41 of the
310 complaints about the 1998 Cadillac Deville are about the
braking system — 13% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
25,000 miles.
MY 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE NEEDS A VITAL PART TO IT'S ABS/TRACTION CONTROL FUNCTION. HOWEVER, GM HAS DISCONTINUED MAKING THE PART, (#19244918)WITH NO AVAILABLE SUBSTITUTE. THEREFORE, LEAVING MY CAR WITH NO ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION NO LONGER ENGAGES 1ST GEAR. (A SUPPOSED SAFTEY MEASURE)WHICH IN MOST CASES, ONLY PUTS MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AT RISK. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW OR IF, GM CAN LEGALLY PUT PROFITS BEFORE SAFETY.
NHTSA complaint #11073152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 4 milesTroy, MI
SERVICE BRAKES
TAKATA RECALL. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON A FEW DAYS AGO. ALSO, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND NEEDED NEW WATER PUMP SEVERAL YEARS AGO. KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. SMOKE WAS COMING UP FROM FRONT AND TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. HAD TO REPLACE FALL 2016 HORN DID NOT WORK, HAD TO REPLACE PART INSIDE STEERING WHEEL. JAN 2017
NHTSA complaint #10967955 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 157,000 milesUniversity Park, IL
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S OIL AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKED CAUSING THE INTAKE AND OUTTAKE OF THE ENGINE TO RUST, IN TURN CAUSING THE PIPE TO BUST AND THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. UPDATED 12.8/2006 - 4.6 LITER NORTHSTAR ENGINE. THE L/F WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE. THE BRAKES PULSATED. THE SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE HEADLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #10172586 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 25,000 milesNorth Bloomfield, OH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DEALER HAS REPLACED AND TURNED BRAKE ROTORS NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE REPLACED ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND PADS WITH ALL NEW PARTS ALSO AND BRAKES ON FRONT DO NOT RELEASE COMPLETELY ALL THE TIME AND KEEP WARPING ROTORS AND WEARING OUT BRAKE PADS THIS HAS BEEN DONE MANY TIMES SINCE BEING BOUGHT IN 2000. TIRE RIMS ALSO LEAK AIR AND TIRES KEEP GOING LOW THIS WAS SERVICED BY DEALER AND MYSELF NOT CURE HAS BEEN FOUND YET.
NHTSA complaint #10151806 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
North Bloomfield, OHCrash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED 4 TIMES SINCE NEW KEEP GETTING OUT OF ROUND AND NOW NEED REPLACED DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL MAINTENCE NOW BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AT TIMES WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK TRANSMISSION HESITATES GOING INTO GEAR WHEN COLD WATER LEAK THAT CANNOT BE FOUND USES AT LEAST 1 GALLON PER WEEK OR MORE WHEELS KEEP LOSING AIR CAUSING TIRES TO GO FLAT NO LEAKS IN TIRES RETURNED TO DEALER MANY TIMES FOR REPAIR AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON -RETURNED TO DEALER AND NOT FIXED
NHTSA complaint #10114782 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 10,000 milesMchenry, IL
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THIS DEALER REPAIR SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE AUG. 2002 AND THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE FAILURES AND EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE KEEP RECURRING. *JB ANNTENA STUCK UP. POWER ANTENNA ASSEMBLY REPLACED. OIL LEVEL LOW AND OIL LIGHT IS ON. THERE WAS NO READING ON THE DIPSTICK. HAD TO ADD TWO QUARTS OF OIL AFTER DRIVING 1500 MILES. OIL LIFE INDICATOR WAS RESET. PISTON, ROD AND OIL RINGS REPLACED. DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF WITH BULB BURNT OUT. HEADLAMP HOUSING ASSEMBLY REPLACED. CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START. BATTERY REPLACED. CATALYTIC CONVERTER RATTLING. DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT/SWITCH INOPERATIVE. WHILE GIVING GAS HESITATES; STRUGGLES UP A HILL. SPARK PLUG WIRE REPLACED. NOTIFICATION BY POSTCARD. ORDERED PARTS. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WON'T GO UP. REPLACED LEFT DOOR WINDOW SWITCH. SES LIGHT ON. EXHAUST RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR) REPLACED. TRANSMISSION MAKES A GRINDING NOISE ON FAST ACCELERATION. DEALER FOUND THE EXHAUST PIPE AT THE REAR OF THE CONVERTER SHIFTING A CROSS BRACE WHEN ACCELERATING. REARVIEW MIRROR BROKE OFF BASE.
NHTSA complaint #10108720 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Arlington, TX
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ROTORS WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE DRIVER MAKING QUICK STOPS FROM HIGH SPEEDS OR RIDING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, CONSUMER STATES NEITHER OF THESE THINGS HAVE OCCURRED AND FEELS THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OR ABS, AFTER REPAIRS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD AN EXTREME HEAT BUILD UP WHICH CONSUMER COULD FEEL, THE HEAT FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL IS HOT, BUT NOTHING TO COMPARE WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL, THE REAR WHEELS ARE ONLY WARM. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #563539 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Arlington, TX
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ROTORS WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE DRIVER MAKING QUICK STOPS FROM HIGH SPEEDS OR RIDING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, CONSUMER STATES NEITHER OF THESE THINGS HAVE OCCURRED AND FEELS THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OR ABS, AFTER REPAIRS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD AN EXTREME HEAT BUILD UP WHICH CONSUMER COULD FEEL, THE HEAT FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL IS HOT, BUT NOTHING TO COMPARE WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL, THE REAR WHEELS ARE ONLY WARM. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #563539 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fish Kill, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED NOTICED A GRINDING AND RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE 11 TIMES FOR ABS PROBLEMS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIIP FOR REPAIRS ABOUT TWO WEEKS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #894601 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Racine, WI
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE TURNED A YEAR AGO, THEY WERE WARPED. AT THIS TIME VEHICLE IS SHAKING AND VIBRATING AGAIN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME.
