1988 Eagle Premier Recalls

NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 1988 Eagle Premier. A recall applies only to vehicles built within the affected range, so check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Repairs for recalls are free at a franchised dealer.

• 98V005000Jan 12, 1998293,369 vehicles potentially affected
  Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Rotor
  Covers: Eagle Premier 1988–1991, Dodge Monaco 1990–1991, Jeep Cherokee 1990–1991 +4 more

  Reported issue: 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…

  Possible 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.

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• 95V213000Nov 7, 199590,000 vehicles potentially affected
  Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
  Covers: Eagle Premier 1988–1992, Dodge Monaco 1990–1992

  Reported issue: The automatic shoulder belt systems can malfunction and become inoperative.

  Possible 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.

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• 94V006000Jan 11, 1994125,000 vehicles potentially affected
  Visibility › Defroster/defogger/hvac system › Heater core
  Covers: Eagle Premier 1988–1992, Dodge Monaco 1990–1992

  Reported issue: 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.

  Possible 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.

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• 90V205000Dec 17, 199097,500 vehicles potentially affected
  Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
  Covers: Eagle Premier 1988–1990, Dodge Monaco 1990

  Reported issue: Routing of the front brake hose may cause excessive hose flexing resulting in premature fatigue cracking of the outer hose cover.

  Possible 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.

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• 88V128000Aug 1, 198895 vehicles potentially affected
  Power train › Automatic transmission
  Covers: Eagle Premier 1988

  Reported issue: Automatic transmissions experienced endurance failures of park mechanism components during severe testing.

  Possible consequence: Vehicles would be subject to transmission failures.

  Remedy: Retrofit transmission.

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• 88V087000May 31, 1988240,000 vehicles potentially affected
  Visibility › Defroster/defogger/hvac system › Heater core
  Covers: Eagle Premier 1988, Renault Alliance 1985–1987, Encore 1985–1987 +1 more

  Reported issue: Cooling system pressures during overheated engine operation may exceed the strength capability of certain components due to inadequate venting capacity of the system pressure cap.

  Possible consequence: The buildup of pressure may cause heater core to ruptureand discharge hot coolant and steam in the proximity of the drivers legs.

  Remedy: Replace all coolant system pressure caps with one having adequate venting capacity.

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• 88V002000Jan 12, 19885,000 vehicles potentially affected
  Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Master cylinder
  Covers: Eagle Premier 1988

  Reported issue: Master cylinder may have been misassembled causing a blocked hydraulic fluid outlet port and restricted fluid flow.

  Possible consequence: This could result in increased brake pedal travel andpartial loss of braking capability.

  Remedy: Replace master brake cylinder.

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NHTSA investigations

• PE94060Engine compartment firesClosed · Aug 3, 1994

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