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1987 Cadillac Seville Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

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.
11
Latest Mar 8, 2001
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.
0
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 Apr 27, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Cadillac Seville. 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 1–11 of 11

Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 8, 2001

P300 020 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 59MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POOPYING NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S REAR BACK TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TREAD WAS IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. FIRESTONE, P21570R14, FR 721, FIRESTONE WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID
882517
Incident
Mar 8, 2001
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 18, 1999

THIS VEHICLE HAS A BAD HEADLIGHT SENTINEL THAT CAUSES ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS, THEY COULD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
845276
Visibility
Filed Jun 7, 1999

THE PLASTIC COATING ON WINDSHIELD IS RIPPLED AND WAVY; VISION IS OBSTRUCTED, PARTICULARLY IN SUNLIGHT, AND CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT AT ALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
707270
Seat belts
Filed Apr 4, 1999

REAR SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT. WON'T GO AROUND A 38" WAIST. *AK

NHTSA ID
705266
Engine
Filed Aug 14, 1998

ENGINE FAILED.

NHTSA ID
539091
Filed Dec 30, 1996

TWILIGHT SENTINEL SYSTEM ALLOWS INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO DIM/ GO OUT/ COME BACK EVEN BRIGHTER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING NIGHT DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
513326
Incident
Dec 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 3, 1996

SEAT BELT FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
503117
Incident
Dec 1, 1995
BrakesHeating & air conditioningSteering
Filed Nov 6, 1995

COMPRESSOR WENT OUT ON AUTO CAUSING AUTO TO LOSS ALL STEERING POWER. TT CONSUMER STATES LOSS BRAKES WHEN AUTO BUTTON TURNED ON.*JB

NHTSA ID
974566
Incident
Nov 2, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 23, 1995

A BOLT IN THE DRIVERS BUCKET SEAT CAME LOOSE WHICH MAKES SEAT MOVE UP AND BACK DRIVER IS HANDICAPPED AND CAN GET NO HELP FROM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. TT

NHTSA ID
970965
Incident
May 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 2, 1995

THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKED CAN'T OPEN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. TT

NHTSA ID
966212
Electrical
Filed Apr 27, 1995

DIGITAL DASH DISPLAYS UNREADABLE FIGURES. *AW

NHTSA ID
489805
Incident
Apr 1, 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.

Data sources

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