Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-08-31 | 94V158000 |
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 56,269 | — | Details |
| 1993-10-01 | 93V164000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 8,545 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH A DELCO/BOSE SOUND SYSTEM. I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH. AFTER APPROXI… |
| 2006-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE IS STILL OPEN AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL, CAUSING THE CAR TO CONTINUE MOVEMENT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP.… |
| 2005-12-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I OWN A 1994 CADILLAC 4 DOOR SEVILLE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. RECENTLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TUNE UP THE VEHICLE, I DISCO… |
| 2005-11-16 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 1 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HE FELT BOILING WATER HIT HIS FEET. HE HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND PARK IT.… |
| 2005-06-22 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 1 | 1994 CADILLAC SEVILLE HAD HOT COOLANT POUR ONTO THE DRIVER'S FOOT CAUSING SEVERE BURNS.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TH… |
| 2005-03-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OIL WAS LEAKING OUT THE LOWER CRANK CASE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL. MANUF… |
| 2004-07-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT IN 7-04. HE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2000. WHEN HE DROPPED THE FUEL TANK TO GET … |
| 2003-11-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING FIVE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE PADS TO SMOKE AND CATCH ON FIR… |
| 2003-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I CALL THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE SYSTEM OVERHEATING AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID TH… |
| 2003-04-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN AIR BAG PROBLEM. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COL… |
| 2002-06-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE WAS SO HOT INSERT ON HUB CAPE BLEW OFF CAR.*AK |
| 2002-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING UP MOUNTAIN ROAD DUE TO OVERHEATING. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS … |
| 2001-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-25 MPH ON A WET ROAD APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID REAR ENDING A VEHICLE IN FRONT, BUT BRAKES DID NO… |
| 2001-12-31 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-25 MPH REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FELT THAT VEHICL… |
| 2001-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH. IT WAS STARTED, ALLOWED TO RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN MOVED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET T… |
| 2001-08-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT. CONSUMER REPLACED IT WITH NEWLY D… |
| 2001-07-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ON 7/25/01, ENGINE OVERHEATED AS PER ENGINE SCREEN. 255 DEGREES. REPLACED "FAILED THERMOSTAT" TOPPED OFF COOLANT AND … |
| 2001-03-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CYLINDER HEAD BOLTS STRETCHED RESULTING IN OIL LEAK AND HEAD GASKET FAILURE. LEAK VARIES FROM DROPS ON GARAGE FLOO… |
| 2001-02-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I UNDERSTAND FROM MY MECHANIC THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CASES OF CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASES, WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIV… |
| 2000-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BOLCK THREADS FOR HEAD BOLTS FAILED, RESULTING IN BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AND LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT, CAUSING ENGINE … |
| 2000-08-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 2000-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | ALMOST EVERY YEAR CONSUMER HAS TO CHANGE ELECTRIC BATTERY WITHOUT DEALER KNOWING WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, AND TH… |
| 2000-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CYLINDER HEAD BOLT HOLE THREADS IN ENGINE BLOCK FAILED AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND LOSS OF COOLANT.… |
| 2000-04-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINE RUBBED THROUGH THE COOLANT LINE CAUSING COOLANT 134 TO LEAK OUT AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING BRAKE L… |
| 1999-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PAN GASKET LEAKING.....THERES BEEN A SERVICE BULLITEN ALERT PUT OUT ON THIS IN FEB. 1996. MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLA… |
| 1999-09-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *AK |
| 1999-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | DEALER NEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON 93-94 SEVILLES I WAS NOT INFORMED WHEN I BOUGHT IT. NO DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. … |
| 1999-07-10 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED. IT MADE CONTACT WITH A POWER STEARING LINE. THIS BROKE A … |
| 1999-07-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | GREASE USED TO LUBRICATE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN SHORTED OUT THE TURN SIGNAL AND STARTED SMOKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN… |
| 1999-01-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DESIGN OF KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM FAILED RESULTING IN THE SYSTEM OVERHEATING. |
| 1998-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE POSITIVE POST OF THE BATTERY WAS CRACKED AND LEAKED ACID. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM HAD FAILED DUE TO THE… |
| 1998-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE'S POSITVE BATTERY POST WILL OPEN CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF AND UNABLE TO START. DEALER NOTIFIE… |
| 1998-06-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER FAILED,CONSUMER NEVER RECIEVED RECALL ON AUXILIARY ENGINE OIL COOLER OULET HOSE WHICH WAS TOO CLOSE TO … |
| 1998-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IS MADE OF 2 METALS, THEY EXPAND DIFFERENTLY, OIL USAGE IN VEHICLE IS 3 QUARTS WEEKLY. CADILLAC DEALER MADE CONS… |
| 1997-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HAD A SEVERE OIL LEAK DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEM. |
| 1996-05-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD FOGS UP, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD |
| 1996-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, VEHICLE COMPLETELY BURNED, WILL.*AK *JB |
| 1994-09-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEFROSTER CAUSES WINDSHIELD TO TURN BLACK TEMPORARILY WHEN TURNED ON, IMPEDING VISIBILITY. *DH |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THERE IS AN ODOR COMING UP FROM THE DUCTS(VENTS) BECAUSE OF AN OIL LEAK ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL IS LEAKING FROM CRANK CASE, POSSIBLY CAUSING OTHER RELATED DAMAGE. *AK THE OIL LEAK IS DUE TO DESIGN FLAW, WHICH… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DR… |
| — | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN, IT TIGHTENS UP AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHELL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT.*AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | OIL PAN IN THE NORTHSTAR ENGINS HAVE DEFECT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF AND WILL FIX IN ANY UNIT UNDER WARENTY OR EXTE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CRANK CASE LOWER SEAL ON THE 4.6 NORTHSTAR ENGINE AND MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RESPONDED. OIL… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE SURGES FOR NO REASON WHILE VEHICLE IS AT A STAND STILL. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERS FOR PROBLEM, WHERE N… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL LEAKS, IN TWO PLACES, POSSIBLE HEAD BOLTS STRIPPED, GM RECOMMENDS REPLACEING ENGINE AT A COST OF $7,500. TH… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHT IS HARD TO GET TO IN AN EMERGENCY THE DESIGN. TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | LEAKS OIL FROM FROM JOINT SEAL, MAKES ANNOYING METALLIC TICKING KNOCK SOUND. $48,000 CAR... FEELS LIKE A HI-MILEAGE N… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | IN DEEP SNOW NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF TRACTION CONTROL. RESULT CAR GETS STUCK. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HALF CASE OIL SEAL FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE HAZARD. *MJS |