Eagle Summit Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 212 consumer complaints across the 7 model years of the Eagle Summit (1989–1995) that have at least 5 complaints. 1993 has the most, with 92. Across all years, the part named most often is seat belts (101 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All Summit model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31 | 139,239 | 1 | 1 | Not compared (before 2008) | Stable |
| 1994 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | — | Stable |
| 1993 | 92 | 138,750 | 3 | 1 | Not compared (before 2008) | Stable |
| 1992 | 44 | — | 3 | 0 | Not compared (before 2008) | Stable |
| 1991 | 12 | — | 1 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1990 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1989 | 12 | 118,879 | 1 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Seat belts101 50%
- Transmission and drivetrain29 14%
- Body and structure18 8.9%
- Engine cooling16 7.9%
- Air bags14 6.9%
- Brakes11 5.4%
- Latches, locks and linkages7 3.5%
- Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)6 3.0%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
1989: “I had problems ever since I bought this car, which was in exchange for a trade-in. This car was $200 exta dollars worth of problems that I never got resolved. I bought into a great deal of frustrations and headaches over a simple resolve. They saw me coming. Through bringing and leaving my car for days at the car lot to be fixed properly, and getting swindled out of my money to having the people at the car lot bring it to their mechanics, who LED me to think that my car was actually going to be fixed, my frustrations and anger had reached a boiling point. …”
NHTSA complaint #10141225, filed 2005-10, 118,879 miles1995: “Driver side seat back release lever can and has caught drivers seatbelt causing rear of drivers seat to unexpectedly recline backwards when taking off from stop light. Very dangerous and hazardous to, as driver be unexpectedly propelled backwards because seatbelt has caught under release lever on left bottom of drivers seat. Can result in accident if drivers unexpectedly is prone because seat back reclined and no line of sight of other vehicles or hazards on road can be seen, just the interior roof of vehicle suddenly is all that drivers can see.”
NHTSA complaint #11291829, filed 2019-12, 199,260 miles1993: “A recall for the seat belts was issued. Consumer had been waiting for three months to get the part repaired. Dealer stated they made the corrections, however the problem recurred. As a result, the driver's side seat belt is inoperable. Recall campaigns , for transaxles cooler hoses, installed cooler hoses. Recall for motorized shoulder belts, installed guid run and switches. Dealer made 2 attempts to repair l. F. Motorized seat belt. Kept vehicle for 5 weeks the first time. Belt never has worked after attempted repairs/recall.”
NHTSA complaint #10115875, filed 2005-04, 138,750 milesOther Eagle models
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology