Eagle Medalion: problems, complaints, bulletins

Summary for the Eagle Medalion across 1 model years: 3 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.

Model years

Year	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)	YouTube repair videos
1989	3	0	0	0

What fails most often

1 Fuel system 33% of all complaints
2 Seat belts 33% of all complaints
3 Visibility 33% of all complaints

Circle size and colour show each component’s share of NHTSA complaints. Schematic only, not a drawing of the exact model.

Fuel system: 1 complaints (33% of all).
Seat belts: 1 complaints (33% of all).
Visibility: 1 complaints (33% of all).

Symptoms owners describe

How many of the 3 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).

smoke, burning smell, fire1 · 33%
jerking, harsh shifts1 · 33%

Components owners complain about

Component	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)
Fuel system	1	0	0
Seat belts	1	0	0
Visibility	1	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.

Heat works intermittently when trying to get heat in the vehicle. When consumer cut out the heat couldn't hear or feel anything.
Visibility · 1989 · 1999-01-27 · NHTSA complaint #834020
While driving driver noticed that the vehicle was full of smoke, and then all of a sudden boiling hot anti-freeze shot out all over the driver's feet, causing the driver to enter the hospital for burns on his feet.
Fuel system · 1989 · 1998-07-15 · NHTSA complaint #825449
The automatic shoulder belt on the driver's side locks up/jerks and is not usable.
Seat belts · 1989 · 1996-12-11 · NHTSA complaint #805184

When owners complained

NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.

19961
19981
19991

What to check before buying

Fuel system. Fuel smell, leaks, rough running, fuel-system codes.
Seat belts. Belt pretensioners after airbag deployment, SRS codes.
Visibility. Wipers, mirrors, defrosters, cracked glass.

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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.