Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 87 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Cadillac Deville, most frequently naming the brakes, engine and electrical categories. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year; 4 NHTSA investigations name it; and 4 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1995 | 4 | 4 |
| Feb 1995 | 6 | 10 |
| Mar 1995 | 1 | 11 |
| Apr 1995 | 1 | 12 |
| May 1995 | 1 | 13 |
| Jul 1995 | 2 | 15 |
| Sep 1995 | 3 | 18 |
| Dec 1995 | 2 | 20 |
| Jan 1996 | 1 | 21 |
| Apr 1996 | 3 | 24 |
| May 1996 | 2 | 26 |
| Jun 1996 | 1 | 27 |
| Aug 1996 | 1 | 28 |
| Sep 1996 | 1 | 29 |
| Nov 1996 | 1 | 30 |
| Dec 1996 | 1 | 31 |
| Jan 1997 | 1 | 32 |
| Feb 1997 | 3 | 35 |
| Mar 1997 | 1 | 36 |
| Apr 1997 | 1 | 37 |
| Jun 1997 | 2 | 39 |
| Jul 1997 | 2 | 41 |
| Aug 1997 | 1 | 42 |
| Oct 1997 | 2 | 44 |
| Nov 1997 | 4 | 48 |
| Jan 1998 | 1 | 49 |
| Feb 1998 | 3 | 52 |
| Mar 1998 | 1 | 53 |
| Apr 1998 | 2 | 55 |
| May 1998 | 2 | 57 |
| Jul 1998 | 1 | 58 |
| Aug 1998 | 3 | 61 |
| Nov 1998 | 1 | 62 |
| Dec 1998 | 1 | 63 |
| Feb 1999 | 1 | 64 |
| Apr 1999 | 3 | 67 |
| May 1999 | 3 | 70 |
| Aug 1999 | 1 | 71 |
| Sep 1999 | 1 | 72 |
| Oct 1999 | 1 | 73 |
| Mar 2000 | 2 | 75 |
| Aug 2000 | 1 | 76 |
| Jun 2001 | 1 | 77 |
| Sep 2001 | 1 | 78 |
| Jan 2002 | 1 | 79 |
| Apr 2002 | 1 | 80 |
| Jul 2002 | 1 | 81 |
| Aug 2005 | 1 | 82 |
| Apr 2008 | 1 | 83 |
| Mar 2010 | 1 | 84 |
| Feb 2015 | 1 | 85 |
| Aug 2015 | 1 | 86 |
| Oct 2018 | 1 | 87 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
1 campaign cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
FUEL LINE FAILURE
There is no summary currently available
FUEL LINE FAILURE
There is no summary currently available
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
There is no summary currently available
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
There is no summary currently available
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING FUEL UNDERNEATH AT THE NYLON FUEL LINE. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND IT STARTED LEAKING IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. APPARENTLY THE ENTIRE LINE IS FAULTY AND I CANNOT EVEN SEEM TO FIND A REPLACEMENT. FIRE HAZARD!
