IllustrationPROBLEM INVOLVES FAULTY STEERING RACK, IT HAS RUPTURED SEAL. WHICH PROHIBITS POWER STEERING ASSIST, WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. *BF THE LACK OF POWER STEERING RESTRICTS THE CONSUMERS ABILITY TO TURN TO THE LEFT. *TC *JB
1999 Cadillac Seville
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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24 reports with mileage · 49 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports2 fire reports4 injury reports
Steering complaints
8 reportsFROM ABOUT SEPTMBER 2003 ON WE'VE HAD ISSUES W/ OUR 1999 SEVILLE SLS SHUTTING DOWN. IT SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN PROGRESS AT 55+ MILES PER HOUR AND AT A STANDSTILL. EVERYTHING GOES, THE ENGINE, LIGHTS, BRAKES, STEERING, ETC. IT IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND THEY ARE STILL NOT SURE THEY KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBL…
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FROM ABOUT SEPTMBER 2003 ON WE'VE HAD ISSUES W/ OUR 1999 SEVILLE SLS SHUTTING DOWN. IT SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN PROGRESS AT 55+ MILES PER HOUR AND AT A STANDSTILL. EVERYTHING GOES, THE ENGINE, LIGHTS, BRAKES, STEERING, ETC. IT IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND THEY ARE STILL NOT SURE THEY KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTS THAT I LET THE REPAIR CENTER FIX THE CAR AGAIN AND TAKE IT HOME TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED FROM A PUBLIC AND PERSONAL SAFTEY PERSPECTIVE THAT THIS IS NOT ADVISABLE AND THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR. IT'S IS DARK HERE VERY EARLY, TRAFFIC IS HEAVY AND THE DEER ARE ON THE MOVE B/C HUNTING SEASON JUST STARTED. IF I NEED LIGHTS, BRAKES OR STEERING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR GUIDE ME HOME IN THE EVENING I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT I CAN RELY ON THIS VEHICLE. LOOKING TO CADILLAC TO SEE IF A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RESULT CAN BE OBTAINED. *AK
RIGHT SIDE MOUNT BROKEN ON STEERING RACK. *LA
NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM
WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT TIE ROD END CAME APART , A SCREW CAME OUT, RIGHT WHEEL WAS GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAN THE WAY CONSUMER WAS TURNING. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP AND THE CUSTOMER HAD TO BUY TWO NEW TIRES TOO. *YH
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING WAS SUDDENLY LOST. THIS HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ALSO, I HEARD A HIGH PITCHED WHIRRING SOUND AS IF THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS SLIPPING. THE DEALER'S MECHANIC COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.*AK
VARIABLE ASSIST STEERING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES POOR CONTROL, FIVE ATTEMPTS AT FIXING PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION. *ET
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 60MPH HEARD CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH. VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE STEERING ARM HAD 2 BOLTS AND 1 BOLT HAD FALLEN OUT AND THE SECOND BOLT WAS BARELY HOLDING. CONTACTED THE DEALE…
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DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 60MPH HEARD CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH. VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE STEERING ARM HAD 2 BOLTS AND 1 BOLT HAD FALLEN OUT AND THE SECOND BOLT WAS BARELY HOLDING. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Official recalls
199V070000 · Electrical System:alternator/generator/regulator
Apr 12, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN DEVELOP IN THE GENERATOR, EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE THAT COULD SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE VEHICLE AND ANYTHING NEAR IT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GENERATOR.
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
1RQ99013 · Cadillac Coolant Cooled Alternator Fires
Opened Jun 10, 1999 · Closed Feb 22, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.