Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →
ON THREE OCCASIONS ENGINE CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT, BUT HAVE REPLACED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND RETESTED SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
THERE IS HIGH PITCHED NOISE COMING FROM AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE AND RESEALED MOLDING ON WINDSHIELD TWICE. THESE ACTIONS HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THIS NOISE. *AK *SLC
VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN STRUCK HOWEVER HAS A DEEP GASH IN THE FIBER GLASS STRUCTURE BELOW THE BUMPER ON THE FRONT END PASSENGER SIDE, THE DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE, POSSIBILE STRUCTURE DESIGN WEAKNESS. CLAIM# C03326427 *JB CONSUMER STATES THEY HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM CADILLAC. *SLC
THE CRANKSHAFT SENSORS FAILED. NLM
A TIPPING SOUND HEARD FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALER SHOPS ON FOUR OCCASIONS. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT VEHICLE. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *YH
FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS STARTED IT BOLTED AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING THROUGH THE WALL,. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT TAKES 30 SEC. TO WARM UP BEFORE YOU PUT IT INTO GEAR. WOULD BE THRILLED IF IT TOOK 30 SEC. IT TAKES UP TO AND OVER 2 MIN. BEFORE RPM'S ARE SAFE TO ENGAGE. TERRIBLE ODOR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. DEALER SAYS, WITH ALL COMPLAINTS " THATS THE WAY THE CAR WAS DESIGNED" THIS VEHICLE HAS A ROUGH IDLE AT SOME STOP SIGNS AND HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. WILL RESTART. ALL ENGINE STARTS REQUIRE AT LEAST 1 TO 2 MIN BEFORE ENGINE RPM'S COME DOWN TO 850 RPM. OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE JUMPS, NOT JERKS. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK
COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES TO DATE. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THIS CONDITION DEEMED TO BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BY OWNER.
HORN SENSOR IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDS T BE REPLACED.*AK
THE MICHELIN (SYMMETRY ALL SEASON TPCSPEC 1109MS P225/60R16 97S) TIRE DISINTEGRATED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO COME ON. *MJS
WHEN FOOT IS TAKEN OFF ACCELERATOR CAR WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. NO HESITATION, SHAKING, VIBRATION, WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. CAN BE ON LOCAL STREETS OR HIGHWAY. DEALER HAS REPLACED SENSORS ON 3 OCCASSIONS AND STATED THAT CADILLAC RECOGNIZES THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2000 DEVILLES. PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO ANOTHER LISTED IN CONSUMER COMPLIANTS SECTION. *AK
HORN DOES NOT ACTIVATE FREELY. CONSUMER HAS TO DEPRESS IT VERY HARD, IN A VERY SMALL AREA, WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEPRESS IN AN EMERGENCY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS DESIGN AT LEAST 12 TIMES.*AK
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR SINCE OWNERSHIP DUE TO FAILURE OF THE THEFT SYSTEM, THE SERVICE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATES, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE LEMON LAW. *MJS
DATE OF PICKUP OF CAR SERICE ANTI-SYSTEM CAN ON SYSTEMS WOULD NOT WORK, CAME BACK FOR CAR NEXT DAY DROVE CAR A FEW DAYS, CAR SAT FOR 4 DAYS WENT TO DRIVE CAR, IT WAS COMPLETLY DEAD, HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. REPLACED BATTERY 2 TIMES NOW AFTER HAPPENING SERVAL TIMES, ALSO REPLACED 2 MODULES. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN 5 TIMES + 1 TIME AGAIN COULD NOT PICK UP BECAUSE IT ACTED UP AGAIN, AFTER SERVICE THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED. NOW THE SECURITY LIGHT HAS GONE ON AGAIN, AND STAYED ON FOR 1HR TILL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. THIS LIGHT WOULD ALWAY COME ON AND STAY ON WITH THE SERVICE ANTI- THEFT READING AT THE PREVIOUS TIMES. I DO NOT FEEL SAVE DRIVING THIS CAR. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR OUT OF TOWN, I FEEL AT ANYTIME I COULD BE STRANDED FROM IT NOT STARING. THIS CAR IS A LEMON
THE POORLY DESIGNED SUNVISORS ON THE CAR CANNOT BE PUSHED FAR ENOUGH FORWARD TO ALLOW PROPER VISIBILITY, WHEN PULLED DOWN THEY STOP DIRECTLY IN FRON OF DRIVERS EYES. NLM
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED BOTH FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR A COLLISION. PASSENGER HAD TO GRAB STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HAVING A COLLISION. *AK
THE SUN SHADES ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DO NOT GO FORWARD FAR ENOUGH TO PERMIT FRONTAL VISION DUE TO DESIGN. *MJS
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD, WAITING A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AND CONSUMER WENT HOME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON A CURVED HILL IN GREENWICH, CT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND WASTOLD THAT TWO SENSORY HAD TO BE REPLACED. TWO CRANK SENSORS AND REPROGRAM THE PCM. *AK
WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WHILE DRIVING AT 5-10 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AT 30 MPH IMPACT IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH, SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL, AND LEFT WHEEL WENT OFF PAVEMENT. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO GET BACK ON PAVEMENT, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER WAS INJURED. GM HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT OWNER HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED OF RESULTS. *ML
THE VISOR IS VERY WIDE AND CANNOT BE FOLDED FORWARD IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT COVERS A SMALLER SEGMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD MAKING TRAFFIC LIGHTS NOT VISIBLE WITHIN ONE CITY BLOCK. NLM
LOCATION OF HORN MAKES IT VERY DIFFCULT TO PRESS AND OPERATE IN EMERGENCY CASES. DEALER CLAIMS IT'S THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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