Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Cadillac Seville.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY. THE CONTACT STAT… |
| 2017-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, IT CAUGHT FIRE. T… |
| 2014-06-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLE… |
| 2013-07-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | HIT A SPEED BUMP - LOUD NOISE - COULD BARELY BRAKE - AVOID COLLISION AND AFTER EVENTUALLY BEING ABLE TO STOP; LOOKED UN… |
| 2012-07-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE PARKED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT FUEL … |
| 2010-02-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON FEBRUARY 18, 2010 I HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE MY CAR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE GA… |
| 2009-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE - 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE STS - 4.6L ENGINE - REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED - DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE IMPROPE… |
| 2009-05-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING COOLANT (MANUFACTURER RECO… |
| 2009-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION LIGHTS ILLU… |
| 2009-04-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | 97 CADILLAC SEVILLE,CLUNCKING IN FRONT END ,RACK AND PINION,CAN FEEL THE NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE THE RACK AND PINION. … |
| 2008-07-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 60 TO 65 MILES AN HOUR, THE DISTANCE BEFORE THE MALFUNCTION BEGAN WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 M… |
| 2008-07-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TU… |
| 2008-06-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN … |
| 2008-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. THE DEALER ST… |
| 2007-10-18 | STRUCTURE | No | 1 | HEATER CORE EXPLODED AND THE HOT RADIATOR FLUID POURED ON MY FOOT, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. MY INJURIES W… |
| 2007-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW ECM AN… |
| 2005-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 97V064000 CONCERNING THE ABS BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAM… |
| 2005-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | SMOKE AND SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO GM CADILLAC DEALER. THEY WERE AWAR… |
| 2005-06-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1. NO INJURY, NO CRASH, WIFE COMPLAINED OF BREAKPEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AS SHE BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE - I OBSERVED … |
| 2005-06-20 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND GOING AROUND CORNERS THE STEERING VEERS TO ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER SUDDENLY. THERE IS ALSO STRANGE NOISE… |
| 2005-05-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | HEADS ON 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE (SLS) PULLED LOOSE FROM ENGINE LETTING ANTIFREEZE ENTER INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A… |
| 2005-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE AIR BAGS IN THE FRONT DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. *AK *NM |
| 2005-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVINGA ND UPON HITTING THE BRAKES ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS WAS A RECALL.CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE VERY SAM… |
| 2004-10-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CON… |
| 2004-10-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V110000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL TUBING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS. DEALER CAL… |
| 2004-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 1997 CAD SEVILLE RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED FOR DEFECT RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY. *BF RECALL#04V110000. *SC |
| 2004-08-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN ABOUT SMELLING GAS FUMES WHEN EXITING HIS PARKED VEHICLE. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAW… |
| 2004-07-20 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE STS POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. STEERING EFFORT INCREASED INSTANTLY AND C… |
| 2004-02-18 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | CAR WOULD NOT STEER TO THE LEFT STEERING LOCKED UP ON MY WIFE AFTER STEERING WHEEL WAS TURN TO THE RIGHT.HAD TO HAVE CA… |
| 2004-02-15 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | IN MY 1997 CADILLAC STS THE STEERING GEAR WENT BAD. DURING A LEFT TURN IT WILL INTERMITTENTLY BECOME HARDER TO COMPLETE… |
| 2003-12-26 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LOCKS UP / FAILS ONLY TURNING LEFT IN 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE STS. HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN, NEARLY CRASH… |
| 2003-11-29 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | THE CHROMIUM IS PEELING OFF THE INSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL WHEELS AND THIS CAUSED AN AIR LEAK AND RAPID TIRE DEFLATION. THI… |
| 2003-11-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE STS AND THE FUEL RAIL SPRUNG A LEAK RESULTING IN GAS SPREAD ON THE ENGINE AND FUMES IN T… |
| 2003-10-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1997 SEVILLE STS WHILE STARTING TURN FROM A STOP THE TRACTION CONTROL APPLIES THE BRAKES SKIDS THE TIRES, TAKES AWAY T… |
| 2003-09-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | ENGINE EXHIBITED EXTENDED CRANKS AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR($$$). ENGINE … |
| 2003-08-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | IN REFERENCE TO OPEN INVESTIGATION PE03050. I HAVE CADILLAC SEVILLE, STS, 1997. HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIB… |
| 2003-08-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | FUEL RAIL CRACKS AND LEAKS GASOLINE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *LA |
| 2003-08-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | FUEL RAIL LEAKED. DEALER STATED RAIL WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS. THE FUEL RAIL DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE HEAT SHRINK TUBIN… |
| 2003-08-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAINED MAJOR INJU… |
| 2003-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED CAR WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. A WEEK LATER THE FUEL SWITCH WENT OUT. I HAD TO SPEND $80 TO GET THAT FI… |
| 2003-05-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED 1997 CADILLAC SLS IN 1999 WHICH WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR HAS HAD ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL P… |
| 2003-01-11 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING LEFT THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING BUT WORKS TO THE RIGHT. THEN IT SEEMS TO WORK ALRIGHT A FEW TIMES T… |
| 2003-01-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1997 CADILLAC STS WITH ALL OPTIONS. THE CAR HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING GO WRONG WITH IT, INCLUDING IT REQU… |
| 2003-01-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 1997 CADILLAC REAR LIGHT HOUSINGS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THESE HOUSINGS CONTINUALLY LEAK CAUSING EXCESSIVE MOISTURE T… |
| 2002-10-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THEY HAD OIL CHANGED ON VEHICLE WAS INFORMED THAT,THE FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE MOT… |
| 2002-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING IN VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF, LOST ALL POWER. AAA CAME, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, BATTERY ACID LEAKED AND BURN… |
| 2002-07-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE RAN OVER A PIECE OF RETREAD, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIM… |
| 2002-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN THE GAS TANK DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, IT HAS A DIGITAL FUEL GAUGE … |
| 2002-04-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT BACK UP LIGHTS ARE GETTING TOO MUCH MOISTURE MAKING IT HARD FOR OTHER VEHICLES TO KNOW WHEN VEHICL… |
| 2002-04-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE LIGHTS AND BACK UP LIGHTS ARE GETTING A LOT OF MOISTURE ON THEM, MAKING IT DIFFCUILT FOR OTH… |