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1998 Cadillac Deville brakes problems

The 1998 Cadillac Deville has 41 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

41

Brakes complaints

13%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Deville brakes complaints by model year74 complaints1977: 1 complaints1978: 1 complaints1979: 1 complaints1982: 1 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 3 complaints1987: 6 complaints1988: 6 complaints1989: 8 complaints1990: 31 complaints1991: 31 complaints1992: 29 complaints1993: 24 complaints1994: 19 complaints1995: 15 complaints1996: 23 complaints1997: 74 complaints1998: 41 complaints1999: 20 complaints2000: 28 complaints2001: 20 complaints2002: 13 complaints2003: 16 complaints2004: 9 complaints2005: 8 complaints
Deville brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO IT CHAFING AGAINST THE FRAME, THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR VERIFIED THAT THE STEEL BRAIDED BRAKE LINES WERE RUBBING ON THE FRAME AND WORE THROUGH CAUSING BREAKE FLUID LOSS, THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN ACCIDENT. *SLC”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · November 15, 1999 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1998 Cadillac Deville have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 1998 Cadillac Deville brakes — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.