1995 Cadillac Seville

'TAKATA RECALL' I WAS DRIVING MY 1995 CADILLAC SEVILLE OUT OF A SHOP-RITE PARKING LOT ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2017 AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND ROUTE 46 (A BUSY HIGHWAY). MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIRBAGS SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 98V115000, 1995 CADILLAC SEVILLE 'PASSENGER VEHICLES INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS CAN OCCUR DUE TO WATER INTRUSION.' I THEN CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS WHO STATED THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. THEY PERFORMED AN INVESTIGATION AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIRS BUT REFUSED TO GIVE ME A REASON. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA WEBSITE: 'FRONTAL AIRBAGS ARE GENERALLY DESIGNED TO DEPLOY IN 'MODERATE/SEVERE' FRONTAL OR NEAR-FRONTAL CRASHES, WHICH ARE DEFINED AS CRASHES THAT ARE EQUIVALENT TO HITTING A SOLID, FIXED BARRIER AT 8-14 MPH OR HIGHER. (THIS WOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO STRIKING A PARKED CAR OF SIMILAR SIZE AT ABOUT 16-28 MPH OR HIGHER.)' SINCE I WAS GOING MUCH SLOWER THAN 8-14 MPH, I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO ASSIST ME OR ADVISE ME?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 3/24/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS SHORT AND UNABLE TO BE FASTENED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE SEATBELT FASTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELT EXTENDER WOULD BE NEEDED HOWEVER, IT WAS DISCONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS, I BEGAN TO DETECT A FAINT ODOR OF GASOLINE WHICH SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I KEPT DETECTING THIS ODOR OFF AND ON FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. THEN ONE DAY I WAS SURPRISED AND CONFUSED TO SEE MY GAS GAUGE MOVING STEADILY TOWARD EMPTY AS I DROVE ALONG. I THOUGHT THE GAUGE WAS BROKEN, BUT IT WAS NOT. INSTEAD, IN ABOUT TWO MILES, I HAD JETTISONED AN ENTIRE TANK OF GASOLINE AS I DROVE. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A RUPTURED PLASTIC LINE LEADING TO ONE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS. SINCE THAT TIME, EACH OF THE FUEL LINES HAS RUPTURED ONE BY ONE EVERY 2 - 10 MONTHS FOR FIVE YEARS. THEN I LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL. I HAVE SEEN THE RECALL LETTER WHICH STATES ALL 1995 CADILLAC SEVILLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND MINE CERTAINLY DOES. THE DEALER AND GM SAY MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH GM AND THEY STILL REFUSE TO FIX MY CAR, STATING THAT MY VIN# DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THEIR LIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FUEL LINE FAILURE TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT ADVISED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FUEL LINES WERE CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FUEL LINES WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V110000 (FUEL LEAKAGE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,468, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,616.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO FREEZE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE HEAD BOLTS ON THE ENGINE. A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY; THEREFORE THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $3500 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD SOUND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. HE THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND THE FENDER. HE PARKED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED SMALL FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COVER. THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V110000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA04003 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CASE WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED INTO THE CADILLAC LEGAL DEPARTMENT. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THERE WAS INSIGNIFICANT INFORMATION THAT PROVED THERE WAS REALLY A DEFECT. THE LETTER FURTHER STATED THAT HE NEEDED AN EXPERT TO INSPECT AND TAKE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE, IN ADDITION TO ANY WORK ORDERS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STOPPED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED 911. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT COMPLETED THEIR REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.