Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1985 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
19
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

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

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    4
  • STEERING: Steering WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    1
  • Steering
    1
  • Seat Belts
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    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.

84V063000·EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1984-05-21

OMISSION OF THE CERTIFICATION LABELS AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 110 "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS".

FixDEALER WILL INSTALL REQUIRED CERTIFICATION LABELS.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
EA88031·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1988-04-22 → 1989-10-23

SUDDEN ACCELERATION

EA88019·STEERING1988-01-28 → 1990-10-31

HYDRO BOOST

PE87038·STEERING1987-07-09 → 1988-01-28

HYDROBOOST FAILURE

EA86025·VISIBILITY1986-08-25 → 1988-03-02

WINDSHIELD WIPERS

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