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1992 Cadillac Deville

Safety ratings

1992 Cadillac Deville 4-DR.

Not ratedOverall
Not ratedFrontal crash
Not ratedSide crash
Not ratedSide pole
Not ratedRollover
Frontal, driver: 5★Rollover risk: 0.0%
  • Lane departure warningNo
  • Forward collision warningNo
  • Electronic stability controlNo

Crash test videos & photos

No public crash-test footage is available for this vehicle.

Recalls (1)

  • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLYCampaign 94V199000 · 13/10/1994

    THE UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER HOSE CAN PULL OUT OF THE CRIMPED COUPLING AT THE TRANSAXLE END OF THE LINE ASSEMBLY.

    Risk: IN THE EVENT OF SEPARATION OF THE COUPLING, AN OIL LEAK CAN OCCUR WHICH, WHEN EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER LINE TO THE TRANSAXLE.

Owner complaints

137
Complaints
16
Crashes reported
13
Fires reported
17
Injuries
0
Deaths

Most-reported areas

  • FUEL SYSTEM28
  • GASOLINE28
  • SERVICE BRAKES25
  • HYDRAULIC24
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING20
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM14
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL11
  • AIR BAGS9
Read individual complaints (50 most recent)

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

  • 12/30/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THERE WAS A LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. CONSUMER HAD THE GAS TANK REPLACED. WHEN STOPPING AND TAKING OFF AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND JERK. ALSO, WHEN THE CONSUMER PUTS FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE ISN'TPICKING UP ANY SPEED. *AK

  • 12/11/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR , CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. GM CONTACTED, BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK *ML

  • 12/10/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    VEHICLE STALLS/ALL FUEL GOES TO ONE SIDE OF TANK. ALSO, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES FAILED. *AK FUEL TANK WAS REMOVED WITH NO APPARENT VISABLE PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE IN A TURN. *YH

  • 12/06/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

    CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

  • 12/04/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED FOR LEAKS, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING, WHICH WAS REPLACED, MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS RELACED AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS D BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, CONSUMER TRADED THE VEHICLE.*SLC

  • 12/04/2000· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

    FRONTAL COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30MPH. THROTTLE WENT WIDE OPEN AFTER INITIAL IMPACT,CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY HIT TREE. ALSO, NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

  • 12/04/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, REPLACE ABS MODULE, SOLVING PROBLEM FOR 5 MONTHS, LIGHTS BACK ON AGAIN. TT

  • 12/02/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE BAFFLE IN FUEL TANK IS BROKE, CAUSING THE GASOLINE TO SWISH AROUND IN THE TANK, RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT STALLING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

  • 12/01/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

    I COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER DRIVER WHO RAN A STOP SIGN....AT IMPACT MY CAR WENT FULL THROTTLE AND I LOST CONTROL WENT INTO FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENCE HIT THE BRICK FRONT PORCH OF RESIDENCE..BOUNCED OFF PORCH THEN HIT 18" DIAMETER TREE WITH RIGHT CENTER FRONT OF CAR WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

  • 11/27/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    BATTERY TERMINAL CORRODED AND FELL OFF. TT

  • 11/25/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING POWER.

  • 11/13/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    REAR BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDERS FAILED TWICE RESULTING IN LEAKING.

  • 11/13/1996· SUSPENSION

    WHEEL HUB BEARING BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.

  • 11/07/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    CONSUMER NOTICED OIL ON THE GROUND WHEN VEHICLE WAS MOVED. THE OIL LEAK IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *AK

  • 11/05/1996· POWER TRAINFire

    TRANSMISSION FLUID EXPULSION, CAUSING FIRE.

  • 11/04/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    WATER PUMP FAILURES SINCE PURCHASE--WATER PUMP REPLACED SIX TIMES

  • 11/02/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

  • 11/01/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

    CONSUMER STATED THAT BY BEING SLIGHTLY DEAF, HE IS NOT ABLE TO HEAR WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS LEFT ON. CONSUMER REQUESTS A SUPPLEMENTAL FIX OF A LOUDER TURN SIGNAL SOUND THAT WILL ALERT CONSUMER WHEN THE SIGNAL HAS BEEN LEFT ON. *MR *JG *NLM

  • 10/27/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD CUT COMPLETELY OFF. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE GAS TANK AND FUEL PUMP. *AK

  • 10/27/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    FUEL PUMP/FUEL FILTER/FUEL STRAINER,AND THE FUEL TANK FAILED DUE TO PLASTIC LINING INSIDE GAS TANK ETERIORATING/CRACKING, CAUSING PIECES OF LINING TO BLOC FUEL PUMP, RESULTING IN STALLING.

