Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 1 time.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
2
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
2
1
0
0
Seat Belts
1
0
1
0
Power Train › Manual Transmission
1
0
0
0
Fuel System, Gasoline
1
0
1
0
Exterior Lighting
1
0
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
1
0
0
0
1 safety recall
Part 573 reports
Seat Belts › Front › Webbing95V110000
Filed May 31, 1995113,343 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.
Defect. THE FRONT OUTER SHOULDER BELT WEB SEW STOP CAN BECOME STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR. THE BELT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR AND SOME OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FASTEN THE BELT.
Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN PREVENT A PERSON FROM USING THEIR RESTRAINT SYSTEM RESULTING IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy. DEALER WILL INSTALL A WEBBING STOP BUTTON IF THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS REPAIR.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Seat BeltsFire
Filed Nov 16, 200668,000 milesGA
1991 ELDORADO SEAT BELTS ARE UNSAFE. *TS CADILLAC CLAIMED THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE REPLACEMENT SEAT BELTS IN THE COLOR THE CONSUMER NEEDED. *NM UPDATED 12/01/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WENT TO DEALER ON NOV. 5, 2010, AND THE DEALER CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE TO THE VEHICLE, PUTTING IT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. *TR *TR
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 24, 200397,000 milesOH
THIS CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS.MAIN ISSUE IS ROUGH IDLE AND LOSS OF POWER.SO FAR REPAIRS HAVE COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND CAR IS STILL UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS.TWO FUEL INJECTORS,MAIN BEARING,TORQUE CONVERTER,4 WATER PUMPS,STRUTS REPLACED TWICE,2 STARTERS,ENGINE MOUNTS,AIR CONDENSER,2 SPEAKERS HAVE BLOWN,ECM DOES NOT SHOW CODES OR PROBLEMS WHEN THE CAR RAN OUT OF OIL AND WATER,BRAKE LINES,CV JOINTS AND BALL JOINTS REPLACED TWICE,MANY MORE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE BUT MOST REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE MORE THAN ONCE AND THE IDLE AND LOSS OF POWER IS STILL A MYSTERY.
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Sep 24, 1999CT
NEEDED NEW EVAPORATOR CORE FOR AIRCONDITIONER AND NEW TRANSMISSION LINES
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 30, 1998MI
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN THE RAIN THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM OR AIRBAGS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE PROBLEMS.
Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 25, 1997FL
EXTERIOR LIGHT LENS MISSING.
Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Nov 4, 1996MA
WHILE DRIVING OWNER SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES, PULLED OVER AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 22, 1995CA
BREAKING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN DISC BRAKES DID NOT WORK WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 22, 1995CA
WAS DRIVING CAME TO A STOP SIGN CAR DIDN'T STOP THE BRAKES ARE DISC. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 14, 1995PA
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN ATTEMPING TO BRAKE PEDAL IS EXTREMELY HARD. TT
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
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: May 31, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.