General Motors Corp.: Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 31, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 56,269. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
IF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY CONTACTS THE AUXILIARY ENGINE OIL COOLER OUT HOSE, THE HOSE MAY WEAR THROUGH ALLOWING ENGINE OIL TO LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
The risk
AN OIL LEAK THAT CONTACTS THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A TIE STRAP TO RETAIN THE AUXILIARY ENGINE OIL COOLER OUTLET HOSE TO THE AUXILIARY ENGINE OIL COOLER INLET HOSE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR ASSURING ADEQUATE CLEARANCE OF THE AFFECTED HOSE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Cadillac Eldorado | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1994 Cadillac Seville | 50 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 1993 Cadillac Allante | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1993 Cadillac Eldorado | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1993 Cadillac Seville | 42 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 94V158000.
Full record for the 1994 Cadillac Eldorado → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →