11 of the
237 complaints about the 2002 Cadillac Deville are about the
tires — 5% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
25,943 miles.
A
11
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Tires
545.5%
Tread/Belt
218.2%
Sidewall
218.2%
Pressure Monitoring AND Regulating Systems
218.2%
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
at 58,000 milesPittsburgh, PA
TIRES
ONE OF MY VOGUE RADIAL TUBLESS TIRES RECENTLY DEVELOPED A 5" BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE IS A P225 60R16 97S CUSTOM BUILT RADIAL 1X+. HAD THIS BULGE NOT BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY A PASSERBY THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY A BLOW-OUT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THESE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 70,000 MILES AND I HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES OF USE. REPLACEMENT COST PER TIRE IS $224 PLUS TAX. PICTURE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. UPDATED 09/16-10 *BF UPDATED 09/20/10 UPDATED 12/03/10
NHTSA complaint #10354655 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 61,000 milesSouth Bend, IN
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TIRE MONITOR REPORTING ERRONEOUS & INACCURATE READINGS. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO ROTATE TIRES. DROVE HOME ON THE WAY TIRE MONITOR FLASHES "SERVICE TIRE MONITOR". CHECKED WITH DEALER CAR NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY NOTHING DONE. INACCURATE TIRE PRESSURE READINGS CAUSED OVERFILL ON THE WRONG TIRE AND A GOOD READING ON A TIRE THAT WAS LOW.
NHTSA complaint #10199504 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 25,000 milesLakeland, FL
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE AND A NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO A REST AREA. THE CONTACT GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK THE TIRES AND NOTICED A KNOT ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 4/14/2006 -
NHTSA complaint #10151292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 26,886 milesCliffside Park, NJ
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREADS SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING. TIRE SIZE P225/60R16. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10097453 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 17,170 milesElmsford, NY
TIRES:SIDEWALL
HIT POT HOLE AT ABOUT 30 MPH TWICE. DEVELOPED BUBBLE IN SIDEWALL BOTH TIME, GOODYEAR DENIED RESPOSIBILITY BOTH TIMES. CAR IS 2002 CADILLAC DEVILLE DTS WITH 17,100 MILES. HAD TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT TIRE BOTH TIMES. HAVE TIRE FROM LAST INCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10073004 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 22,345 milesWilliamsburg, VA
TIRES:SIDEWALL
FOUND SIDEWALL BULGING OF ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY 2002 CADILLAC DEVILLE, THESE ARE MICHELIN P225/60R16 SYMETRY. 22,340 MILES.ON VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10064174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NHTSA complaint #10028352 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Boca Raton, FL
TIRES
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.*AK
NHTSA complaint #10009277 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Boca Raton, FL
TIRES
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BECAME FLAT, AND THE ENTIRE RIM SPLIT. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10007266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Alexandria, VA
TIRES
TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR READOUT DISPLAY REVERSED FOR LEFT SIDE. LF TIRE PRESSURE SHOWED AS LR AND VICE VERSA (CONFIRMED NEXT DAY WITH GAUGE). SENSOR REPORTED 40 LBS IN LR (WE HAD ADDED NO AIR, BUT CAR HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM SERVICE THAT MORNING). CAUSED ME TO RELEASE AIR FROM WRONG TIRE AND THEN ADD AIR TO WRONG TIRE. ERRONEOUS READOUT FIRST APPEARED AT 2:30AM WITH NO GAS STATION AVAILABLE WITH READABLE TIRE GAUGE. SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BLOW-OUT/EARLY TIRE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #766143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Climax, MI
TIRES
WHILE IN MOTION, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW A TWO AND A HALF INCH HOLE IN THE SIDE WALL. *JG(MICHELIN MICHELIN SEMMETRY P225/60 R16)
NHTSA complaint #567007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.