FaultScore report
Owners have filed 14 complaints about the 1987 Cadillac Seville with NHTSA between 1995 and 2001. The largest single group is the seat belts.
14
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
0
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.
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.
THROTTLE NON-RETURN
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.
Accessories
AN INTERMITTENT CIRCUIT IN THE TWILIGHT SENTINEL SYSTEM COULD CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO GO OUT. SUDDEN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EPROM IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
P300 020 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 59MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POOPYING NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S REAR BACK TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TREAD WAS IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. FIRESTONE, P21570R14, FR 721, FIRESTONE WILL BE NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #882517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THIS VEHICLE HAS A BAD HEADLIGHT SENTINEL THAT CAUSES ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS, THEY COULD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #845276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE PLASTIC COATING ON WINDSHIELD IS RIPPLED AND WAVY; VISION IS OBSTRUCTED, PARTICULARLY IN SUNLIGHT, AND CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT AT ALL.
NHTSA complaint #707270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT. WON'T GO AROUND A 38" WAIST.
NHTSA complaint #705266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #539091 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TWILIGHT SENTINEL SYSTEM ALLOWS INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO DIM/ GO OUT/ COME BACK EVEN BRIGHTER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING NIGHT DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #513326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #503117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
COMPRESSOR WENT OUT ON AUTO CAUSING AUTO TO LOSS ALL STEERING POWER. TT CONSUMER STATES LOSS BRAKES WHEN AUTO BUTTON TURNED ON.
NHTSA complaint #974566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
COMPRESSOR WENT OUT ON AUTO CAUSING AUTO TO LOSS ALL STEERING POWER. TT CONSUMER STATES LOSS BRAKES WHEN AUTO BUTTON TURNED ON.
NHTSA complaint #974566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
COMPRESSOR WENT OUT ON AUTO CAUSING AUTO TO LOSS ALL STEERING POWER. TT
NHTSA complaint #974566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
COMPRESSOR WENT OUT ON AUTO CAUSING AUTO TO LOSS ALL STEERING POWER. TT CONSUMER STATES LOSS BRAKES WHEN AUTO BUTTON TURNED ON.
NHTSA complaint #974566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
A BOLT IN THE DRIVERS BUCKET SEAT CAME LOOSE WHICH MAKES SEAT MOVE UP AND BACK DRIVER IS HANDICAPPED AND CAN GET NO HELP FROM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. TT
NHTSA complaint #970965 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
DIGITAL DASH DISPLAYS UNREADABLE FIGURES.
NHTSA complaint #489805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKED CAN'T OPEN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. TT
NHTSA complaint #966212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.