IllustrationSEAT BELT COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER DEALERSHIP REPLACED ADDITION COMPONENTS (SEAT BELT) AND CHARGED CONSUMER. MJS (97V-073)
1993 Eagle Summit
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- Seat Belts. Review the 60 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
Seat Belts complaints
60 reportsSEAT BELT RAIL ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. RECALL FOR 2 DOOR CARS, NOT 4 DOOR CARS, ALTHOUGH THE RAIL IS THE SAME. *AK *ML
CABLE CAME OFF TRACK OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR, MAKING THE SEATBELT INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS NOT FIXED VEHICLE DRIVERS SIDE. *AK.ET.
PASSENGER'S SIDE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT HAS GONE BAD. THE BELT DOESN'T ADJUST TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED YET SEAT BELTS STILL PERFORMING POORLY. RECALL CAMPAIGN #97V073.
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER BEING RELEASED. WOULD MAKE A CLICKING NOISE IN THE MOTOR. SEAT BELT IS COVERED WITH GREASE COMING OUT OF MOULDING. HAD A RECALL NOTICE ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. RECALL 97V073002. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR IN THE SEAT BELT WAS BURNED OUT. ALSO, ONE CAN HEAR NOISE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SEAT, AND THERE WAS WIRING STICKING OUT OF THE SEAT. WHEN DRIVING THE SEAT WILL MOVE BACKWARD AND FORWARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR SERVICE AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *AK
CABLE TO THE MOTORBELT FELL OUT OF THE GUIDE RAIL CAUSING SEAT BELT TO STICK. RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #.
THE DRIVER SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT CABLE CAME OUT OF THE TRACK. OWNER UNSUCCESSFUL GETTING PROBLEM FIXED UNDER RECALL NUMBER 97V073000.
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILED.
Official recalls
398V168003 · Power Train:automatic Transmission
Oct 5, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ALL WHEEL DRIVE PASSENGER VEHICLES. LOCKUP OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR ADEQUACY OF THE TRANSFER CASE OIL VOLUME, TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AND OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION OF THE TRANSFER CASE MECHANISM. IF OIL VOLUME IS INSUFFICIENT, THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF OIL WILL BE ADDED. IF THERE IS TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AFFECTED COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED. IF THE TRANSFER CASE SHOWS OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION, THE TRANSFER CASE WILL BE REPLACED.
97V063002 · Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
May 12, 1997
EXCESS LUBRICATION CAN CAUSE THE RUBBER DOOR LATCH SWITCH COVER TO DEFORM, AND THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION, SO THAT THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE WOULD REMAIN AT THE A-PILLAR WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH WITH A SWITCH THAT UTILIZES REDUCED LUBRICATING GREASE, IMPROVED CONTACT SURFACE, AND A DIFFERENT RUBBER ISOLATION BOOT.
97V073002 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
May 12, 1997
THE GUIDE RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTAINS A COVERED CABLE AND ALSO AN ANGLED BELT GUIDE AT THE TOP END OF THE WEBBING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS CAN LEAD, OVER TIME, TO THE CABLE'S MOVEMENT EXERTING ABRADING FORCE TO THE LOWER EDGES OF THE CABLE'S CHAMBER, SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE CABLE TO DROP OUT OF THE CHAMBER WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE BECOMING STUCK.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REPLACEMENT GUIDE RAIL THAT INCORPORATES A DOUBLE LIP DUST SEAL AND AN ANODIC OXIDE COATING.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
3EA98002 · Transfer Case Lockup
Opened Jan 30, 1998 · Closed Apr 30, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Wheels
No summary supplied.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Wheels
Wheels
EA96014 · Automatic Shoulder Belt Failure
Opened Jun 28, 1996 · Closed Jun 12, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS
Additional source detail variants (3)
Seat Belts
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS
Seat Belts
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS
Seat Belts
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS
PE96007 · Auto Shoulder Belt Failure
Opened Jan 19, 1996 · Closed Jun 28, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILS