Cadillac Fleetwood — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 190 evidence records for the Cadillac Fleetwood (1995–1996), drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What owners report: issue areas
Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 118 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.
- Brakes16 (13.6%)
- Steering12 (10.2%)
- Electrical system8 (6.8%)
- Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)8 (6.8%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 1995.
- Suspension8 (6.8%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 1995–1996.
- Air bags (restraint system)6 (5.1%)
Other / uncategorized: 8 classifications (6.8%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (70 records, model years 1995–1996) are most frequently classified under: brakes, steering and electrical system.
- Manufacturer communications (96 records, model years 1995–1996) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, powertrain (transmission & drivetrain) and electrical system.
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Reports mentioning outcomes
- 8mention a crash
- 2mention a fire
- 14mention an injury
These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 12
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 96
- Investigations NHTSA 3
- Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 9
- Owner complaints NHTSA 70
Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle
These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.
A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.
Where to go next
- Cadillac Fleetwood coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.