| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 13.7%ODI 519435ENGINE MAKES TICKING NOISE. Look up ODI 519435 at NHTSA ↗ | 49.5%ODI 552980THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A NOISE DUE TO A DAMAGED PISTON WRIST PIN ON A CYLINDER AS THE RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW, AS STATED IN SERVICE BULLETIN 47-61-42 ISSUED 01-FEB-95. YH Look up ODI 552980 at NHTSA ↗ | 816.0%ODI 526657ENGINE HAD A SEVERE OIL LEAK DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEM. Look up ODI 526657 at NHTSA ↗ | 68.1%ODI 552603POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. YH Look up ODI 552603 at NHTSA ↗ | 1512.3%ODI 566042DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REQUIRED REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO OPEN OR CLOSE, THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JG Look up ODI 566042 at NHTSA ↗ | 77.4%ODI 10045551 · 75,300 miENGINE EXHIBITED EXTENDED CRANKS AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR($$$). ENGINE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT EXTENDED CRANKS ONLY MORE SEVERE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP ($$$$). ENGINE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT EXTENDED CRANKS. DEALER REPLACED FUEL FILTER ($$) AND FUEL PUMP AGAIN. CRANK PROBLEM NOW REPLACED BY STALLING AFTER DECELERATING TO NEAR STOP THEN DOING A GENTLE TIP IN ON ACCELERATOR AS IN MAKING A TURN OR ENTERING A TRAFFIC CIRCLE.*AK Look up ODI 10045551 at NHTSA ↗ | 710.8%ODI 564662WHILE IN MOTION, THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE IN GEAR AND WITH THE STARTING SWITCH STILL ON. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE IN GEAR. *JG Look up ODI 564662 at NHTSA ↗ | 912.3%ODI 10105922 · 31,000 miI SERVICED MY 1999 CADILLAC SEVILLE IN NOVEMBER 2004. IT ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES AND IS DRIVEN ON FREEWAY ONLY. THE CAR STALLED FOR NO REASON WHEN I LAST DROVE IT AND NOW WILL NOT START. BATTERY IS FINE, POWER KICKS ON BUT ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND. THIS IS FRIGHTENING AS IT DIES WHILE I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION DURING A U-TURN. WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AND I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER 1/10 (AT MY COST). I THINK THEY SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE. IT WAS NOT SURPRISING TO SEE 7 OTHER COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE SAME YEAR'S MODEL.*AK Look up ODI 10105922 at NHTSA ↗ | 25.3%ODI 744268THIS CAR BURNS OIL/AT 3 QTS.PER OIL CHANGE AND STALLED ON A HIGHWAY WHICH WAS ALMOST BROADSIDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER.*AK Look up ODI 744268 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.9%ODI 8021695CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERESTATE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS Look up ODI 8021695 at NHTSA ↗ | 24.4%ODI 567698CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST 10 TIMES SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM ARISES AFTER TRAVELING AT LEAST 70 MILES, THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON THE EXPRESSWAY, GETTING OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALSO WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER.*JB Look up ODI 567698 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.8%ODI 503742OIL PAN GASKET LEAKS. *DSH Look up ODI 503742 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.4%ODI 827860CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO AN UPPER SEAL WITHIN THE ENGINE WHICH HAS FAILED. CONSUMER HAS YET TO HAVE PARTS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK Look up ODI 827860 at NHTSA ↗ | 816.0%ODI 717968OIL PAN GASKET LEAKING.....THERES BEEN A SERVICE BULLITEN ALERT PUT OUT ON THIS IN FEB. 1996. MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 1997 AND THE GASKET SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. OIL IS LEAKING FAIRLY BAD AND I WAS INFORMED BY CADILLAC MECHANIC THAT THE OIL GOING BACK ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE CAD. CONVERTER COULD CAUGHT FIRE. I'M TRYING TO GET CADALLIC TO REPLACE THIS GASKET AT THEIR COST. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $1500.00 TO REPLACE THIS $28.00 PART. ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK Look up ODI 717968 at NHTSA ↗ | 68.1%ODI 10040112WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS IN REPAIR SHOP SIX TIMES . *AK Look up ODI 10040112 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.5%ODI 10015681 · 78,000 miTHE VEHICLE STALLED OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *JB PH Look up ODI 10015681 at NHTSA ↗ | 66.3%ODI 10014105I PURCHASED A 1997 CADILLAC STS WITH ALL OPTIONS. THE CAR HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING GO WRONG WITH IT, INCLUDING IT REQUIRING A NEW ENGINE. MANY OF THE PROBLEMS EARLY ON WERE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT LATER ONES WEREN'T. HOWEVER, THE MOST DISTURBING PROBLEM WAS THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. THEY DO NOT SEAL PROPERLY AND ALLOW WATER TO SEEP IN. THIS CAUSES CORROSION OF THE BULB SOCKETS AND EVENTUALLY CAUSES A SHORT THAT BLOWS A FUSE, EXTINGUISHING THE TAIL LIGHTS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND THE DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING THERE IS… Look up ODI 10014105 at NHTSA ↗ | 69.2%ODI 10009435 · 56,212 miTHE POWER STEERING WAS VERY STIFF, AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT BROKE AND HAT TO BE REPLACED. FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN TO THE SENSOR AND HAD TO BE RELINED.*TT *JB Look up ODI 10009435 at NHTSA ↗ | 912.3%ODI 10006804 · 54,000 miTHE VEHICLE STALLED AT LEAST 10 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS.*JB Look up ODI 10006804 at NHTSA ↗ | 25.3%ODI 10046304 · 44,000 miTHE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO REPLACED. *AK THIS ALSO OCCURED IN 2002 AT THE SAME TIME THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. *CB Look up ODI 10046304 at NHTSA ↗ | 23.8%ODI 10136966 · 33,899 miDT: THE CALLER SAID A NUT CAME OFF THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT. THE CALLER'S WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND SHE HEARD A CLUNG AND WHEN SHE LOOKED THE WHEEL WAS TILTED OUT ON THE BOTTOM. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO FIXED IT. MANUFACTURER CANCELED THE $50.00 DEDUCTIBLE. *AK SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *NM Look up ODI 10136966 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System | 15.3%ODI 985352VEHICLE STALLS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSES CAR TO SHUT DOWN. *AK Look up ODI 985352 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.8%ODI 517669ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. Look up ODI 517669 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 24.0%ODI 10008874THE POSITIVE POST OF THE BATTERY WAS CRACKED AND LEAKED ACID. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM HAD FAILED DUE TO THE POSITIVE TERMINAL BOLT CORRODING. SCC *JB Look up ODI 10008874 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.4%ODI 10883176 · 81,000 miWANT START AFTER 2OR3 DAYS CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT. GAS PADDLE CHICKS WHEN YOU TURN SWITCH OFF. Look up ODI 10883176 at NHTSA ↗ | 75.7%ODI 10038773INSTRUMENT PANEL SHORT CIRCUITS CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO GO BLANK CAUSING LOSS OF GAUGE FUNCTION AND ALL TELL TALE INDICATIONS EXCEPT FOR SERVICE ENGINE SOON. THE LOSS OF TELL TALES FOR SEAT BELTS, TURN SIGNALS, HIGH BEAM HAZARD, OIL PRESSURE COOLANT TEMPERATURE. CHECKED WITH CADILLAC THEY STATED MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT FIT THE CRITERA OF THE CURRENT RECALL FOR 96 CADILLAC SEVILLE WHICH HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM DESCRIBING. *PH Look up ODI 10038773 at NHTSA ↗ | 55.3%ODI 10018480 · 86,447 miI BOUGHT A USED 1997 CADILLAC SLS IN 1999 WHICH WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR HAS HAD ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OFF AND ON. I HAVE RELIGIOUSLY HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE. I WAS TOLD AND LED TO BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE WAS VIRTUALLY MAINTENANCE FREE UP TO 100,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 82,000 MILES AND NOW THEY TELL ME THAT I NEED A NEW HEAD GASKET AT NICE COST OF $2800.00. I'M TIRED OF BEING CHARGED FOR "SOME LITTLE PROBLEM" EVERY TIME I BRING IT IN! *JB Look up ODI 10018480 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 811.0%ODI 10032428THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW STARTER AND IGNITION SWITCH. *PH *SCC *JB Look up ODI 10032428 at NHTSA ↗ | 37.9%ODI 10038615 · 45,000 miTHE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAD NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE. *JB THE VEHICLE STALLED A FEW TIMES BEFORE BUT WOULD RESTART. THE LAST OCCASION THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. PER INVOICE, THE VOLTAGE AT THE RELAY HAD NO GROUND AND WAS FOUND LOOSE. THE PART WAS REMOVED, CLEANED, TIGHTENED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. *SCC *NLM Look up ODI 10038615 at NHTSA ↗ | 59.4%ODI 10121293 · 31,000 miTHE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM KEEPS SHOWING A DEFECT WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 TIMES, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. ACCORDING TO OWNER'S MANUAL IT HAS TO DO WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK...THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THIS CREATES A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO CONSUMER AND OTHERS IF THE LIGHT SIGNALS A PROBLEM. *AK *SB THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE OCTOBER 17, 2004 TO THE PRESENT. *SB Look up ODI 10121293 at NHTSA ↗ | 715.6%ODI 10132023 · 36,000 miDT: WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. DID NOT HAVE BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. IT DID THIS ANYTIME WHEN DRIVING BELOW 35 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GMC DEALER 6 TIMES. THEY HAVE CHANGED EGR VALVE, INSTALLED A RECORDER FOR 20 DAYS, CLEANED PISTON WASHERS, THEY FLUSHED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AND CHANGED CRANK SHAFT SENSORS . BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THE PROBLEM STARTED ON AUGUST 20, 2003. *AK *JB Look up ODI 10132023 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 111.1%ODI 10655392 · 129,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. Look up ODI 10655392 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 210.5%ODI 517770VEHICLE PULLS SEVERELY TO THE LEFT WHEN ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE APPLIED. Look up ODI 517770 at NHTSA ↗ | 314.3%ODI 486204ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD Look up ODI 486204 at NHTSA ↗ | 13.7%ODI 814436WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE COMSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND. BRAKE PEDAL REACHED THE FLOOR. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, RESULTING IN A MISHAP. *AK Look up ODI 814436 at NHTSA ↗ | 24.8%ODI 531916ANTI-LOCK BRAKES REPLACED DUE TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. Look up ODI 531916 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.0%ODI 8002840WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-25 MPH ON A WET ROAD APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID REAR ENDING A VEHICLE IN FRONT, BUT BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND VEHICLE CRASHED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK Look up ODI 8002840 at NHTSA ↗ | 45.4%ODI 508006ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING LEFT FRONT BRAKE TO OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. Look up ODI 508006 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 88.4%ODI 10113262WHILE DRIVINGA ND UPON HITTING THE BRAKES ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS WAS A RECALL.CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 97V064000 CONCERNING ECBM REPLACEMENT. *AK Look up ODI 10113262 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.5%ODI 545908STEERING ASSEMBLY MECHANISM FAILED IN 1998, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO STEER, ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED MAY 1999. ACCIDENT OCCURED RESULTING IN INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). MJS Look up ODI 545908 at NHTSA ↗ | 34.1%ODI 748140NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 748140 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.6%ODI 10092523WHILE TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB Look up ODI 10092523 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.9%ODI 10054046 · 33,000 miANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ON A WET SNOWY ROAD AT 20 MPH. AS RESULT, VEHICLE HIT A CURB. *AK *NM Look up ODI 10054046 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.2%ODI 106093872002 CADILLAC SEVILLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON FIVE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. ON ONE OCCASION, THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS, THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESS. *JB Look up ODI 10609387 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Suspension | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 13.7%ODI 719435ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON-ONE CADILLAC DEALER TELLS ME THE LEFT REAR STRUT IS BAD, ANOTHER CADILLAC DEALER TELLS ME THE LEFT FRONT STRUT IS BAD. ON THIS VEHICLE ONE STRUT COSTS $800 APIECE. I WAS TOLD THAT CADILLAC HAS A PARTIAL RECALL TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT STRUTS AND COMPUTER CHIP FOR ABOUT $600 DUE TO THE HIGH COST TO THE CONSUMER. I HAVE A BANGING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS OR IS THERE A CHEAPER WAY TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM? THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS OTHER THAN FACTORY AND THE PRICE IS QUITE EXCESSIVE… Look up ODI 719435 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 10.8%ODI 865177BEFORE GOING ON THIS TRIP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TRACTION CONTROL. DRIVING ON A WET HIGHWAY DURING RAIN ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. DIDN'T APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT TRIED TO TURN WHEEL TO LEFT, AND IT HAD NO EFFECT. DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON WHEN CAR GETS HEATED UP. *AK Look up ODI 865177 at NHTSA ↗ | 44.2%ODI 10039917WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FISH-TAILS WHEN HITTING BUMPS. