1993 Cadillac Deville problems
The 1993 Cadillac Deville has 123 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns brakes. After that come electrical system (10%) and cruise control (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 123 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 18
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 127,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 13 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 127,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 18 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Cadillac Deville with enough data (60 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Purchased 2003 cadillac dhs from coast cadillac, the next month we had to get a new engine from rancho motors. Less than a year after that we had to get a new computer. My husband had a car accident on july 4, 2009 where he hit another vehicle, air bags did not deploy. Aaa adjuster came to diamond car collision in hesperia and stated the car was not totaled. I requested a second opinion and they said they could not total the vehicle.
Upon two different accidents, drivers airbag did not deploy, dealer said nothing was wrong during 1st accident, have not check for second accident. Tt
While driving, engine cut off several times, suddenly noticed smoke under hood, then vehicle caught on fire, for no apparent reason.
There exists a design flaw in the cadillac deville's. Mine is a 1993 model but I have been told by the dealer that it is a consistent flaw within the deville line. It requires the replacement of the oil pan, oil gaskets, and oil seals anywhere from 2 to 3 years. I had mine replaced five times in ten years. Besides the cost, the potential for damage to the engine and possibility for the car to create damage to others is beyond measure.
I just came off I70 when I was making a right hand turn==the washers holding the cradle mounts on the rear of the cradle pulled thrpugh the cradle itself rendering the engine tranny assembly on the ground the steering pulled out of its sleeve and had no steering the exhaust pipe also separated due to the drooping of the cradle on the ground.