The 1990 Cadillac Seville has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 74,130 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 24 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the vehicle speed control. Last updated July 5, 2026.
TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE FROM THE FLOOR SHIFT CONTROL WITH LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE AND SHIFT SELECTOR OPERATION.
DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL GEARPOSITION THE TRANSAXLE IS IN, WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENTAND AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
INSTALL A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP TO PREVENT CABLE DISENGAGEMENT.
MISALIGNED REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT SHOULDER RETRACTOR ASSEMBLIES COULD CAUSE PENDULUM INTERFERENCE, CAUSING THE BELT TO REMAIN IN LOCKED POSITION OR TO TRAVEL FREELY WITHOUT LOCKING.
IN THE EVENT OF A PANIC STOP OR ACCIDENT, IF THE BELT RETRACTOR INERTIA LOCK DOES NOT ENGAGE, THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD HAVE AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY.
REALIGN REAR SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“I bought a new 1990 cadillac from cadillac dealer in 1990 that I have driven only 53,678 miles, well cared for and garaged. .the abs master brake cylinder has been leaking for some time and I have contacted numerous cadillac dealers and brake mechanics and cannot find anyone to repair leak. I have…”
“The drivers information screen is inoperative. Nlm”
“Gear shift failed. Nlm”
“A/c inoperative. Nlm”
“Driver side power window inoperative. Nlm”
“On three diffeerent occasions vehicle had suddenly accelerated while traveling at highway speed of 45-50 mph. Cruise control was only used on one occasion. Dealer / manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that because vehicle was out of warranty nothing else could be done. Feel free to…”
“Intermittently while driving vehicle will accelerate. When the foot is off the gas pedal it keeps accelerating, and rpms go up. Braking system does not work. Once almost resulted in a crash. Had to turn off the vehicle in order to stop. Dealer could not duplicate the problem, but thought it might…”
“Accelerator arm got stuck causing the vehicle to suddenly accelerate.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Cadillac Seville as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.