Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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B
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F
ungraded
What breaks on a 1990 Cadillac Brougham
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Seat Belts
325.0%
2 crashes, 0 fires
Brakes
325.0%
2 crashes, 0 fires
Seats
216.7%
0 crashes, 1 fires
Tires
18.3%
Lights
18.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
18.3%
Engine & Cooling
18.3%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Mar 1995peak 2Dec 1998
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Wichita, KSCrash1 injured
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION NOTED HESITATION BEFORE COMPUTER ENGAGES CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLOAT. TT UPON IMPACT THE SHOULDER STRAPS SNAPPED CAUSING CONUSMER TO SUFFER INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #976506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wichita, KSCrash1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION NOTED HESITATION BEFORE COMPUTER ENGAGES CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLOAT. TT UPON IMPACT THE SHOULDER STRAPS SNAPPED CAUSING CONUSMER TO SUFFER INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #976506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bergen, NYCrash2 injured
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS: BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, HIT GUARDRAIL DURING RAINY WEATHER. TT
NHTSA complaint #974256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rome, GAFire
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE, POWER SEAT SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE ON TWO OCCASSIONS. TT *SLC
NHTSA complaint #973654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Orlando, FLCrash1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK WHEN CUSTOMER WAS IN ACCIDENT. TT
NHTSA complaint #970828 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Simpsonvillle, SC
TIRES
INNER RIM WHICH IS BOLTED ONTO THE VEHICLE HAS SEPARATED FROM THE OUTER RIM WHICH IS MOUNTED TO THE TIRE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #832894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Seward, PA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #540040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Erie, PA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE.
NHTSA complaint #603328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hanover Park, IL
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WAS BURNING OIL EVERY 200 MILES, TOOK INTO DEALER WHO SAID ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #808331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hawthorne, NJ
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOES HAVE MALFUNCTION, CANNOT HOLD VEHICLE IN PLACE. TT
NHTSA complaint #977727 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wichita, KSCrash1 injured
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION NOTED HESITATION BEFORE COMPUTER ENGAGES CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLOAT. TT UPON IMPACT THE SHOULDER STRAPS SNAPPED CAUSING CONUSMER TO SUFFER INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #976506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wichita, KSCrash1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION NOTED HESITATION BEFORE COMPUTER ENGAGES CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLOAT. TT UPON IMPACT THE SHOULDER STRAPS SNAPPED CAUSING CONUSMER TO SUFFER INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #976506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bergen, NYCrash2 injured
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS: BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, HIT GUARDRAIL DURING RAINY WEATHER. TT
NHTSA complaint #974256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rome, GAFire
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE, POWER SEAT SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE ON TWO OCCASSIONS. TT *SLC
NHTSA complaint #973654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Orlando, FLCrash1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK WHEN CUSTOMER WAS IN ACCIDENT. TT
NHTSA complaint #970828 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LOS Altos, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
BOTH SHOLDRER/LAP BELTS ARE FASTENED TO SAME TONGUE; ONE CAN GET INTO/OUT OF VEHICLE WHEN DOOR IS OPEN/OPENED, IN AN ACCIDENT, ONE COULD BE EJECTEDFROM CAR. *A
NHTSA complaint #962037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LOS Altos, CA
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT NOT HIGH ENOUGH. TT
NHTSA complaint #962037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.