IllustrationFRONT SEAT BELT WAS STUCK AND REQUIRED REPAIR UPON OWNERSHIP. *ET
1999 Cadillac Seville
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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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
00–25K
1025–50K
650–75K
575–100K
2100–150K
1150K+
24 reports with mileage · 49 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. 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.
1 crash reports2 fire reports4 injury reports
What owners actually said
73 reportsWHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATES WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACELERATION WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO APPROACHING STOP SIGN. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ON INTO INTERSECTION BEFORE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR NOTICED 3 FACTORY DENTS; ONE IN TRUNK, AND TWO IN REAR DOOR. ALSO, SUSPENSION WAS SQUEAKING AND BUSHINGS WERE BAD UNDER CAR. CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM DRIVER'S DOOR AND A POPPING NOISE. *AK
DEALER KNOWINGLY SOLD CONSUMER A CAR WHICH WAS APART OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN #99013 FOR A POSSIBLE SHORT IN THE GENERATOR WHICH HAD NOT BEEN REPAIR ON THE PURCHASED VEHICLE. NLM
EVERY TIME CONSUMER DRIVES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD VEHICLE MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE. EVEN WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN WITH BRAKES APPLIED, THERE IS A NOISE IN THE BRAKES AND THE POWER STEERING. *AK
THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR A RECALL. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS ARE ON BCK ORDER. RECALL 99V070 OOO. *AK
VARIABLE ASSIST STEERING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES POOR CONTROL, FIVE ATTEMPTS AT FIXING PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION. *ET
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 60MPH HEARD CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH. VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE STEERING ARM HAD 2 BOLTS AND 1 BOLT HAD FALLEN OUT AND THE SECOND BOLT WAS BARELY HOLDING. CONTACTED THE DEALE…
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DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 60MPH HEARD CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH. VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE STEERING ARM HAD 2 BOLTS AND 1 BOLT HAD FALLEN OUT AND THE SECOND BOLT WAS BARELY HOLDING. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #99V070000. CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. *AK
Official recalls
199V070000 · Electrical System:alternator/generator/regulator
Apr 12, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN DEVELOP IN THE GENERATOR, EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE THAT COULD SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE VEHICLE AND ANYTHING NEAR IT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GENERATOR.
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
1RQ99013 · Cadillac Coolant Cooled Alternator Fires
Opened Jun 10, 1999 · Closed Feb 22, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.