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1989 Cadillac Deville

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1989 Cadillac Deville do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 44.

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48Owner complaints

Model-year median: 44

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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22
198640
198728
198848
198976
199087
1991135
1992
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Vehicle Speed Control
19Engine And Engine Cooling
8Service Brakes, Hydraulic
7Electrical System
5Power Train
4
All reported categories
Fuel System, Gasoline
3Structure
3Wheels
3Seat Belts
2Steering
2Visibility
2Equipment
1Seats
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 48 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports

Structure complaints

3 reports
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178,000 miles · Nov 11, 2005
StructureInjury

HOOD ON FRONT CAR FELL CLOSED BY ITSELF AND LATCHED CLOSED. MY FINGERS WERE ON FENDER AT THE TIME IT FELL. MY FINGERS WERE SMASHED BETWEEN THE HOOD AND THE FENDER. I COULD NOT GET THEM OUT. I HAD TO SCREAM FOR SOMEONE TO OPEN THE HOOD FROM INSIDE THE CAR SINCE I WAS TRAPPED. MY FINGERS CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING CUT OFF. THERE WAS…

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HOOD ON FRONT CAR FELL CLOSED BY ITSELF AND LATCHED CLOSED. MY FINGERS WERE ON FENDER AT THE TIME IT FELL. MY FINGERS WERE SMASHED BETWEEN THE HOOD AND THE FENDER. I COULD NOT GET THEM OUT. I HAD TO SCREAM FOR SOMEONE TO OPEN THE HOOD FROM INSIDE THE CAR SINCE I WAS TRAPPED. MY FINGERS CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING CUT OFF. THERE WAS NO WIND OR ANY OUTSIDE CAUSES FOR THE HOOD TO FALL. THE HOOD WAS ALL THE WAY OPEN AND I DID NOT DO ANYTHING IMPROPER TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE HOOD SUPPORTS ARE A DESIGNED IN FLAW THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. THEY DO NOT ADEQUATELY SUPPORT THE HOOD. HOOD HAS NEVER FALLEN BEFORE. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10142493

Mileage unknown · Nov 15, 1998
Structure

TRANSAXLE MOUNT (BOTTOM MOUNT): 2 BOTTOM BOLTS SHEAR OFF FROM TRANSAXLE SIDE AT THE SAME TIME. STEM PART OF BOLT STILL LEFT INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION ORIFICE. POSSIBLE WRONG BOLT STRENGTH. BOTH BOLTS ARE ORIGINAL PARTS.

NHTSA ODI #700614

Mileage unknown · Mar 31, 1998
StructureInjury

HOOD STRUTS FAILED TWICE, HITTING DRIVER IN THE BACK WHILE HE WAS WORKING UNDER THE HOOD. THE STRUTS THAT HOLD THE HOOD UP ARE NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD. *AK

NHTSA ODI #816792

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.