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vehicle
2004 / cadillac / deville
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
174 on file (2004-08-30 → 2026-05-15)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
75 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Power window regulator and motor failureVISIBILITY33 complaints2007-12 → 2019-12cadillac-deville-2004-window-regulator-failure
10557650 ALL FOUR WINDOWS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY FELL DOWN ONE AFTER ANOTHER STARTING A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, AND WILL NOT SAY UP
10343611 OVER THE PAST 26 MONTHS, EACH OF THE WINDOWS (4) IN MY 2004 CADILLAC DE VILLE. 4 DR SDN, VIN [XXX] , HAS HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED
11278365 THE REGULATORS ON ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS BROKE, ALL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHER SPEED ROADS (MAIN THOROUGHFARES OR HIGHWAYS), THREE OUT OF FOUR ON OCCASIONS WITH INCLEMENT PRECIPITOUS WEATHER AND/OR EXTREME COLD
Power steering loss in rain or standing waterSTEERING23 complaints2006-06 → 2015-04cadillac-deville-2004-wet-weather-power-steering
10267569 EVERY TIME I DRIVE DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING OF MY 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE MALFUNCTIONS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR-CRASHES BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL
10421708 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE STEEERING FAILS IF RAINING OR CAR IS DRIVEN THROUGH STANDING WATER
10241914 I OWN A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. EVERY TIME I DRIVE THROUGH IN HEAVY RAIN OR THROUGH STANDING WATER IN THE ROAD, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONS
Engine stall and ignition switch failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM34 complaints2005-06 → 2026-05cadillac-deville-2004-stall-ignition-switch
10663895 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SHUT OFF COMPLETELY
10606719 3 TIMES SAME DAY AT RED LIGHT ENGINE DIED, RESTARTED EACH TIME, SCARY SITUATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.AT MYRTLE BEACH S.C
10652352 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AS HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL
Air bag deployment malfunctionAIR BAGS17 complaints2007-01 → 2019-03cadillac-deville-2004-airbag-deployment
10370892 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE INSERTING THE KEYS INTO THE IGNITION BOTH AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED AND INFLATED
10574600 I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 385 WHEN A DEER FLEW OUT IN FRONT OF ME. WE HIT HEAD ON DESTROYING THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY CAR
10177560 DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO PROPERLY DEPLOY IN A DRIVER'S SIDE COLLISION
Engine oil leak from valve cover and gasketsENGINE6 complaints2008-07 → 2016-03cadillac-deville-2004-engine-oil-leak
10845493 THE CONSUMER STATED OIL HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM THE MAIN OIL SEAL FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS
10578579 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SMOKE
10578966 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DEALER WAS PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE, A LEAKING GASKET WAS DISCOVERED FROM THE BOTTOM PART OF THE ENGINE
Brake pedal loss and fluid leakSERVICE BRAKES4 complaints2005-03 → 2018-01cadillac-deville-2004-brake-pedal-failure
11064788 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD
10156806 1. DRIVING 2004 CADILLAC DHS, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC 7 JAN 06 ON FRIDAY, 2. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE
10115270 WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2004 Cadillac Deville vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/cadillac/deville
@misc{wrenchpro_2004_cadillac_deville_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2004 Cadillac Deville},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/cadillac/deville}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
