IllustrationABS VALVE BLOCK/PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL SERVELY WHEN BRAKING HARD. VEHICLE STILL BRAKES NORMALLY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS COMBINATION BECAUSE WHEN YOU NEED THE BRAKES MOST THEY CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
1991 Cadillac Deville
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1991 Cadillac Deville do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 44.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Deville years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 6 of 87 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.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
8 crash reports9 fire reports7 injury reports
What owners actually said
87 reportsINTERMITTENT PULL WITH A HARD BRAKE APPLY DURING NON-ABS STOP. *MJS
WHEN DRIVING 45 MILES MPH AND WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL AT 45 MPH. ONLY AFTER GOING A DISTANCE WILL THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY REDUCE SPEED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE BUMPER WENT UNDERNEATH VEHICLE THAT WAS HIT. *AK *ML
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. THE WHEN VEHICLE APPROACHES A STOP, IT CUTS OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY. SAFETY LOCK FOR THE QUICK DISK CONNECT IS BROKEN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THIS DEFECT COMPLIES WITH INVESTIGATIONS EA 93011 AND PE93007. *AK
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED AND VEHICLE DID NOT PASS EMMISSIONS TEST EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE SENSOR.
FUEL TANK LEAKAGE.
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE TRAVELING MORE THAN 40-50 MPH, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN VEHICLE STALLS, TOLAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES RESULTED.
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND AT NIGHT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND FOR TWO YEARS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Official recalls
194V199000 · Power Train:axle Assembly
Oct 13, 1994
THE UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER HOSE CAN PULL OUT OF THE CRIMPED COUPLING AT THE TRANSAXLE END OF THE LINE ASSEMBLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF SEPARATION OF THE COUPLING, AN OIL LEAK CAN OCCUR WHICH, WHEN EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER LINE TO THE TRANSAXLE.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
4EA93011 · Fuel Line Failure
Opened May 3, 1993 · Closed May 31, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
There is no summary currently available
PE93007 · Fuel Line Failure
Opened Feb 10, 1993 · Closed May 3, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
There is no summary currently available
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
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