Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Fuel system 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.
18
Latest Jun 13, 2016
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.
31%
of 59 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.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Cadillac Eldorado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 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 fuel system
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Fuel systemSteering
Filed Jun 13, 2016
Fire reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 CADILLAC ELDORADO. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM/GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. ...UPDATED 08/29/16 UPDATED 6/11/18*JB
NHTSA ID
10873929
Incident
Jun 9, 2016
Mileage
90,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Mar 13, 2012
MY VEHICLE STARTED STALLING ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, IT WOULD SUDDENLY JUST CUT OFF AS IF THE GAS WAS NO LONGER FUELING THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD STOP AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN FOR ABOUT AND HOUR. AFTER STARTING IT WOULD RUN FOR ABOUT TWENTY MIN. IT WOULD THEN STOP AGAIN. I CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP WITH A NEW ONE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. IT APPEARS THERE IS NO SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
NHTSA ID
10451355
Incident
Mar 12, 2012
Mileage
165,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Sep 24, 2009
Fire reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC ELDORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL # 04V110000, FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE, DELIVERY HOSES, LINES, PIPING, AND FITTINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE IN 2008, THE FUEL LEAKAGE LEAD TO AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT SINCE THE COMPANY FILED BANKRUPTCY THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY. HE HAS PHOTOS OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,000.
NHTSA ID
10285152
Incident
Jul 16, 2008
Mileage
113,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jun 16, 2009
VEHICLE IS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME STARTING. CONSUMER FEELS THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE GAS LINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK OWNER HAS BEEN SMELLING GASOLINE ODOR OFF AND ON FOR 6 WEEKS. HAS NOT STARTED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. TAKEN TO ED MORRIS CADILLAC (KEN FAGAN)
NHTSA ID
10050421
Incident
Jun 16, 2009
Mileage
66,500 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 28, 2008
Fire reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC ELDORADO. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. ONCE HE ARRIVED HOME, HE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE HE WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,200. UPDATED 09/24/08 *BF UPDATED 10/01/08. *JB
NHTSA ID
10240099
Incident
Jul 15, 2008
Mileage
113,200 mi
Fuel system
Filed Oct 25, 2007
I WAS NOTIFIED OF A SAFETY RECALL ON MY 1997 CADILLAC EL DORADO THAT TUBING USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONST. MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT DONE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY POSSIBLY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I FEEL THIS IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR, I DIDN'T CREATE THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL GM SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE IT SAFE BY REPLACING IT AT NO CHARGE. ANYWAY! I THOUGHT I WOULD LET YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING. THANKS GREG *TR
NHTSA ID
10206897
Incident
Oct 25, 2007
Fuel system
Filed Aug 2, 2007
Crash reported1 injury reported
RECALL REQUEST FOR ENGINEERING ANALYSIS CUSTOMER IS ASKING FOR INFO ABOUT RECALL EA04-003**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INJURED DUE TO HIS FRIENDS 1997 CADILLAC ELDORADO STALLING. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL NUMBER 04V110000. *JB
NHTSA ID
10199132
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
Fuel system
Filed Sep 13, 2005
DT: 1997 CADILLAC EL DORADO. THE CONSUMER STATES HE HAD RECALL, 04V110000REPAIRS PERFORMED ON VEHICLE. THIS WAS DONE APPROXIMATELY ON AUGUST 30, 2005. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP IT BEGAN LEAKING FUEL. THE REPLACED COMPONENTS WERE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THIS CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SINCE THIS WAS REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ID
10136331
Incident
Aug 30, 2005
Fuel system
Filed Jun 23, 2004
RECALL 04V110000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL FAILURE. WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL RAIL HAD PIN HOLES, AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
NHTSA ID
10079707
Incident
Jun 9, 2004
Mileage
110,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 23, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE, FUEL INJECTION, FUEL RAIL. *LA
NHTSA ID
10047432
Incident
Jul 27, 2003
Mileage
72,067 mi
Fuel system
Filed Mar 28, 2003
THE FUEL READING WAS OFF, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AS IF THERE WAS NO GAS, HOWEVER THERE WAS A HALF TANK. *JB
NHTSA ID
10014705
Incident
Mar 28, 2003
Fuel system
Filed Mar 28, 2003
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND LIFTED UP THE HOOD, HE DISCOVERED THAT GASOLINE HAD LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE. *JB DEALER REPLACED LEAKING FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA ID
10014702
Incident
Mar 28, 2003
Mileage
90,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Oct 11, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FUEL IS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE AND THIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
NHTSA ID
8020673
Incident
Sep 28, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Oct 6, 2002
THE PLASTIC LINE THAT CONNECTS THE LINES FOR THE FUEL INJECTOR LEAKS ONTO THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE. CONSUMER STATES THE LEAKING OF THESE FUEL LINES ON A HOT ENGINE BLOCK WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. *YH
NHTSA ID
768148
Incident
Aug 12, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Jun 6, 2002
FUEL LINE THAT WENT TO BRAKES WAS RUBBING AGAINST FRAME, CREATING A HOLE. BRAKE FUEL LEAKED OUT. HAD NO BRAKES.*AK
NHTSA ID
8011252
Incident
Apr 25, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Feb 1, 1999
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED.
NHTSA ID
608748
Incident
Dec 7, 1998
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Feb 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. *YC
NHTSA ID
607956
Incident
Sep 21, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Feb 1, 1999
FUEL INDICATOR FAILED. NLM
NHTSA ID
606112
Incident
Aug 1, 1998
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