Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Cadillac Deville submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
CONSUMER STATES AIR CONDITIONING WASN'T COOLING. DEALER FOUND COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT COMPRESSOR FAILED WITH ONLY 26,383 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TT
POWER SEAT SEATBACK GOES DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IN DECEMBER OF 1999, DEALER REPLACED MEMORY MODULE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2001 SEATBACK WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO DOWN ON IT'S OWN.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES MORE OFTEN THEN NOT, WHEN YOU START THE CAR THE SEAT WILL MOVE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. WHEN THE BACK GOES FLAT IT PINS ANY PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT. PH 09-DEC-2002
WHILE DRIVING HAS LOST BOTH LIGHT FIXTURES.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED UP AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO, THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *SLC
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED ELECTRONIC BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FAILURE (RECALL 97V-064), RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE. MJS
BRAKES MAKING A GRINDING SOUND AND PEDAL VIBRATING WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. NLM
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE RECLINER AND TRACKING ON DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT RECLINED BACK TO THE REAR SEATS ON ITS OWN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT CONSTANTLY MOVES TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SUN IS OUT CAN'T READ THE DIGITAL DASHBOARD. IT'S HARD TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER, AND DOESN'T KNOW HOW FAST IS GOING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, DESIGNED TO COME ON AUTOMATICALLY AT DUSK, HOWEVER THE DASH GAUGES ARE HARD TO SEE IN THE DAYTIME AS WELL.
SEATS PROTRUDE OUT TOO FAR IN THE BACK AREA, PREVENTING PASSENGER'S FROM SITTING BACK, ALSO CAUSES HEADREST TOO SIT BACK TOO FAR.
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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