYSTEMS CAN MALFUNCTION AND BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Consequence: 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.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 1998-01-12 (January 12, 1998)
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, OR WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS CAN EXPERIENCE SEVERE CORROSION IF OPERATED FOR AN EXTENSIVE PERIOD IN THE "SALT BELT." IF THE ROTORS ARE NOT REPLACED, THE CORROSION CAN EVENTUALLY COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER HUB SECTION OF THE ROTOR.
Consequence: THE REDUCED STRENGTH CAN ALLOW THE CAST IRON WEAR SURFACE TO SEPARATE FROM THE HUB, REDUCING THE BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE ROTORS WITH ROTORS THAT ARE COATED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
25 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
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 | 1981 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1527.8% | 1623.9%ODI 10003848A 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 | 624.0% | 48.3% | 313.0%ODI 540197THERE 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? | 1100.0%ODI 490738POOR HEATER CORE RECALL REPAIRS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FILL UP WITH SMOKE. *SD |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 611.1% | 46.0%ODI 807309#PE96-053, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DISC BRAKE HUB SEPARATED . *AK | 28.0% | 48.3% | 313.0%ODI 781742REPLACED 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. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 814.8% | 46.0%ODI 480975TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO AN ABRUPT HALT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK | 14.0% | 12.1% | 14.3%ODI 982808AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE EPLACED THREE TIMES AFTER 93K MILES, DRIVER EXPERIENCED ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Seat Belts | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 35.6% | 23.0% | 312.0%ODI 485885ACCELERATOR STUCK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK | 510.4%ODI 10372153 · 110,553 miSPONTANEOUS FAILURE--RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STUCK IN EXTENDED POSITION--WILL NOT RETRACT--1991 EAGLE PREMIER. *TR | 28.7%ODI 815321VEHICLE'S SEAT BELTS WILL SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF RETRACTING. ALSO, THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND ROTORS GET TO0 THIN TO QUICK. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 11.9%ODI 539173ABS BRAKES FAILED AND CONSUMER HAVING TROUBLE GETTING REPLACEMENT PART. | 11.5%ODI 861785MASTER 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 | 14.0%ODI 973812THE ABS SYSTEM PREMATURELY ACTIVATES AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP WHEN APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT | 612.5%ODI 480952ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED 5 TIMES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK | 521.7%ODI 10040668 · 70,000 miTHE 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 | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 59.3%ODI 486302HEATER CORE BYPASS VALVE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-006). *AK | 46.0% | 14.0% | 12.1% | 28.7% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 23.7%ODI 481610WARM AIR ONLY CAME OUT OF DEFROSTER VENTS AND NONE CAME OUT OF FLLOR VENT DUE TO A BROKEN PIVOT POINT ON THE DEFROSTER/HEATER DOOR. | 57.5%ODI 505372VEHICLE OVERHEATS SINCE RECALL ON HEATER CORE BYPASS PERFORMED, HEATING SYSTEM FAILURE, AND FAN FAILED. | 14.0%ODI 822528THERE WAS A RECALL LISTED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM SAME PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE, AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. THE COOLANT ESCAPED FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT , AND STEAM FROM THE HEATER LIQUID CLOUDED THE WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE. *AK | 36.3% | 14.3% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 35.6% | 46.0% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 48.3% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No usable records for this analysis. | ||||
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.
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 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 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
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.
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.
1992: 3 complaints · 1994: 1 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 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.
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core | Seat Belts | Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | Seat Belts:Front:Anchorage | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor | Suspension:Front:Shock Absorber | Unknown Or Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat Belts:Front:Anchorage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1ODI 970334PURCHASE CAR USED REPLACE THREE SETS OF BRAKE, THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER AND THE STRUT WERE REPLACE TWICE . TT | 0 |
| Suspension:Front:Shock Absorber | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 970334PURCHASE CAR USED REPLACE THREE SETS OF BRAKE, THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER AND THE STRUT WERE REPLACE TWICE . TT | — | 1 |
| Unknown Or Other | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
1 mentions · 4.0% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
MFG., 607 NHTSA 94V006; HEATER CORE BYPASS; SERVICE BULLETIN STATES PARTS WERE INSTALLED BACKWARDS WHICH CAN RESULT IN EXCESSIVE ANTI-FREEZE LEAK/STALLING. *K
\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b