1990 Cadillac Deville vehicle speed control problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1990 Cadillac Deville — 28% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Dec 16, 2015
“Car accelerated out of control with speed at 100+ miles per hour. The brakes failed/ would not move. The accelerator moved away from my foot. This happen a total of 4 times with my car. Each time the dealer said it was a different problem. My car was a 1990 cadillac sedan deville, 4 door. The…”
filed Sep 30, 2009
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 1990 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.