1990 Cadillac Deville engine problems

10 complaints (13% of all complaints for this car). 1 crash reported.

owner complaints: 10
of this car's complaints: 13%
crashes: 1
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Engine: gasoline
4
Engine
4
Cooling system
2
Engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys
1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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200k+

Cadillac Deville engine problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Related investigations

Engine compartment firesOpened March 22, 1991, closed March 25, 1992

There is no summary currently available

EA91019

Engine compartment firesOpened November 26, 1990, closed March 22, 1991

There is no summary currently available

PE91016

What 1990 Cadillac Deville owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Dec 16, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 95,346 miles · CA · crash

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.

Filed May 10, 2007 · Airbags, Engine · 175,480 miles · MD · fire

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.

Filed Sep 23, 2003 · Engine · PA · fire

Engine fire.*mr when the consumer exited the turnpike, the engine all of a sudden caught on fire. *ts

Filed Jun 18, 2001 · Engine · NY

There has been 2 times that this engine has failed almost costing our lives.

Filed Apr 18, 2001 · Engine · NY

Replaced the water pump three times within the past two years. Too many other problems to list.

Filed Aug 16, 2000 · Engine · CA

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.

Filed May 11, 2000 · Acceleration, Body · CA

Engine mounts were broken / intermittent rough idle caused by def grounding system.

Filed Sep 8, 1999 · Engine · IL

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.

Filed Oct 16, 1998 · Brakes, Engine · HI

Engine block leaking due to failure.

Filed Dec 27, 1995 · Engine · CA

Vehicle seized while driving the vehicle on the highway. Tt

Questions about the 1990 Cadillac Deville engine

Does the 1990 Cadillac Deville have engine problems?

Owners have filed 10 complaints about the engine of the 1990 Cadillac Deville, 13% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 1990 Cadillac Deville engine problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Is there a recall for the 1990 Cadillac Deville engine?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.