12 of the 123 complaints about the 1993 Cadillac Deville are about the electrical system — 10% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 137,000 miles.
12
Complaints
2
Crashes
5
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS A DISABLED VIETNAM MILITARY VETERAN MY 1993 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANYPLACE WILL SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WITH NO WARNING. LOOKING FOR ANSWERS TO WHY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS
NHTSA complaint #11084037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN KEY IS IN THE IGNITION SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CONSUMER HAS TO TRY TURNING IGNITION 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE VEHICLE WILL START.
NHTSA complaint #10031896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES LIKE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES(CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF) AND UNABLE TO DISENGAGE BY APPLING BRAKES.DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE.LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE TURNING CORNER, CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE AND CROSS OVER CENTER LINE,SLIDING IN GRAVEL, STRIKING TREE ON OPPOSENT SIDE OF ROADWAY. THE TPS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE ECM AND IGNITION LOCK REPLACED ONCE.
NHTSA complaint #759300 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES LIKE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES(CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF) AND UNABLE TO DISENGAGE BY APPLING BRAKES.DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE.LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE TURNING CORNER, CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE AND CROSS OVER CENTER LINE,SLIDING IN GRAVEL, STRIKING TREE ON OPPOSENT SIDE OF ROADWAY. THE TPS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE ECM AND IGNITION LOCK REPLACED ONCE.
NHTSA complaint #759300 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. DEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLE.*AK IGNITION COIL FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM COMPUTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE MILIAGE ON ODOMETER HAD BEEN ALTERED BY THE SALESMAN.
NHTSA complaint #881355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE FIRE UNDER DASH WHILE PARKED. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #551619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
MY NAME IS ANNE AVIS. I AM REPORTING THIS DEFECT FOR AN ELDERLY FRIEND WHO PURCHASED THE CAR IN QUESTION. SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 8 TIMES. THE CAR WAS A DEMO WITH 6,444 SHE NOW HAS 16,000. SHE HAS TAKEN IT IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO MICHAEL CADILLAC AND EACH TIME THEY SEND HER HOME SAYING THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, YET SHE IS STILL GETTING STUCK. THE FIRST TIME SHE TOOK IT IN WAS 1 MONTH AFTER SHE BOUGHT IT. THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID OF COURSE. BUT IT WASN'T WHEN SHE TOOK IT IN FOR THE NUMEROUS REPAIRS IN THE PAST WITH NO SATISFACTION. PLEASE HELP HER!!!
NHTSA complaint #717189 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NO ENGINE LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE CAME ON TO WARREN CONSUMER OF ENGINE TROUBLE. SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE HOOD, AND WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT OUT AFTER LIFTING THE HOOD,THE ENGINE BURSTED INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT FIRE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED.
NHTSA complaint #829482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DIED . OWNER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE NOTICING SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. IN SECONDS THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.
NHTSA complaint #815676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN, STOPPED AT A REST STOP, CAME OUT FROM THE RESTROOM AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. CADILLAC DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH OIL IN THE ENGINE AND THIS STARTED THE FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #808147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES, SUDDENLY NOTICED SMOKE UNDER HOOD, THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
NHTSA complaint #985119 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN DOES WORK, HAVE REPLACED THE HORN ONCE. TT
NHTSA complaint #961945 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.