IllustrationHAVE HAD AUTO IN TO CADILLAC REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES FOR REPLACE OF THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND PROBLEM STILL EXCISTS. MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE REASON FOR PROBLEM OF GAS PEDAL ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. IT CREATES A REAL SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR IN CITY. *AK
1992 Cadillac Deville
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Deville years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Cadillac Deville are substantially higher than 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: 9 of 135 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.
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
15 crash reports13 fire reports16 injury reports
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
11 reportsFRONTAL COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30MPH. THROTTLE WENT WIDE OPEN AFTER INITIAL IMPACT,CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY HIT TREE. ALSO, NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK
I COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER DRIVER WHO RAN A STOP SIGN....AT IMPACT MY CAR WENT FULL THROTTLE AND I LOST CONTROL WENT INTO FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENCE HIT THE BRICK FRONT PORCH OF RESIDENCE..BOUNCED OFF PORCH THEN HIT 18" DIAMETER TREE WITH RIGHT CENTER FRONT OF CAR WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK
MUST USE BRAKE WHEN NEEDING TO TRAVEL AT LESS THAN 30 MPH. IDLES AT 35-40MPH. MUST RIDE THE BRAKE. PARKING IN GARAGE IS DANGEROUS DUE TO HIGH IDLE SPEED. NOT A CONSTANT CONDITION.
HAD NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. THIS CAUSED VISIBILITY PROBLEMS FOR THE DRIVER. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT HAD OCCURRED IN TH CRUISE CONTROL. *AK
CONSUMER WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, HEARD NOISE LIKE A BUMP COMING UNDER HOOD. IN ORDER NOT TO KEEP IT GOING FASTER HAD TO LEAVE PRESSURE ON BRAKE TO FLOOR. TURNED OFF CAR , TURNED ON VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING , RETRIED ABOUT 5 TIMES. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK C…
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CONSUMER WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, HEARD NOISE LIKE A BUMP COMING UNDER HOOD. IN ORDER NOT TO KEEP IT GOING FASTER HAD TO LEAVE PRESSURE ON BRAKE TO FLOOR. TURNED OFF CAR , TURNED ON VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING , RETRIED ABOUT 5 TIMES. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ON HER WAY HOME, VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION PROBLEM STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. *SLC
AFTER A "CLICK" UNDER THE HOOD, VEHICLE ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES.
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN UNTIL RELEASED AGAIN. VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER CAR. *AK
WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL PULSATES, CAUSING UNEXPECTED AND UNWANTED ACCELERATION. *AK
IDLE SPEED CONTROL FAILED WHEN COMING TO STOP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY.
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
1PE93007 · Fuel Line Failure
Opened Feb 10, 1993 · Closed May 3, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
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