Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Cadillac Seville submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE STEERING MECHANISM VIBRATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO WORN STEERING GEAR. THE FIRST FAILURE, THE POWER STEERING GEAR AND PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND, CONSUMER IS BEING TOLD IT NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN. *JG
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS STEERING LOCKS UP. DEALER CLAIMS THAT POWER STEERING BELTS SLIP IN THE RAIN *AK
POWER STEERING LOSS DURING HEAVY RAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WITH LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. MAY CAUSE OR BE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. HAVE BEEN TO DLR 2X IN PAST BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.
CONSUMER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS A RAINNY DAY, DEALER SAYS THE POWER STEERING BELTS SLIPS IN THE RAIN, AND REPLACED . 22328 MILES AT THIS TIME.
ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING.
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR. ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE DRIVING. THIER RPM STAYED AROUND 2000. IN ADDITION, POWER STEERING FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN OR THROUGH A PUDDLE, THERE WAS A TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO HANDLE.
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN ABOUT 5 DEGREES AND LOCK UP . THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AK
20 TO 30MPH, CAR VEERED TO THE TELEPHONE POLE, SPLINTERING AND BREAKING IT. AIR BAG NEVER DELPOYED, DEALER REMOVED BLACK BOX. WILL NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE ENTERING GARAGE STEERING FROZE, DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE TURN, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, HIT ANOTHER CADILLAC AND GARAGE DOOR, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. ALSO BATTERY FAILED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *AK
PULLING INTO GARAGE COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. DID NOT STRAIGHTEN UP TO ENTER INTO GARAGE. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE & A GARAGE. TOOK TO DEALER. HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP; VERY HARD TO STEER; WIFE HELPED STEER TO SIDE OF RD.; CALLED CADILLAC HELPLINE & TOLD 96 CHASISS PUT ON 95 BODY FRAME & CAUSED WATER TO BE THROWN ON BELTS FROM TIRES, THAT'S REASON FOR STEERING PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND UPON MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
STEERING FAILED TWICE IN RAINY WEATHER.
STEERING FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE LEFT, CAUSING OVERSTEERING, IN FOR REPAIRS 9 TIMES, WILL PROVIDE REPAIR BILL. *AK
POWER STEERING BELT CAME OFF, CAUSING POWER STEERING FAILURE.
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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