1990 Cadillac DEVILLE problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
51 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
100,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1990 model year. Data snapshot: . 9 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Vehicle Speed Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 8 of 51 complaints (15.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 18 | 35.3% |
| Engine operation | 4 | 7.8% |
| Steering behavior | 3 | 5.9% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 2 | 3.9% |
| Transmission and shifting | 1 | 2.0% |
| Fuel system concerns | 1 | 2.0% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 7 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 3 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | 3 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Drum:Wheel Cylinders | 3 |
| Tires | 3 |
| Tires:Tread/Belt | 3 |
| Vehicle Speed Control:Cruise Control | 3 |
Vehicle Speed Control: 8; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 7; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 3; Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch: 3; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Drum:Wheel Cylinders: 3; Tires: 3; Tires:Tread/Belt: 3; Vehicle Speed Control:Cruise Control: 3
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 1 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 3 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 2 |
| 150,000 and above | 3 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 3; 100,000 to 149,999: 2; 150,000 and above: 3
75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (3). 42 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
1995: 12; 1996: 6; 2000: 10; 2001: 5; 2002: 6; 2003: 3; 2004: 3; 2007: 3; 2009: 1; 2010: 1; 2015: 1
Pattern summary
Vehicle Speed Control leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 18 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 4 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10044998 · 2003-10-29 (October 29, 2003)
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY REASON VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH. BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO DECELERATE VEHICLE AND THEY DIDN'T WORK, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER AND INDEPENDENT SHOP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10044998 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10059351 · 2004-02-19 (February 19, 2004)
THE CONSUMER SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 48 MPH. THE CONSUMER CAME UPON A VEHICLE THAT WAS MAKING A TURN THEREFORE SHE HAD TO SLOW DOWN. SHE STATED SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. SHE THEN PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. THE CONSUMER ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER BLACKED OUT FOR A MINUTE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE CAME TO SHE WAS HANGING OFF AN EMBANKMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROA…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10059351 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10336637 · 2010-06-16 (June 16, 2010)
THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. ON WARM DAYS, WHEN DRIVING WITH AIRCONDITIONING.TURNED ON, THE CAR STALLS AND THEN QUICKLY STARTS UP AGAIN. NO NOTICE FROM COMPUTER PROBLEM LIGHT. NOTE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER DEALER CHECK.........ONE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT IS THE BAFFLE AROUND THE FUEL TAKE THAT CUTS THE IGNITION OUT AND I SHOULD KEEP FUEL COMPLETELY FILLED TO TOP OR AT LEAST HALF FULL. YESTERDAY WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, IT WAS WARM IN LOS ANGELS, HAD 11 GALLONS IN TANK AND STILL HAD PROBLEM.…
Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10336637 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10810706 · 2015-12-16 (December 16, 2015)
THE CAR WHILE TURNING INTERMITTENTLY DIES AND LOOSES ANY ACCELERATION STALLS AND MOST OF THE TIME STARTS BACK UP WHEN LIFTING FOOT OF THE GAS AND SOMETIMES DIES. ALSO THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN SOMETIMES VERY QUICKLY. THE CAR STALLING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN GOT ME T-BONED BY SOMEONE WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT IS GOING TO GET SOMEBODY KILLED.
Owner-reported narrative. 95,346 miles reported. Look up ODI 10810706 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10190429 · 2007-05-10 (May 10, 2007)
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.
Owner-reported narrative. 175,480 miles reported. Look up ODI 10190429 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 550163 · 2000-01-24 (January 24, 2000)
POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE ROAD, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND NEAR ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. YH
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 550163 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 8018253 · 2002-09-09 (September 9, 2002)
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CABLE TO BATTERY REPEATLY LOOSENED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8018253 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 869911 · 2000-09-07 (September 7, 2000)
PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65-70 MPH, TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. NO ONE WAS INJURED. FIRESTONE FR 360, TIRE SIZE P205 70R15, ON A 1990, CADILLAC, DEVILLE. NOT ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE TIRE. FIRESTONE PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRE, TOWING CHARGES, REPLACEMENT FOR A NEW BATTERY AND CAR DAMAGES. *AK THE CUSTOMER AGREED AND BOUGHT NEW FIRESTONE TIRES TO REPLACE THE OLD ONES BUT NOW DOES NOT FEE…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 869911 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 894176 · 2001-08-13 (August 13, 2001)
PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. TOOK OUT OWNERS MANUAL, AND IT STATED THAT BRAKE MAY FREEZE UP AT TIMES. CONSUMER PUT CAR IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO REACH LEVER, WHEN CONSUMER PULLED LEVER, VEHICLE LURCHED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, RIGHT FRONT TIRE ROLLED OVER CONSUMER'S LEG, AND VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CONSUMER HAS YET CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECOVERED COMPLETELY DUE TO THE SEVERE TISSUE DAMAGE DONE TO THE LEG AND BOTH FEET. *SLC
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 894176 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 801604 · 1996-08-29 (August 29, 1996)
THE PLASTIC LINER INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, HAS COME LOOSE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING OPERATION.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 801604 at NHTSA ↗