1989 Cadillac Deville vehicle speed control problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1989 Cadillac Deville — 40% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“1989 cadillac deville cp speed actuator - high idle / runaway vehicle - have replaced 3 times problems still happening. Now I will not drive this car for fear of a accident! I went online to see if any other consumers had same problems and it is confirmed! "incidents numerous times". *tr”
filed Mar 3, 2010
“While driving vehicle accelerated, and went out of control. Consumer stated there was something called an accelerator motor that malfunctioned. The technician replace the idle speed sensor.*ak front calipers and rotors burned up. The technician replaced the calipers, rotors and flushed the brake…”
filed Apr 19, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Deville years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Deville | 1 | 1% |
| 2004 Deville | 3 | 2% |
| 2003 Deville | 7 | 5% |
| 2002 Deville | 11 | 6% |
| 2001 Deville | 8 | 5% |
| 2000 Deville | 12 | 5% |
| 1999 Deville | 11 | 6% |
| 1998 Deville | 11 | 5% |
| 1997 Deville | 3 | 1% |
| 1996 Deville | 21 | 10% |
| 1995 Deville | 1 | 1% |
| 1994 Deville | 6 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1989 Cadillac Deville
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.