Total Complaints
51 filings
CADILLAC FLEETWOOD · model year
1993 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD
51 NHTSA complaints, 10 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1993CADILLACFLEETWOOD carries 51 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 10 crashes, 2 fires, 14 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1993 FLEETWOOD is service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip with 7 filings, followed by seat belts:front:retractor (6) and air bags:frontal (3). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 10 investigation files overlapping the 1993 FLEETWOOD, and 1 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
51
Complaints
10
Crashes
2
Fires
14
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
10 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 7 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 6 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS | 2 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20141103ENGINE
I AM OWNER #2 OF THIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DISCONTINUED MAKING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR THE VEHICLE. CADILLAC DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THERE ARE NO NOS PARTS, THE MAIN AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURERS DO NOT MAKE REPLACEMENTS BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT BE PROFITABLE TO DO SO. THE USED PART RECYCLERS IN MY AREA EITHER DO NOT HAVE THE PART OR MISREPRESENT THE PART CLAIMING IT IS FOR A FUEL INJECTED ENGINE WHEN IT IS CLEARLY FOR A CARBURETED ENGINE. THIS IS BOGUS, THE CAR RUNS BEAUTIFULLY, OR DID UNTIL THIS OCCURRED, AND NOW BECAUSE I CANNOT GET THIS ONE PART, THE CAR ENDS UP IN A JUNKYARD. PITIFUL AND WASTEFUL, SHAME ON GM/CADILLAC. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
20050126STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
UPON OPENING THE DOOR IT COMPLETELY FELL OFF, BREAKING THE CONSUMER' S LEG. HOWEVER, CADILLAC WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER.*AK
20050124STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
AFTER THE CONSUMER SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, WITH HIS LEFT LEG OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AS HE BEGAN TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT BROKE AWAY FROM THE DOOR ASSEMBLY HINGES AND LANDED ON THE CONSUMERS LEG CAUSING INJURY. *JB
Mileage: 109,000
20030606FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN NEUTRAL GEAR. THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BLEW A HOLE IN THE MOTOR. *AK THE POLICE OFFICER THAT WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A LARGE HOLE IN THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE OIL PAN. HE THEN OBSERVED ABOUT A QUART OF OIL ON THE GROUND. IN HIS OPINION, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO LOW OIL WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO COME APART AND RUN THROUGH THE OIL PAN. *PH. THE MECHANIC STATED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID. *JB
Mileage: 93,000
20030606FirePOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN NEUTRAL GEAR. THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BLEW A HOLE IN THE MOTOR. *AK THE POLICE OFFICER THAT WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A LARGE HOLE IN THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE OIL PAN. HE THEN OBSERVED ABOUT A QUART OF OIL ON THE GROUND. IN HIS OPINION, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO LOW OIL WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO COME APART AND RUN THROUGH THE OIL PAN. *PH. THE MECHANIC STATED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID. *JB
Mileage: 93,000
20021022UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MR
20020930SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSANGER SEAT DO NOT WORK PROPERLY.CADILLAC MANUFACTORY WAS CONTACTED. NLM
20020514SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CUSTOMER STATES AFTER COMING TO A STOP, LEFT FRONT TIRE COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES THE SECOND TIME THE SAME LEFT WHEEL CAME LOOSE AND THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS BROKEN AND THE SPINDLE WAS DAMAGED.*TT
20020514ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CUSTOMER STATES CAR DIES WHEN TURNING OR COMING TO A STOP, CAR ALSOVERY HARD TO RESTART, MUST WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. *TT
20020416SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT FULLY WHEN UNBUCKLED. PART WAS REPAIRED 6 MONTHS AGO, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK
20020416UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD HAS NUMEROUS DEEP CRACKS ACROSS ENTIRE SURFACE, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG.*AK *YH
20011116SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CUSTOMER STATES AFTER COMING TO A STOP, LEFT FRONT TIRE COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES THE SECOND TIME THE SAME LEFT WHEEL CAME LOOSE AND THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS BROKEN AND THE SPINDLE WAS DAMAGED.*TT
20011116ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CUSTOMER STATES CAR DIES WHEN TURNING OR COMING TO A STOP, CAR ALSOVERY HARD TO RESTART, MUST WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. *TT
20010412ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ALARM WENT OFF AT NIGHT, CONSUMER SHUT ALARM OFF WITH KEY, BACK DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF, THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND IN BOTH BACK DOORS. TO DEALER WHO REPLACED ELECTRICAL WIRING IN LEFT REAR DOOR, SAID IT WAS SCORCHED. *AK *SLC
20010412STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
ALARM WENT OFF AT NIGHT, CONSUMER SHUT ALARM OFF WITH KEY, BACK DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF, THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND IN BOTH BACK DOORS. TO DEALER WHO REPLACED ELECTRICAL WIRING IN LEFT REAR DOOR, SAID IT WAS SCORCHED. *AK *SLC
20010405SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAS FAILED. *AK
20010123SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND SECURE THE BELT. *MJS
20010112CrashSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER WAS REARENDED BY A VEHICLE THAT WAS GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. AT IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS FELL INTO A RECLINING POSITION, CAUSING BACK INJURIES. BOTH PASSENGERS HAD SEATBELTS ON. *AK BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH
20010112CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS REARENDED BY A VEHICLE THAT WAS GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. AT IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS FELL INTO A RECLINING POSITION, CAUSING BACK INJURIES. BOTH PASSENGERS HAD SEATBELTS ON. *AK BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH
20001120TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMERWAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. TOYO, P225/75R15 800PLUS SERIES, DOT CXR318V276. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK TOYO PAID IN FULL AND THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT TOYO WAS FAIR AND RESPONSIBLE NO FARTHER CLAIM. *YH
Compare 1993CADILLACFLEETWOOD to Similar Vehicles
NHTSA Investigations 1 Open
PE24011Preliminary EvaluationOpen
Electronic Brake Module Component Failure
PE22006Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Rear-View Camera Failure
PE19001Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Roof Skin Separation While Driving
EQ11001EQClosed
IEE Passenger Sensing System Mats
EA07017Engineering AnalysisClosed
REAR DRIVETRAIN COMPONENT FAILURE
Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1993 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD have?▼
The 1993 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD has 51 NHTSA complaints, 10 crashes, 2 fires, 14 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1993 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD?▼
The most-complained component for the 1993 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD is SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP with 7 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR and AIR BAGS:FRONTAL.
Is the 1993 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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