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE EIGHT TIMES AND SAYS THAT THIS VEHICLE CAN NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH Look up ODI 10039917 at NHTSA ↗ | 23.1%ODI 10070621 · 48,775 miTHERE IS SOME BILLS I DID NOT KEEP.BOUGHT THE CAR SEPT 4TH 1998. I HAD TO HAVE THEM MAKE REPAIRS EVERYTIME I TOOK IT IN FOR A OIL CHANGE, I DRIVE AN HOUR TO THE BARBOURSVILLE AUTOMALL, INC. IN WEST VA WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THE COMPUTER CONTROL CHIP FOR THE STRUT SENSOR IS STILL NOT FIXED, IT FLASHES DO NOT DRIVE OVER 90 MILES AN HOUR CONSTANTLY WHEN I DRIVE, WHICH IS DISTRACTING,THAT HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE 12/02. THEY JUST PUT A NEW ONE IN AND IT ALSO DOES NOT WORK. THE FRONT SEAT HEATER WENT OUT IN NOVEMBER AND DID NOT GET ONE TILL APRIL. I TOLD… Look up ODI 10070621 at NHTSA ↗ | 45.5%ODI 10011057 · 36,000 miCONSTANT FRONT END VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 65-70. CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM SYSTEM DID NOT ALLOW ME TO ADD VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *JB Look up ODI 10011057 at NHTSA ↗ | 37.9%ODI 8005322ONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. DEALER FOUND PCM OUT OF CALIBRATION, CONSUMER ALSO STATS THAT THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING, AND THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 65 MPH, THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*TT Look up ODI 8005322 at NHTSA ↗ | 59.4%ODI 10050465 · 16,000 miTHE VEHICLE VIBRATED AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND FASTER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH, THEY REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS, SUCH AS TIRES/ROTORS. *AK THE CAR HAS A BRACE FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE AND THE CONSUMER WANTS CADILLAC TO FIX IT. *CB *JB Look up ODI 10050465 at NHTSA ↗ | 920.0%ODI 10041126I OWN A 2002 CADILLAC SEVILLE, MODEL STS THAT HAS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED SEVEN TIMES AT TWO DEALERSHIPS. THREE SETS OF TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL AS OTHER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS TO NO EFFECT. *JB Look up ODI 10041126 at NHTSA ↗ | 16.3%ODI 104855022003 CADILLAC SEVILLE SLS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RUSTED STABILIZER BAR BOLTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE, WHEN HE MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS HAD BROKE IN HALF. *JB Look up ODI 10485502 at NHTSA ↗ | 111.1%ODI 10166947 · 13,693 mi2004 CADILLAC SEVILLE STEERING COLUMN HAS SLACK AND STEERING IS NOT ALIGNED. *KB THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER. *JB Look up ODI 10166947 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.0%ODI 10115845OIL WAS LEAKING OUT THE LOWER CRANK CASE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER, AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10115845 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.4%ODI 10026867 · 62,890 miWHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL. THE FUEL RAIL DEVELOPED A LEAK, AND FUEL LEAKED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK THE FUEL RAIL CROSS OVER PIPE BETWEEN THE FUEL INJECTORS, DEVELOPED A PRESSURE FUEL LEAK, AS A RESULT THE FUEL SPRAYED ONTO THE ENGINE. GM CLAIMED TO HAVE NO RECORD OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, HE NOTICED THE DEALER HADN'T INSTALLED THE IDENTICAL PART. THE DEALER STATED GM CHANGED THE PART DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL RAIL. THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE ENGINE AREA DUE TO A… Look up ODI 10026867 at NHTSA ↗ | 54.1%ODI 10050517 · 96,100 miWHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BUT WOULD ONLY CHANGE THE OIL. THE NOISE IS STILL BEING HEARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ON. *AK Look up ODI 10050517 at NHTSA ↗ | 44.2%ODI 10070348 · 72,101 miI BOUGHT A USED CAR WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. A WEEK LATER THE FUEL SWITCH WENT OUT. I HAD TO SPEND $80 TO GET THAT FIXED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE TURING SWITCH STARTED SMOKING SO I TOOK IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECK OUT AND THEY FIXED IT FOR $100 (CO PAY) WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING FIXED THEY FOUND A MAJOR OIL LEAK AND ASKED ME IF