  • 10/27/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE PULLEY CONECTED TO THE WATER PUMP BROKE AND CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE. CONSUMER HAS HAD WATER PUMP REPLACED 16 MONTHS AGO BEFORE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

  • 10/26/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    ABS VALVE BLOCK WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON AND ABS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

  • 10/21/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

    ENGINE, HAVE HAD THE HEAD GASKET FAIL AT 71,000 MILES, HAD ENGINE REBUILT, NOW AT 92,000 MILES HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED AGAIN, HAD MECHANIC REPLACE IT, HOWEVER THE BOLT HOLE IN THE ALUMINUM BLOCK HAS HAD THE THREADS STRIP OUT AT ONLY 40 LBS. OF TORQUE AND DEALER CAN OFFER NO POSSIBLE REPAIR ADVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, HAVING A NEW ENGINE PUT IN VEHICLE AT THIS TIME, ALSO CLEAR COAT FINISH ON UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF FRONT FENDER HAS COME OFF CAUSING THE DARK BLUE FINISH TO BECOME WHITE. CAR ALSO DIES RANDOMLY WHEN PULLING UP TO STOP LIGHTS OR SLOWING DOWN. ALSO HAVING ALL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE OF TWO MOUNTS. EXPECT MORE FROM CADILLAC THAN THIS TYPE OF LOW QUALITY. *LA

  • 10/20/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

    CONSUMER WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, HEARD NOISE LIKE A BUMP COMING UNDER HOOD. IN ORDER NOT TO KEEP IT GOING FASTER HAD TO LEAVE PRESSURE ON BRAKE TO FLOOR. TURNED OFF CAR , TURNED ON VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING , RETRIED ABOUT 5 TIMES. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ON HER WAY HOME, VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION PROBLEM STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. *SLC

  • 10/18/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

    AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY; VEHICLE REARENDED TRUCK CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO AND TOTALLING WHOLE FRONTEND. TT

  • 10/17/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    DESIGN OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FLAWED, WHEN INSTALLING NEW BATTERY THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT NOTICE, THE COMPUTER UNIT NEEDS TO BE RESET AFTER INSTALLATION, INSTRUCTION MANUAL DOES NOT MENTION RESETTING OF COMPUTER.

  • 10/16/1996· POWER TRAINFire

    TRANSMISSION FLUID EXPULSION FIRE.

  • 10/12/1998· STRUCTURE

    CLEAR CUT PAINT IS PEELING, AND THERE ARE SOME BUBBLES IN THE PAINT.

  • 10/11/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

    CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER BROKEN SHOULDER THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DELPOY . TT

  • 10/08/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

    CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES FROM IMPACTING THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

  • 10/08/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE PRESSURE MODULE VALUE ASSEMBLY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

  • 10/02/1999· STRUCTURE

    NO SUMMARY

  • 09/30/1999· AIR BAGS

    WHENEVER STARTING THE VEHICLE UP AND WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. *AK

  • 09/27/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

    UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 25MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. TT

  • 09/27/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 25MPH, SUDDENLY BRAKE ACTION BECAME INEFFECTIVE TO SLOW OR STOP VEHICLE, WHEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, ALLOWING TO REAR END, NO WARNING.

  • 09/27/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    BRAKES PULSATING, SERVICED 3 TIMES, PROBLEM CONTINUES. *SD

  • 09/23/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

    MUST USE BRAKE WHEN NEEDING TO TRAVEL AT LESS THAN 30 MPH. IDLES AT 35-40MPH. MUST RIDE THE BRAKE. PARKING IN GARAGE IS DANGEROUS DUE TO HIGH IDLE SPEED. NOT A CONSTANT CONDITION.

  • 09/22/1999· SEATS

    WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 20MPH DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, AND IT ROCKED TO THE BACK.CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK

  • 09/20/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    INTERMITTENTLY WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATIONAS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

  • 09/20/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION (AT ANY SPEED) RESULTS IN IGNITION CUT-OFF AND THE CAR STOPS RUNNING. BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION SHUTS OFF THE IGNITION AND INTERRUPTS ALL ELECTRIC POWER IN THE CAR. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY.

  • 09/19/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED INSIDE THE GAS TANK AND WHEN THE FUEL IS BELOW 5 GALLONS, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, LOSING ALL POWER, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A COLLISION TO OCCUR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

  • 09/17/1999· SEAT BELTS

    THE DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE WAS STUCK AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO UNBUCKLE THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT. DRIVER HAD TO CUT THE SEATBELT IN ORDER TO GET OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

  • 09/16/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

    CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING HER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

  • 09/15/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

    RIGHT FRONT PARKING LIGHT SOCKET AND LAMP FAILED. NLM

  • 09/15/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    NOISY FUEL INJECTORS. *AK

  • 09/13/1999· SEAT BELTS

    WHILE DRIVING AROUND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED. HAD TO GET IT CUT OFF. SOMETHING BROKE OFF INSIDE THE LOCKING MECHANISM. *AK

  • 09/11/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

    AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. TT

  • 09/08/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A GAS TANK PROBLEM. WHEN THE GAS TANK WENT DOWN TO 5 OR 6 GALLONS WHILE TURNING A CORNER GAS WOULD NOT CONTINUE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. ALTHOUGH THIS DEFECT OCCURRED WHEN ON THE STRAIGHT AWAY IT WAS MORE OBVIOUS WHEN TURNING THE CORNER. CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS QUESTIONING THE CONSUMER ABOUT THE INFORMATION HE RECEIVED CONCERNING THE GAS TANK REPLACEMENT. *AK

  • 09/08/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

  • 09/08/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

    FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED INSIDE THE GAS TANK, AND WHEN THE FUEL IS BELOW 5 GALLONS THE VEHICLE WILL STALL/LOSING ALL POWER, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A COLLISION TO OCCUR. *AK