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1991 Cadillac Deville Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes 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.
29
Latest Oct 26, 1999
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.
33%
of 87 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.
3
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 service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Cadillac Deville submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 29 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 brake

The 25 most recent of 29, in the owner's own words

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Brakes
Filed Oct 26, 1999

THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. ALSO THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
851761
Brakes
Filed May 11, 1999

INTERMIITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SWERVES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TSB #315004 HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID
837735
Incident
Apr 29, 1999
Brakes
Filed Apr 28, 1999

ABS VALVE BLOCK/PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL SERVELY WHEN BRAKING HARD. VEHICLE STILL BRAKES NORMALLY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS COMBINATION BECAUSE WHEN YOU NEED THE BRAKES MOST THEY CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
706058
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed Apr 14, 1999

INTERMITTENT PULL WITH A HARD BRAKE APPLY DURING NON-ABS STOP. *MJS

NHTSA ID
705603
Brakes
Filed Apr 14, 1998

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES QUICKLY, THEY FAIL.

NHTSA ID
534110
Brakes
Filed Mar 17, 1998

ABS FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
532727
Incident
Feb 14, 1998
Brakes
Filed Feb 24, 1998
Crash reported

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
821658
Incident
Feb 14, 1998
Brakes
Filed Feb 24, 1998
1 injury reported

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
531314
Incident
Aug 15, 1996
Brakes
Filed Feb 13, 1998

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
530498
Incident
Feb 3, 1998
Brakes
Filed Nov 17, 1997

BRAKE PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID
524844
Incident
Oct 4, 1995
Brakes
Filed Nov 5, 1997

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. *AK DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER. *SLC

NHTSA ID
818334
Incident
Sep 9, 1997
Brakes
Filed Oct 27, 1997

ABS VALVE BLOCK/PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL WHEN BRAKING HARD.

NHTSA ID
533921
BrakesExterior lighting
Filed Oct 27, 1997

DURING HARD STOPS THE ABS SYSTEM SWERVES SHARPLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY.

NHTSA ID
523830
Brakes
Filed Jul 8, 1997

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE STILL ENGAGED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
813925
Incident
Jul 5, 1997
Brakes
Filed Feb 27, 1997

HARD BRAKE PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP.

NHTSA ID
546874
Brakes
Filed Feb 11, 1997

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT THERE IS A LOT OF KICK BACK COMING FROM BRAKES; HE ALSO NOTES THAT THERE IS A LOT OF NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID
807457
Brakes
Filed Dec 5, 1996

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AT 25 MPH, THE ABS BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXPERIENCED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON , IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
805941
Incident
Nov 28, 1996
Brakes
Filed Nov 19, 1996

ANTILOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

NHTSA ID
511463
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jun 10, 1996

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
505382
Incident
May 23, 1996
Brakes
Filed May 15, 1996
Crash reported

APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO RESPONSE FROM ABS AND DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
984496
Incident
Apr 23, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jan 22, 1996

VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS CONSTANTLY WORKING NOT JUST UPON USE.HAVING LONG AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TT

NHTSA ID
978004
Brakes
Filed Dec 28, 1995
Crash reported

CONSUMER TOLD HAVE THE BRAKE PADS CHANGED FROM DEALER AFTER CHANGING THE BRAKES HAD AN ACCIDENT BRAKE LOCKED UP. TT

NHTSA ID
977070
Brakes
Filed Dec 13, 1995

DEALER CANNOT GET THE PARTS FOR AN ABS SYSTEM PROBLEM, ITS BEEN TWO MONTHS. TT

NHTSA ID
976536
Incident
Dec 13, 1995
Brakes
Filed Sep 15, 1995

ABS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS , CAUSING THE VEHICLE SWRIL TO THE RIGHT VERY HARD. TT

NHTSA ID
972067
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
BrakesElectricalSteering
Filed Sep 5, 1995

COMPUTER CHIP WENT OUT AND DRIVER LOST ALL CONTROL OF AUTO-NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES. TT

NHTSA ID
971676

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