Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 92 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Cadillac Deville, most frequently naming the brakes, powertrain (other) and electrical categories. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year; and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1995 | 1 | 19 |
| Dec 1995 | 1 | 20 |
| Jan 1996 | 1 | 21 |
| Mar 1996 | 1 | 22 |
| May 1996 | 1 | 23 |
| Jun 1996 | 1 | 24 |
| Jul 1996 | 1 | 25 |
| Aug 1996 | 2 | 27 |
| Sep 1996 | 1 | 28 |
| Oct 1996 | 1 | 29 |
| Dec 1996 | 1 | 30 |
| Feb 1997 | 1 | 31 |
| Mar 1997 | 2 | 33 |
| Apr 1997 | 1 | 34 |
| Jun 1997 | 2 | 36 |
| Aug 1997 | 2 | 38 |
| Oct 1997 | 1 | 39 |
| Dec 1997 | 1 | 40 |
| Jan 1998 | 2 | 42 |
| Feb 1998 | 1 | 43 |
| Aug 1998 | 2 | 45 |
| Oct 1998 | 1 | 46 |
| Dec 1998 | 1 | 47 |
| Feb 1999 | 1 | 48 |
| Mar 1999 | 1 | 49 |
| Apr 1999 | 1 | 50 |
| May 1999 | 3 | 53 |
| Jul 1999 | 3 | 56 |
| Aug 1999 | 1 | 57 |
| Sep 1999 | 1 | 58 |
| Oct 1999 | 1 | 59 |
| Nov 1999 | 1 | 60 |
| Jan 2000 | 2 | 62 |
| Feb 2000 | 1 | 63 |
| Mar 2000 | 1 | 64 |
| May 2000 | 1 | 65 |
| Nov 2000 | 2 | 67 |
| Feb 2001 | 1 | 68 |
| Jun 2001 | 1 | 69 |
| Jul 2001 | 1 | 70 |
| Oct 2001 | 1 | 71 |
| Feb 2002 | 1 | 72 |
| Mar 2002 | 1 | 73 |
| Jun 2002 | 1 | 74 |
| Aug 2002 | 1 | 75 |
| Oct 2002 | 1 | 76 |
| Feb 2003 | 1 | 77 |
| May 2003 | 1 | 78 |
| Aug 2003 | 2 | 80 |
| Sep 2003 | 1 | 81 |
| Jan 2004 | 1 | 82 |
| Apr 2004 | 2 | 84 |
| May 2004 | 1 | 85 |
| Sep 2006 | 1 | 86 |
| Jan 2008 | 1 | 87 |
| Jun 2009 | 1 | 88 |
| Sep 2009 | 1 | 89 |
| Jul 2011 | 1 | 90 |
| Jun 2015 | 1 | 91 |
| Apr 2018 | 1 | 92 |
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
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
AS A DISABLED VIETNAM MILITARY VETERAN MY 1993 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANYPLACE WILL SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WITH NO WARNING. LOOKING FOR ANSWERS TO WHY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS
THE ENGINE FELL OUT THE ENGINE CRADDLE BROKE LOSE FROM THE FRAME IT RUSTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE CAR HAS NO RUST AND IS IN PERFECT CONDITION.THANK GOD I HAD JUST GOTTON OF THE HIGHWAY AND IT HAPPENED STPPED AT THE STOP SIGN.DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE .
