Stopped to open the gate. Restarted the car and the engine began to race uncontrollablly (as though one had their foot on the brake and gas at the same time). Had my foot the brake and shifted back into park, it still raced until I shut it off. Started the car again to see if we could get home. Proceeded down the road and stopped to let off my father. Restarted the car in our parking area. This time the brakes did not hold and it raced full speed in a circle that I was stearing. Finally shifted into neutral and was able to stop the car before any real physical damage (other than the severe fright it caused me and my father)
Acceleration & cruise control
1985 Cadillac Deville Acceleration problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 1985 Cadillac Deville's acceleration & cruise control with NHTSA - 10% of all its complaints, most recently on November 3, 1999. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Acceleration complaints
CRUISE CONTROL NYLON BUSHING FAILED. *AK
Cadillac Deville acceleration complaints by year
Deville acceleration problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data