I HAD NO IDEA THIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL I ACTUALLY OWN A 1984 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE, IT HAD A GAS LEAK WHICH ROTTED OUT THE TIMING CHAIN CASING, AND KNOCKED TEETH DOWN INTO THE GEAR BOX. I JUST REALIZED THIS CAR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAKS AND THE ROTTING PARTS UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I PAID NEARLY 6,000 IN 2004 THINKING I WAS BUYING A GREAT COLLECTOR ONE TIME PREVIOUS OWNER. THEN I ENDED UP WITH A LEMON, I STORED IT CAUSE I SEE THEY SELL FOR AROUND 35K FIXED UP. BUT I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD STILL BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THE ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP WORK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM WAS FAULTY, WHICH ALLOWED THE DOORS TO OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
MY 1991 CADILLAC DEVILLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM (AS HAD THE 1985 CADILLAC) WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION/ENGINE RACING. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AT A SIGNAL OR STOP SIGN. THOUGH MY FOOT WILL BE FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR ENGINE RACES AND THEN THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. MY SOLUTION? I KEEP A GOOD DISTANCE BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO PREVENT THE LURCHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL AT SOME POINT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, WHETHER IT IS PARKING THE CAR OR WHEN THE FOOT IS OFF THE BRAKE MOMENTARILY OR WHEN THE FOOT IS ON THE GAS PEDAL. HAVE THERE BEEN RECALLS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY, AS I HAVE NOT OWNED THE 1985 CAR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS? DO YOU KNOW OF ANY SOLUTIONS TO THIS DISTURBING PROBLEM. ANY FEEDBACK WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR
POWER STEERING PUMP OVERHEATS & LEAKS. REPLACED TWICE. RETURNED TO MECHANIC 4/2/08 FOR 3RD REPLACEMENT. PUMP GOT SO HOT THE DIPSTICK MELTED. *TR
AT THE END OF SHORT 20 MILE TRIP AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED SMOKE & FLAMES COMING OUT OF HOOD / ENGINE. THE ACTION OF DRIVING, PARKING AND FIRE WAS SIMULTANEOUS. I CAN NOT SAY FOR CERTAIN THE ORDER IN WHICH THE THREE EVENTS HAPPENED. THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. I LEFT THE CAR IN PARK AT THE END OF DRIVEWAY WENT INSIDE THE HOME AND HAD MY SON CALLED THE POLICE AND FIRE ( 911 ). BY THIS TIME THERE WAS THICK SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF CAR. INITIALLY THE SMOKE WAS WHITE WHICH LATER TURNED TO BLACK. THE SMOKE WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH REGULAR FLAMES AND OCCASIONAL FLARE UPS. THE HOOD WAS LOCKED UP AS WELL AND THE POLICE AND FIRE FIGHTERS WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE HOOD. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, INCLUDING ALL PLASTIC PARTS, MAJORITY METAL COMPONENTS, ENGINE HEAD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, COOLING SYSTEM, AND OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS ARE BURNED UP. THE FRONT INSTRUMENT PANEL, PARTS OF THE ROOF COVER, ENGINE HOOD, FRONT BUMPER, SIDE FENDERS, GRILL ETC. IS ALSO BURNED UP. UNDER CARRIAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS BURNED UP AS WELL. THE CAR IS TOTAL LOSS AND BEYOND REPAIRS. *JB
THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE WINDOW LOCK SWITCH FAILED, CONSUMERS GRANDCHILD WAS STICKING HER HEAD OUT THE WINDOW WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHILDS NECK AND HEAD WERE BEING SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND FRAME, CHILD SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*YH
THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOUR MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN COOLING FAN. DEALER CONTACTED. NLM PER INSPECTION, THEY FOUND THE HOT SPOT WAS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE FENDER AND THE TIRE HAD BEEN CONSUMED BY THE FIRE. ALSO THE FIRE WAS SO HOT THAT IT FUSED THE HOOD TO THE RADIATOR AND THE FIREMEN HAD TO USE SPECIAL INSTRUMENTS TO COMPLETELY DOUSE THE FLAMES. SCC
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)
Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
COLD START RATTLE NOISE (DIAGNOSIS/SERVICE PROCEDURE). *TW
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COLD START RATTLE NOISE. *TW
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COLD START RATTLE NOISE. *TW
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2004 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 44.6 |
| 2003 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2002 | 176 | 5 | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2001 | 175 | 4 | 1 | 59.9 |
| 2000 | 225 | 5 | 1 | 59.6 |
| 1999 | 187 | 1 | 2 | 54.3 |
| 1998 | 237 | 3 | 3 | 58.5 |
| 1997 | 269 | 2 | 5 | 55.2 |
| 1996 | 218 | 2 | 5 | 57.5 |
| 1995 | 129 | 2 | 6 | 60.7 |
| 1994 | 127 | 0 | 4 | 49.0 |
| 1993 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 48.8 |
| 1992 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 54.0 |
| 1991Viewing | 87 | 1 | 4 | 58.1 |
| 1990 | 76 | 2 | 3 | 62.2 |
| 1989 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 46.9 |
| 1988 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 50.3 |
| 1987 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 58.6 |
| 1986 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 56.5 |
| 1985 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 55.8 |
| 1984 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 1982 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.