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1991 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.
9
Latest Nov 16, 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.
3
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 Feb 14, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 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

EngineSeat belts
Filed Nov 16, 2006
Fire reported

1991 ELDORADO SEAT BELTS ARE UNSAFE. *TS CADILLAC CLAIMED THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE REPLACEMENT SEAT BELTS IN THE COLOR THE CONSUMER NEEDED. *NM UPDATED 12/01/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WENT TO DEALER ON NOV. 5, 2010, AND THE DEALER CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE TO THE VEHICLE, PUTTING IT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. *TR *TR

NHTSA ID
10174325
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
Mileage
68,000 mi
Engine
Filed Feb 24, 2003

THIS CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS.MAIN ISSUE IS ROUGH IDLE AND LOSS OF POWER.SO FAR REPAIRS HAVE COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND CAR IS STILL UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS.TWO FUEL INJECTORS,MAIN BEARING,TORQUE CONVERTER,4 WATER PUMPS,STRUTS REPLACED TWICE,2 STARTERS,ENGINE MOUNTS,AIR CONDENSER,2 SPEAKERS HAVE BLOWN,ECM DOES NOT SHOW CODES OR PROBLEMS WHEN THE CAR RAN OUT OF OIL AND WATER,BRAKE LINES,CV JOINTS AND BALL JOINTS REPLACED TWICE,MANY MORE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE BUT MOST REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE MORE THAN ONCE AND THE IDLE AND LOSS OF POWER IS STILL A MYSTERY.

NHTSA ID
10008039
Incident
Feb 24, 2003
Mileage
97,000 mi
Heating & air conditioningTransmission
Filed Sep 24, 1999

NEEDED NEW EVAPORATOR CORE FOR AIRCONDITIONER AND NEW TRANSMISSION LINES

NHTSA ID
712014
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Sep 30, 1998
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN THE RAIN THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM OR AIRBAGS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID
828390
Incident
Aug 30, 1998
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+2 more
Filed Nov 25, 1997

EXTERIOR LIGHT LENS MISSING.

NHTSA ID
525360
Incident
Jul 25, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Nov 4, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING OWNER SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES, PULLED OVER AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
804458
Incident
Oct 29, 1996
Brakes
Filed Feb 22, 1995

BREAKING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN DISC BRAKES DID NOT WORK WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. TT

NHTSA ID
960367
Incident
Feb 11, 1995
Brakes
Filed Feb 22, 1995

WAS DRIVING CAME TO A STOP SIGN CAR DIDN'T STOP THE BRAKES ARE DISC. TT

NHTSA ID
960363
Incident
Feb 11, 1995
Brakes
Filed Feb 14, 1995

VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN ATTEMPING TO BRAKE PEDAL IS EXTREMELY HARD. TT

NHTSA ID
960029

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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