14 of the 281 complaints about the 1996 Cadillac Deville are about the lighting — 5% of everything reported for this model year.
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Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS OPERATE ERRATICALLY. SIGNAL SPEEDS UP WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. INVESTIGATION NO. PE98005.
NHTSA complaint #825045 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
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.
NHTSA complaint #832361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
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.
NHTSA complaint #831543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
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
NHTSA complaint #830344 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
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.
NHTSA complaint #830196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
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.
NHTSA complaint #830196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #830196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FAILED. QCAW
NHTSA complaint #539147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS PERFORM ERRATICALLY. (QCAW)
NHTSA complaint #538520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
VEHICLE EXPRIENCING PROBLEM WITH TURN SIGNAL RAPIDLY FLASHING. DEALER NOTIFIED
NHTSA complaint #827853 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
ERRATIC OPERATION OF TURN SIGNALS.
NHTSA complaint #538650 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
INTERMITTENTLY THE TURN SIGNALS OPERATE ERRATICALLY. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #825868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
LEFT TURN SIGNAL INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #602943 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TAIL LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #602959 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.