Cadillac electrical system problems
Across all Cadillac models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,553 complaints involve electrical system. The Deville accounts for the largest share (19%). The single worst model year is the 2006 DTS with 81 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,553 about electrical system, all Cadillac models
- Most affected
- Deville 19% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 1,344 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 89 and 158
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Cadillac models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2006 Cadillac DTS81 complaints
- 2010 Cadillac SRX70 complaints
- 2000 Cadillac Deville61 complaints
- 2003 Cadillac CTS57 complaints
- 2003 Cadillac Deville55 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 17 |
| 1992 | 24 |
| 1993 | 27 |
| 1994 | 25 |
| 1995 | 36 |
| 1996 | 57 |
| 1997 | 77 |
| 1998 | 58 |
| 1999 | 64 |
| 2000 | 109 |
| 2001 | 59 |
| 2002 | 75 |
| 2003 | 149 |
| 2004 | 162 |
| 2005 | 143 |
| 2006 | 167 |
| 2007 | 130 |
| 2008 | 124 |
| 2009 | 60 |
| 2010 | 104 |
| 2011 | 73 |
| 2012 | 54 |
| 2013 | 162 |
| 2014 | 100 |
| 2015 | 78 |
| 2016 | 57 |
| 2017 | 57 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 51 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 38 |
| 2024 | 63 |
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2026 | 18 |
| 2027 | 1 |
Among the 1,344 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.