1999 Cadillac Deville complaints

WHILE WAITING AT STOP LIGHT, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT. DID NOT BUMP ANYTHING, AND DID NOT HIT ANYTHING WHILE THIS HAD HAPPENED.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, MAINLY BEING HIT BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, BY A TOW TRUCK TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH, AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE AND TOW TRUCK WERE TOTALLED IN THE CRASH. *AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. INCIDENT NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND DID CAUSE HEARING DAMAGE. IT WENT OFF BY ITSELF !

PASENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. RANDOM DEPLOYMENT. NO CRASH INVOLVED. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT DIVULGE WHY THIS HAPPENED. HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GAIN INFORMATION BUT REFUSED BY MANUFACTURER. CONCERNED THAT A RANDOM DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG AT HIGHWAY SPEED COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT.

THE VEHICLE STALLED IN RAIN WATER AND WOULD NOT RESTART BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. YH

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OCCURRING. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WENT TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE , PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND JACKED VEHICLE UP WITH FACTORY EQUIPPED JACK . CONSUMER REACHED FOR WHEEL AND JACK BROKE INTO 2 PIECES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FALL STRAIGHT DOWN, TRAPPING CONSUMER'S ARM BETWEEN FENDER AND FLAT TIRE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO ROLL BACKWARDS DUE TO DESIGN OF THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE. YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY IN TILTON, NH TRAVELLING 10-15MPH, CAME TO A RED LIGHT, AND ALL OF SUDDEN PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO WARNING. *AK

VEHICLE DIES AT STOP SIGNS, BUT CONSUMER IS ABLE TO START VEHICLE AGAIN . DEALER SAID CODES SHOW NO PROBLEMS. *AK *ML

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG ON DRIVER SIDE WHILE DRIVING. YH

POSSIBLE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, FAMILY BELIEVE THAT ONE OR BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION AND DISORIENTATED THE DRIVER AS WELL AS BLOCKING HER VIEW OF THE INTERSECTION CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT.

ENGINE IS CONSUMING 3/4 QUARTS OF OIL WITHIN EVERY 600-700 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED ENGINE, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK *ML

AFTER GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND REACHING TO INSERT THE IGNITION KEY, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED/REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL DIGITAL LIGHTING IS VERY HARD TO READ IN DAYLIGHT OR SUNNY DAYS, ACCORDING TO CADILLAC MANUAL THE DIGITAL LIGHTING DISPLAY AUTOMATICALLY BRIGHTENS WHEN IT BECOMES LIGHT OUTSIDE CONSUMER SAYS THIS IS NOT SO. NLM

FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE BATTERY SHORT ON 5-26-99, THEN ON 6-15-99 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, STATING TO SERVICE AIR BAG. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. ON 7-7-99, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND AGAIN ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG,L JUST A FAULTY LIGHT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NEVER DELOY UNLESSS THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. ON 7-29-00 WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, AND AIR BAGSDELOYED IMMEDIATELY ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND LEFT FOR 27 DAYS. GMC STATED THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS I CAN SEE THEY LIED TO ME, IT HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE A LAWSUIT PENDING WITH THEM SINCE 11-29-99 REQUESTING THEY BUY BACK MY VEHICLE. NOTHING HAS BEEN HEARD FROM SINCE. ON 11-1-99 FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALL THESE PROBLEMS STARTED WITH A BATTERY SHORT ON 5-26-99 AND THE COMPUTER HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. PLEASE NOTE: THE AIR BAG HAS ONLY DEPLOYED ONCE. HOWEVER, I HAD TWO PREVIOUS WARNINGS. *AK

WHILE PARKING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT INDICATION. *AK *ML

AIRBAGS DAMAGED PASSENGERS UNNECESSARILY. *AK

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING, BUT WILL RESTART. VEHICLE BEEN TO THREE DEFFERENT DEALERS. FIRST DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A LOOSE NEGATIVE CABLE, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BUT THE OTHER DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS REMOVED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WARD STRIKING A PASSENGER WITH OPEN DOOR AND CAUSING INJURIES. YH

