1. No injury, no crash, wife complained of breakpedal going to the floor as she backed out of the garage - I observed large amounts of break fluid in driveway. I instructed her to get out and shut it off- message center also warned of brake failure. 2. Steel brake line chafed against the frame of '97 seville sts - factory installation/design with clearance too tight in the location where the line crosses over the frame to the terminal bracked at the rear wheel - wore through the brake line. I've owned the car since new and there was never a damage or a repair in the area where it wore through. This is obviously a very serious class defect as the location of the wear through is not in a service area of the car and there is no warning of an eminent failure. 3. I used a hacksaw to cut out the worn portion of the break line and using compression fitting from the hardware store and a new brake line section from the auto parts store re-routed the line away from the frame that cut the original line. I have the worn line and digital photographs of it and the failure before removal. There needs to be a service recall inspection of all '97 sevilles to see if this is occuring on every or most models. The gromets and brackets that position this line are most likely common on all models up through '97.
Cadillac Seville brake failure problems
13 of the 749 owner complaints about the Cadillac Seville describe brake failure, most of them for the 1991 model year.
- owner complaints
- 13
- worst model year
- 1991
By model year
- 20021
- 19991
- 19981
- 19972
- 19951
- 19941
- 19931
- 19914
- 19901
Often reported together
What owners say
Dt: contact states while driving vehicle the brake pedal disassembled from the brake booster, causing loss of brakes. The service dealer stated everything needed to be replaced within the braking system. There was no safety clip between the brake pedal and the brake booster.
Where the brake line is near the engive a hole wore through metallic line, losing brake fluid. Vehiclle was being driven at the time of brake failure.
The gas pedal went to the floor without warning and the consumer was unable to stop the vehicle.
While driving between 15-25 MPH on a wet road applied brakes to avoid rear ending a vehicle in front, but brakes did not work and vehicle crashed. Dealer was contacted. Please provide more information.
Steering assembly mechanism failed in 1998, resulting in the inability to steer, anti lock brakes failed may 1999. Accident occured resulting in injury. (attorney for consumer). Mjs
Abs brakes failed, resulting in a crash.
Antilock brakes failed, causing accident.
Brake failure, impact 12:00 position , speed 5 MPH, applied thebrakes, resulting in extended stopping distance/loss of control.
Pulling into parking space applied brakes, pedal went to the floor, impact 12:00 position speed 5 MPH, ABS.
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles have internal fluid leaks in the brake hydraulic control unit.
- Risk
- When the rear brake proportioning, antilock brake, traction control, or stability control feature is activated in some driving situations, the feature may not perform as designed.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the ABS hydraulic modulator unit and if necessary, replace the hydraulic modulator.
Recall number 00V114000 · Recall details
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- What is wrong
- The electronic brake control module or the electronic brake and traction control module can cause the antilock brake system (ABS) to cycle during a non-ABS brake application.
- Risk
- This condition can result in an increase in vehicle stopping distance increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the electronic brake control module or the electronic brake and traction control module.
Recall number 97V064000 · Recall details
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The model years with the most reports are 1991 (4 complaints), 1997 (2 complaints) and 1990 (1 complaints).
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