Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-11 | 00V217000 |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 215,293 | — | Details |
| 1997-12-18 | 97V232000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 14,423 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE NEEDS A VITAL PART TO IT'S ABS/TRACTION CONTROL FUNCTION. HOWEVER, GM HAS DISCONTINUED MAKING … |
| 2017-12-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL RAIL LINE IS MADE OF PLASTIC/NYLON AND HAS CRACKED NEAR ONE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS ON TOP OF THE ENGINE AND LEAKING… |
| 2017-03-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON A FEW DAYS AGO. ALSO, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND NEEDED NEW WATER PUMP SEVERAL YEARS… |
| 2015-06-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICL… |
| 2015-04-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN … |
| 2015-02-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSOR OF MY VEHICLE IN 2000. I WAS NOT AWARE OF @ THAT TIME BECAUSE I HAD NOT PURC… |
| 2014-01-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAIL I… |
| 2012-02-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 1 | CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN ROAD, ALL OF A SUDDEN COMING UP TO A STOPLIGHT CAR SUDDENLY DIED, AT THE SAME TIME WH… |
| 2011-11-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I AS DRIVING ON A FARMED MARKET ROAD (F.M.) APPROX. 55 MPH. AND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT LENS FLEW OFF THE CAR. LUCKILY THER… |
| 2011-07-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CRUISE CO… |
| 2011-03-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | UNABLE TO PASS ILLINOIS VEHICLE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE SPEED CONTROL HAS NOT WORK ED IN YEARS I'M UNABLE TO PASS THE PO… |
| 2010-11-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | NOTICED THAT ONE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, BUT I STILL HAD THE HIGH BEAM. A FEW DAYS LATER BOTH WERE OUT. WEN… |
| 2010-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD… |
| 2010-09-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 1 | ONE NIGHT MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING MY 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEATER COIL BURST WITHOUT WARN… |
| 2009-03-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 1.BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS/COVERS FELL OFF. ONE RECOVERED. ADHESIVE ATTACHING COVER TO HEADLIGHT WAS STILL ON COVER, H… |
| 2008-12-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE THAT I AM PUTTING THE 3RD ENGINE INTO THE CAR DUE TO A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. MY PARENTS H… |
| 2008-07-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE GEARSHIFT LEVER TO THE VEHICLE IS COMING LOOSE AND… |
| 2008-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE FAILURE OCCURS IN NORMAL USE. THE CONSEQUENCE IS POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THIS OB… |
| 2008-04-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | COMPONENT: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE DETAILS: THE FAILURE OCCURS IN NORMAL USE. THE CONSEQUENCE IS POSSIBLE E… |
| 2008-01-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2003, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2008-01-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE PLASTIC LENS OF THE EXTERIOR HEADLAMPS DEVELOPED A YELLOWISH TINT OVE… |
| 2007-10-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE CONCOURS. NORTHSTAR 4.6L V8 I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION OF THIS VE… |
| 2007-02-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | Yes | 0 | DRIVING AND THE STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN TO BOUNCE SLIGHTLY. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND BOUNCING HAD GO… |
| 2007-01-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 133000 MILES AND BOTH HEADLIGHT UNITS ARE CL… |
| 2006-11-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT LENS FALLS OFF. *JB |
| 2006-10-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S OIL AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKED CAUSING THE INTAKE AND OUTTAKE OF THE ENGINE TO RUST, I… |
| 2006-10-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CAR SWINGS SIDE WAYS IN CERTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS. FEELS AS THOUGH YOU WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. *NM |
| 2006-09-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2006-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ATTENTION: MS. DENISE MCNAIR@DOT.GOV AFTER REVIEWING THE INFORMATION SERVICE BULLETIN SENT TO ME I AM UNDER MORE CONVI… |
| 2006-06-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO TEMPORARILY LOSIN… |
| 2006-03-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT LENS BECAME FADED AND CLOUDY DUE TO SUN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT, TH… |
| 2006-02-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS SHUT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DR… |
| 2006-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE FROM THE DEXCOOL COOLANT . AFTER WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED THEN THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE… |
| 2006-01-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE HAVING THE FUEL INJECTOR REPAIRED, THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP PERSONNEL SAID THE FUEL R… |
| 2005-10-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SAID SHE DID NOT R… |
| 2005-10-17 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON 10-17-05 WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A SOMETHING SCRAPED THE BOTTO… |
| 2005-08-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PLASTIC HEADLAMP COVER AND SEAL FLEW OFF OF MY CAR ONTO MOVING TRAFFIC. I CALLED … |
| 2005-07-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | DT: WHEN THE CONSUMER PULED INTO HER DRIVEWAY, SHE NOTICED THAT THE DISC BRAKE TRACTION STABILIZER LIGHT ILLUMINATED O… |
| 2005-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | DT: WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND VEHICLE LOST ABOUT 7 QUARTS OF OIL. THIS GOT ALL OVER THE … |
| 2005-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MOTOR OVERHEATED CAUSING A STALL..WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE HEAD BOLTS STRIP OUT OF ALL … |
| 2005-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DEALER HAS REPLACED AND TURNED BRAKE ROTORS NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE REPLACED ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND PADS WITH ALL NEW P… |
| 2005-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | Yes | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED 4 TIMES SINCE NEW KEEP GETTING OUT OF ROUND AND NOW NEED REPLACED DEALER STATES THIS IS N… |
| 2005-03-22 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS VEHICLE GOT A FLAT. WHILE RAISING THE VEHICLE WITH ORIGINAL JACK IT SUDDENLY COLLAPSED.… |
| 2005-03-09 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING EQUIPMENT. *MR THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND LIKE A FAN AND B… |
| 2005-03-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | (1) NOTICED SMELL OF GASOLINE UNDER HOOD, SAW STANDING GAS ON ENGINE; (2) FUEL RAIL CRACKED, RESULTED IN LARGE GAS LE… |
| 2005-01-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | NO NOTED EVENT. THE HEADLIGHT LENS FOR 98 CADILLACS, (NOT SURE IF THIS APPLIES TO OTHER YEARS AS WELL) COMES LOSE AND… |
| 2004-12-09 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE WHEEL CRACKED. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED IT WHILE PLACING AIR INTO THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, A… |
| 2004-11-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT LENSES CAME OFF ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 70-75 MPH IN THE RAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIE… |
| 2004-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN 2001, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT LENS ON MY 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE FELL OFF. THE DEALER, HERITAGE CADILLAC, REPLACED THE HE… |
| 2004-10-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CRUISE WAS ENGAGED AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. TAPPING BRAKE AND MANUALLY SHUTTING OFF CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH DID NOT … |