Tl* the contact owned a 1997 cadillac eldorado. While parking the vehicle, the power steering warning light illuminated. The driver exited the vehicle and was informed that it was on fire. A fire report was not filed. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 04v110000 (fuel system/gasoline). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000. ...updated 08/29/16 updated 6/11/18
Cadillac Eldorado fire or smoke problems
14 of the 195 owner complaints about the Cadillac Eldorado describe fire, smoke or burning smell, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 14
- worst model year
- 1995
- typical mileage
- 113,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 19991
- 19973
- 19961
- 19957
- 19941
- 19901
Often reported together
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1994 cadillac eldorado touring coupe. The contact stated that she started the vehicle and heard a loud explosion. She then exited the vehicle and saw smoke coming from under the hood. She then went to open the hood and found pieces of the gasket. The contacts mechanic arrived to assist and when he started the vehicle, the vehicle caught on fire. The fire was extinguished and no one was injured. The mechanic advised the contact that there was a hole in the fuel injector and it had fractured into pieces. The contact inquired with the manufacturer and was advised that there were no recalls on the vehicle and any repairs would be at the contacts expense. The vehicle was not repaired and had not been driven since the failure. The failure and current mileage was approximately 130,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 cadillac eldorado. The contact stated that he was not notified of recall # 04v110000, fuel system gasoline, delivery hoses, lines, piping, and fittings. As a consequence in 2008, the fuel leakage lead to an engine compartment fire. He was able to safely extinguish the flames. He notified the manufacturer and a representative stated that since the company filed bankruptcy they would not assume any responsibility. He has photos of the failed component. The failure and current mileages were 113,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 cadillac eldorado. The contact smelled gasoline while driving at an unknown speed. Once he arrived home, he opened the hood and noticed flames. The manufacturer stated that because he was the second owner of the vehicle, he did not receive a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v110000 (fuel system, gasoline delivery hoses, lines/piping, and fittings). The manufacturer would not assist. The vehicle has not been repaired because the contact wants the manufacturer to pay for the repair. The failure and current mileages were 113,200. Updated 09/24/08 *bf updated 10/01/08.
On november 21, 2007 I received a recall for 1995 eldorado cadillac fuel rail construction cracks or deteriorates causing fire in the engine compartment. On novemebr 23, 2007 10:00am drove car 6 miles to shopping center parked car went in came out started car would not start im immediately back fired and went up in flames. From under the hood to back seat. The car is not repairable. Gm has not done anything to correct the problem which is my loss, leaving me without a vehicle for nearly four months.
My car caught on fire while trying to start it.
Customer states that her 1995 cadillac eldorado caught on fire in her driveway and she is not sure why**cc
Tl-* the contact owns a 1995 cadillac eldorado. The vehicle was idling in the driveway and burst into flames. The vehicle had not been driven for quite sometime. However, the owner would start the vehicle frequently. The current and failure mileage was 65,000. The contact stated that there were no injuries. The fire and police department were called , and the contact received a police and fire department reports. The vehicle was towed. The contact has photos of the vehicle. There was a previous recall for the fuel system, and the vehicle was repaired.
1995 cadillac eldorado caught on fire in the engine compartment.***transferred to occ***. *mr the fire report stated there may have been a possible small leak occurring in the fuel line from the main line to the harness. This leak was most likely ignited by arcing in the spark line plug cable.
Vehicle was parked at hospital after driving 2 miles. While vehicle was parked, engine off, no keys in ignition, vehicle caught fire in engine compartment. Vehicle totaled.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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The model years with the most reports are 1995 (7 complaints), 1997 (3 complaints) and 1990 (1 complaints).
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