FaultScore

Cadillac Fleetwood brake problems

48 of the 265 complaints filed about the Cadillac Fleetwood are about the braking system — 18% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1990.

48

Complaints

18%

Share of all complaints

7

Crashes

0

Fires

Brakes complaints by model year

1989 Fleetwood 6 12.5%
1990 Fleetwood 12 25.0%
1991 Fleetwood 6 12.5%
1993 Fleetwood 9 18.8%
1996 Fleetwood 7 14.6%

Median failure at 60,000 miles

What owners said

1998 Cadillac Fleetwood at 60,000 miles Sterling Heights, MI

SERVICE BRAKES

APPLIED BRAKE BRAKES DID NOT GRAB CAR STARTED TO SLIDE WAS TOLD MOUDOULE WENT OUT CADILLAC SAID THEY HAD RECALL CAN;T GET PART.

NHTSA complaint #10627265 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Naples, FL

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM

POWER STEERING GOES OUT TEMPORARILY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THEN IT RELEASES BY ITSELF, DEALERSHIPOP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, MECHANIC REPLACED STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE IS A NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE REMOTE WAS INOPERABLE, KEYLESS ENTRY PAD WILLNOT OPEN DOOR UNLESS STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO IT, R/R DOOR IS HARD TO CLOSE WHEN ALL OTHER DOORS ARE CLOSED, BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE DRAGGING, DEALER ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HESITATES AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, ALSO PASSENGER SIDE HAED REST WILL NOT STAY UP.*SLC

NHTSA complaint #899980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Cadillac Fleetwood Polk City, FL

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED, ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON. DEALER REPLACED 1 MODULE, ACCUMULATOR AND PUMP.*AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #885446 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Cadillac Fleetwood Belleville, MI

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

REAR BRAKES WENT OUT DUE TO FLUID NOT GETTING TO BRAKES, CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PREVIOUS BRAKE FAILURE, DEALER CAN NOT REPAIR BRAKES DUE TO THEM BEING DISCONTINUED, CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO GET HER BRAKES REPAIRED SINCE THE PART HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #554146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Cadillac Fleetwood Saraland, AL

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

WHILE TRAVELLING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AT 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. THE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED INTO A GAS STATION AND HAD THE ENGINE CUTOFF TO HALT THE VEHICLE AS IT HIT A CURB 40 YARDS FROM THE STREET. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MC WAS REPLACED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC.

NHTSA complaint #734070 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Cadillac Fleetwood Saraland, AL

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE TRAVELLING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AT 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. THE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED INTO A GAS STATION AND HAD THE ENGINE CUTOFF TO HALT THE VEHICLE AS IT HIT A CURB 40 YARDS FROM THE STREET. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MC WAS REPLACED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC.

NHTSA complaint #734070 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Cadillac Fleetwood Setauket, NY

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #722298 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Cadillac Fleetwood Culver City, CA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. DEALER SAID IT MAY BE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAD TO GET A CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT 50,000, AND A MASTER CYLINDER AND NEW MOTER AT 46,000.

NHTSA complaint #845796 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Cadillac Fleetwood Burr Ridge, IL

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES APPLIED AT ANY SPEED OVER 40 MPH.

NHTSA complaint #547797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Cadillac Fleetwood Williamsville, NY Crash

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, PEDAL BECAME HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION. BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #838712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Manchester, GA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

FRONT ROTORS REPAIRED DUE TO NOISE.

NHTSA complaint #536325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Manchester, GA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

BRAKE ROTOR AND DRUM FAILED CAUSING NOISE.

NHTSA complaint #536325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Manchester, GA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM

BRAKE ROTOR AND DRUM FAILED CAUSING NOISE.

NHTSA complaint #536325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Inwood, NY

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #605457 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Cadillac Fleetwood Madison, AL

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #781029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Cadillac Fleetwood Madison, AL

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ABS BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE BRAKING POWER. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVID FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #828709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Cadillac Fleetwood ST. Paul, MN

PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE

STEERING COLUMN CABLE/THE THROTTLE CABLE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE, WHEN CAR WAS BUILT, CABLES WERE TOO CLOSE TO THE MANIFOLD, CAUSING ALL THREE CABLES TO MELT. DEALER COMMENTS, WHILE REPAIRS OF REROUTING CABLES ARE DONE.

NHTSA complaint #827083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Cadillac Fleetwood OAK Park, MI

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

GOING 60MPH, WHEN STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. APPLIED BRAKES & NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD NO BRAKES. WAS EXITING WHEN BRAKES FAILED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS BRAKE PUMP & MOTOR.

NHTSA complaint #822952 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Cadillac Fleetwood Mesa, AZ

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKE CONTROL.

NHTSA complaint #524852 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Cadillac Fleetwood UNK, CD

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LEAKS DUE TO THE CAST ALUMINUM PUMP HOUSING BEING POROUS OR DEFECTIVE, CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #526980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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