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CarsLore / Cadillac / Eldorado / 1985

1985 Cadillac Eldorado

3 owner complaints — #12 of 18 Eldorado model years. 2 recalls, 0 service bulletins.

3complaints · 0 crashes, 0 fires
2recalls
0manufacturer bulletins
51,000 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1985 Cadillac Eldorado, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Structure1
  • Fuel system, gasoline1
  • Steering1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’81’84’85’87’90’93’96’99’023’81’84’85’87’90’93’96’99’023
1984198519921993199419951996199719981999200020012002

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1985 Cadillac Eldorado failed the safety check 0.57% of the time — 25% less often than the average 1985 passenger car (0.76%). Median odometer at inspection: 55,315 miles.

703first inspections
0.57%failed on safety
55,315 mimedian odometer
0.0%1.1%2.2%’81’83’85’89’91’93’95’97’99’01’020.6%0.0%1.1%2.2%’81’84’85’89’92’95’98’01’020.6%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In Finland

5 of these cars first registered in 1985 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 51,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

2 1985 cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls in Canada

2 Transport Canada recalls for the 1985 Cadillac Eldorado.

1989092
4 Jul 1989		Engine
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL (BRACKET) MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INTERMITTENT INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING…
1987119
4 Nov 1987		Electrical
FLUID INTRUSION INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SWITCH ASSEMBLIES MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE SWITCHES TO OVERHEAT. THIS COULD R…

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

89V102000 · Vehicle speed control16 Jun 1989 · 1,755,897 vehicles

A 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).

87V167000 · Visibility26 Oct 1987 · 5,442 vehicles

WATER OR SNOW DRIPPING ONTO DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH ASSEMBLIES MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND SWITCHES TO OVERHEAT.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

NHTSA investigations

C89001 · Vehicle speed control:linkagesopened 6 Mar 1989 · closed 16 Jan 1990

THROTTLE NON-RETURN

EA88036 · Service brakes, hydraulicopened 22 Jul 1988 · closed 30 Aug 1991

REAR DISC BRAKES

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation