Tl* the contact owns a 1998 cadillac deville. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the cruise control would not disengage. The brake pedal was then engaged, but the vehicle hesitated and would not stop. After approximately two miles, the cruise control eventually disengaged and the vehicle came to a stop. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 97v183000 (vehicle speed control) that may be related to the failure, but the manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
1998 Cadillac Deville: adaptive cruise control problems
6 of the 237 complaints about the 1998 Cadillac Deville describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
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- 20032
- 20024
- 20003
- 19991
- 19986
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- 19963
- 19951
- 19931
- 19921
- 19903
What owners say
The cruise was engaged and the car accelerated. Tapping brake and manually shutting off cruise control switch did not slow it down. *bf nar *jls the idle air control was occasionally inoperable.
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.
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.
When the traction light flickered on/off. The cruise control and brake lights failed. Which almost caused an accident.
When traveling about 20mph the cruise control would activate by itself. Owner lost control of vehicle and hit cement flower urn. Manufacturer sent inspector to look at vehicle. Nothing was found.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Cadillac Deville adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1998 Cadillac Deville?
6 of 237 owner complaints about the 1998 Cadillac Deville (3%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Cadillac Deville?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Cadillac Deville
Headlights 42Overheating 9Stalling 9Grinding brakes 7ABS 5Airbag light 5No deployment 5Fuel leak 5Sudden acceleration 5Wipers 5
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