2003 Cadillac Deville problems
The 2003 Cadillac Deville has 209 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (26%) concerns electrical system. After that come air bags (12%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 209 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 149 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 | 27 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 24 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 22 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 16 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 149 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 69,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 58,000 miles (33 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 22 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2003 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Cadillac Deville with enough data (47 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 cadillac deville. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a parked vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained neck and jaw injuries and the other two passengers sustained neck and back injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not diagnosed or repaired.
I was driving on chestnut street in easton, mass on 7/24/2007 around 11:30 p.m. A deer ran out of the woods and I tried to avoid the deer and I hit a utility pole head on and the air bag did not deploy in the 2003 cadillac deville.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 cadillac deville. The contact indicated that the ABS sensor, brake sensor and traction control sensor illuminated intermittently. The contact stated that while reversing out of the driveway, the brakes failed and the pedal sank into the floor. The contact mentioned that the vehicle rolled away in reverse and crashed into a fence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000.
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.