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Cadillac Deville seat belt problems

64 of the 3,660 complaints filed about the Cadillac Deville are about the seat belts — 2% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2000.

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Seat Belts complaints by model year

1985 Deville 1 1.6%

1986 Deville 1 1.6%

1989 Deville 2 3.1%

1990 Deville 2 3.1%

Median failure at 160,000 miles

1991 Deville 3 4.7%

1992 Deville 7 10.9%

1993 Deville 1 1.6%

1994 Deville 3 4.7%

1995 Deville 5 7.8%

1996 Deville 4 6.3%

Median failure at 147,551 miles

1997 Deville 3 4.7%

Median failure at 67,000 miles

1998 Deville 3 4.7%

Median failure at 23,000 miles

1999 Deville 3 4.7%

2000 Deville 10 15.6%

Median failure at 52,262 miles

2001 Deville 9 14.1%

Median failure at 19,000 miles

2002 Deville 5 7.8%

Median failure at 144,725 miles

2003 Deville 2 3.1%

Median failure at 137,250 miles

What owners said

2002 Cadillac Deville Filed 7 Jan 2019 at 192,000 miles Deltona, FL

SEAT BELTS

WELL I NOTICE THAT SOME TIME THE KEY WORKS AND SOME TIME IT DONT. THE SEAT BELT GET STUCK SOME TIME AND I JUST FOYND OUT THE CAR HAD RECALLS

NHTSA complaint #11165012 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Cadillac Deville Filed 28 Jun 2016 Columbia, SC

SEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A COSCO MINI-HOUSE (NA) SAFETY SEAT, MODEL NUMBER: IC210CKB, MODEL TYPE: DISNEY LIGHT AND COMFY (NA). THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON APRIL 20, 2015. THE SAFETY SEAT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HANDLES OF THE CHILD SEAT FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT STRAPS WERE LOOSE AND WEAK. THE CHILD WAS IN THE SAFETY SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA complaint #10877090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Cadillac Deville Filed 5 Aug 2015 at 106,000 miles Calumet City, IL

SEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

NHTSA complaint #10746426 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Cadillac Deville Filed 4 Jul 2015 at 189,102 miles Zanesville, OH

SEAT BELTS

MY SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT LATCH. THE TONGUE WILL NOT INSERT INTO THE BUCKLE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO GM/ CADILLAC AND WAS TOLD TO VISIT THE LOCAL DEALER. THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEALER IN ZANESVILLE, OHIO TOLD ME THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. SINCE I NEVER USE THE MIDDLE BACK SEAT AND IT HAS THE IDENTICAL BUCKLE, MY SUGGESTION WAS TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT FOR THE MIDDLE BACK SEAT AND USE THE BUCKLE FOR MY DRIVER'S SEAT. I WAS TOLD FOR LEGAL REASON THEY COULD NOT DO THIS. SO IT IS OK FOR ME THE DRIVER NOT TO HAVE A SEAT BELT WHEN THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH GM BUT IS AVAILABLE IN MY MIDDLE BACK SEAT WHICH IS NEVER USED. I NOTICED THE 91 CADILLAC DEVILLE HAD A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10731936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Cadillac Deville Filed 13 Jun 2014 at 138,000 miles Georgiana, AL

SEAT BELTS

I HAVE NO LIGHTS INSIDE, NO BACKUP LIGHTS, IT IS MISFIRING, IT CUTS OFF AS I AM DRIVING,SEAT BELT WILL NOT LUCK ON PASSENGER SIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10598168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2003 Cadillac Deville Filed 3 Sep 2013 at 161,000 miles Wyoming, MI

SEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO REMAIN SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

NHTSA complaint #10538492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Cadillac Deville Filed 19 Nov 2012 at 118,000 miles Lynchburg, VA

SEAT BELTS

ADDING OIL TO CAR FROM A QUART (ONCE A MONTH)TO NOW WEEKLY. ALSO PASSENGER SEATBELT TROUBLE BUCKLING,ANTIFREEZE LEAK WHEN CAR IS PARKED.

NHTSA complaint #10485234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Cadillac Deville Filed 24 Feb 2012 Newark, DE

SEAT BELTS

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAP WONT RETRACT BACK IN PLACE SO ALL IT HAS IS A LAP BELT.

