Total Complaints
4 filings
CADILLAC SIXTY SPECIAL · model year
4 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1993CADILLACSIXTY SPECIAL carries 4 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 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 SIXTY SPECIAL is steering: steering wheel/handle bar with 2 filings, followed by electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers (1) and power train:automatic transmission (1). 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 SIXTY SPECIAL, 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.
Total Complaints
4 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CADILLAC SIXTY SPECIAL. THE CONTACT STATED HE WENT TO GET HIS TRANSMISSION LINE REPLACE AND THEY PUT THE NEW TRANSMISSION LINE IN BUT THEY BENT THE LINE SO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WILL NOT FLOW THROUGH PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NEVER CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 125,000.
Mileage: 125,000
CONSUMER WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH, ON A RAINY CONDITION, WHEN SHE NOTICE A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING AND A LIGHT SMOKE COMING BETWEEN STEERING COLUMN AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. DEALER NOTIFIED.
CONSUMER WAS TURNING OFF FREEWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, AND NOTICED LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM STREERING COLUMN AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TURNING OFF FREEWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, AND NOTICED LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM STREERING COLUMN AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Electronic Brake Module Component Failure
Rear-View Camera Failure
Roof Skin Separation While Driving
IEE Passenger Sensing System Mats
REAR DRIVETRAIN COMPONENT FAILURE
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.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.