Consumer complained about a gas tank problem. When the gas tank went down to 5 or 6 gallons while turning a corner gas would not continue and the vehicle shut down. Although this defect occurred when on the straight away it was more obvious when turning the corner. Consumer made an appointment with dealer, and the dealer was questioning the consumer about the information he received concerning the gas tank replacement.
1992 Cadillac Deville fuel system problems
31 complaints (23% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 31
- of this car's complaints
- 23%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Storage: tank assembly20
- Delivery: fuel pump5
- Storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap1
- Fuel injection system: injectors1
- Fuel injection system1
- Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings1
At what mileage
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Cadillac Deville fuel system problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1992 Cadillac Deville fuel system
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.
Consumer stated that vehicle caught on fire. While driving along- vehicle began to slow up. She pulled over to the side, her husband got out of vehicle and noticed that vehicle was smoking. Husband went around, lifted the hood, then looked around to the rear, and saw fire coming out of the back of vehicle. By the time they got the family out of vehicle and started acrossing the street the vehicle went up in flames. Fire department was called, and they put the fire out. Consumer was told that the cause of the fire was the gas tank.
Vehicle stalls/all fuel goes to one side of tank. Also, there is no power steering, and brakes failed. *ak fuel tank was removed with no apparent visable problems. This problem could lead to an uncontrollable vehicle in a turn.
Baffle broke away from fuel tank which blocked sucking line, causing engine to shut off. Dealer notified, and made repairs at consumer's cost. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
While driving vehicle speed dropped to 5 MPH, choking sound. Went to dealer who found plastic buffer in fuel pump was falling apart and clogging fuel pump. *ak also, the vehicle loses power and hesitates when hot.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Plastic baffle within gas tank broke away from tank, causing plastic piece to float within the tank. In turns or stops plastic baffle would over suction pick up causing auto to stop without warning. This action also overworked fuel pick-up and caused it to malfunction. Consumer has contacted cadillac, consumer has replaced tank. *ak
Vehicle loses power and often cut-off when in incline with right turn when fuel gauge reads below 6-8 gallons.
While at dealer, other customer mentioned similar fuel tank assembly failures.
At anytime the fuel tank has 6 gallons and when making a stop, fuel travels to front of tank, causing vehicle to loose fuel. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide furhter informaton.
Questions about the 1992 Cadillac Deville fuel system
Does the 1992 Cadillac Deville have fuel system problems?
Owners have filed 31 complaints about the fuel system of the 1992 Cadillac Deville, 23% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1992 Cadillac Deville fuel system problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1992 Cadillac Deville fuel system?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Cadillac Deville have the most fuel system problems?
The Cadillac Deville model years with the most fuel system complaints are 1997 (40 complaints), 1995 (37 complaints) and 1996 (35 complaints).
Other 1992 Cadillac Deville problems
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