1992 Cadillac Seville problems
NHTSA has received 31 complaints about the 1992 Cadillac Seville, and 13% of them involve air bags. After that come cruise control (13%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 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: 8 complaints mention a crash; 4 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 1992 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Cadillac Seville with enough data (14 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.
Vehicle was hit on passenger's side at such a hard impact, causing the vehicle to spin and hit a steel pole head-on. Driver's side airbag did not deploy . Defect caused the consumer to hit steering wheel with chest and broke ribs. Others in the vehicle were also injures. Dealer has been notified. Dup 535125, posted on 03-nov-98.
When driving and upon making a sudden stop passenger's side seatback broke to reclining position, causing injuries to passenger's seat occupant's back and neck. Consumer has contacted dealer. Dealer noted that entire seat needed to be replaced. Please provide any further details.
While driving vehicle the comsumer tried to stop the vehicle by stepping on the brakes, and vehicle didn't respond. Brake pedal reached the floor. Vehicle failed to stop, resulting in a mishap.