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1990 Cadillac Deville

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 1990 Cadillac Deville do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 44.

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Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 9 of 76 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports2 fire reports6 injury reports

Fuel System, Gasoline complaints

4 reports
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Mileage unknown · May 7, 2007
Fuel System, Gasoline

GAS LEAK UNDER THE CAR, GAS LINE RUSTED, TANK RUSTED. LINE AND TANK REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10189955

Mileage unknown · Jul 9, 1999
Electrical SystemEquipmentFuel System, Gasoline

BARRINGTON MOTOR WORKS HAD MADE MORE EXCUSES THAN FIX PROBLEMS, OTHER PROBLEMS EXIST, BUT TOO MANY TO LIST. THE BARRINGTON MW HAS NEVER ONCE FOUND A PROBLEM TILL THE CAR LEAVES US STRANDED, EVEN AFTER WE COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT PROBLEM. UNTIL I FIND A DECENT GM DEALER, THIS IS THE LAST GM FOR US, WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF CADILLA…

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BARRINGTON MOTOR WORKS HAD MADE MORE EXCUSES THAN FIX PROBLEMS, OTHER PROBLEMS EXIST, BUT TOO MANY TO LIST. THE BARRINGTON MW HAS NEVER ONCE FOUND A PROBLEM TILL THE CAR LEAVES US STRANDED, EVEN AFTER WE COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT PROBLEM. UNTIL I FIND A DECENT GM DEALER, THIS IS THE LAST GM FOR US, WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF CADILLAC DEALERS, AND WE HAVE BEEN TO MANY.

NHTSA ODI #708437

Mileage unknown · Mar 11, 1999
Fuel System, Gasoline

FOR A SOME TIME I NOTICED THE AUTO WAS NOT STARTING AS QUICK AS USUAL AND I SMELLED GAS A COUPLE OF DAYS THING THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT HAD OVER FILLED MY TANK. I KEPT SMELLING GAS SO TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED. THE GAS SENDER LINES WERE ALL PITTED AND RUSTY. THE GAS TANK WAS ALSO PITTED AND RUSTY AT THE SEAMS AND OTHER AREAS OF T…

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FOR A SOME TIME I NOTICED THE AUTO WAS NOT STARTING AS QUICK AS USUAL AND I SMELLED GAS A COUPLE OF DAYS THING THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT HAD OVER FILLED MY TANK. I KEPT SMELLING GAS SO TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED. THE GAS SENDER LINES WERE ALL PITTED AND RUSTY. THE GAS TANK WAS ALSO PITTED AND RUSTY AT THE SEAMS AND OTHER AREAS OF THE TANK. I WAS WONDERING WHY IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY GAS MILEAGE WAS SO POOR ALL OF A SUDDEN. BESIDES, I WOULD THINK IT TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS THING. THE AUTO HAS BEEN KEPT UNDER COVER SINCE I BOUGT IT , I DON'T BELIEVE SUCH IMPORTANT COMPONENTS SHOULD HAVE RUSTED AND PITTED SO BADLY UNLESS IT WAS POOR QUALITY MATERIAL. IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A FIRE. IT CAUSED ME $ 710.00 TO REPLACE TANK AND SENDER. I NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PROBLEM, BUT RECEIVED NO ACKNOWLEGEMENT.

NHTSA ODI #704302

Mileage unknown · Aug 29, 1996
Fuel System, Gasoline

THE PLASTIC LINER INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, HAS COME LOOSE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING OPERATION.*AK

NHTSA ODI #801604

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

3

EA91019 · Engine Compartment Fires

Opened Mar 22, 1991 · Closed Mar 25, 1992

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling

There is no summary currently available

PE91029 · Throttle Linkage Interfer

Opened Jan 7, 1991 · Closed Apr 16, 1991

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

There is no summary currently available

PE91016 · Engine Compartment Fires

Opened Nov 26, 1990 · Closed Mar 22, 1991

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling

There is no summary currently available