1996 Cadillac Deville

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

• 12/31/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  ONE DAY I COULD SMELL GAS FAIRLY STRONG, AND THEN I STOPPED AT A FRIENDS SHOP, OPENED THE HOOD AND YOU COULD SEE GAS SPURTING OUT. AS I WAS LOOKING UP THIS PART AND THEN SPOKE WITH SOMEONE THAT INFORMED ME THAT YES THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE FUEL RAIL AND THAT IT WAS CLOSED. OF COURSE I HAD TO PARK IT TO KEEP IT FROM CATCHING ON FIRE.. IT'S A 1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE AND IT'S IN MINT CONDITION. I AM ASKING FOR SOME HELP IN GETTING THIS REPAIRED/REPLACED.

• 12/30/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  LTR REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIR FOR RECALLED FUEL PUMP ON THEIR 1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE. *BF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V110000. THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE DEPT FOUND THE FUEL PUMP FUSE BLOWN. *TC *JB

• 12/29/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE PLACING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BY THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

• 12/28/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING, THE RPM RACED TO 50-60 MPH. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

• 12/27/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE CONSUMER CAN STRONGLY SMELL CHEMICAL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 12/19/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND EACH TIME THE DEALER STATED THEY RAN OUT OF PARTS. THE CONTACT HAD SCHEDULED REPAIR APPOINTMENTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

• 12/19/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL BROKE AND FUEL SPILL ONTO THE ENGINE. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAK FUEL AND A FIRE. TS FUEL RAIL AND REGULATOR REPLACED. *TT

• 12/18/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WENT BLANK WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF GAUGE FUNCTION AND ALL TELL-TALE INDICATORS EXCEPT FOR ABS, SIR, PARK BRAKE AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON. CHECKED FUSES AND LET THE VEHICLE SIT. STARTED VEHICLE FOLLOWING DAY TO CHECK, INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WORKED. DRIVING VEHICLE FOLLOWING DAY, INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WORKING, CLUSTER WENT BLANK AFTER DRIVING FOR 15 MINUTES. PARKED VEHICLE, CHECKED 1 HOUR LATER, CLUSTER BLANK, THEN FADED IN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 2 MORE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND IS STARTLING WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN RESEARCHING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS I OBSERVED A RECALL FOR THE 1996 SEVILLE, NOT THE DEVILLE, BUT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# IS 95V224000 FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD# 101. *TR

• 12/18/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE DRIVING AT 5-10 MPH VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND VARIOUS OTHER COMPONENTS. CONSUMER NOTED THAT ENGINE WAS STILL ON. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER; DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 12/16/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

  TURN SIGNAL WOULD GO VERY FAST INSTEAD OF STEADY. WHEN ITS TURNED OFF & TURNED BACK, WOULD WORK AT NORMAL SLOW PACE. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. ALSO, TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON DO NOT COME OUT TO RELEASE TRUNK.*AK

• 12/15/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN IS DIFFICULT TO BLOW. HAS TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD AND GRAB IN ORDER FOR HORN TO BLOW AT ONE PARTICULAR STOP ON PAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED HORN PAD . THIS DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING, CANNOT ATTRACT ATTENTION OF OTHE VEHICLE . THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 12/14/1998· SUSPENSION

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH & HIT BUMP IN ROAD, VEHICLE'S REAR END WOULD FISH TAIL. WAS INFORMED THAT SUSPENSION WAS THE CAUSE.

• 12/13/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE, EQUIPPED WITH AN AIRBAG. TT

• 12/10/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE VIBRATES AND STALLS WHILE IDLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ENGINE HAS STARTED ITSELF ON ONE INCIDENT AND MOVES BACKWARDS WHEN ENGINE IS OFF, UNABLE TO DETERMINE FAILURE.

• 12/09/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT 10 MPH AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. *AK

• 12/06/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FRONT WHEELS PASSED THROUGH A PUDDLE AND WATER SPLASHED INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE TURN COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE EFFECT WAS MOMENTARY BUT SCARED ME QUITE A BIT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON DIFFERENT RAINY DAYS WITH THE CAR. *TR

• 12/05/1995· TIRES

  MICHELIN TIRES FAILED. *SD

• 12/01/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST WAS NOT HONEST IN ANY WAY. *BF THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE STALLS AT 75 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT A REIMBURSMENT IS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL RAIL WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V110000. *TC *JB

• 12/01/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE PROBLEM WAS FAULTY WIRING CAUSED BY ACID LEAKING ONTO THE AUTO CABLES ETC. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM CAUSED BY THESE DEFECTIVE BATTERIES, BUT CADILLAC REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS, STATING ONLY THAT MY WARRANTY RAN OUT! THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE BATTERY! *AK

• 12/01/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL IS ERRATIC, TURN SIGNAL IS VERY RAPID WHEN HELD. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNAL (EIHER RIGHT OR LEFT) OR WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS FULLY ENGAGED, SIGNALS EXHIBIT A RAPID CLICK CONDITION. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. *TT

• 11/28/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE A GASOLINE ODOR ENTERED THE PASSENGER CABIN. ALSO, THE VEHICLE'S START TIME INCREASED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTION RAIL SYSTEM. *AK *MR

• 11/25/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ANY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MORE THAN 2 HOURS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS, AND CAUSES THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, AND HE IS UNABLE TO REPAIR TO OUR SATISFACTION. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY, MANY TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. *TR

• 11/25/1996· STEERING

  POWER STEERING BELT REPLACED DUE TO STEERING LOCKING UP ON RIGHT TURNS HEAVY RAIN STORMS.

