2005 Cadillac Deville problems
The 2005 Cadillac Deville has 132 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (27%) concerns electrical system. After that come steering (22%) and air bags (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 132 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 113 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 | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 23 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 8 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 113 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 101,000 miles (24 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 22 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 82% 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 2005 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Cadillac Deville with enough data (37 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 cadillac deville. While traveling approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a guardrail. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The driver sustained injuries to the breast plate and ribs. The driver and two passengers received medical attention. A third passenger sustained minor injuries, but refused medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired and was towed to the contact's residence.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 cadillac deville. While driving out of a gas station at approximately 2 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The insurance company stated that the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer will be notified. The current and failure mileages were 68,000. Updated 8/18/09 updated 08/21/09.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's door will not stay opened while parked on an incline. The contact is handicapped and must prop one foot on the door panel for the door to stay open while exiting the vehicle. This happens every time the vehicle is parked on an incline or when there is a strong wind blowing. The manufacturer has been contacted which determined this is the way the vehicle is designed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 cadillac deville. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the front drivers side of the vehicle started to vibrate violently. The contact mentioned that once vehicle speed was reduced to 55 MPH, the vehicle stopped vibrating. The contact mentioned that all four tires and rims were replaced. However, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 45,000.