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Cadillac SLS

Every Cadillac SLS model year on file, 1999 to 2004. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years271 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years41999 to 2004
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins185Summed across model years
By model year

The 2000 model year drew the most complaints, 11, 41% of the model's total

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

036912199920001120022004
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 SLS complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
11
Electrical system
6
Structure
3
Brakes
2
Stability and traction control
2
Speed control
1
Tires
1
Lighting
1
Fuel system
1
Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Cadillac SLS 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 SLS by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2004Not decoded10.01000081
2002Sedan100.0390064
2000Sedan110.0351030
1999Sedan520.0230010
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Cadillac SLS

  • 99V-301 Oct 29, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Steering ยท 1,284 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.