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1999 Cadillac Deville Steering Problems

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

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Steering 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.
13
Latest Mar 31, 2011
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.
7%
of 187 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.
0
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 the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Cadillac Deville submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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 steering

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

Steering
Filed Mar 31, 2011

IT IS VERY HARD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AFTER A STOP AS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH MAKING A RIGHT TURN. *TR

NHTSA ID
10393822
Incident
Mar 15, 2011
Steering
Filed Apr 29, 2010

I OWN 2 1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE'S. ONE IN NY & ONE IN FL. BOTH VEHICLES HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED IN BOTH CARS BECAUSE OF A GRINDING AND DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. THIS SEEMS TO BE DUE TO A DEFECT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY GENERAL MOTORS, AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED MY COST OF ABOUT $1000. FOR BOTH REPAIRS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10328066
Incident
Jan 12, 2005
Mileage
18,000 mi
Steering
Filed Mar 22, 2006

POWER STEERING FAILURE AS REPORTED IN THETSB REPORTS 619249-619248-619410. *JB

NHTSA ID
10153393
Incident
Feb 24, 2006
Mileage
102 mi
BrakesSteering
Filed Feb 20, 2006

MY 1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE HAS HAD TWO ONGOING DEFECTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN DURING THE FIRST YEAR WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND AFTER MANY SERVICE VISITS FOR REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. TWO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS APPEAR, 1.TRACTION ENGAGING LIGHT AND 2.ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE. AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT GROWLING NOISE AND THE BRAKES GRAB AND MAKE THE STEERING DIFFICULT. CADILLAC IS AWARE OF THE DEFECTS AND THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE CADILLAC DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO CORRECT THESE TWO DEFECTS BUT THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. CADILLAC STATE THAT THE CAR DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR BUY BACK AND THEREFORE I AM IN POSSESSION OF A CAR THAT POSES TWO SAFETY HAZARDS AND I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE THE CAR AND IT WOULD BE UNETHICAL TO SELL AN UNSAFE CAR. *JB

NHTSA ID
10150683
Incident
Sep 14, 2000
Mileage
13,000 mi
Steering
Filed Nov 7, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING OR SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THIS SEEMED TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A HYDRAULIC HOSE. ALSO, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10141943
Incident
Oct 1, 2003
Mileage
35,000 mi
Steering
Filed Nov 3, 2004

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION A THUMPING NOISE WAS PRODUCED. DEALER STATED RACK AND PINION BOLT WAS MISSING . *AK NOT ONLY WAS A BOLT MISSING THE BOLT WAS SO LOOSE IT WAS HANGING OFF. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MISSING BOLT AND TIGHTENED THE LOOSE BOLT. *TC

NHTSA ID
10091519
Incident
Sep 3, 2004
Mileage
65,555 mi
Steering
Filed Jan 23, 2004

INTERMITTENT LOSSES OF POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. *LA

NHTSA ID
10054754
Incident
Nov 21, 1999
Mileage
77,099 mi
Steering
Filed Jan 23, 2004

CAR MAKES A GROANING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT TO RIGHT. SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM THE FRONT END STEERING SYSTEM. ALSO, IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID TO WAIT UNTIL IT BECAME WORSE. *LA

NHTSA ID
10054723
Incident
Jan 22, 2004
Mileage
25,000 mi
Steering
Filed May 20, 2003

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED ON MY 1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE WITH ONLY 33200 MILES ON IT. IT WAS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10019004
Incident
May 20, 2003
Mileage
33,200 mi
Steering
Filed Mar 5, 2003

METAL TO METAL SOUND AND OR GROANING-MOANING WHEN STRAIGHTEN WHEEL UP AFTER TURNING HARD TO RIGHT OR LEFT AND WHEN PARKING. GM HAS YET TO FIX AND IN FACT THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERS SAYING THIS IS A STEERING PROBLEM AND DO NOT ATTEMT TO FIX AT THIS TIME. CAR STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY.*JB

NHTSA ID
10008440
Incident
Oct 16, 2002
Steering
Filed Jul 15, 2002

NOISE WAS COMING FROM STEERING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING SYSTEM WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS BUMPY SURFACES. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE NOISE. *YH

NHTSA ID
8013898
Incident
Sep 26, 2001
Steering
Filed Jun 12, 2002

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN WITHOUT WARNING, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. STEPPED ON BRAKES IN ORDER TO CONTROL VEHICLE.*AKJG

NHTSA ID
8011616
Incident
Apr 20, 2002
Steering
Filed May 31, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
723429
Incident
Feb 16, 2000

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

Engine51Airbags49Brakes20Electrical19Driver assistance12Tires & wheels9Suspension9Fuel system8

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