IllustrationMUST USE BRAKE WHEN NEEDING TO TRAVEL AT LESS THAN 30 MPH. IDLES AT 35-40MPH. MUST RIDE THE BRAKE. PARKING IN GARAGE IS DANGEROUS DUE TO HIGH IDLE SPEED. NOT A CONSTANT CONDITION.
1992 Cadillac Deville
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Deville years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Cadillac Deville are substantially higher than the model-year median of 44.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Deville years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 9 of 135 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
15 crash reports13 fire reports16 injury reports
What owners actually said
135 reportsWHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 20MPH DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, AND IT ROCKED TO THE BACK.CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATIONAS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION (AT ANY SPEED) RESULTS IN IGNITION CUT-OFF AND THE CAR STOPS RUNNING. BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION SHUTS OFF THE IGNITION AND INTERRUPTS ALL ELECTRIC POWER IN THE CAR. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY.
THE DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE WAS STUCK AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO UNBUCKLE THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT. DRIVER HAD TO CUT THE SEATBELT IN ORDER TO GET OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING WHINNING NOISE TO COME FROM ENGINE. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AROUND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED. HAD TO GET IT CUT OFF. SOMETHING BROKE OFF INSIDE THE LOCKING MECHANISM. *AK
NO SUMMARY
HAD NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. THIS CAUSED VISIBILITY PROBLEMS FOR THE DRIVER. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT HAD OCCURRED IN TH CRUISE CONTROL. *AK
WHEN MAKING A TURN WITH SIX OR LESS GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK, VEHICLE CUTS OFF, AND THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
Official recalls
194V199000 · Power Train:axle Assembly
Oct 13, 1994
THE UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER HOSE CAN PULL OUT OF THE CRIMPED COUPLING AT THE TRANSAXLE END OF THE LINE ASSEMBLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF SEPARATION OF THE COUPLING, AN OIL LEAK CAN OCCUR WHICH, WHEN EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER LINE TO THE TRANSAXLE.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE93007 · Fuel Line Failure
Opened Feb 10, 1993 · Closed May 3, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
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