I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF MY WARRANTY WOULD FIX IT. THE WARRENTY PEOPLE CAME OUT AND SAID NO WE ARE NOT GOING TO PAY THE $1,500 -$2,500 TO FIX IT. THE CAR NEEDS TO GO BACK TO WHERE YOU BOUGHT… Look up ODI 10070348 at NHTSA ↗ | 57.7%ODI 10022363 · 40,000 miVEHICLE STALLS PERIODICALLY WHILE DECELERATING. PH Look up ODI 10022363 at NHTSA ↗ | 34.1%ODI 10029453WHILE DRIVING HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE PISTON RING, HOWEVER THEY COULDN'T FIX BECAUSE NO PART WAS AVAILABLE. *AK Look up ODI 10029453 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.6%ODI 10593146 · 50,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. Look up ODI 10593146 at NHTSA ↗ | 47.5%ODI 10071172WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TUTWILLER CADILLAC IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA IN 2001. IT IS AT 46,000 MILES NOW AND IS THANKFULLY STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS RANGING FROM COMPUTER TO POWER STEERING. LAST WEEK MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TCC SOLENOID. THEY ALSO SAID THE TURBINE SHAFT SEALS WERE LEAKING. THEY RECEIVED MY CAR ON OCT. 27TH AND RETURNED IT TO ME ON OCT. 29TH. NO SOONER THAN 20 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD MY SERVICE LIGHT CAME BACK ON! I DROVE IT… Look up ODI 10071172 at NHTSA ↗ | 511.1%ODI 10081474 · 13,768 miWHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CRANK SENSOR. *AK Look up ODI 10081474 at NHTSA ↗ | 16.3%ODI 10071596 · 4,000 miWHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AN OBJECT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CAST ALUMINUM OIL PAN. THIS RESULTED IN THE OIL PAN DEVELOPING A CRACK. CONSUMER WAS CLOSE TO HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND THE OIL DIDN'T LEAK OUT.*AK Look up ODI 10071596 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Air Bags:Frontal | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 314.3%ODI 823392VEHCLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE AT 55MPH BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A GUARDRAIL. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTALED. DEALER DID NOT SEE. *AK Look up ODI 823392 at NHTSA ↗ | 311.1%ODI 10042559WHILE WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT TO CHANGE TO A GREEN LIGHT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT WAS ABOUT 40 TO 45 MPH, AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED. *AK Look up ODI 10042559 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.4%ODI 848098WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH & STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP. WAS EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID. VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT & THEN FLIPPED OVER. HAD HIT RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE & THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK Look up ODI 848098 at NHTSA ↗ | 36.0%ODI 10056041 · 104,000 miTHE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN AIR BAG PROBLEM. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. *AK *SC THE VEHICLE HIT A LIGHT POLE. *JB Look up ODI 10056041 at NHTSA ↗ | 68.1%ODI 10137441 · 103,000 miDT: ON MAY 15, 2004, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN N BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED HIM TO MISJUDGE THE MEDIUM. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INJURIES. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL 98V115000 FOR THE AIRBAGS. BUT WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER FOUND INFORMATION THAT SAID THAT VIN FELL WITHIN THE VIN RANGE… Look up ODI 10137441 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.6%ODI 726504CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY. HAVE CONTACTED CADILLAC, AND FINALLY THROUGH ESIS THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WORKED PERFECTLY BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I DISAGREE. Look up ODI 726504 at NHTSA ↗ | 44.2%ODI 10079273WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT IT WAS A FAULTY AIR BAG. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *LA Look up ODI 10079273 at NHTSA ↗ | 34.6%ODI 10076154WHILE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT FAILED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK Look up ODI 10076154 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.7%ODI 10079684 · 45,000 miWHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO FOLD UP AND PUSH THE AIR BAG BACK INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE PLACED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER DID NOT AGREE WITH THE DEALER NOR THE MECHANIC. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN GEAR, AND SUSTAINED NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE. *SC THE CONSUMER SIFFER… Look up ODI 10079684 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.6%ODI 870686STARTING OUT FROM A DEAD STOP, STRUCK A VERY SMALL TRAFFIC ISLAND WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 -10 MPH. WITHOUT FRONT END IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER TOOK VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY TO INSPECT IT, AND STATED THAT ORIGINAL CLAIM WILL COVER DAMAGES. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, AN OUTSIDE COMPANY CLAIMED A SCRAPE WAS FOUND ON THE FRAME, AND WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER DAMAGES.*AK Look up ODI 870686 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.2%ODI 10397347 · 55,000 miTL* THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2002 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION TO THE HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS DELAYED. UPDATED 05/25/11 Look up ODI 10397347 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Steering | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 13.7%ODI 10017642 · 63,000 miWHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *JB Look up ODI 10017642 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 32.5%ODI 523888WHILE ENTERING GARAGE STEERING FROZE, DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE TURN, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, HIT ANOTHER CADILLAC AND GARAGE DOOR, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. ALSO BATTERY FAILED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *AK Look up ODI 523888 at NHTSA ↗ | 44.2%ODI 10043457 · 100,300 mi1997 SEVILLE STS WHILE STARTING TURN FROM A STOP THE TRACTION CONTROL APPLIES THE BRAKES SKIDS THE TIRES, TAKES AWAY THE ABILITY TO STEER AND DECELERATES THE ENGINE, THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN DOING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT (70) MPH. THE BOOK REQUIRES DRIVERS TO PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF THEN RESTART, DOING THIS ON THE FREEWAY PERMITS THIS TO OCCUR AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS. WENT TO DEALER, THEY SAY TO REPLACE THE STEERING SENSOR, CALLED MANUFACTURER THEY SAY TOO BAD CONSUMER. *LA Look up ODI 10043457 at NHTSA ↗ | 23.1%ODI 10453544 · 85,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE STEERING FAILED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT REPAIRS WOULD BE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE… Look up ODI 10453544 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.7%ODI 10045901FROM ABOUT SEPTMBER 2003 ON WE'VE HAD ISSUES W/ OUR 1999 SEVILLE SLS SHUTTING DOWN. IT SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN PROGRESS AT 55+ MILES PER HOUR AND AT A STANDSTILL. EVERYTHING GOES, THE ENGINE, LIGHTS, BRAKES, STEERING, ETC. IT IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND THEY ARE STILL NOT SURE THEY KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTS THAT I LET THE REPAIR CENTER FIX THE CAR AGAIN AND TAKE IT HOME TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED FROM A PUBLIC AND PERSONAL SAFTEY PER… Look up ODI 10045901 at NHTSA ↗ | 25.3%ODI 10006389THE STABILITY SERVICE LIGHT FLASHED. DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH Look up ODI 10006389 at NHTSA ↗ | 35.7%ODI 10227787 · 105,000 miSTEERING SYSTEM MAKES POPPING NOISES WHEN TURNING EITHER WAY. DEALER CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. *TR Look up ODI 10227787 at NHTSA ↗ | 511.1%ODI 10168590THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT CAUSES SIGNIFICANT BINDING/RATCHETING FEEDBACK THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER IT IS TURNED. CADILLAC HAS ISSUED SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS PROBLEM. AT 45,000 MILES (FEB 2004), PER THE SB, THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE SPLINES OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. AT 75,000 MILES THE PROBLEM RETURNED. PER THE DEALER, CADILLAC REDESIGNED THE SHAFT AND BEGAN REPLACING THE ORIGINAL PART PER A NEW SB. THE NEW PART HOWEVER ALSO FAILED TO CORRECT THE BINDING/RATCHETING. CADILLAC THEN ISSUED ANOTHER SB AND R… Look up ODI 10168590 at NHTSA ↗ | 212.5%ODI 10311827 · 24,923 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC SEVILLE. HE HAD TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 24,923 MILES ON IT. HE IS CONCERNED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $439.27 THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 24,923. Look up ODI 10311827 at NHTSA ↗ | 555.6%ODI 10166947 · 13,693 mi2004 CADILLAC SEVILLE STEERING COLUMN HAS SLACK AND STEERING IS NOT ALIGNED. *KB THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER. *JB Look up ODI 10166947 at NHTSA ↗ |
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