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1986 Cadillac Eldorado Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
12
Latest Apr 19, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 4, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 Cadillac Eldorado. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–12 of 12

Interior & seats
Filed Apr 19, 2002

WHILE DRIVING THE DASH COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING. TOOK TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS TO OLD. NLM

NHTSA ID
8008130
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Aug 26, 1999

HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
845874
Incident
Aug 12, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed May 18, 1998

STARTED VEHICLE, EVERTHING APPEARED NORMAL, MOVED GEARSHIFT LEVER TO DRIVE POSITION, ENGINE ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE, BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT STOP THE MOTION, FRON WHEEL DRIVE LEFT BURN MARKS ON DRIVEWAY 18 FEET IN LENGTH, WHEN CAR RESTED ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, POSSIBLE DUE TO COMPUTER.

NHTSA ID
522214
Incident
Jun 9, 1997
Steering
Filed Mar 25, 1998

STEERING DIFFICULTIES SINCE OWNERSHIP.

NHTSA ID
533086
Engine
Filed Feb 24, 1998

ENGINE FAILS WHILE MAKING U-TURNS.

NHTSA ID
531297
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 26, 1997

WHILE PUTTING CAR INTO GEAR, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT THROUGH GARAGE AND INTO HOME. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOME AND VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
521441
Incident
Jun 9, 1997
Engine
Filed Aug 22, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA ID
507807
Incident
Jul 25, 1996
ElectricalInterior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Jun 20, 1996

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT OR DAY AT SOME POINT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, ALSO DASHLIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT, COMPUTER WAS ALSO REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
985218
Incident
Mar 10, 1996
Exterior lightingOther / unspecified
Filed Mar 13, 1996

BOTH RIGHT REAR AND LEFT REAR WHEELS HAD HAIR LINE CRACKS IN THEM LEADING TO THE HUB, RESULTING IN WHEEL BROKEN OFF.

NHTSA ID
502261
Incident
Feb 26, 1995
Steering
Filed Jan 3, 1996

STEERING RACK AND PINION LOCK UP. *SD

NHTSA ID
501539
Incident
Jan 3, 1996
Electrical
Filed Jun 16, 1995
Fire reported

THE CAR HAD AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
967053
Incident
May 13, 1995
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 4, 1995

TIRE NOT TREADED AND CUPPED PRIOR TO 20,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID
958320
Incident
Dec 1, 1986

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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