Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1982 Cadillac Deville

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
3
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

3 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    1
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC Power Assist System
    1
  • Vehicle Speed CONTROL:ACCELERATOR Pedal
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    1
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    1
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER Adjust
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
93E019000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE1993-06-04

THE FUEL FILTERS WERE PRODUCED WITH AN INCORRECT THREADED FITTING. THE INCORRECT FITTING IS SIMILIAR ENOUGH IN SIZE THAT THE FUEL FILTER MAY APPEAR TO BE CORRECTLY THREADED ONTO THE FUEL LINE.

RiskREPLACE THE FILTERS WITH THE CORRECT FILTERS.

FixTHE IMPROPER THREADING COULD CAUSE A GASOLINE LEAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

82V012000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1982-01-03

UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS, THE GOVERNOR WEIGHT RETAINER IN THE INJECTION PUMP MAY FAIL. THE THROTTLE VALVE COULD STICK, PREVENTING RETURN TO IDLE AND SHUT DOWN OF THE ENGINE BY THE DRIVER.

FixDEALER WILL REPLACE THE GOVERNOR WEIGHT ASSEMBLY IN THE INJECTION PUMP AT NO COST TO OWNER.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
EA86003·STRUCTURE1985-10-28 → 1988-02-18

SIDE DOOR FIRES

Led to recall87V167000

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