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1989 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 May 25, 2006
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 Sep 13, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 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 1–8 of 8

Engine
Filed May 25, 2006

1989 ELDORADO HAS ENGINE BLOCK PROBLEMS. *TS COOLANT LEAKED THROUGH ALUMINUM ENGINE BLOCK. THE COOLANT FAN MODULE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES.*JB

NHTSA ID
10158424
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 4, 2003

BOTH FRONT TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, AND THE REAR TIRES DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL. *AK NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10031788
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 22, 1998

THIS INFORMATION IS BEING SENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A HOT-LINE CALL MADE THIS DATE. THE PROBLEM IS SUDDEN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS WHICH CANNOT BE TURNED ON. GIVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME (10-20 MINUTES) HEADLIGHTS BECOME OPERABLE AGAIN. VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH LIGHT SENTINAL.

NHTSA ID
537184
Incident
Jun 11, 1998
Electrical
Filed Oct 1, 1997

THERE IS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE HEAD LIGHTS, CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHT NOT TO STAY ILLUMINATED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. CONSUMER HAS CALLED DEALER, PARTS HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
816782
Seat belts
Filed Dec 27, 1996

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, RED RELEASE BUCKLE WOULD NOT HOLD IF PULLED ON WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
806790
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Nov 15, 1996

ONE OF THE FUEL LINES IS LEAKING. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
805109
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Aug 13, 1996

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH, STARTED BRAKING, ENGINE STARTED SPEEDING UP ON ITS OWN, APPLIED BRAKES, KEPT GOING, SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO 1ST GEAR ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, STILL WOULD NOT STOP, SHIFTED TO PARK/ TURNED OFF IGNITION TO STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
800796
Incident
Aug 9, 1996
ElectricalTransmission
Filed Sep 13, 1995

TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *SD

NHTSA ID
488074
Incident
May 14, 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.

Data sources

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