Complaint 456727
1990 CADILLAC DEVILLE • STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID • incident Feb 25, 2004
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 456727
- Make
- CADILLAC
- Model
- DEVILLE
- Model Year
- 1990
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
- Incident Date
- Feb 25, 2004
- Date Received
- Apr 1, 2004
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
Owner Narrative
THE TRUNK LID SHUT AND LOCKED WITH CONSUMER'S HAND STUCK IN IT. A NEIGHBOR HAD TO PRY OPEN THE TRUNK WITH A TIRE IRON. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK TRUNK LID WAS FROZEN, WHEN HAND WAS STUCK IN THE LID, THE LOCK SETTING MISALIGNED. INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE, BOTH IN COLD TEMPERATURE. CONSUMER SUSPECTED THE ICING AROUND THE TRUNK WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, EVEN THE USE OF A KEY WON'T UNLOCK THE TRUNK. *LA
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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