2000 Cadillac Deville Recalls, Complaints & Specs

5 safety recalls list the 2000 Cadillac Deville, and owners have filed 225 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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5 safety recalls for the 2000 Cadillac Deville

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Ignition (electrical system)

   NHTSA 14V355000 Reported June 23, 2014 3,141,731 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

   This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Buick LaCrosse,…

   Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2014. Owners may contact…

2. Retractor (seat belts)

   NHTSA 02V227000 Reported September 5, 2002 269,169 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Certain passenger vehicles contain driver and front passenger lap and/or shoulder belt retractors that may not remain locked up as designed during a crash in which the belt pretensioners deploy.

   Remedy: Dealers will install a retainer kit in the driver and passenger safety belt pretensioner. Owner notification began january 31, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date…

3. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

   NHTSA 00V347000 Reported October 30, 2000 116,682 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, hearse, and limousines. Some of these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." these vehicles have seat belts that may not meet the 30-pound push button release effort requirement of the standard.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the seat belts and, if necessary, modify the latch plates or replace the retractor. Dealers will also add "snap on" latch clips to eliminate the potential of inverted latch plate insertion. Owner…

4. Foundation components (service brakes)

   NHTSA 00V114000 Reported April 17, 2000 8,132 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles have internal fluid leaks in the brake hydraulic control unit.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the ABS hydraulic modulator unit and if necessary, replace the hydraulic modulator.

5. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 00V021000 Reported January 26, 2000 61 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Vehicle description: limousines. During normal engine roll, the plastic end fitting of the cruise control cable could contact the brake master cylinder and fracture. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 124, "accelerator control systems."

   Remedy: Dealers will install a new cruise control bracket and, if necessary, will replace the cruise control cable.

225 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2000 Cadillac Deville have filed 225 complaints with NHTSA; 25 describe a crash and 4 describe a fire. Reports cite 30 injuries and 13 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 73,287 miles. Complaints peaked in 2014 with 37 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Electrical system37
• Engine and engine cooling: engine24
• Visibility: power window devices and controls17
• Engine and engine cooling: gasoline15
• Air bags13
• Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip11
• Steering11
• Engine and engine cooling10

What owners are reporting

“AIRBAG light stays on at all times. Car will not pass inspection. I had to park car and no longer drive even though i put a new engine in it and had the transmission rebuilt in 2013. Dealer says there”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 8, 2018 · Air bags

“While backing up in my parking lot , i heard a loud pop and lost the ability to steer the car. Upon further investigation it was determined that the steering box bolts had ripped out of the frame.”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 16, 2018 · Steering

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2000 Cadillac DeVille. Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Compare Cadillac Deville model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Cadillac Deville model year in NHTSA's database.

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.