45 of the 281 complaints about the 1996 Cadillac Deville are about the steering — 16% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 100,000 miles.
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Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CAR LOSES POWER COMPLETELY AND CUTS OFF. THERE IS NO ELECTRIC OR ENGINE AVAILABLE AND THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO PROCEED IN TRAFFIC. THIS FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS AT LOW RATES (20-35MPH) OF SPEED BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING CORNERS. POWER STEERING IS DIMINISHED DUE TO POWER FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10215524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
1996 CADILLAC CONCOURS DEVILLE. 1. EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: POWER STEERING FAILS DURING RAIN EVENTS. 2. FAILURE & CONSEQUENCES: UNABLE TO SAFELY STEER VEHICLE. 3. BELT TENSIONER REPLACED; DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10186276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN.
NHTSA complaint #10044820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN.
NHTSA complaint #10044820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
WHENEVER THE VEHICLE GOES THROUGH EVEN TO A MODERATE WATER PUDDLE THE POWER STEERING IS SUBJECT TO TEMPORARY FAILING AND THE DRAG ON THE WHEEL IS CONSIDERABLE. VERY HARD TO STEER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. NUMBER OF FAILURES IS MANY BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TOGETHER AND REPORT THE MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #10043280 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DIDN'T HOLD. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM HOOD. UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE, STEERING LOCKED UP. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND WAS TOTALLED.
NHTSA complaint #8010829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
VEHICLE IS GOING 45-55MPH IT STARTS TO DECELERATE. STEERING GETS STIFF. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON, AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE BEGINS TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PROBLEM HAS DUPLICATED ITSELF MANY TIMES, BUT DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM TO FIND A SOLUTION. ONCE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED THERE IS NO PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #8003538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
METAL CASTING ON IDLER IS BROKEN AND DOES NOT REMAIN POSITIONED ON MAIN DRIVE BELT, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE CASTING WHERE THE BOLT WAS ATTACHED CRACKED, AND THE BOLT PULLED OFF FROM THE BLOCK, AMKING THE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE.*SLC
NHTSA complaint #8002776 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE DURING RAINY WEATHER THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE MAKING TURNS, VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT A SPLASH SHIELD TO DEFLECT WATER FROM THE SERPENTINE BELT. NLM
NHTSA complaint #554470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. CONSUMER HAS COME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING A COLLISION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED STEERING BELT. NEXT TIME, DEALER PUT ON A SPLASH PAN. HOWEVER, CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #865668 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. CONSUMER HAS COME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING A COLLISION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED STEERING BELT. NEXT TIME, DEALER PUT ON A SPLASH PAN. HOWEVER, CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #865668 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE GOING OVER SMALL PUDDLES OF WATER STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK, NOT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 70MPH. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #860263 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD IN RAIN, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, AND STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T RESPOND. KEPT PULLING AND IT FINALLY TURNED. CONTACTED DEALER . DEALER SAID THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE SERPENTINE BELT THAT BECAME WET FROM THE RAIN.
NHTSA complaint #859105 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE RIGHT HAND TURN, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, STEERING WHEEL FINALLY TURNED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE THAT DAY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THE SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET, IT WILL SLIP. GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE ISSUED A BULLETIN.
NHTSA complaint #859106 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND OTHER PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #858107 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LOST POWER STEERING TWICE, BELT SLIPS OFF IN WET WEATHER. YH
NHTSA complaint #550480 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
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.
NHTSA complaint #852703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
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".
NHTSA complaint #713808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STEERING AND BRAKES LOCK, USUALLY ON A CURVE, ALWAYS ON WET ROAD. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER DRIVERS IN THIS VEHICLE. QUESTIONS TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OFFER NO ENLIGHTENMENT OR SATISFACTION; THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
NHTSA complaint #711641 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THIS AUTOMOBILE LOSES POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN TURNING AND WATER IS SPLASHED UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR.STEERING FAILURE HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS IN TURNS WHEN YOU NEED POWER ASSIST MOST. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER SINCE I FEEL IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND NOT A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #707875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING CANCEL CAM/SPRING AND BEARING CAP REPLACED DUE TO NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY.
NHTSA complaint #529953 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
UPON TURNING FRONT WHEEL THREW WATER ON THE POWER STEERING BELT CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION. THE BELT IS BEING REPLACED UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER ONLY IN WET STATES, FLORIDA NOT INCLUDED.
NHTSA complaint #530979 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TURNED THE CORNER AND THE STEERING FAILED. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE HE HAD TURNED THE CORNER, AND ALL POWER STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM, AND THEY DID NOT NOTIFY HIM OF IT.
NHTSA complaint #820232 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #605290 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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
NHTSA complaint #830767 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED ON TWO OCCASSIONS.
NHTSA complaint #536314 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN OR SOON AFTER IT RAINS, THE POWER STEERING PUMP DRIVE BECOMES WET AND SLIPS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING AND NEAR CRASHES ON THREE OCCASIONS.
NHTSA complaint #538781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING DRIVE BELT FAILED WHEN WATER ENTERED UNIT.
NHTSA complaint #530839 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP,COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER FIXED BELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #819115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
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.
NHTSA complaint #816950 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.