1996 Cadillac Fleetwood problems
NHTSA has received 39 complaints about the 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood, and 18% of them involve brakes. Next are steering (13%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 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: 3 complaints mention a crash; 7 injuries reported.
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.
Air bag worked as intended but consumer concerned about the contents of the airbag which made it hard to breath after accident.
When braking in low speeds in damp/wet ground, vehicle skids with ABS braking system and traction control turns on when making turns.
When braking in low speeds in damp/wet ground, vehicle skids with ABS braking system and traction control turning on when making turns.
The steering wheel locked up while it was being turned. This was an intermittent problem. The dealership could not duplicate the problem. *nlm
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 cadillac fleetwood. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. In order to stop the acceleration, the contact placed the vehicle into neutral gear. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. There were no prior warnings and the current and failure mileages were 109,000.