1991 Cadillac Deville

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/28/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CONSUMER TOLD HAVE THE BRAKE PADS CHANGED FROM DEALER AFTER CHANGING THE BRAKES HAD AN ACCIDENT BRAKE LOCKED UP. TT

• 12/15/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. THE WHEN VEHICLE APPROACHES A STOP, IT CUTS OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DEALER CANNOT GET THE PARTS FOR AN ABS SYSTEM PROBLEM, ITS BEEN TWO MONTHS. TT

• 12/12/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  VEHICLE FIRE. *SKD

• 12/05/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AT 25 MPH, THE ABS BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXPERIENCED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON , IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE. *AK *SLC

• 11/19/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

• 11/18/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY. SAFETY LOCK FOR THE QUICK DISK CONNECT IS BROKEN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THIS DEFECT COMPLIES WITH INVESTIGATIONS EA 93011 AND PE93007. *AK

• 11/18/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY.

• 11/17/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PROBLEMS.

• 11/12/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION SWITCH FAILS ON OCCASION.

• 11/05/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. *AK DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER. *SLC

• 10/27/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DURING HARD STOPS THE ABS SYSTEM SWERVES SHARPLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY.

• 10/27/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS VALVE BLOCK/PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL WHEN BRAKING HARD.

• 10/26/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. ALSO THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/13/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING FUEL UNDERNEATH AT THE NYLON FUEL LINE. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND IT STARTED LEAKING IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. APPARENTLY THE ENTIRE LINE IS FAULTY AND I CANNOT EVEN SEEM TO FIND A REPLACEMENT. FIRE HAZARD!

• 09/24/2001· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE TAKES OFF WHEN STARTED IN NEUTRAL, COULD THIS CAUSE THE ECM TO BECOME OUT OF WHACK, SOMETIME WILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN NORMALLY, IT STALLS AND RESTARTED IN NEUTRAL VEHICLE TAKES OFF.

• 09/22/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN PUSHING GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR THE PEDAL STICKS . TT

• 09/15/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS , CAUSING THE VEHICLE SWRIL TO THE RIGHT VERY HARD. TT

• 09/12/1996· POWER TRAINFire

  WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

• 09/08/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  UPON ACCELERATION WHILETRAVELING DOWN AN INCLINE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 09/05/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  COMPUTER CHIP WENT OUT AND DRIVER LOST ALL CONTROL OF AUTO-NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES. TT

• 08/21/2015· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I HAD NO IDEA THIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL I ACTUALLY OWN A 1984 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE, IT HAD A GAS LEAK WHICH ROTTED OUT THE TIMING CHAIN CASING, AND KNOCKED TEETH DOWN INTO THE GEAR BOX. I JUST REALIZED THIS CAR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAKS AND THE ROTTING PARTS UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I PAID NEARLY 6,000 IN 2004 THINKING I WAS BUYING A GREAT COLLECTOR ONE TIME PREVIOUS OWNER. THEN I ENDED UP WITH A LEMON, I STORED IT CAUSE I SEE THEY SELL FOR AROUND 35K FIXED UP. BUT I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD STILL BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THE ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP WORK.

• 08/16/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED AND VEHICLE DID NOT PASS EMMISSIONS TEST EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE SENSOR.

• 08/12/1999· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT FAILED TO RELEASE CONSUMER'S GRAND CHILD. SEA TBELT BUCKLE BUTTON WOULD NOT RELEASE CHILD. WAS ABLE TO WIGGLE CHILD OUT OF SAFETY BELT. DEALER / MFR. NOTIFIED. DEALER DID NOT WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 08/11/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CAR WAS AT COMPLETE STOP: ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND TAKES OFF ON ITS OWN.

• 08/06/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLS OCCASIONALLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON. *DH

• 08/04/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK LEAKAGE.

• 08/04/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE STALLS WHILE TRAVELING MORE THAN 40-50 MPH, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN VEHICLE STALLS, TOLAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES RESULTED.

