While driving at highway speed the car suddenly lost all power, including power steering, power brakes and all instrument panel information. When the car was finally stopped, the doors could not be unlocked because they are automatically locked when the car is put into drive and there are no door lock knobs available to manually unlock the car from the inside. Also, no windows could be operated because there was no electrical power available to operate them. The end result was that passengers were trapped inside the car with no way to get out other than breaking the glass of one of the windows and unlocking the car from the outside. There are no override options available from within the passenger compartment for this problem. A person who is not strong enough to control the car once the power steering is lost (e.g. A small woman, an elderly person) could very easily have an accident because of this defect and if the car is in an accident resulting in a fire, there is no way for the occupants to escape from the car. Diagnosis of the problem revealed the battery cables had apparently worked loose or had not been sufficiently tightened after replacement of a cam sensor at a local gm dealership a few days prior to this episode. The sudden loss of all power while driving is significantly dangerous in this vehicle and seriously threatens the lives of passengers and puts them in a very high risk situation. Had this episode happened on an interstate highway it would have resulted in an accident. This defect is a life threatening design defect and requires an immediate priority fix by gm.
1992 Cadillac Deville electrical problems
16 complaints (12% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 16
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Starter assembly5
- Ignition3
- 12v/24v/48v battery3
- Wiring: front underhood2
- Ignition: module2
- Ignition: switch1
- 12v/24v/48v battery: cables1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Cadillac Deville electrical problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1992 Cadillac Deville electrical
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1992 Cadillac Deville owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Brake pedal application (at any speed) results in ignition cut-off and the car stops running. Brake pedal application shuts off the ignition and interrupts all electric power in the car. Problem occurs intermittently.
Water pump failed causing whinning noise to come from engine. Nlm
Battery failed.
Starter failed twice.
Faultly ignition prevents vehicle from starting.
Electronic control module failed, causing vehicle to stall.
Starter continually fails.
Starter intermittently fails to start vehicle.
Lost complete power of car three times, 10/94, 10/95 and 12/3/95. Please describe details. Tt
Questions about the 1992 Cadillac Deville electrical
Does the 1992 Cadillac Deville have electrical problems?
Owners have filed 16 complaints about the electrical of the 1992 Cadillac Deville, 12% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1992 Cadillac Deville electrical problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1992 Cadillac Deville electrical?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Cadillac Deville have the most electrical problems?
The Cadillac Deville model years with the most electrical complaints are 2000 (60 complaints), 2003 (52 complaints) and 2004 (47 complaints).
Other 1992 Cadillac Deville problems
Fuel system 31Engine 25Brakes 24Acceleration 11Airbags 10Transmission 10Body 9Seat belts 7Lights 4Steering 2Suspension 2Visibility 2Wheels 2Locks 1Seats 1Tires 1
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