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Filed Jan 30, 2001IL
FRONT BUMPER CRACKED IN ONE MPH IMPACT IN PARKING SPACE. *AK
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2001 Cadillac Seville 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 2001 record →
Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Jan 30, 2001IL
FRONT PLASTIC BUMPER CRACKED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER A 1 MPH IMPACT IN A PARKING SPACE. THE FRONT SURFACE HAS NO DAMAGE BUT THE TOP IS BADLY CRACKED WITH PIECES FALLING OUT. EITHER THE PLASTIC MATERIAL IS DEFECTIVE (TOO BRITTLE) OR THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE. IT SHOULD WITHSTAND A 5 MPH HIT. *AK
Suspension
Filed Nov 2, 2000OH
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S WHEEL COLLAPSED DUE TO A MISSING BOLT ON SUSPENSION. GMC HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *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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