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 Apr 13, 2018
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 Jul 11, 1996
What this page shows
Our database holds 17 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 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 1–17 of 17
Filed Apr 13, 2018
CAR HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE HIGHWAY - LEFT REAR. HAD JACKED IT UP, AND CHANGED TIRE. WAS LETTING JACK DOWN WHEN IT COLLAPSED. SCISSORS TYPE JACK. ONE OF THE CAPTIVE NUTS THAT THE MAIN BOLT RUNS THROUGH TO RAISE THE JACK ASSEMBLY FAILED, DROPPING THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY. LUCKILY, THE TIRE HAD BEEN CHANGED, AND NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN THE CAR DROPPED. I HAVE HAD A SIMILAR FAILURE ON MY 1993 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD, AND WONDER IF THIS IS NOT COMMON TO ALL OF THE GM CARS USING THIS JACK.
NHTSA ID
11084953
Incident
Dec 26, 2017
Mileage
140,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 12, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,000.
NHTSA ID
10319251
Incident
Jun 11, 2009
Mileage
109,000 mi
Steering
Filed Jan 30, 2004
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER DOWN SHIFTED, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.*AK
NHTSA ID
10057156
Incident
Jan 25, 2004
Fuel system
Filed Mar 27, 2003
THE FUEL PUMP CONTAINED A SHORTAGE, WHICH CAUSED A SPARK. *JB
NHTSA ID
10014587
Steering
Filed Mar 18, 2003
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE IT WAS BEING TURNED. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NLM
NHTSA ID
10012010
Incident
Mar 16, 2003
Mileage
50,000 mi
Body & structureBrakesEngine+3 more
Filed Dec 7, 2001
POWER STEERING GOES OUT TEMPORARILY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THEN IT RELEASES BY ITSELF, DEALERSHIPOP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, MECHANIC REPLACED STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE IS A NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE REMOTE WAS INOPERABLE, KEYLESS ENTRY PAD WILLNOT OPEN DOOR UNLESS STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO IT, R/R DOOR IS HARD TO CLOSE WHEN ALL OTHER DOORS ARE CLOSED, BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE DRAGGING, DEALER ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HESITATES AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, ALSO PASSENGER SIDE HAED REST WILL NOT STAY UP.*SLC
NHTSA ID
899980
Incident
Nov 1, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 12, 2000
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE JUST STALLED. WHEN PRESSING DOWN A LITTLE HARDER VEHICLE TOOK OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM YET. *AK *ML
NHTSA ID
865279
Incident
Jan 1, 2000
Airbags
Filed Apr 13, 1999
Crash reported3 injuries reported
AIR BAG WORKED AS INTENDED BUT CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE AIRBAG WHICH MADE IT HARD TO BREATH AFTER ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ID
544932
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+5 more
Filed Jun 8, 1998
REMOTE DOOR/REAR COMPARTMENT LOCK FAILED.
NHTSA ID
536325
Incident
Mar 29, 1996
Brakes
Filed May 19, 1997
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM. DEALER MAINTAINS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *AK
NHTSA ID
812349
Incident
May 1, 1997
Filed May 19, 1997
KEYLESS ENTRY MODULE REPLACED.
NHTSA ID
517275
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 29, 1997
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS HARD TO READ DURING DAYLIGHT.
NHTSA ID
516793
Electrical
Filed Apr 10, 1997
STARTER FAILED.
NHTSA ID
603093
Incident
Dec 11, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 12, 1997
TRUNK LATCH INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA ID
602534
Incident
Aug 1, 1996
BrakesTransmission
Filed Aug 10, 1996
WHEN BRAKING IN LOW SPEEDS IN DAMP/WET GROUND, VEHICLE SKIDS WITH ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL TURNING ON WHEN MAKING TURNS. *AK
NHTSA ID
987337
Transmission
Filed Jul 30, 1996
TRANSMISSION POUNDS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *DH
NHTSA ID
506832
Incident
May 1, 1996
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jul 11, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION/SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER AND PASSENGER PROPERLY.
NHTSA ID
506118
Incident
May 26, 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.