Cadillac Cadillac 1996

Model Cadillac made in 1996 by Cadillac got 8 consumer complains as well as 7 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to digital instrument panel and engine and engine cooling. Technical service bulletines regarding air bags and communications.

Cadillac year 1996

Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 1996

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
AIR BAGS - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
990941004	01/01/2000	739023	609756	Information regarding switches to turn off and on frontal air bags for passenger cars and trucks. *tt	04/07/2000
COMMUNICATIONS - HORN ASSEMBLY
970901733205	09/01/1997		54338	Excessive force required to operate the horn when cold. *yc	03/30/1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TRUNK LID - LOCK
990866002A	01/01/2000	990866002	609733	This bulletin informs dealerships about the trap resistant rear compartment (trunk) kit. *tt	04/07/2000
SEATS
990940004	01/01/2000	731611	609743	General motors began providing child restrain seat top tether hardware packages to customers in the united states who requested them. *tt	04/07/2000
970901731609	09/01/1997		54348	Comments that the heated seats have become inoperative. *yc	03/30/1998
STRUCTURE - BODY
431701B	08/01/1998		609637	Model year 1994-99 passenger cars and trucks , bumps or rust colored spots in the paint due to rail or iron dust. yd	04/05/2000
SUSPENSION - FRONT
971101533304	11/01/1997		54195	Comments of a rattle/loose noise from front of vehicle when driving over bumps. *yc	03/30/1998

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL
12/07/2007	67350	5	01/30/2005
	Instrument panel cluster went blank while driving, causing loss of gauge function and all tell-tale indicators except for abs, sir, park brake and service engine soon. checked fuses and let the vehicle sit. started vehicle following day to check, instrument panel cluster worked. driving vehicle following day, instrument panel cluster working, cluster went blank after driving for 15 minutes. parked vehicle, checked 1 hour later, cluster blank, then faded in after several minutes. this occurred at least 2 more times while driving and is startling when driving at night. when researching to see if there was a recall for this i observed a recall for the 1996 seville, not the deville, but for the same problem. the nhtsa campaign id# is 95v224000 federal motor vehicle safety standard# 101. *tr
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
06/03/1996		3
	Engine fire. *dh
SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST
06/05/2005	132800		05/07/2004
	While driving from atlanta, ga to bowie, md, the drivers seat started to readjust itself. ie; lowering itself to the lay-down position, moving itself forward and then backward. this was all down while i was trying to drive down the road. the only thing done, was to remove the fuse for the seats, which also disabled the horn.
STEERING
12/06/1996
	20 to 30mph, car veered to the telephone pole, splintering and breaking it. air bag never delpoyed, dealer removed black box. will not give any information. *ak
STEERING - COLUMN LOCKING - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
		1
	Anti-theft computer locks up.
STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

	Power steering suddenly quit functioning at 10-15 mph, almost resulting in a accident.
STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

	Power steering suddenly failed.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
07/07/2007	129000	12	12/05/2000
	Tl*the contact owns a 1996 cadillac slf. while coming to a stop from 80 mph, the contact noticed that the rpms were between 2,000-3,000. he drove the vehicle to his residence and clicked the ignition on ten times, attempting to decrease the idling. the failure occurs at any speed. the current mileage is 130,000 and failure mileage was 129,000.