Visibility
Filed Jan 10, 1999
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.
- NHTSA ID
- 781803
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1999
1996 Cadillac Eldorado Visibility Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Visibility 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.
8
Latest Jan 10, 1999
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.
13%
of 60 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.
1
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 windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Cadillac Eldorado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 visibility
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Visibility
Filed Jun 8, 1998
Fire reported
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT INTERMITTENLY REDUCING VISABILITY TO ZERO.
- NHTSA ID
- 536710
- Incident
- Nov 25, 1996
Driver assistanceElectricalSteering+1 more
Filed Jul 30, 1997
ACCELERATOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE RESPONSE IS SPONTANEOUS WITH LITTLE CONTROL OF ACCELERATION.
- NHTSA ID
- 520442
Visibility
Filed Jun 26, 1997
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR 3 TIMES WHICH DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM, THE WIPERS HAVE FAILED AGAIN BUT THE CONSUMER HAS DECLINED REPAIR. *AK *NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 813523
Visibility
Filed Jun 20, 1997
THE VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES THE WIPER TO GO OUT 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 813310
- Incident
- Apr 1, 1997
Body & structureSteeringVisibility
Filed Apr 18, 1997
DEFECTIVE SEALS ON DRIVER'S DOOR, CAUSING NOISE.
- NHTSA ID
- 516604
- Incident
- Jan 15, 1997
Visibility
Filed Apr 10, 1997
SUNROOF WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY.
- NHTSA ID
- 602992
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1996
Visibility
Filed Feb 12, 1997
SIDE MIRROR CONTROL LINE FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 602731
- Incident
- Mar 2, 1996
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
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .