1997 Cadillac Eldorado problems
The 1997 Cadillac Eldorado has 36 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (33%) concerns fuel system. Next are brakes (19%) and engine (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 22 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 90,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 92% 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 1997 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Cadillac Eldorado with enough data (4 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.
While driving 70 MPH the consumer was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. This caused the driver and passenger to sustain major injuries, and were transported to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to a body shop. The vehicle hit a guard rail and rolled over.
During a 70 MPH roll over, the vehicle hit a guard rail and the front air bags did not deploy. Vehicle was towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The consumer was involved in a frontal collision.
Recall request for engineering analysis customer is asking for info about recall ea04-003* the consumer stated he was injured due to his friends 1997 cadillac eldorado stalling. The consumer referenced recall number 04v110000.
Cadillac 4.6 engine failure due to head bolt problem the threads pull out of block causing coolant leaks and cooling system pressure and lost. Cadillac has a fix for the threads in the block along with new gaskets and bolts. TSB is 00-06-01-016 for a list of parts and a special tool is necessary for the repair.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 cadillac eldorado. The low coolant indicator would illuminate and the contact constantly had to refill the coolant receptacle. The oil light illuminated once. While driving the contact noticed a cloud of smoke appearing from under the hood. A repair shop diagnosed the failure as blown head bolts from within the block. The vehicle needed a new transmission. The current and failure mileage were 53000.