Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 Renault Medallion

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
10
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

10 filed
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER Core
    4
  • Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
    2
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE Shaft
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING System
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR Assembly
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
97V226000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM1997-12-09

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE HEATER CORE END CAP CAN FAIL DUE TO MATERIAL STRENGTH DETERIORATION OCCURRING OVER TIME WITH EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FLUID.

RiskFAILURE WILL ALLOW THE DISCHARGE OF COOLING SYSTEM STEAM INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CAUSING REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL A COOLANT TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED HEATER CORE FLUID BYPASS VALVE.

91V037000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1991-03-04

FUSE BLOCK WIRING TERMINALS MAY NOT ADEQUATELY CLAMP THE POSITIVE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OF HEATER BLOWER MOTOR FUSE BLADES.

RiskTHIS COULD INCREASE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE THAT COULDOVERHEAT AND IGNITE THE FUSE BLOCK AND TERMINAL WIRING, RESULTING IN ANINSTRUMENT PANEL FIRE.

FixMODIFY FUSE BLOCK TERMINAL TO ENSURE ADEQUATE RETENTION CLAMP LOAD ON HEATER BLOWER FUSE BLADES.

90V138000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1990-08-09

LOSS OF RETENTION OF AN INTEGRAL OVER-TRAVEL SPRING ON THROTTLE CABLE COULD CAUSE SPRING DISLOCATION.

RiskA DISLOCATED SPRING CAN CAUSE INCREASED IDLE POSITIONTHROTTLE OPENING AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL IDLE SPEED.

FixREPLACE THROTTLE CABLES WITH CABLES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE POSITIVE RETENTION OF THE OVER-TRAVEL SPRING.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
PE90118·EXTERIOR LIGHTING1990-09-18 → 1991-03-12

ELECTRICAL OVERLOAD

Led to recall91V037000

PE90081·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1990-05-11 → 1990-08-14

THROTTLE LINKAGE FAILS

Led to recall90V138000

PE88069·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1988-06-28 → 1988-11-16

STALLING

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