# 1994 CADILLAC SEVILLE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
> NHTSA complaint `439852` · 2003-11-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** SEVILLE
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
- **Miles at failure:** 116,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING FIVE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE PADS TO SMOKE AND CATCH ON  FIRE. CONSUMER  REPLACED THE REAR CALIPERS/ROTORS AND MASTER CYLINDER. CONSUMER CALLED GMC, AND WAS TOLD THAT  WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED CONSUMER  WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. *AK
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