AI DamageEagle Summit: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Eagle Summit across 9 model years: 216 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Seat belts 48% of all complaints
- 2 Powertrain 13% of all complaints
- 3 Structure 8% of all complaints
- 4 Engine and cooling 7% of all complaints
- 5 Air bags 6% of all complaints
- 6 Service brakes 5% of all complaints
- 7 Latches, locks, linkages 3% of all complaints
- 8 Visibility 3% of all complaints
- Seat belts: 103 complaints (48% of all), 4 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Powertrain: 29 complaints (13% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Structure: 18 complaints (8% of all).
- Engine and cooling: 16 complaints (7% of all).
- Air bags: 14 complaints (6% of all), 10 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Engines and transmissions
US-market versions per EPA. On the right: how many NHTSA complaints name this engine or transmission type.
- 1.5 L · petrol · 4 cyl 1989–1996
- 1.6 L · petrol · 4 cyl 1989–1990
- 1.8 L · petrol · 4 cyl 1992–1996
- 2.4 L · petrol · 4 cyl 1992–1996
- automatic, 3-speed 1989–1996
- automatic, 4-speed 1989–1996
- manual, 4-speed 1991–1992named in 1 complaints
- manual, 5-speed 1989–1996named in 1 complaints
Drive: FWD, AWD
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 216 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat belts | 103 | 4 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Air bags | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Latches, locks, linkages | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
When driving at low and high speeds the vehicle loses control and I momentarily loss control of the steering , thats what happenned when I had the accident and it happened 3 times after the accident.
While driving down a hill at 25 mph consumer lost control of vehicle and hit a telephone pole while driving in third gear. The problem might come from the tranfer case which might increase the consumer's chances to have an accident.
Owner was involved in a direct frontal impact and there was no deployment of driver's side airbag.owner notes that someone from chrysler will be looking at vehicle.
During impact at speeds of 25 to 30mph, the driver's side automatic seat belt did not release from the retractor mechanism. Please provide details.
Vehicle involved in a frontal collision, impact 12:00 position, speed 45mph, dual airbags did not deploy.
Failure of the driver's and passenger's side seat belts, consumer was involved in a head-on collision and the seat belts did not lock, resulting in injuries.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Seat belts. Belt pretensioners after airbag deployment, SRS codes.
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
Other models of this make
Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.