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1985 Cadillac Fleetwood 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 Sep 16, 1998
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 Mar 10, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood. 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 1–6 of 6

Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 16, 1998

WHEEL FELL OFF OF VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT).

NHTSA ID
540097
Incident
Aug 31, 1998
Engine
Filed Sep 14, 1997

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE GEAR ,WITH NO ACCELERATION, VEHICLE SHOT BACKWARDS AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
522074
Powertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Jul 8, 1997

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE VIBRATION.

NHTSA ID
519237
Incident
May 20, 1987
BrakesDriver assistanceSteering
Filed Mar 12, 1996

THROTTLE PEDAL LOCKS UP. *SD

NHTSA ID
500825
Incident
Jan 25, 1996
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Feb 6, 1996

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR LEAKED/REPLACED. *SD

NHTSA ID
500931
Incident
Feb 6, 1996
Heating & air conditioningElectricalEngine+4 more
Filed Mar 10, 1995

TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO NOISE/SLIPPING. *SKD

NHTSA ID
482293
Incident
Jan 13, 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

Data on this page last refreshed .