1998 Cadillac Seville problems
NHTSA has received 78 complaints about the 1998 Cadillac Seville, and 27% of them involve engine. After that come steering (13%) and air bags (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 78 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 32 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 32 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 78,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 79,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Cadillac Seville with enough data (43 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 had difficulty shifting the gears when a passer by informed him to exit the vehicle because it was on fire. The fire in the engine compartment totaled the vehicle. *nlm. *nlm the consumer noticed fire coming from the gear shift and was told the fire had come from the engine. *scc
The consumer was having difficulty shifting the gears when a passer by informed him to exit the vehicle because it was on fire. The fire in the engine compartment totaled the vehicle. *nlm
While consumer's vehicle stopped at a traffic light it was rear ended by another vehicle, causing consumer's vehicle to rear end the vehicle in front. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy, and seat belt failed. Driver sustained injuries.
The power steering was very stiff, and the power steering pump was replaced. The front motor mount broke and hat to be replaced. Front brakes were worn to the sensor and had to be relined.
Paint buble on leftt rear fender at 124000 m blown headgasket due to loose headbolts I found out that this is a common problem with the northstar engine.