Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1994 Cadillac Eldorado

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
35
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
30
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

35 filed
1
Crashes
2
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Vehicle Speed Control
    5
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    4
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    4
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
    3
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING System
    2
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL Module (TCM/PCM/TECM)
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
94V158000·EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1994-08-31

IF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY CONTACTS THE AUXILIARY ENGINE OIL COOLER OUT HOSE, THE HOSE MAY WEAR THROUGH ALLOWING ENGINE OIL TO LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

RiskAN OIL LEAK THAT CONTACTS THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL A TIE STRAP TO RETAIN THE AUXILIARY ENGINE OIL COOLER OUTLET HOSE TO THE AUXILIARY ENGINE OIL COOLER INLET HOSE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR ASSURING ADEQUATE CLEARANCE OF THE AFFECTED HOSE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY.

93V164000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1993-10-01

THE THROTTLE CABLE CAN BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE RETAINING BRACKET.

RiskTHE DISENGAGED THROTTLE CABLE CAN INTERFERE WITH THETHROTTLE CAM MECHANISM, RESULTING IN THE THROTTLE STICKING IN EITHER THE OPENPOSITION OR CLOSED POSITION. WHEN THE THROTTLE STICKS IN THE OPEN POSITION,UNWANTED VEHICLE ACCELERATION WILL OCCUR WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

FixINSPECT THROTTLE CABLES TO ENSURE THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE IS FULLY SEATED IN THE RETAINING BRACKET AND INSTALL A CABLE TIE STRAP TO SECURE THE CABLE IN ITS CORRECT SEAT.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
PE94053·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1994-07-14 → 1994-09-16

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall94V158000

SQ94016·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH1994-02-07 → 1994-03-21

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH

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