FaultScore report
Owners have filed 13 complaints about the 1992 Cadillac Fleetwood with NHTSA between 1996 and 2006. The largest single group is the electrical system.
13
Complaints
2
Crashes reported
2
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
0 crashes, 2 fires
Median failure at 76,000 miles
Median failure at 76,000 miles
1 crashes, 0 fires
1 crashes, 0 fires
Median failure at 76,000 miles
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
FUEL LINE FAILURE
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Powertrain
THE UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER HOSE COULD PULL OUT OF THE CRIMPED COUPLING AT THE TRANSAXLE END OF THE LINE ASSEMBLY. IF THIS COUPLING WERE TO SEPARATE, TRANSAXLE OIL WOULD SPILL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER LINE ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. BRAKES WOULD NOT OVERRIDE AND STOP VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #962464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. BRAKES WOULD NOT OVERRIDE AND STOP VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #962464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND RUNNING, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #806538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD, LIFTED THE HOOD UP AND FLAMES WERE SPREADING FROM THE HOOD.
NHTSA complaint #805139 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 94V199000, REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. A NEW PCM WAS INSTALLED. THE GAS TANK FLOAT WAS BAD.
NHTSA complaint #10166830 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 94V199000, REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. A NEW PCM WAS INSTALLED. THE GAS TANK FLOAT WAS BAD.
NHTSA complaint #10166830 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 94V199000, REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. A NEW PCM WAS INSTALLED. THE GAS TANK FLOAT WAS BAD.
NHTSA complaint #10166830 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 94V199000, REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. A NEW PCM WAS INSTALLED. THE GAS TANK FLOAT WAS BAD.
NHTSA complaint #10166830 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
TRIED TO TURN ON AIR-CONDITIONER AND HEATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIAGNOSTIC CENTER AND AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AUTO CENTER. THEY BOTH HAD THE SAME CONCLUSION. THE CLIMATE CONTROL VALVE HAS FAILED. THE ACDELCO PART# 16082986 HAS A FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10091096 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS, THE ENGINE HAS DIED WHEN THERE IS LESS THAN 5 GAL. OF GAS IN THE TANK AND I'M DRIVING DOWNHILL. THE CAR DIES AT THE BOTTOM. I SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE CAR STARTS RIGHT UP. I'VE ASK TWO DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN AND DON'T WANT TO START REPLACING PARTS UNTIL THEY ARE SURE WHAT IS CAUSING IT. THE RESULT OF THIS IS THAT IT HASN'T BEEN FIXED AND I JUST GAVE UP. HAVE YOU HAD ANY REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING AND IF SO, WHAT IS THE SOLUTION. I DON'T MIND HAVING IT FIXED BUT IT IS HARD TO PIN DOWN. IT CAN CREATE A PROBLEM WHEN THE ENGINE DIES AND YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #746712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
ONE OF THE STRUTS WAS LOOSE AND BROKE, AND WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THERE WAS A SHOCK WITHIN THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #842667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER EXPRIENCES SMOKE ODORS FROM THE STEERING NEAR THE SIGNAL SWITCH. WHEN TURNING THE SIGNAL SWITCH THERE IS SMOKE AND AN ODOR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL HAS DETATCHED BY ITSELF FROM COVERING THE ELECTRICAL WIRE.
NHTSA complaint #823525 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER EXPRIENCES SMOKE ODORS FROM THE STEERING NEAR THE SIGNAL SWITCH. WHEN TURNING THE SIGNAL SWITCH THERE IS SMOKE AND AN ODOR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL HAS DETATCHED BY ITSELF FROM COVERING THE ELECTRICAL WIRE.
NHTSA complaint #823525 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. BRAKES WOULD NOT OVERRIDE AND STOP VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #962464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. BRAKES WOULD NOT OVERRIDE AND STOP VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #962464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND RUNNING, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #806538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD, LIFTED THE HOOD UP AND FLAMES WERE SPREADING FROM THE HOOD.
NHTSA complaint #805139 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.