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Cadillac acceleration problems

Owners have filed 700 complaints with NHTSA about the throttle and cruise control on Cadillac vehicles — 3% of everything reported about the brand, across 31 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Cadillac Deville, worst in 1989.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

700

Complaints

3%

Share of all Cadillac complaints

138

Crashes

4

Fires

Which Cadillac models have the most acceleration problems

Deville 189 27.0%

Worst in 1989

CTS 104 14.9%

Worst in 2003

SRX 103 14.7%

Worst in 2013

Escalade 54 7.7%

Worst in 2002

Seville 39 5.6%

Worst in 1990

Catera 29 4.1%

Worst in 1997

STS 25 3.6%

Worst in 2005

Worst Cadillac model years for acceleration problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2013 Cadillac SRX 25 5% 9,200 A
2003 Cadillac CTS 24 5% 69,000 D
1989 Cadillac Deville 22 33% 108,000 F
1990 Cadillac Deville 21 19% 92,673 F
1996 Cadillac Deville 21 7% 70,100 A
2004 Cadillac SRX 17 5% 46,500 F
2006 Cadillac DTS 17 5% 11,000 B
2008 Cadillac CTS 14 6% 30,000 F
2012 Cadillac SRX 14 3% 24,821 D
1999 Cadillac Deville 12 5% 50,000 C
2000 Cadillac Deville 12 4% 83,000 F
1993 Cadillac Deville 11 9% — D
1992 Cadillac Deville 11 6% — F
1998 Cadillac Deville 11 4% 138,494 F
2002 Cadillac Deville 11 5% 36,000 F
2004 Cadillac CTS 11 4% 54,000 F
2009 Cadillac CTS 11 5% 16,900 F
2011 Cadillac SRX 11 2% 90,000 A
2006 Cadillac CTS 10 3% 80,000 F
2013 Cadillac ATS 10 4% 6,536 F

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