• 11/19/1996· STEERING

  POWER STEERING FAILED 3 TIMES.

• 11/17/1997· STEERING

  WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP,COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER FIXED BELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

• 11/15/2000· TIRES

  ON LEFT FRONT WHEEL THERE IS A HAIR LINE CRACK WHERE TIRE MEETS THE RIM, ALL THE WAY TO AXLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

• 11/13/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM SEVERAL PLACES. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY PUT IN GASKETS, BUT IT'S STILL LEAKING OIL.*AK

• 11/13/1998· STEERING

  STEERING FROZE AT 20MPH AFTER LEAVING STOP SIGN. NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT MOVABLE. VEHICLE KEPT MOVING. APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. AT DEALER'S INFORMED FAULT WITH STEERING BELT & HOUSING WHEN IT'S WET. *AK *ML

• 11/09/1999· STEERING

  WHEN DRIVING UNDER WET CONDITIONS AND WATER GETS TO THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. AND SAID THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SHIELD. *AK

• 11/08/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) YET THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PLASTIC TUBING CONNECTED TO THE STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAIL FAILED, CAUSING FUEL TO SPRAY INTO THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TUBING WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

• 11/08/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CADILLAC DEVILLE 1996, FILLER AND VAPOR RETURN FUEL LINES RUSTED THROUGH. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL, WHICH DEALT WITH CRACKS IN THE INJECTION FUEL LINES. *JB

• 11/06/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PE98005; TURN SIGNALS WILL BE ACTIVATED BUT WON'T ILLUMINATE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED THE BULB. A YEAR LATER, THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK *NLM

• 11/05/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE VEHICLE'S PLASTIC FUEL LINE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED PAYMENT OF THE REPAIRS BY CADILLAC BECAUSE HE DID NOT SHOW THE REQUIRED CREDIT CARD RECEIPT. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V110000 *TC *JB

• 11/05/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ENGINE EXPLODED AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

• 11/05/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE TURN LIGHTS WORK ERRATICALLY ,THE DASH SIGNAL LIGHTS BLINK FAST WHILE THE LIGHT ON THE OUTSIDE DO NOT BLINK. SOMETIMES IT BLINKS FAST AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T BLINK AT ALL. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/04/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THERE WAS A GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT FUEL RAIL WAS SPRAYING GAS ONTO THE FUEL LINE. *AK THE FUEL LINE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. *SCC *JB

• 11/04/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, LOSS OF ALL POWER INCLUDING BRAKES AND STEERING OCCURRED. *JG

• 11/04/1997· EQUIPMENT

  CLOCK FAILED.

• 10/31/1997· STEERING

  WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IN WET WETHER THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND THE WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING WHEN VEHICLE GOES AROUND THE CORNER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT DRIVER SAYS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

• 10/28/2005· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES DID NOT HOLD AIR PROPERLY, AND THERE WERE SMALL CRACKS AROUND THE OUTER SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES. ALSO, THERE HAS BEEN UNEVEN WEAR PATTERN ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THIS WAS A PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. THE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THE TIRES PROPERLY. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE UNEVEN WEAR WAS DUE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. AT THIS TIME, NO CORRECTIONS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/28/2000· EQUIPMENT

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/27/2003· STEERING

  ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. *AK

• 10/27/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST SENSOR FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· STEERING

  POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS TANK STRUCTURE NOT DESIGNED EFFICIENTLY ,RESULTING IN TANK FALLING APART FROM ROAD DEBRIS WHICH PUNCTURED TANK.

• 10/25/1999· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER, LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST BY BELT SLIPPING WHEN WET. DEALER CLAIMED THIS WAS MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND REPLACED WHAT HE SAID WAS A "WORN OUT BELT".

• 10/25/1996· STEERING

  WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITION THE POWER STEERING BELT GETS WET, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *AK

• 10/24/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING. *AK

• 10/24/2000· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IN HEAVY RAIN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD MOMENTARILY SHUTDOWN, INCLUDING POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS NOT MADE ANY REPAIRS UNTIL THE 6TH TIME WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN. DEALER HAD RECOGNIZED A SERVICE BULLENTIN ISSUED, AND CHARGED CONSUMER $80 FOR REPAIRS FOR NON CLIP ON SERPENTINE BELT. *AK THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. *YH