While driving with the cruise engaged the car suddenly accelerated twice. Tapping brake and manually shutting off cruise control did not slow the car down. *bf the consumer had to brake hard, put the vehicle in park and shut off the engine to get the vehicle to stop. Upon restarting the vehicle it ran [properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who could not duplicate the problem. It was later determined that the iac motor was the cause of the failure.
1998 Cadillac Deville: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 237 complaints about the 1998 Cadillac Deville describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Problems with 1998 cadillac deville cruise control system. *mr when consumer applied while vehicle was in cruise control, it didn't disengage. Consumer switched cruise control off, but it still failed to disengage. Thus turning off the engine. Consumer then restarted the vehicle and without warning accelerated on its own.
Accelerator pedal sticking which causes sudden acceleration. Consumer had to put vehicle into neutral and step on pedal a few times to release it. Can the federal safety agency provide further information.
While driving into a parking space the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward, running into a building and caused injury and a fatality. Also, total brake failure occurred. Cause unknown.
Sudden acceleration. Qcaw
Related recalls
Vehicle speed control
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, hearses and limousines. The canister purge evaporative emissions harness on these vehicles was misrouted.
- Risk
- The harness could interfere with the cruise control and throttle linkage preventing return to a closed throttle.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the vehicle for proper routing of the harness, correct as necessary, and install a plastic tie strap to the harness.
Recall number 97V183000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1998 Cadillac Deville sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1998 Cadillac Deville?
5 of 237 owner complaints about the 1998 Cadillac Deville (2%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 1990.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Cadillac Deville?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Cadillac Deville
Headlights 42Overheating 9Stalling 9Grinding brakes 7Adaptive cruise 6ABS 5Airbag light 5No deployment 5Fuel leak 5Wipers 5
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