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1994 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.
16
Latest Jan 23, 2008
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.
7
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 Jan 18, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 16 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 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 1–16 of 16

Engine
Filed Jan 23, 2008
Fire reported

1994 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS THEN ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-90-0874. *JB

NHTSA ID
10216125
Incident
Dec 3, 2007
Airbags
Filed Jul 24, 2006
Crash reported

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH., THE VEHICLE HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH THE LEFT FRONT FENDER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10163256
Incident
Jul 22, 2006
Mileage
136,970 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 7, 2003
Crash reported

THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH PARKED VEHICLES. RELATED RECALL 95V082000. *AK *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10027297
Incident
Jun 26, 2003
Engine
Filed Sep 28, 2000

BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, 2 BOLTS SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE EXHAUST TO LEAK. *SLC

NHTSA ID
555430
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Aug 25, 1999

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. ALSO, BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT OF EXHAUST. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
844547
Incident
Jul 29, 1999
Engine
Filed Jun 1, 1999

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS FAILED RESULTING IN FALLING OFF. MJS

NHTSA ID
545830
Incident
Feb 1, 1999
Body & structureOther / unspecified
Filed Oct 2, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE MOUNTING BOLT SNAPPED WITH A LOUD NOISE. THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAN WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE WHEEL TILTING OUTWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW INOPRABLE. FRONT DOOR LOCK INOPRABLE. *YH

NHTSA ID
828488
Incident
Sep 25, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Sep 23, 1998

OWNER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED FOR PROBLEM, MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE WIRES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT WERE BURNED. THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
828149
Incident
Sep 17, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Sep 9, 1998

FUEL PUMP FAILED, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE WIRES MELTED AND FUSED INTO OTHER PART.

NHTSA ID
539751
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 9, 1998
Crash reported

WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE UP THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE GROUND AND THE CAR HIT A PARKED CAR/A MEDIUM AND A HOUSE, THE CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE AND OUT OF CONTRAL. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
825238
Incident
Jul 8, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Jul 7, 1997

DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AS THE ENGINE DIED.

NHTSA ID
519052
Incident
Mar 8, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 16, 1997

HOOD LATCH FAILED, ALLOWING HOOD TO FLY OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID
518552
Incident
Apr 1, 1997
Visibility
Filed Dec 23, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE PARKED, FIRE STARTED IN LEFT FRONT SEAT, ACCORDING TO FIRE INSPECTOR, UPON ARRIVAL, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM INTERIOR, FIRE WAS CONCENTRATED ON DRIVER'S SEAT, CAUSED BY FAULTY HEATER LOCATED UNDER SEAT; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
806658
Incident
Dec 3, 1996
Engine
Filed Apr 18, 1996
Fire reported

CAR WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983008
Incident
Jan 9, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jul 25, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONT END IMPACT; ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN, VEHICLE #1 SWERVE TO AVOID BEING BROADSIDED; HIT TREE; SPEED 30 MPH. TT

NHTSA ID
969418
Incident
Jun 15, 1995
Body & structureDriver assistanceEngine+2 more
Filed Jan 18, 1995

OIL PAN GASKET FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAK, ALSO ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.

NHTSA ID
479490
Incident
Jun 21, 1994

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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