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1997 Cadillac Deville Visibility problems

Owners have filed 5 complaints about the 1997 Cadillac Deville's visibility & wipers with NHTSA - 2% of all its complaints, most recently on September 3, 2008. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.

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5
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0
Crashes
0
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0
Injuries
0
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0

Visibility complaints

Visibility & wipers

I am the owner of a 1997 cadillac deville that has an on-going history of windshield wiper failure. The car has been looked at by my mechanic on numerous occasions for this problem between june 2007 and september 2008. On several occasions the wipers were inoperable when I arrived at the mechanic's facility. On the other occasions the wipers became operable by the time I arrived at the mechanic's facility. The cadillac dealers display no degree of concern in dealing with this problem. In my opinion, all evidence...

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points to a design or manufacturing defect, which could ultimately lead to a crash, or cause injury or death. I bring this matter to your attention because I have lost confidence in any repair recommendations. Further, I am concerned for my safety and the safety of others when I drive this vehicle during inclement weather. I fear the potential for expensive litigation that could follow an accident caused by this problem. I solicit your comments and/or recommendations. Stanley l fastenau *tr

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 10240766
Visibility & wipers

COULD NOT CLOSE WINDOWS.*AK

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 724815
Visibility & wipers

WIPERS BOARD FOR WINDSHIELD FAILED.

Filed VisibilityNHTSA 607055
Visibility & wipers

Windshield wipers have failed several times since ownership.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 542549
Visibility & wipersSeats & seat belts

Side view mirrors are too small for the vehicle which causes at least 3 seconds of blind spots on both sides. Head rests of both front are not removeable, they block vision when viewing the left and right sides. *Ak

Filed Visibility · SeatsNHTSA 819123

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