The 2004 Cadillac Deville has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 3,141,731 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 211 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year…
Consequence
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position will cause loss of engine power, power steering, and power braking, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), and…
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
45
2crashes2fires1injuries
STEERING
32
2crashes1injuries
AIR BAGS
23
7crashes9injuries
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
20
ENGINE
17
1fires
VISIBILITY
8
2injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
5
1crashes2injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
POWER TRAIN
4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
Total complaints211
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2004 cadillac deville. The contact stated while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle jerked. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred during the warm weather season. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer.…”
“The contact owns a 2004 cadillac deville. The contact stated that while driving on a mountain at a slow speed, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 cadillac deville. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the sun roof glass separated from the metal frame and detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to roth cadillac (5711 peach st, erie, pa 16509) and the sun roof was replaced twice…”
“Car will not start when I turn the key checked the fuses all good check the battery good. Then it started next day drove home from work and power turned off in the middle of the street power steering started to lock as I managed to pull off in to a parking lot. Started once again, made it home.…”
“Car will not start when I turn the key checked the fuses all good check the battery good. Then it started next day drove home from work and power turned off in the middle of the street power steering started to lock as I managed to pull off in to a parking lot. Started once again, made it home.…”
“Car will not start when I turn the key checked the fuses all good check the battery good. Then it started next day drove home from work and power turned off in the middle of the street power steering started to lock as I managed to pull off in to a parking lot. Started once again, made it home.…”
“"takata recall" my 2004 cadillac deville vin# [xxx]. I was getting into my stationary vehicle at around 11:30pm. I was located in lynnfield, ma when the event occurred. The second I turned the engine over and hit the brake the driver side air bag deployed without any outside catalysts being a…”
“I was driving the car it was doing just fine once I parked the car came back to start the car the engine would turn over but it would not start once I had tried about 12 times it decided to start and there was something blowing sounding like it just might be the air on sometime I would come to the…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Cadillac Deville as of
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