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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1G6CD5330L4••••••1990 Cadillac DEVILLE
This build draws 2.1× more complaints than the average 1990 Cadillac DEVILLE build (5 vs 2).
5on this build
56on the model
23builds in total
1injuries
Most reportedService Brakes 2Hydraulic 2Air Bags 1Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
StructureFeb 2004
The trunk lid shut and locked with consumer's hand stuck in it. A neighbor had to pry open the trunk with a tire iron. The cause of the problem had not been determined. *ak trunk lid was frozen, when hand was stuck in the lid, the lock setting misaligned. Incident happened…
Vehicle Speed ControlJan 2002
While driving at highway speed engine will suddenly accelerate, raising up to 80 mph+. Has to step on brakes to slowdown, and sometime to make vehicle stop, a mechanic said reason could be that throttle valve will stick open. Please provide more information
Service BrakesJan 2002
While driving could step on the brakes pedal to stop or reduce speed, but brakes will malfunction. Sometimes results in extended stopping distance. Please provide more information
Air BagsApr 1999
My car was parked in my driveway-several seconds after starting the vehicle I smelled a strong burning oder and then seen whisps of smoke coming from the back side of the air bag in the steering wheel-I shut off the ignition and the smoke quit shortly after - I restarted the…
Service BrakesSep 1996
Poor ABS brake performance, all the brake power is going to one wheel, the passenger's front, causing the wheel to lock up during operation
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G6CD5330L4215334 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.