1995 Cadillac Deville

Fatalities reported

Owners filed 129 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system. It has been recalled 2 times.

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Most common 1995 Cadillac Deville problems

31 of the 129 complaints (24%) are about the fuel system.

ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline · engine10
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump · fuel system8
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly · fuel system6
010
Fuel System, Gasoline · fuel system6
010
Air Bags › Frontal · airbags6
107
Air Bags · airbags6
101
Electrical System › Wiring5
010
Wheels3
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · brakes3
202
Power Train › Automatic Transmission · transmission3
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings04V110000
Filed Mar 4, 2004483,477 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NYLON TUBING USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK. ADDITIONALLY, THE 1995 MODEL YEAR USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY CRACK. CRACKING OF THE FUEL RAIL OR RETURN LINE TUBING CAN RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL WITH A NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAIL. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A REVISED CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2, 2004, FOR 1996-1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES. OWNERS OF 1995 CADILLACS AND 1996-1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WERE SENT LETTERS ON AUGUST 6, 2004. ADDITIONAL LETTERS TO OWNERS WILL BE FORTHCOMING. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.

Air Bags98V115000
Filed May 26, 1998102,627 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS CAN OCCUR DUE TO WATER INTRUSION.

Risk. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR CASE OF THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) AND APPPLY A POTTING COMPOUND TO THE SDM CASE AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BODY.

All 2 campaigns on file, newest first.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Air Bags
Filed May 22, 2023MD

As I was pulling off from a stop sign, passenger and driver airbags deployed unexpectedly with no reason causing the front windshield to shatter and leaving the steering wheel busted open along side passenger dash. Also leaving me with burns, scratches on my chin and small shards of glass in my face and forearms.

Power Train
Filed Aug 20, 202161,000 milesPA

The contact owns a 1995 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration and inadvertently shifted into cruise control and then seized in full idle. The accelerator pedal depressed independently. The high battery voltage and oxygen sensor warning lights were illuminated. The dealer was made aware of the failure and diagnosed that the vehicle needed an idle control motor replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 14, 2021115,000 milesMO

THE FUEL LINE MADE OF HEAVY PLASTIC CRACKED AND CAUSED ALL THE FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE CAR NEAR THE ENGINE AS I WAS DRIVING NEAR MY HOME. I AM LUCKY THE CAR DID NOT CATCH FIRE BEFORE I REALIZED IT WAS LEAKING AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD.

EngineFire
Filed Jun 29, 2016124,000 milesAZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A LARGE AMOUND OF SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 16, 201484,000 milesAZ

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL UNDER DRIVER SIDE IN BETWEEN DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR ...FUEL PUMP SLOWLY WENT OUT ..REPLACED FUEL PUMP ODDER BECAME WORSE NOW HAVING TO REMOVE THE FUEL TANK AND CHECK ALL FITTINGS AND HOSES FOR A LEAK CRACK SPLIT...??? *TR

Engine
Filed Oct 7, 2013148,500 milesDE

WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE ON HOT DAY WITH AC ON I GOT MESSAGE NO CHARGE, AND "ENGINE HOT SHUTDOWN SOON", & AC COMPRESSOR OFF! (A NO BRAINER WITH BELT SHREDDED!!) AS WELL AS STEERING GOING NUMB. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD SLIPPED OFF THE PULLEYS & SHREDDED. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP "ADAPTER" HAS A LEAK THAT DRIPS OIL DIRECTLY ONTO THE BELT & PULLEYS WHICH ARE SMOOTH WITH NOTHING TO STOP BELT FROM SLIDING OFF SHOULD A LEAK OCCURS. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND "POWER STEERING PUMP ADAPTER" IN SALVAGE YARD & ITS OUT OF PRODUCTION AT GM & NOT IN STOCK AT MY LOCAL DEALER. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 4, 201158,000 milesNJ

