1984 Cadillac Eldorado Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1984 Cadillac Eldorado is matched to this exact model year and trim, so the specifications and procedures inside are the ones Cadillac published for your car, not a generic figure pulled from an adjacent year.
Engines covered
- 4.1L V8 (250 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, diesel
Body styles covered
- 2-door coupe
- 2-door convertible
Trims covered
- Base
- Biarritz
- Cabriolet
- Touring
Known issues on the 1984 Eldorado. Three recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first covers the vehicle speed control: a small nylon bushing in the cruise control servo bail may slip out of place, allowing the servo rod assembly to catch on engine components, with the potential for a stuck throttle and a vehicle crash. The second covers the front bucket seat back locks, which do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 207 (anchorage of seats), so in a crash the seat back lock may not function. The third covers the power window switch assemblies, where water or snow dripping onto the driver's side window switch may cause an electrical short and the switches to overheat, which could result in a fire in the door panel area. Owners have filed 9 complaints for the year, and no technical service bulletins are logged. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.
From a cruise control that won't disengage to a seat back lock or a window switch pulled for inspection, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your specific 1984 Eldorado.
WATER OR SNOW DRIPPING ONTO DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH ASSEMBLIES MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND SWITCHES TO OVERHEAT.
THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE DOOR PANEL AREA.
INSTALL NEWLY DESIGNED WINDOW SWITCHES. (1984 MODELS WILL RECEIVE NEW CONNECTORS ALSO).
SOME VEHICLES HAVE BUCKET SEAT BACK LOCKS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 207, ANCHORAGE OF SEATS. IN EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT BACK LOCK MAY NOT FUNCTION.
INSPECTION OF SEAT BACK LOCKS WILL BE PERFORMED. LOCKS THAT HAVE BENT, BROKEN OR MISSING HOOKS WILL
CAR WOULD NOT START.WHEN CONSUMER LIFTED THE HOOD TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE, SAW THAT THE BATTERRY EXPLODED, AND THE BATTERY TERMINAL WAS PULLED OUT OF THE BATTERY. *AK
I KNOW THIS IS A USED CAR BUT,I WOULD LIKE TO GET ADDITIONAL INFO ON IT.MY SON-INLAW BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1992.HE HAD THE MOTOR WORKED ON TWICE.MY SISTER BOUGHT IT FROM HIM IN 1997,SHE HAD MOTOR WORKED O
ENGINE FAILED. MJS
UNSPECIFIED.
PURCHASE CAR NEW AT 28,000 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW . TT
Showing the 5 most serious of 8 complaints filed with NHTSA.
