IllustrationAS A DISABLED VIETNAM MILITARY VETERAN MY 1993 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANYPLACE WILL SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WITH NO WARNING. LOOKING FOR ANSWERS TO WHY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS
1993 Cadillac Deville
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Cadillac Deville do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 44.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 11 of 92 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 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 18 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.
7 crash reports14 fire reports6 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
11 reportsCONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN KEY IS IN THE IGNITION SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CONSUMER HAS TO TRY TURNING IGNITION 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE VEHICLE WILL START.*AK
CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES LIKE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES(CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF) AND UNABLE TO DISENGAGE BY APPLING BRAKES.DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE.LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE TURNING CORNER, CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE AND CROSS OVER CENTER LINE,SLIDING IN GRAVEL, STRIKING TREE ON OPPO…
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CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES LIKE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES(CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF) AND UNABLE TO DISENGAGE BY APPLING BRAKES.DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE.LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE TURNING CORNER, CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE AND CROSS OVER CENTER LINE,SLIDING IN GRAVEL, STRIKING TREE ON OPPOSENT SIDE OF ROADWAY. THE TPS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE ECM AND IGNITION LOCK REPLACED ONCE.*AK
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. DEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLE.*AK IGNITION COIL FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM COMPUTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE MILIAGE ON ODOMETER HAD BEEN ALTERED BY THE SALESMAN. *YH
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. *MJS
MY NAME IS ANNE AVIS. I AM REPORTING THIS DEFECT FOR AN ELDERLY FRIEND WHO PURCHASED THE CAR IN QUESTION. SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 8 TIMES. THE CAR WAS A DEMO WITH 6,444 SHE NOW HAS 16,000. SHE HAS TAKEN IT IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO MICHAEL CADILLAC AND EACH TIME THEY SEND HER HOME SAYING THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, Y…
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MY NAME IS ANNE AVIS. I AM REPORTING THIS DEFECT FOR AN ELDERLY FRIEND WHO PURCHASED THE CAR IN QUESTION. SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 8 TIMES. THE CAR WAS A DEMO WITH 6,444 SHE NOW HAS 16,000. SHE HAS TAKEN IT IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO MICHAEL CADILLAC AND EACH TIME THEY SEND HER HOME SAYING THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, YET SHE IS STILL GETTING STUCK. THE FIRST TIME SHE TOOK IT IN WAS 1 MONTH AFTER SHE BOUGHT IT. THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID OF COURSE. BUT IT WASN'T WHEN SHE TOOK IT IN FOR THE NUMEROUS REPAIRS IN THE PAST WITH NO SATISFACTION. PLEASE HELP HER!!!
NO ENGINE LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE CAME ON TO WARREN CONSUMER OF ENGINE TROUBLE. SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE HOOD, AND WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT OUT AFTER LIFTING THE HOOD,THE ENGINE BURSTED INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT FIRE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED.…
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NO ENGINE LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE CAME ON TO WARREN CONSUMER OF ENGINE TROUBLE. SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE HOOD, AND WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT OUT AFTER LIFTING THE HOOD,THE ENGINE BURSTED INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT FIRE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DIED . OWNER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE NOTICING SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. IN SECONDS THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK
ELECTRICAL FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN, STOPPED AT A REST STOP, CAME OUT FROM THE RESTROOM AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. CADILLAC DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH OIL IN THE ENGINE AND THIS STARTED THE FIRE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES, SUDDENLY NOTICED SMOKE UNDER HOOD, THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.