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Cadillac Seville

Every Cadillac Seville model year on file, 1976 to 2004. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years797115 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years291976 to 2004
Recall campaigns31Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,440Summed across model years
By model year

The 1996 model year drew the most complaints, 122

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0501001501976197919821985198819911994122199720002004
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Cadillac Seville complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
188
Electrical system
100
Fuel system
90
Steering
89
Brakes
81
Suspension
57
Airbags
55
Lighting
45
Visibility and wipers
39
Speed control
38
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Cadillac Seville model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Cadillac Seville by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2004Sedan90.02300438
2003Sedan160.04910442
2002Sedan4511.117320428
2001Sedan5313.224110395
2000Sedan385.312120331
1999Sedan738.23321197
1998Sedan6510.82712294
1997Sedan9513.75002362
1996Sedan12215.66102445
1995Sedan7420.34002447
1994Sedan5022.03132228
1993Sedan429.51752120
1992Sedan2729.6150109
1991Sedan2138.1111004
1990Sedan1921.1190300
1989Not decoded50.0500200
1988Sedan1118.2110110
1987Not decoded110.01,100210
1986Sedan1127.3157310
1985Sedan60.0120110
1984Sedan10.029110
1983Sedan20.0100300
1982Not decoded0NoneNone400
1981Sedan1100.050200
1980Not decoded0NoneNone100
1979Not decoded0NoneNone000
1978Not decoded0NoneNone200
1977Not decoded0NoneNone000
1976Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Cadillac Seville

  • 06E-043 May 19, 2006
    Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or…
    Fuel system · 88k vehicles
  • 04V-110 Mar 4, 2004
    Some passenger vehicles equipped with 4.0l v8 engines have a condition in which the nylon tubing used in the fuel rail construction may degrade…
    Fuel system · 483k vehicles
  • 03V-238 Jul 1, 2003
    On certain cadillac deville and seville passenger vehicles, funeral coaches, and limousines equipped with a v8 (4.6l) engine, oldsmobile aurora…
    Fuel system · 102k vehicles
  • 02V-067 Mar 6, 2002
    Certain passenger vehicles were built with missing or under-torqued steering gear attachment bolts
    Steering · 249 vehicles
  • 00V-432 Dec 19, 2000
    Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 110, "tire selection and rims." these vehicles…
    Equipment · 2,075 vehicles
  • 00V-114 Apr 17, 2000
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Brakes · 8,132 vehicles
  • 99V-301 Oct 29, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Steering · 1,284 vehicles
  • 99V-070 Apr 12, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Electrical system · 30k vehicles
  • 98V-144 Jun 26, 1998
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Visibility and wipers · 1,059 vehicles
  • 98V-115 May 26, 1998
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Airbags · 103k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.