NHTSA complaint #893722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ashtabula, OH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY THE DEALER SINCE NEW ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED 3 TIMES NOW FOR BEING WARPED MFGR & DEALER REFUSE TO REPLACE THEM STATING THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT I CAN BUY THEM AFTERMARKET THAT ARE GARUNTEED NOT TO DO THIS MFGR ALSO SAYS NEEDING TURNED 3 TIMES IS NORMAL IN 40,000 MILES I AM CONCERNED THAT NOW THE ROTORS ARE TO THIN AND WILL WARP MORE EVEN AND MAY POSSIBLY FALL APART THESE ROTORS ARE OVER 200.00 EACH THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR I HAVE WORKED ON CARS FOR 40 YRS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A SET THAT NEEDED TURNED THIS OFTEN AND KNOW TURNING THEM THIS MANY TIMES MAKES THEM UNSAFE.
NHTSA complaint #748866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ashtabula, OH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #748504 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Horse Heads, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EVERY 6-8 THOUSAND MILES VEHICLE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #890392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Horse Heads, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EVERY 6-8 THOUSAND MILES VEHICLE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #890392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Holbrook, NYCrash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO IT CHAFING AGAINST THE FRAME, THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR VERIFIED THAT THE STEEL BRAIDED BRAKE LINES WERE RUBBING ON THE FRAME AND WORE THROUGH CAUSING BREAKE FLUID LOSS, THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #889566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Middletown, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ON 11/08/99 TEST DROVE CAR, COMPLAINED OF BRAKE PROBLEM, JERKING OF VEHICLE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. DEALERSHIP REPL FRT PADS & CUT ROTORS ON 11/8/99. PURCHASED CAR ON 11/26/99, I COMPLAINED THE SAME DAY I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THAT THE BRAKES WERE STILL PULSATING WHEN APPLIED. ON 11/29/99 DEALERSHIP REFACED REAR ROTORS, SAID THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND. ON 5/23/01 I HAD THE REAR LEFT ROTOR REPLACED AND THE OTHER THREE REFACED.
NHTSA complaint #745946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbia, MO
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS IN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ARE WARPING. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY WERE NOT OF THE OPINION THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED BAD ENOUGH FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #886671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbia, MO
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT ROTORS IN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ARE WARPING. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY WERE NOT OF THE OPINION THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED BAD ENOUGH FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #886671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chicago, IL
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
STABALIZER LIGHT COMES ON AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ERRATIC PERFORMANCE OF BRAKES , IT ALSO EFFECTS WHOLE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #884117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Overland Park, KS
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WAS NORMAL, BUT BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND/THERE WAS A HUMMING SOUND WHEN PEDAL WAS PRESSED. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #877389 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Marcus, TX
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING PROBLEM VEHICLE PULLING TO RIGHT,AND BRAKES GRABBING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #875846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Recine, WI
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATES DUE TO ROTORS WHICH WERE WARPED. THIS MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAD TO REROUND THE ROTORS. *AK THE DEALER SAYS THE ROTORS WARPED DUE TO " RIDING THE BRAKES".
NHTSA complaint #872613 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Beachwood, OH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND TURNED FRONT ROTORS, AND REPLACED THE PADS. *AK THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKES WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURE DESIGN FLAW. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOW REPLACING ASBESTOS PADS WITH METAL.
NHTSA complaint #872535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Beachwood, OH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND TURNED FRONT ROTORS, AND REPLACED THE PADS. *AK THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKES WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURE DESIGN FLAW. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOW REPLACING ASBESTOS PADS WITH METAL.
NHTSA complaint #872535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Manchester, CT
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE DISCS HAVE WARPED AND BEEN GROUND TWICE IN 27K MILES FOR BRAKING VIBRATION. CONDITION GETTING WORSE. DEALERS SAY THIS CAN BE NORMAL.
NHTSA complaint #724982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Youngstown, OH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
A VERY SEVER VIBRATION OCCURES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS TURNE ROTORS 3 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS AFTER 4-5 MONTHS. IT HAS NOW GOTTEN TO THE POINT I AM CONCERNED THE BRAKES WILL TOTALLY FAIL.
NHTSA complaint #722886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lyles, TN
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRVING VEHICLE WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, THE DASH COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ROTORS NEED REPLACING. *AK
NHTSA complaint #858775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lumberton, NC
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE'S ARE GOING HALFWAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE PEDAL IS HARD. CONSUMER HAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE .
NHTSA complaint #847040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LA Mirada, CA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WORN OUT. YH
NHTSA complaint #606719 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Walkerton, IN
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MJS
NHTSA complaint #545885 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.