I OBSERVED A LIQUID PUDDLE ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS, ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION I CONCLUDED THE LIQUID WAS GASOLINE. I FELT WHERE I THOUGHT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM AND FELT TUBING. I FELT THE A TUBE LINE AND IT CRUMBLED IN MY HAND. UPON FURTHER VISUAL INSPECTION, I OBSERVED OTHER AREAS (ALONG THE DRIVERS DOOR) THAT WERE ALSO LEAKING GASOLINE. MUCH OF THE GAS LINE IS CRUMBLING PLASTIC, CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK UNDER THE CAR. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 201155,000 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jun 30, 2010105,000 milesMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC DEVILLE.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH , IT BROKE IN HALF. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THIS WAS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 105000.

Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Jun 13, 200946,816 milesIN

I WENT TO START MY CAR (1995 CADILLAC CONCOURSE) AND BEFORE THE ENGINE TURNED-OVER, I HEARD A VERY LOUD POP, SIMILAR TO A BACK FIRE, EXCEPT THAT THIS NOISE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I THEN, SIMULTANEOUSLY, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER NEATH THE CLOSED HOOD. I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. I RAN BACK INSIDE THE HOUSE TO GET WATER AND WET TOWELS TO TRY AND PUT OUT THE FIRE, WHICH, AFTER ABOUT 5 TO 6 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE ENGINE HAD NEVER CAUGHT ON FIRE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. DAMAGED TO THE ENGINE FROM THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL IN TERMS OF WIRES, HOSES, VARIOUS PLASTIC COVERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE. BECAUSE I AM NOT A MECHANIC, I CAN'T SAY WHAT KIND OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING THE FIRE. AS A RESULT OF THIS FIRE, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY VEHICLE SINCE 5/7/09. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE BEEN GETTING TO AND FROM WORK IS WITH THE GENEROSITY OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS ON 8 MAY 09, TO INFORM THEM OF THE FIRE, BUT, AS OF 6/13/09, GENERAL MOTORS HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES THAT WAS UNDER A RECALL FOR POTENTIAL ENGINE FIRES. THE RECALL ITEM IS CALLED A FUEL RAIL. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 12, 2008130,000 milesFL

THE CAR WONT ALWAYS START AND WHEN IT DOSE START IT WONT STAY RUNNING UNLESS YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS THE CAR WILL STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED THE CAR STALLS OUT ALL THE TIME AND DOESN'T START RIGHT AWAY. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 25, 2008108,000 milesGA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE NEAR HIS VEHICLE. WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD, GASOLINE SQUIRTED OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED IN 2004 AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Aug 7, 2007CA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC CONCOURS. HE STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT BUT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,081 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Tires
Filed Oct 2, 2006FL

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. A VIBRATION WAS FELT, AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TOWARDS THE LEFT BEFORE BLOWOUT OCCURRED. REGULAR TIRE SERVICE WAS PROVIDED. THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL BULGING IN THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HAD THE TIRE CHECKED OUT BY THE PLACE OF PURCHASE. A LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING TECHNICAL STAFF EXAMINED TIRE DOT # HNC7FREZ1606, AND DETERMINED THE TIRE FAILED BY IMPACT FROM AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE CAUSE OF THE BLOWOUT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THERE WAS NO RECALL INDICATED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE TO SUPPORT THAT THE BLOWOUT WAS CALLED BY A RECALL. NO RECALL # COULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE COMPONENT THAT WAS AFFECTED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS MICHELIN.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Sep 26, 2006140,000 milesPA

FUEL FILL TUBE HAS RUSTED APART ON 1995 CADILLAC CONCOURS DEVILLE CAN NOT PUT FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE. *JB

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed May 15, 2006133,000 milesSC

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED MOVING BACKWARD. EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE SEAT WAS LYING DOWN AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT REACH THE PEDALS. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD. THE SEAT WAS PULLED BACK UP IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE RESET BUTTON COULD HAVE ACCIDENTALLY BEEN PRESSED. HOWEVER, WHILE PULLING BACK INTO TRAFFIC, THE SEAT STARTED MOVING BACKWARD AGAIN. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME BY SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE SEAT. THE SEAT IS THE RECLINING POSITION AND WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE PASSENGER SEAT IS WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED. *AK

