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1993 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.
22
Latest Sep 1, 2006
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.
24%
of 92 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.
0

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 1993 Cadillac Deville submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 22 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

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

Body & structureBrakesPowertrain (other)
Filed Sep 1, 2006

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

NHTSA ID
10167968
Incident
Apr 18, 2006
Mileage
129,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 10, 2001

CONSUMER HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM GM REGARDING ABS BRAKE REPAIRS, CONSUMER STATES GM HAD RECALLED MANY GM CARS AND TRUCKS FOR THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED, CONSUMER WAS ONLY GIVEN A CERTIFICATE TO USE WHEN BUYING A NEW CAR, CONSUMER CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR AND WANTS ASSISTANCE WITH THESE REPAIRS. *SLC

NHTSA ID
563641
BrakesSuspension
Filed Nov 9, 1999

ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON. ALSO, AND THERE IS SHAKING WITHIN VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
849209
Incident
Sep 23, 1999
Brakes
Filed Oct 25, 1999

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED , THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
851568
Brakes
Filed Aug 17, 1999

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON, AND THE ABS SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
845218
Incident
Jun 1, 1999
Brakes
Filed Jul 21, 1999

THE ABS BRAKING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER REPLACED THE 3 PARTS IN ABS BRAKING UNIT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
842863
Incident
Jun 21, 1999
Brakes
Filed Jul 21, 1999

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY REPLACED - A MAJOR PREBLEM WAS, DEALERSHIP DID NOT MAKE ME AWARE APPROX 50% HAD BRAKES REPAIRED. I WAS INFORMED THEY WERE AWARE A $500 PART HAD TO BE REPLACED AND AFTER THAT WAS PUT ON THERE WAS ANOTHER PART APPROX $400 THAT MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED, OF COURSE THAT WAS NEEDED AFTER 1ST PART REPLACED . MAKING PAYMENT OF APPROX $1500 TO REPLACE BRAKES AFTER LABOR INCLUDED. I HAD A BIG PROBLEM THAT I HAD TO SPEND OVER $800 BEFORE THEY COULD TELL ME IF I HAD TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER $700. THEY WERE WELL AWARE I WAS VERY UNHAPPY. IT IS GOOD TO SEE THE OTHER VEHICLES OF SAME MAKE AND YEAR WITH SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
708884
Incident
Jun 15, 1999
Brakes
Filed Mar 10, 1999

DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
835631
Incident
Jun 30, 1998
Brakes
Filed Feb 18, 1998

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MOTOR PAK SHORTED OUT.

NHTSA ID
530588
Incident
Dec 29, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jan 21, 1998

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE COMPUTER FLOW VALVE SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
528534
Incident
Oct 1, 1997
BrakesSuspension
Filed Oct 4, 1997

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

NHTSA ID
604220
Incident
May 6, 1996
Brakes
Filed Aug 19, 1997

BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND, CAUSING PULSATION/VIBRATION.

NHTSA ID
521098
Incident
May 3, 1994
Brakes
Filed Feb 24, 1997

ABS HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND IS NOW COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
809248
BrakesEngine
Filed Sep 23, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING.*AK

NHTSA ID
802789
Incident
Sep 20, 1996
Brakes
Filed Aug 16, 1996

ABS: WHILE DRIVING ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON; WHOLE PMV SYSTEM FAILED, COULD HAVE CAUSED WHEEL LOCK UP, SPEED 40 MPH, NO WARNING.*AK

NHTSA ID
800938
Incident
Jul 26, 1996
BrakesTires & wheelsTransmission+1 more
Filed Aug 6, 1996

ABS WARNING LIGHT REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
507139
Incident
Nov 7, 1994
Brakes
Filed Nov 20, 1995
Crash reported

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

NHTSA ID
501522
Incident
Nov 9, 1995
Brakes
Filed Sep 28, 1995

WAS DRIVING TRY TO STOP THERE WERE NO BRAKES ALMOST HIT A TRUCK HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

NHTSA ID
972622
Brakes
Filed Sep 18, 1995

THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WHEN FIVE OR SIX TIMES THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
972095
Brakes
Filed Aug 20, 1995

BRAKES LOCK UP. *DSH

NHTSA ID
484946
Incident
Aug 17, 1993
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Aug 15, 1995

RATTLE COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF DASH WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
484883
Incident
Nov 18, 1993
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Jan 16, 1995

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAD DURING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
480559
Incident
Dec 8, 1994

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Powertrain (other)11Electrical10Driver assistance10Engine9Suspension9Body & structure8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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