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HIT BY ONCOMING VEHICLE AT 50-60 MPH. IMPACT PRIMARILY AT 90 DEGREE MIDDLE SECTION OF PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PICTURES AVAILABLE. PROBLEM: PAID EXTRA FOR THIS SAFETY FEATURE THAT APPARENTLY DID NOT WORK IN IT'S FIRST APPLICATION. EITHER A MATTER OF PRODUCT FAILURE OR FRAUD UPON THE CONSUMER IN THAT THEY ARE PURCHASING A SAFETY FEATURE THAT DOES NOT WORK IN ALL INSTANCES. MAINLY CONCERNED WITH THIS OCCURRING WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THIS POSITION AS THIS PASSENGER, IF INDEED HAD BEEN PRESENT, WOULD HAVE MOST CERTAINLY BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR FATAL.*AK

WHILE PRESSING THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCLERATE. BUT WHEN OCCUPANT PRESSES GAS PEDAL "HARD" VEHICLE TAKES OFF WHICH MAY CAUSE A COLLISION. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SUSPENSION FEELS LOOSE-FOUND:LEFT FRONT STRUT LEAKING,STRUT MOUNT LOOSE ,LINK LOOSE AND NOISY.REPLACED LEFT FRONT STRUT,STRUT MOUNT AND STABILIZER LINK.REALINED FRONT WHEELS.ALSO,BECAUSE AIR BAG LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT SENSOR MODULE DUE TO A SHORT. DEALER SUPPORT WAS EXCELLENT AND APPRECIATED. *AK

FUEL TANK HAD A HOLE WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAK WHICH LEAKED ABOUT 3 GALLONS OF FUEL ONTO THE GROUND, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THE HOLE WAS PAINTED OVER WITH BLACK PAINT WHICH SEEMED THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER WAS COVERING UP THE HOLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 35 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END IS OVER FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE GETS TIGHTER, THE LONGER THE USAGE. DRIVER HAS TO TAKE SEAT BELT OFF AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME WEARING IT. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *AK

ROTORS WERE WARPED BY EXCESSIVE HEAT AND CAUSED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. YH

TRUNK HAS NO LEVER INSIDE TO RELEASE IT IF SOMEONE WAS STUCK INSIDE OF IT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, STRIKING THE PASSENGER IN THE ARM WITHOUT WARNING. CADILLAC HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CAR WAS STOPPED AND AT IDLE AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. RIGHT SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON HITTING MY WIFE IN THE SIDE AND GIVING HER A LARGE BRUISE ABOUT 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AT TUTWILER CADILLAC ON JULY 29, 1999, 10101 N. MERIDIAN ST., INDIANAPOLIS, IN, PHONE NO. 317 846-7888. I CONTACTED THE CADILLAC ASSISTANCE CENTER, AND RECEIVED NO SATISFACTORY ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. THEY WOULD NOT LET ME TALK TO ANYONE WHO COULD EXPLAIN. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO ED MARTIN CADILLAC IN ANDERSON, IN AND TRADED THE CAR FOR ANOTHER ONE (7/30/99) AT MY LOSS, AS CADILLAC WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CAR. AS FAR A I KNOW, THE CAR IS STILL AT ED MARTIN'S.

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, AND VEHICLE SKIDDED ABOUT 15-25 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

REMOTE CONTROL FOR POWER DOORS/LOCKS DOES NOT OPEN THE DOOR. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT COME ON UNLESS TURNED ON HIGH, AND WHEN CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE THE POWER DOORS DO NOT LOCK. DEALER CANNOT FIX. *AK

DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGNITION AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE TWICE. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER INSTALLED A BLACK BOX, AND THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IN COLD WEATHER CAN'T PUT GAS INTO THE GAS TANK DUE TO THE COVER AND CAP FREEZING UP. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK. THE BUTTON FOR THE HIGH AND LOW WORKS BUT NOTHING ELSE. WHEN VEHICLE STALLS ALL ELECTRICAL POWER IS LOST INCLUDING BRAKES AND STEERING. VEHICLE IS BACK IN SHOP, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK