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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 →

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Jul 7, 1998NY

TURN SIGNALS OPERATE ERRATICALLY. SIGNAL SPEEDS UP WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. INVESTIGATION NO. PE98005. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 26, 1998CA

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND A VIBRATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jun 4, 1998NY

STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED ON TWO OCCASSIONS.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed May 8, 1998NY

WHILE DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE ACCESSORY BELT GETS WET, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Mar 27, 1998FL

IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE FAILED CAUSING STICKING.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Mar 19, 1998NJ

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURGE FORWARD. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 10, 1998PA

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

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Feb 19, 1998FL

POWER STEERING DRIVE BELT FAILED WHEN WATER ENTERED UNIT.

Suspension
Filed Feb 5, 1998NV

FRONT STRUT MOUNTS R/R REPLACED DUE TO CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING HARD IN REVERSE GEAR.

Steering
Filed Jan 21, 1998FL

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Jan 13, 1998FL

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

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Dec 15, 1997NY

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

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Nov 17, 1997FL

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP,COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER FIXED BELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

Equipment
Filed Nov 4, 1997CA

CLOCK FAILED.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Oct 31, 1997TX

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

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

GAS TANK STRUCTURE NOT DESIGNED EFFICIENTLY ,RESULTING IN TANK FALLING APART FROM ROAD DEBRIS WHICH PUNCTURED TANK.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

EXHAUST SENSOR FAILED.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Oct 24, 1997OK

LOSES POWER STEERING AFTER DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE BEFORE OR AFTER THE RAIN. *AK *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 22, 1997IL

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST THAT ACCUMULATES ON THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 16, 1997CA

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING, WARNING LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 10, 1997CA

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 9, 1997CA

OIL LINE FAILED, DUE TO CRACK.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 9, 1997CA

ENGINE FAILED.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Sep 3, 1997FL

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

Seats
Filed Aug 21, 1997PA

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE POOR SEAT DESIGN THAT RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Aug 15, 1997WV

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER LOST CONTROL OF POWER STEERING, COULD CAUSE CRASH, DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, EXACT PROBLEM. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Aug 6, 1997OH

UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS CONSUMER TURNED A CORNER AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. *AK

Steering
Filed Jul 31, 1997FL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE A LOSS OF STEERING DEVELOPS. TURNING THE WHEEL ID VERY DIFFICULT WHEN LOSS OCCURRES. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Jul 15, 1997CA

UNSPECIFIED: SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON.

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jul 15, 1997TX

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT HORN IS POSITIONED SO THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO REACH DURING EMERGENCY.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Jun 26, 1997TX

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING HARD STEERING, FAULTY DESIGN BELT. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Jun 6, 1997CA

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 29, 1997CA

TRANSMISSION LEAKS OIL.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 17, 1997MD

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

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

TAIL LIGHT INOPERATIVE.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

THROTTLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

CAMSHAFT DEFECTIVE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

EMISSIONS SYSTEM EVAPORATOR SOLENOID FAILED.

Steering
Filed Mar 31, 1997AZ

WHILE TRYING TO TURN VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 24, 1997CA

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Mar 19, 1997FL

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

Tires › Sidewall
Filed Mar 14, 1997AL

TIRE BLEW OUT AT SEAM.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 26, 1997FL

INSTRUMENT PANEL DIFFICULT TO SEE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

AIR CONDITIONER FAN FAILED.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.

Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING FRONT END TO SHIMMY AT 52 MPH.

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