NHTSA Data Explorer

Cadillac Eldorado

Data refreshed May 30, 2026

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Complaints

427

Active records

Recalls

14

Active records

TSBs

471

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

5

Injuries

36

Crashes

30

Fires

25

Top reported issues — Cadillac Eldorado

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Operating state

128

Condition issue

102

Fluid issue

73

Engine behavior

70

Reporting mechanism

53

Thermal issue

49

Braking behavior

44

Safety restraint issue

38

Noise

30

Safety restraint behavior

29

Smell

26

Driver assistance issue

25

Electrical issue

20

Steering behavior

19

Performance issue

17

Access/entry issue

16

Ride/handling behavior

15

Starting behavior

13

HVAC behavior

12

Lighting behavior

12

Vibration/harshness

12

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

8

Recent change

6

Powering on/off behavior

4

Wiper/washer behavior

4

Infotainment behavior

3

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

1995 CADILLAC ELDORADO

Filed Nov 19, 2020


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CADILLAC ELDORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PIN HOLE LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL RETURN LINE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THOMSON-MACCONNELL CADILLAC, INC., (2820 GILBERT AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45206, (513)…

2000 CADILLAC ELDORADO

Filed Jul 22, 2020


DEAR NHTSA, CADILLAC GM SHIPPED THE NORTHSTAR ENGINE WITH A KNOWN HEAD GASKET ISSUE INVOLVING THE THREADING AND THE SHORTNESS OF THE HEADBOLTS, WHEN THE THE COOLANT FLOWS THROUGH THE ENGINE, THE HEAT OF THE COOLANT GOING THRU THE HEAD GASKETS RIPS AND SHREDS THE HEADBOLTS CAUSING A FAILING HEAD GASKET, WHEN THE THREADING ON THE HEADBOLTS STARTS TO SHRED APART FROM HEAT, THE HEAD GASKET CANNOT HOLD CAUSING OVERHEATING CAUSING THE HEAD GASKET TO BLOW, GM KNOWINGLY SHIPPED ALL NORTHSTAR ENGINES…

2001 CADILLAC ELDORADO

Filed Aug 11, 2019


AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON

1998 CADILLAC ELDORADO

Filed Aug 9, 2018


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC ELDORADO. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PLASTIC FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-450-4863293. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

2000 CADILLAC ELDORADO

Filed Feb 21, 2018


CPSC:SEATS IN 2000 CADILLAC ELDORADO SUDDENLY DETERIORATED AND WIRING INSIDE CUSHIONS SEAMS EXPOSED AS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FELT ELECTRICAL PULSATING SENSATIONS FROM BACK AND BACK OF THIGHS CLOSE TO THE BACKS OF NEAR LEFT KNEE FOR DRIVER AND RIGHT KNEE FOR PASSENGER. *DT THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH CHAIRS SEEM TO BE ELEVATED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM, NEAR THE BACK END SEAMS, AND SLANTS DOWNWARD FROM THE BACK OF KNEES TO WHERE THE BOTTOM AND TOP CONNECT. THIS CAUSED SEVERE PAINFUL SPASMS TO…

1995 CADILLAC ELDORADO

Filed Jul 4, 2017


1 injured

ON JUNE 24, 2017 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA HEADING TO THE 7/11 STORE, A HOSE UNDER THE DASH BOARD EXPLODED AND DUMPED ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE VEHICLE ONTO MY RIGHT FOOT CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO MY FOOT AND TOES.

2000 CADILLAC ELDORADO

Filed Aug 22, 2016


ENGINE TURNS OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE GOING UNDER 40 MILES. HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL START RIGHT UP AGAIN. USUALLY ON CITY STREETS, IN MOTION. WE THINK MOST OF THE TIME AFTER TURNING.

1997 CADILLAC ELDORADO

Filed Jun 13, 2016


Fire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 CADILLAC ELDORADO. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM/GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.…

1999 CADILLAC ELDORADO

Filed Jun 10, 2016


MY WIFE PURCHASED A 1999 CADILLAC ELDORADO IN 2009 AND IT ONLY HAD 38K MILES ON IT. NOW IN 2016 IT ONLY HAS 103K MILES ON IT BUT WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL FREQUENTLY GO FROM 'NORMAL' TO 'ENGINE HOT - A/C OFF'. AFTER SHUTING OFF THE ENGINE, LETTING IT COOL, AND TOPPING OFF THE COOLANT LEVEL, THE WILL OPERATE IN THE 'NORMAL' TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR SEVERAL MILES BUT THEN IT WILL SUDDENLY JUMP UP TO THE 'ENGINE HOT - A/C OFF' RANGE. THE CAR IS NOW AT A REPAIR SHOP AND…

1995 CADILLAC ELDORADO

Filed May 15, 2016


TAKATA RECALL CAR STARTED TO ALARM FOR NO REASON WHEN I OPENED THE TRUNK WITH THE KEY WITHOUT UNLOCKING DOORS THEN EVENTUALLY ENGINE WOULD CUT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING OR CAR WOULDN'T START ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM DISABLING THE STARTER. IT'S SAID TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES SO I'M CURIOUS WHY THERE IS NO RECALL IVOQ N N N N 40 V N N

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Updated May 30, 2026. Refreshed nightly.