Recall Register

1984 Cadillac Eldorado: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1984 Cadillac Eldorado. The newest campaign is 89V102000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jun 1989. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 7 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 89V102000, in the NHTSA record

Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,837,925 units in total.

  1. 89V102000Received . 1,755,897 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    A small nylon bushing in the cruise control servo bail may slip out of place, causing intermittent and unexpected increases in engine speed or dieseling (engine run on with ignition off).
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Servo rod assembly could catch on engine components andresult in a stuck throttle with potential for a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 87V167000Received . 5,442 units.

    Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Water or snow dripping onto drivers side window switch assemblies may cause an electrical short and switches to overheat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could result in a fire in the door panel area.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install newly designed window switches. (1984 models will receive new connectors also).

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 84V011000Received . 76,586 units.

    Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Some vehicles have bucket seat back locks that do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard 207, anchorage of seats. In event of a crash, the seat back lock may not function.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Inspection of seat back locks will be performed. Locks that have bent, broken or missing hooks will be replaced.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

7 complaints, 8 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1984 Cadillac Eldorado: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Structure1
Unknown or Other1
Service Brakes, Air1
Electrical System1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
9 Sep 1999

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1984 Cadillac Eldorado, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 3 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1984 Cadillac Eldorado
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA88036Engineering analysisREAR DISC BRAKESService Brakes, Hydraulic22 Jul 198830 Aug 1991
EA86003Engineering analysisSIDE DOOR FIRESStructure28 Oct 198518 Feb 198887V167000
DP85018Defect petitionCARBON MONOXIDE FLOW INTO PASSENGER AREAVisibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System10 Apr 19855 Jun 1985

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19681
  2. 19731
  3. 19771
  4. 19791
  5. 19801
  6. 19811
  7. 19822
  8. 19831
  9. 19843
  10. 19852
  11. 19862
  12. 19871
  13. 19880
  14. 19891
  15. 19903
  16. 19911
  17. 19921
  18. 19932
  19. 19942
  20. 19952
  21. 19962
  22. 19972
  23. 19981
  24. 19990
  25. 20001
  26. 20010
  27. 20020

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1984 Cadillac Eldorado: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/eldorado/1984/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1984 Cadillac Eldorado?
1,837,925 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Cadillac Eldorado have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 28 recall campaigns for the Cadillac Eldorado, model years 1968 to 2002. 3 of them name the 1984 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1984 Cadillac Eldorado name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 2 of 8 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1984 Cadillac Eldorado open?
No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.