Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1985 Cadillac Fleetwood

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.

3
Open recalls
6
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

6 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    2
  • Wheels
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    2
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR Conditioner
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery
    1
  • STEERING: Steering WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
    1
  • Power TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
    1

Recalls

3 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.

90V093000·EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1990-05-09

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIMOUSINES BUILT BY EMPIRE COACH. VEHICLE ALTERERS LABEL MAY BE MISSING OR INCOMPLETE.

RiskVEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH PART 567.

FixADD COMPLIANCE LABEL.

90V050000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1990-03-06

SAFETY BELTS (TYPE 1 LAP BELTS) FOR REAR FACING SEATS WERE NOT INSTALLED.

RiskLACK OF RESTRAINTS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO OTHERWISE PREVENTABLE INJURY AND WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 209 AND 210.

FixINSTALL SAFETY BELTS FOR REAR FACING SEATS.

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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