TURN SIGNALS OPERATE ERRATICALLY. SIGNAL SPEEDS UP WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. INVESTIGATION NO. PE98005. *AK
1996 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 1996 record →
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND A VIBRATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED ON TWO OCCASSIONS.
WHILE DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE ACCESSORY BELT GETS WET, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE FAILED CAUSING STICKING.
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURGE FORWARD. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THEN ROLLED OVER, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNERS WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
POWER STEERING DRIVE BELT FAILED WHEN WATER ENTERED UNIT.
FRONT STRUT MOUNTS R/R REPLACED DUE TO CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING HARD IN REVERSE GEAR.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TURNED THE CORNER AND THE STEERING FAILED. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE HE HAD TURNED THE CORNER, AND ALL POWER STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM, AND THEY DID NOT NOTIFY HIM OF IT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN IN RAINY WEATHER,THE SERPENTINE BELT BECAME WET, CAUSING LOSS CONTROL. WAS UNABLE TO STEER. VEHICLE ENDED UP WELL IN THE LEFT HAND LANE, NARROWLY MISSED RUNNING INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER. *AK
HORN IS DIFFICULT TO BLOW. HAS TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD AND GRAB IN ORDER FOR HORN TO BLOW AT ONE PARTICULAR STOP ON PAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED HORN PAD . THIS DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING, CANNOT ATTRACT ATTENTION OF OTHE VEHICLE . THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP,COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER FIXED BELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
CLOCK FAILED.
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IN WET WETHER THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND THE WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING WHEN VEHICLE GOES AROUND THE CORNER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT DRIVER SAYS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED.
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
GAS TANK STRUCTURE NOT DESIGNED EFFICIENTLY ,RESULTING IN TANK FALLING APART FROM ROAD DEBRIS WHICH PUNCTURED TANK.
EXHAUST SENSOR FAILED.
LOSES POWER STEERING AFTER DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE BEFORE OR AFTER THE RAIN. *AK *JB
CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST THAT ACCUMULATES ON THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING, WARNING LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON.
AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON.
OIL LINE FAILED, DUE TO CRACK.
ENGINE FAILED.
TWICE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN WET WEATHER THE POWER STEERING QUIT, THE POWER STEERING BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED, ALONG WITH SPLASH SHIELDS BY DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON SEP 19 1997 BELT FAILED AGAIN.*JB
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE POOR SEAT DESIGN THAT RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY.
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER LOST CONTROL OF POWER STEERING, COULD CAUSE CRASH, DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, EXACT PROBLEM. *AK
UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS CONSUMER TURNED A CORNER AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE A LOSS OF STEERING DEVELOPS. TURNING THE WHEEL ID VERY DIFFICULT WHEN LOSS OCCURRES. *AK
UNSPECIFIED: SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON.
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT HORN IS POSITIONED SO THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO REACH DURING EMERGENCY.
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING HARD STEERING, FAULTY DESIGN BELT. *AK
THE AIR BAG WARINING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. AIR BAG LIGHT DID GO OFF AFTER VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO DEALERSHIP. ON 1/26/96 LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT THAT TIME THE RIGHT AIR BAG COIL WAS REPLACED AND THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ALSO REPLACED. *AK
TRANSMISSION LEAKS OIL.
CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON . THE AIRBAGS ON THE PASSENGER'S OR /DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT ACTIVATE. *AK
OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
TAIL LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
THROTTLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE.
CAMSHAFT DEFECTIVE.
EMISSIONS SYSTEM EVAPORATOR SOLENOID FAILED.
WHILE TRYING TO TURN VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.
POWER STEERING FAILURE; WHILE DRIVING HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING, HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IN FOR REPAIR,INSTALLED A DRIVE BELT/SHIELD SPLASH SHIELD. *AKTHE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT A SPLASH SHIELD, THE AUTO LOCKS WONT UNLOCK WHEN PUT IN PARK MOST OF THE TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED SHORTED RKE RECIEVER AND REPROGRAM REMOTE, THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED RADIO/TAPE SOUNDED FUZZY, RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER IS NOISY, DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER. *NLM
TIRE BLEW OUT AT SEAM.
INSTRUMENT PANEL DIFFICULT TO SEE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.
AIR CONDITIONER FAN FAILED.
POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.
FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING FRONT END TO SHIMMY AT 52 MPH.
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