Cadillac Cimarron problems

Owners have filed 27 complaints about the Cadillac Cimarron with NHTSA across model years 1978 to 1988. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every Cadillac Cimarron year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

1 2 6 6 9 3

78 84 85 86 87 88

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Median miles	Most reported
1988	—	3	0	0	—	Electrical System
1987	—	9	0	0	—	Electrical System
1986	—	6	0	0	—	Steering
1985	—	6	1	0	—	Transmission & Drivetrain
1984	—	2	0	2	—	Electrical System
1978	—	1	0	0	—	Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Cadillac Cimarron

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 7 25.9%

Worst in 1987

Steering 3 11.1%

Worst in 1987

Engine & Cooling 2 7.4%

Worst in 1987

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 7.4%

Worst in 1987

Body & Structure 2 7.4%

Worst in 1986

Seat Belts 2 7.4%

Worst in 1987

Seats 2 7.4%

Worst in 1988

Equipment & Accessories 2 7.4%

Worst in 1987

Suspension 1 3.7%

Worst in 1985

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 3.7%

Worst in 1985

Lights 1 3.7%

Worst in 1985

Fuel & Propulsion 1 3.7%

Worst in 1986

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 3.7%

Worst in 1987

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Cadillac Cimarron, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 1995 peak 7 Apr 2014

Compare the Cadillac Cimarron

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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