Problems · by component
1997 Cadillac Deville exterior lighting problems
31 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 1997 Cadillac Deville cite exterior lighting, 11% of all 280 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
31
11% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
What owners say about the exterior lighting
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“DT: WHILE DRIVING THE PLASTIC COVER ON THE HEADLIGHTS CAME OFF. FIRST DRIVER'S SIDE PLASTIC CAME OFF. THEN ON 5/20/05 PASSENGER'S SIDE PLASTIC COVER CAME OFF AT 67 MPH ON INTERSTATE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. PLASTIC COVER CAME OFF/FLEW UP, AND BUSTED INTO THE WINDSHIELD.*AK COST TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT COVER WAS $400.00. *TT *SB”
“THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT LENSES. THE LENSES KEPT FALLING OUT OF POSITION. THE OWNER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE LENS FELL OUT OF POSITION ON TO THE ROAD. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE ENTIRE FIXTURE BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WILL NOT SELL THE LENS BY ITSELF. *AK THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT LENSES FELL OUT. THE WEATHER WAS WARM AND OR CLEAR. *SC *JB”
“WHILE DRIVING. THE HEAD LIGHT LENS COVERS FELL OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO GLUE THEM BACK ON. THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED 300.00 FOR THE REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB”
“THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE HEAD LIGHT HAD BURNED OUT, AND WATER WAS INSIDE THE HEAD LIGHT LENS AND IT WAS LOOSE AND ABOUT TO FALL OUT. THE CONSUMER CHECK THE OTHER HEAD LIGHT LENS AND IT TOO WAS LOOSE AND ABOUT TO FALL OUT. *AK THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT AND PLACED DUCT TAPE ON THE LENSES TO KEEP THEM FROM FALLING OUT, THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TS *JB”
“THE LENS ON THE HEADLIGHT LAMPS ARE LOSING THE GLUE, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT LENS TO FALL OUT OF PLACE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT ON THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT HOLDING THE 11 BY 7 INCH LENS FAILED CAUSING THE LENS TO COME OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. *SCC”
“THE HEADLIGHT LENS HAS CLOUDED, REDUCING THE LIGHT BEAM AFFECTING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THIS IS NOT A SURFACE PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE CLEARED. THE DEFECT IS A MATERIAL PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE SUNLIGHT. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS NOW MAKING THE LENS APPEAR OPAQUE EVEN IN THE DAY LIGHT. CADILLAC REFUSES RESPONSIBILITY AND SAYS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JG”
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 28, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.