Vehicle profile
1985 Cadillac Eldorado Eldorado Convertible
Base · Compact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 135 hp
- Cylinders
- 8-cyl
- Displacement
- 4.1L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Compact Cars
- Doors
- 2
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- Most-affected system
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1985 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
87V167000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLSWATER OR SNOW DRIPPING ONTO DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH ASSEMBLIES MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND SWITCHES TO OVERHEAT.
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE DOOR PANEL AREA.
Remedy: INSTALL NEWLY DESIGNED WINDOW SWITCHES. (1984 MODELS WILL RECEIVE NEW CONNECTORS ALSO).
26/10/1987
89V102000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLA SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING (ENGINE RUN ON WITH IGNITION OFF).
Consequence: SERVO ROD ASSEMBLY COULD CATCH ON ENGINE COMPONENTS ANDRESULT IN A STUCK THROTTLE WITH POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: INSTALL A NEW BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL.
16/06/1989
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"year": 1985,
"make": "Cadillac",
"model": "Eldorado",
"trim": "Eldorado Convertible",
"submodel": "Base",
"horsepower": 135,
"cylinders": 8,
"displacement_l": 4.1,
"transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
"drive_type": "FWD",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": "Compact Cars",
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"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 2
}Compare
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