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Cadillac steering problems

Owners have filed 1,077 complaints with NHTSA about the steering on Cadillac vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 36 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Cadillac Deville, worst in 1996.

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.

1,077

Complaints

100%

Share of all Cadillac complaints

91

Crashes

15

Fires

Which Cadillac models have the most steering problems

Deville 287 26.6%

Worst in 1996

CTS 163 15.1%

Worst in 2003

SRX 131 12.2%

Worst in 2004

Seville 91 8.4%

Worst in 1996

Escalade 66 6.1%

Worst in 2015

ATS 61 5.7%

Worst in 2013

DTS 59 5.5%

Worst in 2006

XT5 45 4.2%

Worst in 2017

Catera 41 3.8%

Worst in 1997

STS 25 2.3%

Worst in 2006

Worst Cadillac model years for steering problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1996 Cadillac Deville 45 16% 100,000 B
2004 Cadillac Deville 37 18% 67,686 C
2006 Cadillac DTS 35 10% 89,500 D
2005 Cadillac Deville 29 22% 78,000 D
2003 Cadillac CTS 28 6% 70,500 C
2004 Cadillac SRX 27 8% 60,000 F
2000 Cadillac Deville 25 8% 80,466 C
2013 Cadillac ATS 25 10% 14,000 A
1997 Cadillac Deville 24 7% 82,000 A
2001 Cadillac Deville 20 8% 90,000 C
2002 Cadillac Deville 18 8% 66,000 F
2012 Cadillac SRX 18 3% 58,000 F
1996 Cadillac Seville 17 11% — D
2005 Cadillac SRX 17 10% 75,000 C
2010 Cadillac SRX 17 3% 56,592 D
1997 Cadillac Catera 16 6% 82,300 C
1997 Cadillac Seville 16 12% 87,325 C
1998 Cadillac Deville 16 5% 85,500 A
2005 Cadillac CTS 16 4% 71,080 F
2007 Cadillac CTS 16 5% 50,000 F

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