SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
1990 Cadillac Deville complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →
VACUUM BOOSTER FAILED.
TRANSMISSION LINKAGE AND CONTROL ARM OF THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN CONNECTOR DISENGAGED.
THE BRAKE SHOES IN THE REAR DO NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE DRUMS, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR OUT OFTEN. *AK CONSUMER STTES IN ADDITION TO WEARING OUT THE FRONT BRAKES FASTER CONSUMER HAS REDUCED BRAKING, CONSUMER HAS TRIED TO GET DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THEY FEEL IT IS INSIGNIFICANT.*JB
ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING CAR SOMETIMES ACCELERATES OUT OF CONTROL. *AK WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY WERE VERY HARD, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, CONSUMER THEN FORCED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARKED THE STOP WAS SEVERE, THE SECOND OCCASION THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN AND CONSUMER HAD TO PUT GEAR IN NEURAL AND BEGAN RAPIDLY HITTING THE ACCELERATOR AFTER 3 TIMES THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN AND THE BRAKE WORKED, HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE.*JB
INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE.
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, ALL THE BRAKE POWER IS GOING TO ONE WHEEL, THE PASSENGER'S FRONT, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP DURING OPERATION. *AK
THE PLASTIC LINER INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, HAS COME LOOSE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING OPERATION.*AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION, WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL THE AIR PUMP FAILED AND HOSE BROKE.
AT 26,000 MILES TWO VOGUE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
SOMETIMES DRIVING, THERE IS NO BRAKE, IT PULL TO THE SIDE, HAVE ABS ANIT-LOCK. CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHILE GOING UP A HILL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT OT THE FLOOR AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT BEING PRESSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
VEHICLE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. TT
ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE FAILING-BRAKES GO AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 7-8 MINS BEFORE THEY WORK PROPERLY. TT
REAR SUSPENSION SPRINGS ARE CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON REAR TIRES. TT
RIGHT FRONT MICHELIN TIRE FAILED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER AND SHE WAS THROWN ALL OVER THE CAR. TT AN OFFICER STATED THAT THE FORCE AND ANGLE OF IMPACT WERE NOT ENOUGH TO ENGAGE SEAT BELT, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
CRUISE DISCONNECTED WHILE DRIVING AND DOES NOT REINSTATE ITSELF. TT
BRAKES TOTALLED FAILED, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TT
BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY. *AW
RIGHT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT) *SKD
VEHICLE HAD UNWANTED ACCELERATION DRIVER HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TT
WHEEL CYLINDER SEALS LEAKED, SOAKING BRAKE LININGS. *SKD
POWER ANTENNA FAILED. *SKD
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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