1990 CADILLAC SEVILLE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 19 complaints · 3 recalls
Most-reported system: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (7 complaints · 36.8%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 3
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 1
  • 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 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL appears in 7 of 19 owner complaints (36.8%) in this vehicle snapshot. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 7 complaints, 36.8% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 7 · 36.8% · 1 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 3 complaints, 15.8% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 3 · 15.8% · 1 crash reports VISIBILITY: 2 complaints, 10.5% of reports VISIBILITY 2 · 10.5% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 5.3% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 · 5.3% ENGINE: 1 complaints, 5.3% of reports ENGINE 1 · 5.3% PARKING BRAKE: 1 complaints, 5.3% of reports PARKING BRAKE 1 · 5.3% SEAT BELTS: 1 complaints, 5.3% of reports SEAT BELTS 1 · 5.3% TIRES: 1 complaints, 5.3% of reports TIRES 1 · 5.3% WHEELS: 1 complaints, 5.3% of reports WHEELS 1 · 5.3% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 12 complaints, 63.2% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12 · 63.2% · 2 crash 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)
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 7 36.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 3 15.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 2 10.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 5.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 1 5.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
PARKING BRAKE 1 5.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 1 5.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 1 5.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
WHEELS 1 5.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12 63.2% 2 crashes · 0 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 Feb 1990. 1995-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1995-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1996-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Feb 1990 Jan 2012 Recall campaign 90V028000 ◆ Recall campaign 90V028000 Recall campaign 90V164000 ◆ Recall campaign 90V164000 Recall campaign 90E043004 ◆ Recall campaign 90E043004
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 2
1995-Q3 Owner reports 3
1996-Q2 Owner reports 1
1996-Q4 Owner reports 2
1997-Q2 Owner reports 2
1997-Q4 Owner reports 2
1998-Q1 Owner reports 1
1998-Q2 Owner reports 1
1999-Q2 Owner reports 1
2000-Q3 Owner reports 2
2001-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 90V028000
Recall campaign 1 90V164000
Recall campaign 1 90E043004
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Safety Recalls (3)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 90E043004

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    INFLATOR COMPONENT SEPARATION ALLOWS HOT COMBUSTION GASESTO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
    Remedy:
    REPLACE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAINING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE INFLATORS.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 90V028000

    Report date
    Component:
    SEAT BELTS
    Consequence:
    IN THE EVENT OF A PANIC STOP OR ACCIDENT, IF THE BELT RETRACTOR INERTIA LOCK DOES NOT ENGAGE, THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD HAVE AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY.
    Remedy:
    REALIGN REAR SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 90V164000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL GEARPOSITION THE TRANSAXLE IS IN, WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENTAND AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
    Remedy:
    INSTALL A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP TO PREVENT CABLE DISENGAGEMENT.
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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: 2026-08-22.

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