1996 Cadillac Seville problems
NHTSA has received 156 complaints about the 1996 Cadillac Seville, and 16% of them involve engine. After that come electrical system (15%) and fuel system (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 156 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 37 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 37 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 91,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Cadillac Seville with enough data (80 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.
I paid for a new engine I believe rhat mataga of stockton rebuild my old engine. My old engine had sugar in the oil . Had the same tapping noise . Would like for them to prove it. I was told the 2000 engine have the same problem. I want it fix or replace.
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 cadillac seville. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle drove over a slight bump in the road and the air bags suddenly deployed. The contact noticed smoke coming out of the air bags. The vehicle became engulfed with smoke and was very hot. In addition, the contact smelled something burning. The vehicle was driven back to his residence and the auto club came out to cut the air bags. The dealer denied that there was a recall for the vehicle.
Car was involved in a frontal collision and the airbags did not deploy, causing injury. Have contacted cadillac, and finally through esis they have informed me the airbag system worked perfectly before, during and after the accident. I disagree.
While backing out of the driveway, smoke came from the dashboard. The consumer exited the vehicle, and it started to burn. Prior to the fire, there was a smell of gas.
I own a 1996 cadillac seville. NHTSA recall campaign number: 04v110000 NHTSA action number: ea04003 my GM service request number: 71-584885453 issue: my cadillac's fuel rail has a leak (in fact 3). I found the recall on-line, and called cadillac. They stated they inspected the vehicle on 9/13/2004 and at that time, there was no leak. They did not replace the fuel rail with the stainless steel rail. And as they had inspected it in 2004 and there were no issues then, they had no duty now.