1998 Cadillac Deville Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 34about this part
- Share
- 14%of 237 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 73,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 34 complaints about the air bags of the 1998 Cadillac Deville, 14% of the 237 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 73,000 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Takata recall. Air bag light is on a few days ago. Also, vehicle overheated and needed new water pump several years ago. Keep having to replace the battery. Smoke was coming up from front and turn signals did not work. Had to replace fall 2016 horn did not work, had to replace part inside steering wheel. Jan 2017”
NHTSA complaint #10967955, filed 2017-03, 4 miles“Dt: the contact's daughter was driving when the front air bags deployed. The contact's daughter said she did not run over anything in the road or impacted another vehicle or object. A police report was not taken, but they confirmed there was nothing in the road she ran over to cause the air bags to deploy. The dealer was inspecting the vehicle to determine the reason why the air bags deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #10140699, filed 2005-10, 120,000 miles“Dt: the contact stated on 10-17-05 was driving when she heard a noise that sounded like a something scraped the bottom of the car. Immediately the driver's side and passenger's side air bags deployed. There were two people in the front seat of the car. No one was seriously injured. The dealer said there had been a problem in the past, but not the front. He also, said the sensors were probably bad. She did not recall an air bag light illuminating in the car prior to this incident.”
NHTSA complaint #10140918, filed 2005-10, 121,058 miles“Cadillac issued a safety recall for 1998 & 1999 sedan devilles in sept. 2000 relating to the possible unintended activiation of the driver's and passenger side air bags and the risk of injury or death as a result. I purchased a '98 sedan Deville on oct. 6, 2000 and the ettleson Cadillac salesman at no time told me the vehicle was subject to a safety recall and that we might be in danger driving the car. Until the sensor modules were replaced. …”
NHTSA complaint #744179, filed 2001-04“The contact owns a 1998 Cadillac Deville. In september of 2003, the air bags deployed without an impact while driving 35 MPH. There were occupants in the vehicle at the time of the failure. Gm repaired the vehicle; however, the air bags continued to deploy for no apparent reason. There was one injury. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 177,040 and failure mileage was approximately 73,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10215359, filed 2008-01, 73,000 milesRelated recalls
- 00V217000Aug 11, 2000Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of the side impact sensor modules have quality problems that can cause an inadvertent deployment of the driver…Covers: Cadillac Deville 1998–1999
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18 | 19% |
| 2004 | 25 | 15% |
| 2003 | 25 | 17% |
| 2002 | 26 | 15% |
| 2001 | 19 | 11% |
| 2000 | 25 | 11% |
| 1999 | 49 | 26% |
| 1998 | 34 | 14% |
| 1997 | 10 | 4% |
| 1996 | 14 | 6% |
| 1995 | 16 | 12% |
| 1994 | 12 | 9% |
| 1993 | 4 | 4% |
| 1992 | 10 | 7% |
| 1991 | 4 | 5% |
| 1990 | 6 | 8% |
Other parts of the 1998 Cadillac Deville
43 complaintsBrakes
36 complaintsEngine cooling
33 complaintsElectrical system
21 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
17 complaintsFuel system
16 complaintsSteering
15 complaintsSuspension
13 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsOther or unknown
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsEquipment
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Cadillac Deville
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology