1992 Cadillac Deville Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1992 Cadillac Deville has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 403,273 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 183 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

POWER TRAIN 94V199000 1994-10-13 403,273 affected
Defect

THE UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER HOSE CAN PULL OUT OF THE CRIMPED COUPLING AT THE TRANSAXLE END OF THE LINE ASSEMBLY.

Consequence

IN THE EVENT OF SEPARATION OF THE COUPLING, AN OIL LEAK CAN OCCUR WHICH, WHEN EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER LINE TO THE TRANSAXLE.

Complaints by component

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
20
1fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
11
2fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
11
3fires
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
9
9crashes8injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
9
2crashes1injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
2crashes3injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
5
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
5
1crashes1injuries
Total complaints183

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“My son was driving down the road at 35 miles and hour and the engine dropped out of the car. Upon inspection of the car afterwards, it appears that the rubber bushings on four bolts for the engine mounts had disintegrated / dry rotted and the bolts that were holding the engine into car were…”

ENGINE · reported 2015-07-14

“My son was driving down the road at 35 miles and hour and the engine dropped out of the car. Upon inspection of the car afterwards, it appears that the rubber bushings on four bolts for the engine mounts had disintegrated / dry rotted and the bolts that were holding the engine into car were…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2015-07-14

“Tl*the contact owns a 1992 cadillac deville. While driving 30 mph, the contact smelled oil burning from the vehicle. The contact noticed a small amount of smoke coming from the engine compartment. The contact parked the vehicle. The dealer located nhtsa campaign id number 94v199000 (power…”

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY · reported 2008-01-06

“My abs light came on,and when I have to stop suddenly my car slide sideways, causing my back end to go into oncoming traffic. I took my car into gray chevy-cadilliac of the poconos.and did the scann and said it was the pump motor. I had it changed and the light is still on, and know they are…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP · reported 2005-10-24

“While checking coolant hood suddlenly without warning fell and latched with my hand trapped under it, resulting in severe nerve and soft tissue damage to my left hand. Physical therapy failed to restore feeling and relieve pain, resulting in surgery to free up the damaged nerves so they could…”

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH · reported 2004-11-20

“Consumer complained about a gas tank problem. When the gas tank went down to 5 or 6 gallons while turning a corner gas would not continue and the vehicle shut down. Although this defect occurred when on the straight away it was more obvious when turning the corner. Consumer made an appointment…”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY · reported 2004-09-06

“Consumer noticed oil on the ground when vehicle was moved. The oil leak is coming from the engine. *ak”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE · reported 2003-11-07

“Consumer stated that vehicle caught on fire. While driving along- vehicle began to slow up. She pulled over to the side, her husband got out of vehicle and noticed that vehicle was smoking. Husband went around, lifted the hood, then looked around to the rear, and saw fire coming out of the back of…”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY · reported 2003-08-21

Defect investigations

Investigation PE93007 Opened 1993-02-10 · closed 1993-05-03

FUEL LINE FAILURE

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1992 Cadillac Deville as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.