• 08/02/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  AT THE END OF SHORT 20 MILE TRIP AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED SMOKE & FLAMES COMING OUT OF HOOD / ENGINE. THE ACTION OF DRIVING, PARKING AND FIRE WAS SIMULTANEOUS. I CAN NOT SAY FOR CERTAIN THE ORDER IN WHICH THE THREE EVENTS HAPPENED. THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. I LEFT THE CAR IN PARK AT THE END OF DRIVEWAY WENT INSIDE THE HOME AND HAD MY SON CALLED THE POLICE AND FIRE ( 911 ). BY THIS TIME THERE WAS THICK SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF CAR. INITIALLY THE SMOKE WAS WHITE WHICH LATER TURNED TO BLACK. THE SMOKE WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH REGULAR FLAMES AND OCCASIONAL FLARE UPS. THE HOOD WAS LOCKED UP AS WELL AND THE POLICE AND FIRE FIGHTERS WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE HOOD. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, INCLUDING ALL PLASTIC PARTS, MAJORITY METAL COMPONENTS, ENGINE HEAD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, COOLING SYSTEM, AND OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS ARE BURNED UP. THE FRONT INSTRUMENT PANEL, PARTS OF THE ROOF COVER, ENGINE HOOD, FRONT BUMPER, SIDE FENDERS, GRILL ETC. IS ALSO BURNED UP. UNDER CARRIAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS BURNED UP AS WELL. THE CAR IS TOTAL LOSS AND BEYOND REPAIRS. *JB

• 08/01/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISON WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE BACKED INTO VEHICLE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SLC

• 07/31/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE MODULE LIGHT COMES ON, POSSIBLE NEED A MODULE REPLACEMENT. TT

• 07/31/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  LOOKED LIKE WHITE STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD THEN TURN INTO BLACK SMOKE. TT

• 07/18/2002· VISIBILITY

  THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE WINDOW LOCK SWITCH FAILED, CONSUMERS GRANDCHILD WAS STICKING HER HEAD OUT THE WINDOW WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHILDS NECK AND HEAD WERE BEING SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND FRAME, CHILD SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*YH

• 07/11/1997· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A FAULTY COMPRESSOR. *AK

• 07/08/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE STILL ENGAGED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 07/01/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND AT NIGHT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND FOR TWO YEARS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 06/10/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *SD

• 06/09/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

• 06/05/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST (6 OR MORE TIMES) EVERY YEAR SINCE 1992. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 06/01/2001· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT FUNCTION. IT WILL NOT LATCH TO FASTEN DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT. CONTACTED GM & THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE & THE CAR SEAT BELT SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE FAILURE AT ONLY 47,000 MILES. *AK

• 05/31/1995· TIRES

  DRIVER FEELS MOVEMENT OF TIRES POOR STABILITY. DEALER STATES TIRES ARE WAVING. TT

• 05/29/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STARTER MOTOR REPLACED, FAILED AFTER REPLACEMENT DUE TO SHORT IN SYSTEM.

• 05/24/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHENEVER VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP OR MAKES A TURN. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON 14 OCCASIONS, AND CONDITION STILL OCCURRING. SEEKING HELP IN NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

• 05/22/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  PARKED VEHICLE, NOTICE SMOKE AND FLAME COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. HOOD WOULD NOT UNLATCH, FIREMAN PUT HOLE IN TOP OF HOOD TO OUTEN THE FIRE. ADJUSTOR SAYS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE. JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND REPLACE THE FILTER.

• 05/21/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE FAILED. *DH

• 05/15/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICCrash

  APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO RESPONSE FROM ABS AND DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 05/11/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  INTERMIITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SWERVES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TSB #315004 HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

• 05/08/1999· POWER TRAIN,WHEELS

  HAD NEW BEARING REPLACED ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ON 3-26-99, WHEEL CAME OFF CAR WHILE DRIVING ON 5-7-1999, ALL STUDS HAD BROKEN OFF BEARING AND WHEEL CAME OFF. THE PART WAS MADE BY FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION, AND PURCHASED THRU CARQUEST BY DAVISON AUTOMOTIVE WHO INSTALLED IT! I HAVE THE PART, BUT MECHANIC REQUESTS IT .DO I NEED TO KEEP IT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT? NO ONE SEEMS INTERESTED, THIS COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE! I SEEM TO BE THE ONLY ONE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY, BUT DONT KNOW WHO TO REPORT TO! PLEASE RESPOND, THANK YOU. *AK

• 04/28/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS VALVE BLOCK/PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL SERVELY WHEN BRAKING HARD. VEHICLE STILL BRAKES NORMALLY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS COMBINATION BECAUSE WHEN YOU NEED THE BRAKES MOST THEY CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

• 04/17/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOUR MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN COOLING FAN. DEALER CONTACTED. NLM PER INSPECTION, THEY FOUND THE HOT SPOT WAS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE FENDER AND THE TIRE HAD BEEN CONSUMED BY THE FIRE. ALSO THE FIRE WAS SO HOT THAT IT FUSED THE HOOD TO THE RADIATOR AND THE FIREMEN HAD TO USE SPECIAL INSTRUMENTS TO COMPLETELY DOUSE THE FLAMES. SCC