1991 Eagle Premier Problems and Recalls (48 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 1991 Eagle Premier is Brakes (19% of 48 owner reports). There are 7 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Brakes — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 48 complaints · 7 recalls

What problems show up on the 1991 Eagle Premier?

9 of 48 filings named Brakes (19% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Engine (8 reports).

There are 7 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Brakes, Electrical, Glass / wipers / cameras, and Seat belts. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 1990 has 25 reports on file; this year has 48. Older years collect more reports just by being on the road longer. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 1991 Eagle Premier

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 7 campaigns on file below.
  2. Brakes. Have a shop check pads, rotors, fluid and whether the pedal feels firm.
  3. Engine. Have a shop check for oil consumption, coolant leaks, rough idle and unusual engine noise.
  4. Seat belts. Check that every belt latches, retracts and that related recalls are closed.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Brakes. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Brakes 9 complaints · 18.8% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 2
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 1
  • Deaths 0
Compare with 1990 →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

Which systems owners named Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) appears in 9 of 48 owner complaints (18.8%) in this vehicle snapshot. Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES): 9 complaints, 18.8% of reports Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 1 crash reports 1 fire reports 9 · 18.8% Engine (ENGINE): 8 complaints, 16.7% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 8 · 16.7% Seat belts (SEAT BELTS): 7 complaints, 14.6% of reports Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 7 · 14.6% Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY): 6 complaints, 12.5% of reports Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 6 · 12.5% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 4 complaints, 8.3% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 4 · 8.3% Steering (STEERING): 3 complaints, 6.3% of reports Steering (STEERING) 3 · 6.3% Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING): 2 complaints, 4.2% of reports Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) 2 · 4.2% Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM): 2 complaints, 4.2% of reports Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) 2 · 4.2% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 2 complaints, 4.2% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 2 · 4.2% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 40 complaints, 83.3% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 2 crash reports 1 fire reports 40 · 83.3% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 9 18.8% 1 crashes · 1 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 8 16.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 7 14.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 6 12.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 4 8.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Steering (STEERING) 3 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) 2 4.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) 2 4.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 2 4.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 40 83.3% 2 crashes · 1 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Feb 1991. 1995-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1995-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1995-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 1995-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 1998-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Feb 1991 Oct 2010 Recall campaign 91V027000 ◆ Recall campaign 91V027000 Recall campaign 91V042000 ◆ Recall campaign 91V042000 Recall campaign 91V191000 ◆ Recall campaign 91V191000 Recall campaign 94V006000 ◆ Recall campaign 94V006000 Recall campaign 95V213000 ◆ Recall campaign 95V213000 Recall campaign 96V099000 ◆ Recall campaign 96V099000 Recall campaign 98V005000 ◆ Recall campaign 98V005000 Investigation PE92086 ● Investigation PE92086 Investigation PE94027 ● Investigation PE94027 Investigation EA95016 ● Investigation EA95016 Investigation PE96053 ● Investigation PE96053 Investigation EA97001 ● Investigation EA97001
  • Campaign 95V213000 was reported 215 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 96V099000 was reported 518 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 98V005000 was reported 1,096 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 3
1995-Q2 Owner reports 4
1995-Q3 Owner reports 6
1995-Q4 Owner reports 1
1996-Q1 Owner reports 2
1996-Q2 Owner reports 1
1996-Q3 Owner reports 1
1996-Q4 Owner reports 4
1997-Q1 Owner reports 4
1997-Q2 Owner reports 2
1997-Q3 Owner reports 1
1998-Q1 Owner reports 3
1998-Q2 Owner reports 5
1998-Q3 Owner reports 2
1998-Q4 Owner reports 1
1999-Q3 Owner reports 1
2000-Q2 Owner reports 2
2000-Q3 Owner reports 3
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 91V027000
Recall campaign 1 91V042000
Recall campaign 1 91V191000
Recall campaign 1 94V006000
Recall campaign 1 95V213000
Recall campaign 1 96V099000
Recall campaign 1 98V005000
Defect investigation 1 PE92086
Defect investigation 1 PE94027
Defect investigation 1 EA95016
Defect investigation 1 PE96053
Defect investigation 1 EA97001
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (7)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Brakes, Electrical, Glass / wipers / cameras, and Seat belts.

