Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 20, 1997MO
THE VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES THE WIPER TO GO OUT 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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1996 Cadillac Eldorado 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 →
Electrical SystemFire1 injured
Filed May 28, 1997AZ
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, IN THE TRUNK AREA BEHIND THE REAR SEAT WHERE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ARE HOUSED, CAUSED A FIRE AND BURNED THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SUFFERED SMKOE INHALATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Apr 18, 1997FL
DEFECTIVE SEALS ON DRIVER'S DOOR, CAUSING NOISE.
Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA
SUNROOF WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY.
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Mar 24, 1997NY
OWNER STATES THAT HE COULD NOT BLOW THE HORN AND THAT DEALERS HAD TO REPLACE CONTACTS, BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. OWNER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Feb 21, 1997CA
PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT LOOP ON CAR SEAT.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA
TRANSMISSION OIL TUBE CLOGGED.
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA
SIDE MIRROR CONTROL LINE FAILED.
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Oct 27, 1996CA
POWER STEERING FAILED.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Sep 4, 1996TN
HIT FRONT LEFT QUARTER PANEL AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
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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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