Cadillac transmission problems
Across all Cadillac models in NHTSA's complaint database, 270 complaints involve transmission. The Deville accounts for the largest share (38%). The single worst model year is the 1996 Deville with 11 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 270 about transmission, all Cadillac models
- Most affected
- Deville 38% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 119 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 8
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Cadillac models
Worst model years for transmission
- 1996 Cadillac Deville11 complaints
- 1997 Cadillac Deville10 complaints
- 2000 Cadillac Deville10 complaints
- 1997 Cadillac Catera9 complaints
- 2003 Cadillac Deville9 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 12 |
| 1994 | 14 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 17 |
| 1997 | 20 |
| 1998 | 17 |
| 1999 | 15 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Among the 119 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 43,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.