Cadillac Eldorado Complaints (1992)

25 consumer complaints on file.

#10543089September 11, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CADILLAC ELDORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED AND HE ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO COOL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 11/20/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367817November 24, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY 1992 CADILLAC ELDORADO HEADLIGHTS WHEN OUT BARELY ABLE TO SEE 5 MINUTES AFTERWARDS LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THINKING THAT I MUST HAVE A WIRE LOOSE CHECK WIRING WHEN I GOT HOME AND FOUND NO LOOSE WIRE ANYWHERE. NEXT DAY HAD VEHICLE SERVICE TO SEE IF MECHANIC COULD FIND WHY MY LIGHTS ARE KEEP TURNING OFF. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. SO WHEN I DECIDED TO GO OUT FOR DINNER MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. THE ONLY LIGHT THAT IS WORKING WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE PARKING LIGHT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING DOWN COUNTRY SIDE ROADS IF IT WAS TOTALLY DARK OUTSIDE I WOULD HAVE HAD A BAD ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367819November 24, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY 1992 CADILLAC ELDORADO HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, BARELY ABLE TO SEE, THEN 5 MINUTES AFTERWARDS LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, THINKING THAT I MUST HAVE A WIRE LOOSE SO I CHECKED THE WIRING WHEN I GOT HOME AND FOUND NO LOOSE WIRES ANYWHERE. DURING THE NEXT DAY I HAD MY 1992 CADILLAC SERVICED TO SEE IF THE MECHANIC COULD FIND OUT WHY THE LIGHTS ARE TURNING OFF. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. SO WHEN I DECIDED TO GO OUT FOR DINNER MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON AGAIN. THE ONLY LIGHT THAT IS WORKING WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE PARKING LIGHT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING DOWN COUNTRY SIDE ROADS IF IT WAS TOTALLY DARK OUTSIDE I WOULD HAVE HAD A BAD ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082231July 19, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
IN JUNE OF 2003, I PURCHASED A 1992 CADILLAC ELDORADO, THAT WAS A TRADE-IN AT RUDDELL AUTO MALL, IN PORT ANGELES, WA. THIS ELDORADO WAS GIVEN A SERVICE CHECK, BUT ONE FRONT SEAT (DRIVERS SIDE) WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, I ASKED THAT IT BE FIXED BEFORE I TOOK POSSESSION, OF IT. WHEN I PICKED IT UP, THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS WORKING, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT. DURING THE PAST TEN OR SO MONTHS, THE DRIVERS SIDE STARTED TO RECLINE, AND UPON TRYING TO RAISE DRIVERS SEAT BACK TO A SAFE UPRIGHT POSITION, IT FAILS TO DO SO. NOW BOTH SEATS ARE NOT WORKING, EACH HAVING MANUAL RECLINE LEVERS (BROKEN), AND SIX-WAY ELECTRIC ADJUSTMENT THAT WORK ON BOTH FRONT SEATS. IS THIS A COMMON DEFECT, FOR THE '92 ELDORADO MANUAL RECLINE SEATS? THE DEALER COSTS FOR TOTAL SEAT REPLACEMENT, IS TOO HIGH, DEALER COST FOR EACH SEAT-BACK RECLINE HINGE (TWO IN EACH SEAT) IS $148.00 +TAX AND LABOR. WHICH IS ALSO TOO HIGH, FOR A RETIRED 60 YEAR OLD, DISABLED VETERAN, LIVING ON LIMITED INCOME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047758November 5, 2003
TIRES
VEHICLE'S FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS CHANGING LANES WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK THE MEDIAN. *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769477November 8, 2002
TIRES
TREAD SPARATED ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE EARLIER IN YEAR AND NOW RIGHT REAR TREAD IS ABOUT TO GO. CAR IS DRIVEN PRIMARILY ON SURFACE ROADS, NOT AT HIGH SPEED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011671June 12, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM KEPT REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881120February 22, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATED AND REACHED ABOUT 4,000 RPMS BEFORE CONSUMER HIT BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. *AK THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT VARIOUS TIMES WITH OUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876390December 12, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK WILL NOT STAY IN A UPRIGHT POSTION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. CURRENTLY, PASSENGER'S SEAT APPEARS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE ROCKET MECHANISM WHICH ADJUSTS THE SEAT BACK ANGLE FAILED ONE NOTCH AT A TIME UNTIL THE SEAT BACK GAVE WAY COMPLETELY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871832September 29, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH AIR STRUT SENSOR FAILING TO REGISTER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710767August 31, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TRANSMISSION STUCK AT 30 MPH LOST ALL READINGS ON INSTUMENT PANEL BUT THE CAR DID NOT STALL , TRANSMISSION ALSO SLIPS AT 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE , CAR EMITTS A BAD ODOR AT TIMES THAT SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS ALSO A RATTLE FROM CATYLITTIC CONV., DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WITH GRINDING NOISE AND FORCE IT CAN BE USED , TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY WORKS PART TIME FEEL LIKE ITS NOT ATTATCHED TO ANYTHING INSIDE. WHILE SLOWING TO ALMOST STOP THE CAR DIES OFF COMPLETELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844153August 3, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
PASSENGER'S DOOR LOCKED BY ITSELF IN LOCKING POSITION, AND WILL NOT REOPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDED FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704355March 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
DEVELOPED PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. TOOK CAR TO MIDAS AND WAS TOLD BOTH REAR PROPORTION VALVES WERE LEAKING. MIDAS' DATABASE SHOWED A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVING THIS FAILURE ON BOTH SIDES AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. WHEN DISCUSSED WITH CADILLAC REPAIR (BUD WEISER MOTORS, BELOIT, WI), THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH ANYONE OTHER THAN MY VEHICLES BRAKES AND THE FACT THAT BOTH VALVES FAILED AT THE SAME TIME WAS A COINCIDENCE. THEY REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE A POSSIBLE PROBLEM. THIS ASSEMBLY CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED CADILLAC DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827340August 28, 1998
SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT OF THE VEHICLE, EVERYTHING FEELS LOOSE, OR LOSS OF CONTROL. INDICATOR LIGHT ON. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827341August 28, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE SURGED BY ITSELF, AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND CUTS OFF. DEALER CONTACTED APPROXIMATELY TWO TIMES, AND DEALER CANNOT DUPICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827342August 28, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. THE CAR HAS BEEN ALIGNED AND DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516522April 16, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS
THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810840April 9, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. CAUSE UNKNOWN, DEALER SAYS ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807180January 6, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE TRANSAXLE OIL COOLING SYSTEM CAME LOOSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#506879July 30, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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