2004 Cadillac Deville steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 37 complaints for the 2004 Cadillac Deville, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 34 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
While driving in rainy conditions, the driver, my dad, exited an interstate highway onto a down-sloped ramp. Near the termination point of exit where it had a left turn and a right turn lane, he attempted to turn the steering wheel to the right to enter the right turn lane. However, the steering wheel locked up, failing to turn the wheels to the right, and the car struck another car sitting in the left-turn lane. My mother, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, suffered whiplash as a result of the incident.
Rainy season has started in florida. I ran our 2004 deville through a very shallow puddle on the 14th of may, and immediately lost the ability to turn the steering wheel in either direction. Using muscles power it was almost impossible to turn the wheel. Fortunately we were in a grocery store parking lot with no traffic.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Cadillac Deville
- Electrical system 51 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 32 complaints
- Air bags 25 complaints
- Engine 21 complaints