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1985 Cadillac Cimarron Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 20, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Dec 28, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Cadillac Cimarron. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Steering
Filed Nov 20, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. AFTER 15 SECONDS, THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED ITSELF. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING PUMP BECAME NOISY AS THE FLUID LEAKED OUT.

NHTSA ID
10173855
Incident
Oct 14, 2006
Mileage
46,767 mi
Exterior lightingTransmission
Filed Apr 22, 1999

1. ENGINE STALLS WHEN ENGAGING IN DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL. 2. WINDSHIELD WIPERS START WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL OR MAKING A TURN. 3. PAINT DELAMINATING (PEELING) ON ROOF AND HOOD.

NHTSA ID
705880
ElectricalSuspension
Filed May 31, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, ALTERNATOR FALFUNCTIONED THREE TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
519076
Incident
Mar 1, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 28, 1995
Crash reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ID
977132
Incident
Dec 27, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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