1998 Cadillac Eldorado: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1998 Cadillac Eldorado. The campaign is 97V183000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Oct 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 38 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 97V183000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicle for proper routing of the harness, correct as necessary, and install a plastic tie strap to the harness.
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
1 campaign. 8,611 units in total.
97V183000Received . 8,611 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, hearses and limousines. The canister purge evaporative emissions harness on these vehicles was misrouted.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The harness could interfere with the cruise control and throttle linkage preventing return to a closed throttle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicle for proper routing of the harness, correct as necessary, and install a plastic tie strap to the harness.
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.
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Complaints by component
38 complaints, 67 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1998 Cadillac Eldorado
- All 1998 vehicles
| Component | 1998 Eldorado | All 1998 vehicles | Eldorado, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 134.3 | 123.7 | 175.7 | 9 |
| Suspension | 134.3 | 82.6 | 37.1 | 9 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 104.5 | 36.2 | 108.6 | 7 |
| Electrical System | 74.6 | 82.5 | 117.1 | 5 |
| Structure | 74.6 | 45.8 | 34.3 | 5 |
| Steering | 59.7 | 55.8 | 48.6 | 4 |
| Equipment | 59.7 | 22.9 | 25.7 | 4 |
| Wheels | 59.7 | 10.9 | 15.7 | 4 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 59.7 | 106.9 | 107.1 | 4 |
| Visibility | 44.8 | 56.1 | 42.9 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 9 Aug 2018
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1998 Cadillac EldoradoThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Cadillac Eldorado: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/eldorado/1998/. 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.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Cadillac Eldorado?
- 8,611 units in 1 campaign. 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. 1 of them names the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Cadillac Eldorado name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 9 of 67 component mentions, or 134.3 per 1,000. For all 1998 vehicles the figure is 123.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Cadillac Eldorado open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.