1998 Cadillac Seville Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 9%of 65 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 1998 Cadillac Seville, 9% of the 65 complaints for this model year.
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.
“The upper mount tail light is not lighting. I have since found after searching the internet that there is a 100% failure rate of the LED display in these upper tail light of the Cadillac. I own a 1998 Cadillac Seville sls which has the left half of the upper mount brake light out. There are reference that the brake strip failure is due to moisture that gets in the strip. Please investigate because if this happens to many people there should be a recall for these brake lights. Please let me know what you find out. …”
NHTSA complaint #10147810, filed 2006-01“Driving at night head lights would flicker back & forth (dark, light, dark, light). Passenger's side has 10 feet blackout. Took to dealer. Told hadlights are designed with a corrigated reflector behind them, and it throws a venetian blind effect onto highway, like shining a light trough a blind/ark and light shadows. There is no peripheral vision to the right. On curves cannot even see a gaurd rail.”
NHTSA complaint #823960, filed 1998-06Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 11% |
| 2003 | 2 | 13% |
| 2002 | 3 | 7% |
| 2000 | 3 | 8% |
| 1999 | 3 | 4% |
| 1998 | 6 | 9% |
| 1997 | 7 | 7% |
| 1996 | 4 | 3% |
| 1995 | 3 | 4% |
| 1994 | 1 | 2% |
| 1993 | 1 | 2% |
| 1992 | 2 | 7% |
| 1991 | 2 | 10% |
| 1988 | 1 | 9% |
| 1987 | 1 | 9% |
| 1986 | 1 | 9% |
Other parts of the 1998 Cadillac Seville
20 complaintsSteering
10 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 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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