1994 Cadillac Seville Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 8%of 50 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 63,950miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the brakes of the 1994 Cadillac Seville, 8% of the 50 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 63,950 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I call the dealership about the system overheating after a few weeks of purchasing the vehicle. The dealership said they could not doing anything in helping me with the vehicle, not even towtruck. I call the dealership again before my warranty is about to expired and he said he could not do anything to help me. The brakes were bad on the car and the cooling system had a hole in it.”
NHTSA complaint #10070788, filed 2004-01, 11,900 miles“Rear brakes locked up while driving five times in the past year, causing the rear brake pads to smoke and catch on fire. Consumer replaced the rear calipers/rotors and master cylinder. Consumer called gmc, and was told that warranty expired, and there was nothing they could do. Each time this happened consumer was in heavy traffic, and was almost rear ended.”
NHTSA complaint #10045782, filed 2003-11, 116,000 miles“I was told the brake line rubbed through the coolant line causing coolant 134 to leak out and possibly damaging brake line. I was sicken every time I used my car till the air condition compress stop working.”
NHTSA complaint #722645, filed 2000-05“While driving between 15-25 MPH on a wet road applied brakes to avoid rear ending a vehicle in front, but brakes did not work and vehicle crashed. Dealer was contacted. Please provide more information.”
NHTSA complaint #8002840, filed 2002-01Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 11% |
| 2003 | 1 | 6% |
| 2002 | 4 | 9% |
| 2001 | 4 | 8% |
| 2000 | 5 | 13% |
| 1999 | 8 | 11% |
| 1998 | 4 | 6% |
| 1997 | 16 | 17% |
| 1996 | 2 | 2% |
| 1995 | 5 | 7% |
| 1994 | 4 | 8% |
| 1993 | 7 | 17% |
| 1992 | 1 | 4% |
| 1991 | 5 | 24% |
| 1990 | 4 | 21% |
| 1989 | 2 | 40% |
| 1988 | 3 | 27% |
| 1987 | 1 | 9% |
| 1986 | 2 | 18% |
Other parts of the 1994 Cadillac Seville
21 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1994 Cadillac Seville
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.
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