NHTSA complaint #10449223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2003 Cadillac Deville Filed 14 Mar 2010 at 113,500 miles Haverhill, MA

SEAT BELTS

SON WAS IN CAR SEAT IN LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING AND SON CALLED OUT TO ME THAT HIS SEAT BELT CAME OFF. HAD TO PULL OVER AND AND SWITCH SIDE OF THE CAR HE WAS ON THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS BROKEN OFF . WENT TO THE DEALER FOR THAT AND AIRBAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF INTERMINTENTLY SO DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A PRETENTIONOR PULLEY SO THE SEATBELT AND MY SENSORS WERE GOING OFF DUE TO THIS...

NHTSA complaint #10319553 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Cadillac Deville Filed 18 Feb 2008 Fort Worth, TX

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK IN MY 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE WHEN I HIT BRAKES SUDDENLY MY DAUGHTER HIT THE DASH AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. I CALLED CADILLAC AND THE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEMS WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE. MAYBE I SHOULD FILE SUIT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

NHTSA complaint #10218475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Cadillac Deville Filed 23 Jan 2007 Brownwood, TX Crash 1 injured 1 killed

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

TL*- THE CONTACT IS A STATE TROOPER WHO CALLED TO MAKE THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN OCCUPANT WAS DRIVING A 2002 CADILLAC DEVILLE AT 61 MPH AND VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A CONCRETE CULVERT. AFTER IT STRUCK THE CONCRETE CULVERT THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO ITS ROOF. WHEN THE FIRST IMPACT OCCURRED THE SEAT BELT WORKED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY CAME TO PIECES, AND THE OCCUPANT BECAME LOOSE ,BOUNCING INSIDE THE VEHICLE , DYING AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. *AK THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER DIED IN THE CRASH. A RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE SEAT BELTS PRIOR. UPDATED 02/22/07.

NHTSA complaint #10179459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Cadillac Deville Filed 12 Nov 2006 at 97,450 miles Helen, GA Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS

MY SEAT BELTS DID NOT ACTIVATE WHEN WE SUFFERED A REAR END COLLISION WE PURCHASED NEW ONES, AND THEN WAS TOLD THEY ONLY ACTIVATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AT SPEEDS OF OVER 25 MPH. THIS INFO. IS NOT IN ANY MANUAL NEITHER CADILLAC OR FORD(WHICH I ALSO HAVE)

NHTSA complaint #10173235 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Cadillac Deville Filed 7 Aug 2006 Bristol, TN Crash

SEAT BELTS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO TEMPORARILY LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE BOTH WEARING SEATBELTS. THE SEATBELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS DURING THE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER BOTH ENDURED MODERATE INJURIES; THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, AND NECK PROBLEMS WHILE THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, CRACKED BREAST BONE AND KNEE INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO A SERVICE LOT. PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO SENT OUT AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR. A REPORT WAS FILED CONCLUDING THAT THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAGS WERE WORKING PROPERLY BUT WERE IN LOCK MODE. THE CONTACT EXPRESS THAT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WERE ON RECALL #00V217000 .

NHTSA complaint #10164840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Cadillac Deville Filed 4 Aug 2006 Struthers, OH

SEAT BELTS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH TRAPPING A PASSENGER UNTIL THE SEAT BELT WAS CUT. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. UPDATED 08/23/06. *JB UPDATED 08/25/06.

NHTSA complaint #10164503 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Cadillac Deville Filed 9 Dec 2004 Washington, DC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ON FAILURE MECHANISM 02031 THE FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS WERE INOPERATIVE. *BF

NHTSA complaint #10101907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Cadillac Deville Filed 5 Nov 2004 Washington, DC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS INOPERATIVE ON 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE (02031).

NHTSA complaint #10098935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Cadillac Deville Filed 20 Aug 2004 at 7,093 miles Unknown, DC Crash 2 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. THE LOCK MECHANISM BROKE ON IMPACT.*MR WHILE TURNING ONTO A STREET THE DRIVER DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO AVOID A VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCK MECHANISM BROKE ON IMPACT. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *NM

NHTSA complaint #10089350 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Cadillac Deville Filed 21 Jul 2004 at 55,525 miles Queensbury, NY Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 40 MPH, WHICH CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION AND THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER MOTORIST. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NECK, BACK, SHOULDER RIGHT KNEE , FACE, TEETH, HEAD, AND LEFT HAND.

NHTSA complaint #10083356 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Cadillac Deville Filed 25 Mar 2004 at 23,000 miles Fort Lauderdale, FL

SEAT BELTS

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO LATCH INTO BUCKLE. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *JB SEAT BELT WILL ONLY LATCH INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPLACED SEAT BELT.

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