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1988 Cadillac Deville Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Jan 28, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
29%
of 28 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Cadillac Deville submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Driver assistance
Filed Jan 28, 2002

THROTTLE SENSOR SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE VEHICLE WILL IDLE/ REV UP, AND TRY TO MOVE WITHOUT CONSUMER STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
8002951
Incident
Jan 1, 2002
BrakesDriver assistanceFuel system
Filed Oct 10, 1998
Fire reported

WHILE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE REFUSED TO STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED DUE TO IDLE SPEED CONTROL MOTOR FAILURE. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. ALSO, BRAKES WERE SMOKING AND ON FIRE. VEHICLE HAD NO CUT OFF SWITCH TO STOP IT.

NHTSA ID
781112
Incident
Sep 9, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 9, 1997

SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
526027
Incident
May 1, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 18, 1997

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

NHTSA ID
518984
Incident
May 15, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 3, 1997

THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL, HOWEVER NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK

NHTSA ID
809624
Incident
Feb 21, 1997
Driver assistanceSteering
Filed Apr 25, 1996

VEHICLE HARD TO TURN RIGHT IN COLD WEATHER. *DSH

NHTSA ID
503840
Incident
Nov 1, 1987
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 30, 1996

VEHICLE SPEED CONTINUOUSLY INCREASED. DRIVER PUMPED BRAKE HOWEVER,HIGH IDLING PERSISTENT. TT

NHTSA ID
978394
Incident
Jan 29, 1996
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Oct 24, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

UPON STARTING, PLACED INTO REVERSE GEAR, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED, THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, OVER POWERING BRAKE. TT

NHTSA ID
973816

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.

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