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1988 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.
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Latest Apr 20, 2015
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Jun 20, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 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 1–9 of 9

Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Apr 20, 2015

FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS IF I HAD FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. I BRAKED HARD AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STILL RACING. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A WHILE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. NORMAL OPERATION. I WAS TOO FAR FOR A TOW, SO I DROVE ~50 MILES TO MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE. THE CAR ACCELERATED TWICE MORE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. HARD BRAKE, PULL TO THE SIDE, SHUT OFF ENGINE, RESTART, EVERYTHING NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES, TWICE WITH WITNESSES TO SEE THAT I DID NOT MISTAKENLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. MORE STUFF REPLACED OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS OCCASIONALLY. INDEPENDENT GM MECHANIC THINKS THAT THE COMPUTER DROPPING OUT AND RESTARTING AGAIN AT FULL-THROTTLE COULD CAUSE IT, AND THAT REPLACING THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT GUARANTEE A FIX. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 85,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND IS IN OTHERWISE FINE SHAPE AS FAR AS THE DRIVETRAIN IS CONCERNED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10711825
Incident
Feb 3, 2011
Mileage
67,409 mi
Engine
Filed Mar 17, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 CADILLAC ELDORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN FOR AN HOUR AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID
10390532
Incident
Mar 17, 2007
Mileage
100,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Aug 1, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
726327
Incident
Jun 1, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Jul 8, 1999

ROOF OF VEHCLE FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASHES. DEALER WON'T LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
841953
Incident
Jul 5, 1999
Engine
Filed Aug 10, 1998

KNOCKING COMING FROM ENGINE.

NHTSA ID
539610
Incident
Sep 23, 1997
Engine
Filed Mar 11, 1997

ENGINE FAILED.

NHTSA ID
516242
Incident
Mar 30, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jul 2, 1996

ABS, YELLOW ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND RED BRAKE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, NOISE OCCURS, IF CONTINUED TO APPLY BRAKES FAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID
986439
Incident
Jun 17, 1996
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 7, 1995

WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPOKES COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED; LOUD NOISE CAME FROM AREA OF WHEEL; NO OTHER WARNING. TT

NHTSA ID
976272
Incident
Dec 6, 1995
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 20, 1995

PIECE OF TIRE BLEW THROUGH FLOOR BOARD UNDERNEATH SEAT UPTO DRIVER SEAT. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT

NHTSA ID
967320
Incident
Jun 1, 1995

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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