1995 CADILLAC ELDORADO — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 53 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: FUEL SYSTEM (21 complaints · 39.6%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 2
  • Fires 9
  • Injuries 5
  • 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 FUEL SYSTEM appears in 21 of 53 owner complaints (39.6%) in this vehicle snapshot. FUEL SYSTEM: 21 complaints, 39.6% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 21 · 39.6% · 6 fire reports AIR BAGS: 8 complaints, 15.1% of reports AIR BAGS 8 · 15.1% · 2 crash reports ENGINE: 7 complaints, 13.2% of reports ENGINE 7 · 13.2% POWER TRAIN: 4 complaints, 7.6% of reports POWER TRAIN 4 · 7.6% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 3 complaints, 5.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 · 5.7% · 3 fire reports VISIBILITY: 3 complaints, 5.7% of reports VISIBILITY 3 · 5.7% STRUCTURE: 2 complaints, 3.8% of reports STRUCTURE 2 · 3.8% SERVICE BRAKES: 1 complaints, 1.9% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 1 · 1.9% STEERING: 1 complaints, 1.9% of reports STEERING 1 · 1.9% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 42 complaints, 79.3% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 42 · 79.3% · 2 crash reports 7 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)
FUEL SYSTEM 21 39.6% 0 crashes · 6 fires
AIR BAGS 8 15.1% 2 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 7 13.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 4 7.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 5.7% 0 crashes · 3 fires
VISIBILITY 3 5.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 2 3.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 1 1.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 1 1.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 42 79.3% 2 crashes · 7 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 May 1998. 1995-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1995-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1995-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 1996-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2001-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1995 Oct 2020 Recall campaign 98V115000 ◆ Recall campaign 98V115000 Recall campaign 04V110000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V110000 Investigation SQ97017 ● Investigation SQ97017 Investigation EA98004 ● Investigation EA98004 Investigation PE03050 ● Investigation PE03050 Investigation EA04003 ● Investigation EA04003
  • Campaign 04V110000 was reported 543 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 1
1995-Q2 Owner reports 1
1995-Q3 Owner reports 5
1996-Q1 Owner reports 1
1996-Q3 Owner reports 2
1996-Q4 Owner reports 1
1997-Q4 Owner reports 1
1998-Q4 Owner reports 1
1999-Q3 Owner reports 2
1999-Q4 Owner reports 4
2001-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 2
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2003-Q2 Owner reports 1
2003-Q3 Owner reports 1
2003-Q4 Owner reports 3
2004-Q3 Owner reports 6
2004-Q4 Owner reports 3
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 2
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 98V115000
Recall campaign 1 04V110000
Defect investigation 1 SQ97017
Defect investigation 1 EA98004
Defect investigation 1 PE03050
Defect investigation 1 EA04003
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V110000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL WITH A NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL RAIL. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A REVISED CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2, 2004, FOR 1996-1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VEHICLES. OWNERS OF 1995 CADILLACS AND 1996-1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WERE SENT LETTERS ON AUGUST 6, 2004. ADDITIONAL LETTERS TO OWNERS WILL BE FORTHCOMING. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 98V115000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR CASE OF THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) AND APPPLY A POTTING COMPOUND TO THE SDM CASE AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BODY.
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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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