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2003 Cadillac Deville electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 55 complaints for the 2003 Cadillac Deville, 26% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
55 26% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
58,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2003 Cadillac Deville Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 58,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 58,000 miles
Based on 33 complaints that include mileage. 52% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 33 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

2003 cadillac deville lunged forward in his garage and caused damaged to the garage. The consumer received a recall notice, a day after accident.

August 2014 Crash

A recall letter was sent to me, I contacted to GM to let them know their recall was a little too late and luckily I was not on the road when this happened I was in a store parking lot when this occurred. I experienced complete loss of brakes,steering and electrical. I thought it was a battery issue. I purchased a new battery.

Reported at 125,000 miles, June 2012

Other problems reported for the 2003 Cadillac Deville

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Cadillac models