1993 Cadillac Fleetwood problems
NHTSA has received 51 complaints about the 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood, and 18% of them involve brakes. Next are seat belts (18%) and air bags (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.
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.
Consumer was rearended by a vehicle that was going at approximately 65 MPH. At impact, both driver's and passenger's seatbacks fell into a reclining position, causing back injuries. Both passengers had seatbelts on. Both air bags failed to deploy during the accident.
Transmission slipped out of park and rolled down the driveway, anti-lock brake failure/power seat bolt securing seat broke, causing seat to wobble back and forth/ replaced michelin tires, also no deployment of driver's and passenger's air bags.
Vehicle was idling in neutral gear. The engine caught on fire and blew a hole in the motor. The police officer that was dispatched to the scene looked under the vehicle and noticed a large hole in the right front side of the oil pan. He then observed about a quart of oil on the ground. In his opinion, the cause of the fire was due to low oil which caused the engine to come apart and run through the oil pan.. The mechanic stated the problem may have been caused by the automatic transmission fluid.
After the consumer sat down in the drivers seat, with his left leg outside of the vehicle, as he began to close the door, it broke away from the door assembly hinges and landed on the consumers leg causing injury.