1995 Cadillac Eldorado problems
The 1995 Cadillac Eldorado has 29 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (69%) concerns fuel system. Next are engine (14%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 69% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 120,000 miles 19 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 | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 120,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 120,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 95% 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 1995 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Cadillac Eldorado with enough data (0 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
The fire occurred when the consumer attempted to start the vehicle. The consumer noticed that the fuel line had two small holes next to the spark plug wire. (the holes in the fuel line/"rubber line") allowed gas to spray over the entire front of the engine. *scc
After starting the ignition engine vehicle caught on fire. Consumer managed to exit the vehicle safely. Consumer's husband gas the vehicle the day before. On the day in question, they made several stops and the consumer never noticed the vehicle was getting hard to start and the decreasing fuel level. After starting the vehicle the last time, it instantly started to burn. Vheicle was a total loss.
While vehicle was parked, a fire started in the fuel line. Vehicle was towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
On november 21, 2007 I received a recall for 1995 eldorado cadillac fuel rail construction cracks or deteriorates causing fire in the engine compartment. On novemebr 23, 2007 10:00am drove car 6 miles to shopping center parked car went in came out started car would not start im immediately back fired and went up in flames. From under the hood to back seat. The car is not repairable. GM has not done anything to correct the problem which is my loss, leaving me without a vehicle for nearly four months.
Tl*the contact owns 1995 cadillac eldorado. The service air bag light began illuminating intermittently. NHTSA campaign id number: 98v115000, air bags is related to his year, make, and model; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact is concerned about the safety risk since the air bag could fail to deploy during a crash. The current mileage was 136,000 and the failure mileage was 134,000.