Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| EA91019 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/22/1991 | 03/25/1992 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| PE91016 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/26/1990 | 03/22/1991 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 05/09/2007 | 175480 | 1 | 12/02/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1990 cadillac deville. while driving 65 mph, the vehicle's steering wheel began to smoke for thirty seconds. the air bag light has remained illuminated for two months. the mechanic stated that the water pump caused the air bag light to fail. the contact also noticed a rubbing noise coming from the axle when making a left and right turn. the steering failure has not been diagnosed. the current mileage is 175,512 and failure mileage was 175,480. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 11/01/1993 | |||
| Replaced the water pump three times within the past two years. too many other problems to list. *ak | |||
| 07/15/1997 | 1 | 05/04/1990 | |
| Water pump failed causing noise. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 05/08/2003 | 1 | ||
| Engine fire.*mr when the consumer exited the turnpike, the engine all of a sudden caught on fire. *ts *jb | |||
| 06/21/2000 | 2 | 02/01/1990 | |
| Hobbie diagnosed and replaced engine motor mount in march 1999. we had the car checked at an independent repair shop in june 2000 (5676 miles on new part) and they found that the new mount was broken. we feel that the part may have been broken at the time of installation. called both hobbie and general motors. neither will acknowledge that the motor mount is defective nor will they admit to a problem. | |||
| 05/01/2000 | 1 | 04/01/1990 | |
| Engine mounts were broken / intermittent rough idle caused by def grounding system. | |||
| 09/06/1996 | 1 | 05/04/1990 | |
| Motor mounts broken. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 2 | 09/01/1999 | |
| There has been 2 times that this engine has failed almost costing our lives.*ak | |||
| Intermittently when slightly turning the wheel on an expressway engine will stall out and die, resulting in loss of vehicle control. the vehicle will start up immediately after. the dealer and manufacturer have been notified. *ak | |||
| 08/07/1998 | 1 | 05/04/1990 | |
| Engine block leaking due to failure. | |||
| 12/24/1995 | |||
| Vehicle seized while driving the vehicle on the highway. tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 05/28/1998 | 1 | 05/04/1990 | |
| Serpentine belt cracked resulting in failure. | |||