PURCHASED 2003 CADILLAC DHS FROM COAST CADILLAC, THE NEXT MONTH WE HAD TO GET A NEW ENGINE FROM RANCHO MOTORS. LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THAT WE HAD TO GET A NEW COMPUTER. MY HUSBAND HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ON JULY 4, 2009 WHERE HE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AAA ADJUSTER CAME TO DIAMOND CAR COLLISION IN HESPERIA AND STATED THE CAR WAS NOT TOTALED. I REQUESTED A SECOND OPINION AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT TOTAL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2007 WHERE IT WAS REAR ENDED AND SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. NOW THE SENSOR IS NOT SENDING A SIGNAL TO ENGINE COOLING FAN AND THE CAR RUNS HOT. NOONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS WE SMELL A STRONG SCENT OF FUEL OR FUMES. THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK HAS PROBLEMS. THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ON NUMERIOUS OCCASIONS. WE HAD TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION TWICE AND THE MOTOR MOUNT IS NOT LEVELED PROPERLY FROM REPAIRS OF JULY 4, 2009. GAS MILEAGE INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I WILL BE REPORTING THIS TO DEPT OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS AND FILING A COMPLAIT AGAINST AAA INSURANCE. THEY REPAIRED THE VEHIICLE TWICE AND KNEW OF THE SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAGS YET WERE NOT WILLING TO TOTAL CAR. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ONGOING PROPLEMS SINCE WE PURCHASED VEHICVLE AND ACCIDENTS THAT OCCURED. MY HUSBAND WAS NOT AT FAULT BUT WE SUSTAINED INURIES DURING THE ACCIDENT. ALSO DEPT OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR WANTED TO COME INSPECT BUT OWNER TALKED MY HUSBAND INTO DROPPING THE CLAIM I REPORTED AND TOLD HIM HE WOULD DO EXTRA WORK IF HE DIDNT CALL. I FEEL THAT THEIR HAS BEEN SOME FRAUDULENT INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURED DURING OUR LIFETIME WITH THE 2003 DHS VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND IS DISABLED AND WE CAN NOT AFFORD A VEHICLE AND ALL REPAIRS. *KB
WAS DRIVING IN A 25MPH ZONE WHEN BOTH REAR ENGINE CRADLE MOUNTS BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP EFFECTING STEERING OF SAID CAR. HAD THIS BEEN ON A HIGHWAY, SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE RESULTED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BURNING AND LEAKING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE CONTACT ALWAYS NOTICED OIL SPOTS ON THE GROUND AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR A WHILE, SMOKE WILL APPEAR FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE, RATHER THAN THE HOOD. THE FAILURE HAS ALSO CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER TO STOP WORKING. A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND READ, "STOP.TURN OFF ENGINE". A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE OIL WAS COMING FROM A LINE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE FROM AN UNSPECIFIED HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V199000 (POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CADILLAC DEVILLE. OCCASIONALLY, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND LEAKING TRANSAXLE FLUID FROM THE COOLING LINE. HE STATED THAT HE NORMALLY DRIVES 1 OR 2 MILES, BUT AFTER DRIVING 60 MILES BETWEEN 55-60 MPH, THE SMELL, SMOKING, AND LEAKING WORSENED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V199000 (POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING 1993 CADILLAC DEVILLE WHICH WAS REPAIRED WITH 9 DEFECTIVE BRAKE PART BY MECHANIC. *KB AFTER BRAKE REPAIR WERE MADE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SHOOK SEVERELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CADILLAC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MIDAS USED DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE CONSUMER CLAIMS THE MIDAS BUYS FOREIGN PARTS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE AND NOT TEST OR APPROVED BY AN OUTSIDE SOURCE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE PARTS IN HIS POSSESSION. R/F INNER JOINT AXLE BENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE. *NM
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS NOT ON. THE CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK *SC *JB
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
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4.0L L47, 4.6L LD8 L37 ENGINE WATER PUMP COVER P/N 12571913- THERMOSTAT LOOSE. ALSO INCLUDING MODEL 2003 CADILLAC ELDORADO. *MR
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO INFORM DEALERS OF ENHANCEMENTS TO CRANKCASE, OIL DISTRIBUTION PLATE AND OIL PAN SEALING BY USING RTV SEALANT. *TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A ENGINE COLD / KNOCK / TICK NOISE. *TT
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
COLD START RATTLE NOISE (DIAGNOSIS/SERVICE PROCEDURE). *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 |
| 1993Viewing | 92 | 1 | 0 | 48.8 |
| 1992 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 54.0 |
| 1991 | 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.