1993 CADILLAC DEVILLE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 92 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (17 complaints · 18.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 9
  • Fires 15
  • Injuries 9
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution SERVICE BRAKES appears in 17 of 92 owner complaints (18.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 17 complaints, 18.5% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 17 · 18.5% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 15 complaints, 16.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 15 · 16.3% · 6 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 8 complaints, 8.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 · 8.7% · 1 crash reports 4 fire reports STRUCTURE: 8 complaints, 8.7% of reports STRUCTURE 8 · 8.7% · 1 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 8 complaints, 8.7% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 8 · 8.7% ENGINE: 7 complaints, 7.6% of reports ENGINE 7 · 7.6% · 3 fire reports SUSPENSION: 7 complaints, 7.6% of reports SUSPENSION 7 · 7.6% · 1 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 6 complaints, 6.5% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 6 · 6.5% · 1 fire reports AIR BAGS: 3 complaints, 3.3% of reports AIR BAGS 3 · 3.3% · 2 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 77 complaints, 83.7% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 77 · 83.7% · 8 crash reports 14 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
SERVICE BRAKES 17 18.5% 2 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 15 16.3% 0 crashes · 6 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 8.7% 1 crashes · 4 fires
STRUCTURE 8 8.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 8 8.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 7 7.6% 0 crashes · 3 fires
SUSPENSION 7 7.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 6 6.5% 0 crashes · 1 fires
AIR BAGS 3 3.3% 2 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 77 83.7% 8 crashes · 14 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Oct 1994. 1995-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 1995-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1995-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 1995-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1996-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1997-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2000-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 1994 Apr 2018 Recall campaign 94V199000 ◆ Recall campaign 94V199000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 9
1995-Q2 Owner reports 3
1995-Q3 Owner reports 6
1995-Q4 Owner reports 2
1996-Q1 Owner reports 2
1996-Q2 Owner reports 2
1996-Q3 Owner reports 4
1996-Q4 Owner reports 2
1997-Q1 Owner reports 3
1997-Q2 Owner reports 3
1997-Q3 Owner reports 2
1997-Q4 Owner reports 2
1998-Q1 Owner reports 3
1998-Q3 Owner reports 2
1998-Q4 Owner reports 2
1999-Q1 Owner reports 2
1999-Q2 Owner reports 4
1999-Q3 Owner reports 5
1999-Q4 Owner reports 2
2000-Q1 Owner reports 4
2000-Q2 Owner reports 1
2000-Q4 Owner reports 2
2001-Q1 Owner reports 1
2001-Q2 Owner reports 1
2001-Q3 Owner reports 1
2001-Q4 Owner reports 1
2002-Q1 Owner reports 2
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2003-Q2 Owner reports 1
2003-Q3 Owner reports 3
2004-Q1 Owner reports 1
2004-Q2 Owner reports 3
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 94V199000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 94V199000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    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.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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