1994 Cadillac Seville problems
NHTSA has received 66 complaints about the 1994 Cadillac Seville, and 30% of them involve engine. After that come brakes (11%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 66 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 104,000 miles 15 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 | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 15 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 104,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% 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 1994 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Cadillac Seville with enough data (16 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 consumer complained about an air bag problem. The air bags failed to deploy when the vehicle was in a head on collision. The vehicle hit a light pole.
While driving 35 MPH consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact. Air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained minor injuries, and was transported to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection.
Air conditioner failed,consumer never recieved recall on auxiliary engine oil cooler oulet hose which was too close to the A/C clutch. Consumer believes this is what caused vehicle fire.
I call the dealership about the system overheating after a few weeks of purchasing the vehicle. The dealership said they could not doing anything in helping me with the vehicle, not even towtruck. I call the dealership again before my warranty is about to expired and he said he could not do anything to help me. The brakes were bad on the car and the cooling system had a hole in it.