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1990 Cadillac Fleetwood

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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21Owner complaints

Model-year median: 5

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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198815
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
12Fuel System, Gasoline
3Electrical System
2Engine And Engine Cooling
1Structure
1
All reported categories
Tires
1Vehicle Speed Control
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 21 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.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

21 reports
Mileage unknown · Jun 27, 2003
Fuel System, Gasoline

1990 FLEETWOOD HAD AN ERROR IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.*MR THE FUEL TUBE MOUNTED FROM THE BODY TO FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, AT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SECURITY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FUEL TUBE AND THE PRESSURE REGULATOR, THE CONNECTION DID NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY, IT CONNECTED, BUT DID NOT SECURE THE TUBE T…

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1990 FLEETWOOD HAD AN ERROR IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.*MR THE FUEL TUBE MOUNTED FROM THE BODY TO FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, AT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SECURITY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FUEL TUBE AND THE PRESSURE REGULATOR, THE CONNECTION DID NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY, IT CONNECTED, BUT DID NOT SECURE THE TUBE TO THE REGULATOR. * PH *JB

NHTSA ODI #10026220

Mileage unknown · Apr 9, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED, ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON. DEALER REPLACED 1 MODULE, ACCUMULATOR AND PUMP.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ODI #885446

Mileage unknown · Feb 16, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN EXITING FROM THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER HAS HAD THE FUEL PRESSURE CHECKED AND FUEL RAIL CHANGED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

NHTSA ODI #550977

Mileage unknown · Jun 1, 1999
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, PEDAL BECAME HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION. BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #838712

Mileage unknown · Oct 9, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ABS BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #781029

Mileage unknown · Oct 8, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ABS BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE BRAKING POWER. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVID FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #828709

Mileage unknown · Apr 30, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

GOING 60MPH, WHEN STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. APPLIED BRAKES & NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD NO BRAKES. WAS EXITING WHEN BRAKES FAILED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS BRAKE PUMP & MOTOR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #822952

Mileage unknown · Feb 5, 1998
Vehicle Speed Control

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TP 90 MPH. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #821188

Mileage unknown · Dec 4, 1997
Tires

MICHELIN FRONT TIRES STARTED TO TEAR.

NHTSA ODI #525690

Mileage unknown · Nov 13, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS GOES TO APPLY BRAKES, FEELS AS THOUGH BRAKES WILL NOT STOP IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ODI #819008

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

PE91029 · Throttle Linkage Interfer

Opened Jan 7, 1991 · Closed Apr 16, 1991

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

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