Equipment
Filed Oct 26, 200543,000 milesVA

I OWN A 95 CADILLAC THAT HAD LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT WHEN I GOT IT IN 95. IN 2000 THE FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT IN THE FUEL TANK BURNING UP THE FUEL PUMP AND THE WIRING HARNESS GOING TO IT. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT STUTZMAN CADILLAC IN WINCHESTER VA. IN NOVEMBER 2005 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED CADILLAC MAIN OFFICE AND TALKED TO TOLD THEM ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE ONLY REPLY I GOT FROM THEM WAS THEY WERE SORRY THAT I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CAR HAD 43000 MILES ON IT . IT NOW HAS 81000. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE OUGHT TO BE A FUSE OR SOMETHING TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Sep 23, 2005170,000 milesIN

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE HAD A CRACK IN THE FUEL RAIL LINE TUBING. IT BROKE OFF, AND THERE IS NO GAS GOING TO THE INJECTORS. SHE NOTICED THIS ON 8-26-05. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THERE WAS RECALL 04V110000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Dec 14, 200493,000 milesCT

WHILE IN REVERSE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BRAKES FAILED.THE FRONT BRAKES WERE ALREADY BAD. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINED OPEN. *AK

Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Sep 30, 2004VA

DEALERSHIP NOTICED A LEAK IN THE FUEL CONTROL REGULATOR LINE WHILE REPLACING THE FUEL RAIL FOR THE FUEL RAIL TUBING RECALL 04V110000.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Mar 9, 2004DC

THE FUEL RAIL IN MY 1995 CADILLAC CONCOURS HAS STARTED TO LEAK GASOLINE. I AM INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THANKS, LARRYR.

Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut
Filed Jan 16, 2004103,000 milesAR

SEVERE VIBRATION BETWEEN 50 TO 80 MI. PER HOUR. HAVE SPENT OVER $1000.00 TO TRY TO REMEDY PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYMORE AND IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE IS ALSO A VERY LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT COMES FROM EITHER SIDE AND POSSIBLY CHASSIS. AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS STRUTS OR BEARINGS. COMPLETE FRONT END REPAIR DID NOT FIX THE NOISE. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT EITHER. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH CHANGING GEAR SHIFT FROM PARKING TO REVERSE OR DRIVE ON AN INCLINE. SOMETIMES IT JAMS AND HAS TO BE JERKED VERY HAD TO GO INTO GEAR. OTHER TIMES IT SLIPS FROM GEAR TO ANOTHER. HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 2 TIMES. STILL HAS SHUDDER UPON PRESSING BRAKES REGARDLESS OF SPEED. AN OFFENSIVE ODOR LIKE ROTTEN EGGS, ESPECIALLY WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONER. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY FOUND THIS A LOT IN THIS CERTAIN VEHICLE. THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX. IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. OWNER BEFORE ME HAS ALREADY REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE. A DEALERSHIP SAID ANOTHER MANUFACTURING DEFECT. FUEL PUMP WIRES WERE BURNED AND REPLACED BY PREVIOUS OWNER. BATTERY CABLES ALSO SHORTED OUT AND WERE REPLACED ON 8/29/03. BATTERY CONTINUES TO BE DRAINED IF VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN STARTED WITHIN A 3 DAY PERIOD. *CB

Wheels
Filed Dec 3, 2003NY

THE DRIVER'S SIDE CHROME WHEEL CRACKED AND ALLOWED AIR TO SEEP OUT. THIS COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER. *AK AIR HAD TO BE PLACED IN THE TIRE EVERY DAY AND RUINED THE TIRE WELL. CADILLAC HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Nov 8, 2003NV

LEAK IN 95 CADILLAC FUEL RAIL. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed May 21, 200375,123 milesAZ

