Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1978 Cadillac Seville, most frequently naming the fuel system, interior & seats and exterior lighting categories. 2 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 2 months of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
2 campaigns cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1978 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT SMELLS GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND OCCASIONAL NOTICES GASOLINE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. SHE CALLED THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 79V197000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL) WAS REFERENCED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALL. IN 2006, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A GAS LEAK IN THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,785 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,488.
PLUGS TO DIMMER SWITCH ON FLOOR ARE CORRODED AND MELTING.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 |
| 2002 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2001 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2000 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 43.6 |
| 1999 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 45.2 |
| 1998 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 56.2 |
| 1997 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 59.2 |
| 1996 | 122 | 2 | 4 | 60.8 |
| 1995 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 61.8 |
| 1994 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 60.8 |
| 1993 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 52.4 |
| 1992 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 49.0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 1990 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 54.7 |
| 1989 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 50.1 |
| 1987 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 44.0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 62.1 |
| 1985 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1983 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978Viewing | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.