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Cadillac Deville Acceleration problems by year

173 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Cadillac Deville's acceleration & cruise control. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.

Acceleration complaints by model year

YearAcceleration complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
20051000
20043200
20037100
200211330
20016000
200012311
199911110
199811221
19973000
199621000
19951000
19944010
19938110
199211450
19916110
199020520
198917410
19887110
19872000
19862100
19852000
19842010
19833010
19822010
19780001
19770001

Acceleration recalls

Latest Deville acceleration complaints

1990 Cadillac DevilleAcceleration & cruise controlBrakesEngine & coolingCrash

The car while turning intermittently dies and looses any acceleration stalls and most of the time starts back up when lifting foot of the gas and sometimes dies. Also the car accelerates on its own sometimes very quickly. The car stalling while making a left turn got me t-boned by someone while making a left hand turn. I'm not the only one with this problem. This defect is going to get somebody killed.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed control · Service brakes · EngineNHTSA 10810706
2003 Cadillac DevilleAcceleration & cruise control

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 cadillac deville. While driving at 55 mph, the vehicle accelerated without the accelerator pedal being depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that the throttle vacuum line needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000. Ma 10/15/2015 *cn

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10745229
2002 Cadillac DevilleAcceleration & cruise controlFuel system

The car started accelerating, on its own, up to 40 mph from a stop sign or red light. The gas pedal was not stuck. Legacy ford in lagrande, oregon has told us it is an internal problem and they will have to put their diagnostic machine on it. We have already paid them 179.36 For labor, gasket and cleaner. They had told us to bring the car to them if it happened when we were in town so they could test it further. Last week I was in town and it happened so I took it to them. They couldn't diagnose the problem at the time so that is why they need to use the diagnostic machine. I tried to report this to cadillac but they weren't interested in my problem. *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed control · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 10680702
2000 Cadillac DevilleAirbagsAcceleration & cruise controlCrash

Tl* the contact owned a 2000 cadillac deville. While attempting to brake for a stop sign, the vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.

Filed Incident Air bags · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10644553
2005 Cadillac DevilleAcceleration & cruise control

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 cadillac deville. While driving 10 mph, the brake pedal was released and the vehicle accelerated without the contact depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact depressed the brake pedal and was able to stop the vehicle and avoid a crash. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed of nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system) and was waiting for parts to arrive to have the vehicle repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 173,000.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10627131
2003 Cadillac DevilleSteeringAcceleration & cruise control

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 cadillac deville. When the contact started the vehicle, it shook violently and the speed increased while driving. The dealer replaced the power steering pump, but the failure recurred. The vehicle continued to shake violently and the contact had to apply force to hold the steering wheel while driving. The failure occurred at various speeds. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

Filed Incident Steering · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10627069
1998 Cadillac DevilleAcceleration & cruise control

Unable to pass illinois vehicle inspection because the speed control has not work ed in years I'm unable to pass the pollution test. *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10592858
2001 Cadillac DevilleElectrical systemAcceleration & cruise control

Car keeps stalling out (at light, while driving, etc) with the cause apparently attributed to a faulty ignition switch. I had the ignition switch replaced (for a charge of $496) at midway cadillac in pokomoke md (after having car towed there on feb 14, 2014, because at that time, had difficulty even getting the key in the ignition switch). The problem I was having with it stalling out persists, even after the new ignition switch. Writing because the ignition-switch-related problems I am having appear to be the...

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same or similar to other gm cars which are currently being recalled due to ignition switch problems. Please include the cadillac deville 2001 into your investigation regarding faulty ignition switches of gm-made cars. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10568981
2003 Cadillac DevilleAcceleration & cruise control

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 cadillac deville. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle accelerated rapidly and failed to stop when depressing the brakes. While placing the vehicle in neutral, the contact merged onto the emergency lane turned the vehicle off. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic who stated that once the cruise control was disengaged the accelerator pedal released but no diagnostic test was performed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000. The current mileage was 157,000. *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10523875
2003 Cadillac DevilleAcceleration & cruise control

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 cadillac deville. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph the vehicle accelerated on its own. The vehicle slowed down when the contact depressed the brake pedal but once the brake pedal was released the vehicle accelerated again. The contact continually depressed the brake pedal with excessive force in order to slow the vehicle down. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 59,163. *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10504129
1999 Cadillac DevilleAcceleration & cruise control

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 cadillac deville. The contact stated that while driving at 20 mph the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact mentioned that the throttle became inoperable. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the throttle body became stuck. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The failure and the current mileage was 138,000.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10476792
2001 Cadillac DevilleAcceleration & cruise control

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. He removed his foot from the accelerator and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact had to shift to neutral and pump the brakes in order for the vehicle to stop. He then shut off the vehicle and once restarted, the vehicle was reset. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the dealer advised that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 42,900 and the current mileage was 43,200. The vin was not available.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10461867
2000 Cadillac DevilleEngine & coolingFuel systemAcceleration & cruise control

Driving into my drive way I noticed that my car pulled in very fast. Normally, I idle in my car into the drive way, this time it was much faster and the engine was very accelerated. I parked the vehicle and the engine was accelerated up to 1850rpm. I pressed the gas pedal to free up the throttle, it made is worst. The vehicle rpm increased up to 2835 rpm and stayed stuck at 2835 rpm. After 10 to 15 seconds the rpm slowly dropped down to 1500 rpm and stayed at these revolution. I had to turn off the vehicle. It's normal idle rpm are 675-700rpm. This is a safety hazard for some one that does not know what to do when driving at a busy highway or regular city streets. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Fuel system, gasoline · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10444993

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