THE WIRE TO THE FUEL TANK OVER HEATED AND CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL. *JB UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB THE FUEL PUMP HARNESS HAD MELTED. UPDATED*JB

Power Train
Filed May 7, 2003MI

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 5, 2003140,000 milesGA

CAR LOSES DETONATION AND WON'T ALWAYS RESTART RIGHT AWAY. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPS. OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE STILL WORKING. CAR STALLS. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS HAPPENED ONCE GOING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. *JB

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 2, 2002NJ

RAG TOP ROOF RIPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON NEW YORK THRUWAY AT 60 MPH. DT

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Nov 5, 200267,532 milesWI

FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START.*AK THE INSULATION AROUND FUEL PUMP WIRES, THAT PROVIDED POWER TO THE ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP, PARTIALLY MELTED. SINCE THE WIRE ARE LOCATED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION. *TS *NLM

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 9, 2002SD

CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE WITH VEHICLE DUE TO UNEXPECTED POWER FAILURE. HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO SELL VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS HAD REPAIRS ON THE FOLLOWING: WATER PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, AND IGNITION MODULE. NONE OF WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM). DEALER WANTED TO GIVE THE CONSUMER A $1000.00 OWNER LOYALTY CERTIFICATE WHICH COULD BE USED UPON THE TRADE OF A NEW VEHICLE. BUT THE CONSUMER FELT THAT WAS INADEQUATE AND TRADED THE VEHICLE IN ON HIS OWN TERMS AFTER HAVING NUMEROUS DIFFICULTIES W/VARIOUS DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVES(STATED IN LETTER). CONSUMER EXPECTS TO RECEIVE A REFUND OF THE MONIES HE HAD SPENT ON GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *SCC...*AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Aug 15, 2002OH

PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT BELT TIGHTENED PASSENGERS' WAIST WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLATCH. DRIVER TRIED TO ASSIST PASSENGER, BUT, LAP PORTION OF BELT CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN. DRIVER HAD TO GET SCISSORS TO CUT THE BELT. FOR SOME REASON BUCKLE ALSO WOULDN'T UNLATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Jul 29, 2002SD

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE WIRING HARNESS HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED THE INSULATION ON SOME OF THE WIRES DESTROYING THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR UNDER THE FUEL OUTLET LINES INSIDE OF THE TANK. THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE USED TO STALL UNTIL IT QUIT ENTIRELY. AFTER CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, HE NOTICED THE OLD FUEL PUMP WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE WIRING HARNESS HAD FAILED BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *JG

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Jul 25, 2002OH

IN-TANK FUEL PUMP UNIT MOTOR FAILURE CAUSED A HIGH-CURRENT DRAW. PRIOR TO FUSE BLOWING, IN-TANK WIRING BECAME HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE WIRE INSULATION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONDITION. HAD THE WIRE COME OFF THE TERMINAL AND CREATED A SPARK, THE RESULTING EXPLOSION COULD HAVE KILLED THE DRIVER AND ANY PASSENGERS.*JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Jun 13, 2002KY

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE WILL RESTART AND WILL STALL AGAIN USUALLY WITHIN ONE MILE, DEALER FINALLY DETECTED THE PROBLEM AS THE FUEL PUMP. *MJ

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Fan/Motor
Filed Apr 25, 2002MI

BLOWER MOTOR IS INOPERABLE, CAUSING NO HOT OR COLD AIR TO BLOW. CADILLAC HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DEFROSTER CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 28, 2002WI

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HOSE SEPARATED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. NLM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS STARTING HARD IN COLD WEATHER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REASON FOR THE LEAKING IS BECAUSE OF A HAIRLINE CRACK LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. *JG

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Nov 6, 2001KS

LATCH WOULD NOT SECURE SEAT BELT. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM. STILL DOESN'T LATCH.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Nov 5, 2001AL

WHILE DRIVINMG 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT MOTOR OF FUEL PUMP GOT HOT AND MELTED WIRES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN NOVEMBER, 1999. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Nov 2, 2001AL

ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED 09/99 AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES. SECOND FUEL PUMP REPLACED 11/01 AT 48,343 MILES. BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE HOT WIRE INSIDE THE TANK AND ATTACHED TO THE FUEL PUMP MOTOR OVER HEATED, MELTED THE WIRING INSULATION AND SCORCHED THE ASSEMBLY HOUSING AND CONNECTORS. ON THE FIRST FAILURE THE WIRE BURNED COMPLETELY IN TO AND THE PUMP STOPPED SUDDENLY. THE PRESENT FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN FAILED PERMANENTLY. IT INITIALLY FAILED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Sep 26, 2001TX

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, AND COMPUTER SAYS TO CHECK AIR BAG. DEALER STATED THEY CAN NOT SAY IF AIR BAG WILL GO OFF OR NOT, MODULE ON DRIVERS SIDE HAS TO BE CHANGED PART IS ON ORDER. *AK *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 27, 2001MD

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit BreakersFire
Filed Aug 27, 2001AZ

A FIRE STARTED IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST WHO ASSISTED, THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP HAD BURNED UP.*JB

Suspension
Filed Aug 24, 2001MO

WHILE SERVICING VEHICLE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INFORMED CONSUMER OF A STRUT ROD AND FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS BEING BROKEN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THOSE PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 20, 2001FL

AMOUNT OF MILEAGE PER GALLON IS 12 GALLONS WHEN IT SHOULD BE 17 GALLONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 2, 2001NY

THIS HAS OCCURRED ON EXPRESSWAY 3 TIMES. ENGINE QUITS AND LOSES ALL POWER . WILL START UP WHEN YOU STOP AND PUT IN PARK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON EXPRESSWAYS. VEHICLE IS NOW AT CADILLAC SERVICE TRYING TO FIND PROBLEM. WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL REPAIRED. WHEN ENGINE QUITS ALL POWER IS LOST. WIFE HAS ARTHRITIS IN HER HANDS. THIS IS HER CAR. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Jun 1, 2001NJ

CONSUMER WAS GETTING INTO VEHICLE AND STARTED SMELLING FUEL IN PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER WENT STRAIGHT TO A MECHANIC. FUEL HAS SPILLED ONTO ENGINE, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO START SMOKING AND CATCH A FIRE. MANUFACTURE IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT SMELL OR PROBLEM. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Apr 26, 2001NC

WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO FOUND A FUES HAD BLOWN, CAUSING FUEL PUMP TO QUIT, THERE WERE BURNED WIRES LEADING TO FUEL PUMP. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP.*AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Jan 24, 2001TX

AS SOON AS DEALER CLEANED RADIATOR HEATER CORE FAILED 3 TIMES ,CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE MUST BE SOMETHING CAUSING THE HEATER CORE TO LEAK AGAIN, AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *YH

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Dec 23, 2000SC

REMOVAL OF FUEL PUMP REVEALED BARE WIRING INSIDE FUEL TANK WHICH SHORTED CIRCUIT. *AK

Wheels
Filed Nov 6, 2000NH

EVERY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS I HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE TIRES REMOVED THE ALUMINUM WHEELS CLEANED AND BUFFED AND A BEAD SEALER PUT ON BECAUSE THE WHEELS GET DIRT INSIDE AND IT CAUSES THE TIRES TO LOSE THERE SEAL. THIS LAST TIME I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BEACUSE OF LOSS OF PRESSURE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS COMMON WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS IF SO IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

Complaints 1-50 of 129, newest first, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
200595110Routine
2004167140Routine
2003145400Routine
2002176521Fatalities reported
2001175430Routine
2000225541Fatalities reported
1999187143Fatalities reported
1998237312Fatalities reported
1997269280Above average
1996218270Above average
1995 — this page129266Fatalities reported
1994127080Routine
1993921140Routine
19921351130Routine
199187190Routine
199076220Routine

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6 deaths reported in complaints filed with NHTSA.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 4, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.