  1. Recall campaign 91V027000

    Brakes

    Report date
    Component:
    Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
    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.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  2. Recall campaign 91V042000

    Electrical

    Report date
    Component:
    Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
    Consequence:
    THE ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED BY CONTINUOUS CONTACT COULDRESULT IN THE IGNITION OF THE WIRING INSULATION, AND AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
    Remedy:
    THE MAIN FEED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES WILL BE REROUTED AND SECURED WITH TIE STRAPS AWAY FROM THE AIR CLEANER BRACKET.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  3. Recall campaign 91V191000

    Brakes

    Report date
    Component:
    Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
    Consequence:
    FLUID DISCHARGE EVENTUALLY CAUSES THE LOSS OF BOTH THEANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND HYDRAULIC ASSIST FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, RESULTING ININCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF BRAKE LOCKUP AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
    Remedy:
    REPLACE THE ABS HIGH PRESSURE HOSE WITH A HOSE OF DIFFERENT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  4. Recall campaign 94V006000

    Glass / wipers / cameras

    Report date
    Component:
    Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY)
    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.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  5. Recall campaign 95V213000

    Seat belts

    Report date
    Component:
    Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)
    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.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  6. Recall campaign 96V099000

    Brakes

    Report date
    Component:
    Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
    Consequence:
    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.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  7. Recall campaign 98V005000

    Brakes

    Report date
    Component:
    Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
    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.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07
Safety incident filters
Showing 10 of 48 complaints · page 1 of 2
2010-12-22Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)
NHTSA ODI 10372153
CrashFireInjuryDeath
SPONTANEOUS FAILURE--RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STUCK IN EXTENDED POSITION--WILL NOT RETRACT--1991 EAGLE PREMIER. *TR
2002-02-22Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 8004422
CrashFireInjuryDeath
RECALL 94V00600 CONCERNING HEATER CORE FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR. RECALL. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS OTHER RECALLS THAT MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
2000-08-07Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 553581
CrashFireInjuryDeath
BRAKE FAILURE, CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE BARELY STOPPED CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A DEER. *SLC
2000-07-27Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 866126
CrashFireInjuryDeath
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, WITH HEATER ON, SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO FIRE. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, OWNER DISCONNECTED THE HEATER. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL # 94V006000, AND WOULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK
2000-07-25Engine (ENGINE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 726024
CrashFireInjuryDeath
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2000-04-26Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)
NHTSA ODI 721981
CrashFireInjuryDeath
THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE COURSE OF THE DAY. IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. ON MOST OTHER OCCASIONS, SPEEDOMETER FAILURE APPEARED TO BE TEMPERATURE RELATED, BUT FOR THE INCIDENT LISTED HERE, IT WAS A RANDOM, UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCE. *AK
2000-04-14VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLUnclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 860359
CrashFireInjuryDeath
WHILE IN DRIVE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
1999-08-05Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 844419
CrashFireInjuryDeath
THE METAL STRAP THAT SUPPORTS THE FUEL TANK RUSTED, FALLING AND DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THIS COULD CAUSE THE FUEL TANK TO DROP. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1998-11-05Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 830242
CrashFireInjuryDeath
RECEIVED NOTICE (94V006000) & TOOK TO DEALER. WAS SUPPOSED TO REPAIR HEATER CORE. RECALL REMEDY FAILED. *AK *ML
1998-09-20Engine (ENGINE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 780470
CrashFireInjuryDeath
ANTI-FREEZE ESCAPES INTO INTERIOR AND CAUSES WINDOW TO FOG. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE AIR CONDITIONING.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 1991 Eagle Premier?

Owners named Brakes most often — 9 of 48 reports (19%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 1991 Eagle Premier?

NHTSA lists 7 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Brakes, Electrical, Glass / wipers / cameras, and Seat belts. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 1991 Eagle Premier?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Have a shop check pads, rotors, fluid and whether the pedal feels firm. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

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Adjacent Model Years

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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