1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY A SMALL BLACK OBJECT APPEARED ON PAVEMENT, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR TURN RIGHT OR LEFT BECAUSE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC, VEHICLE PASSED OVER THE OBJECT AND IT WENT BETWEEN WHEELS AND DOWN MIDDLE OF CAR. BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER MADE IT TO SHOULDER. CONSUMER STATED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW BROKE, AND THAT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SUSTAINED CUTS AND BURNS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED FOR JUST RUNNING OVER HIGHWAY DEBRIS. *SLC

THE POWER STEERING PUMP (LUK #LF73C) FAILED ON FOUR OCCASIONS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS UPON ACCELERATION, BUS #62. NLM

CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE THAT WAS COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. DALER WAS REPLACING FUEL LINES THAT CONNECT TO THE FUEL RAIL AT THIS TIME.*AK

I HAVE A 1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE THAT I PURCHASED NEW. AT ABOUT 83K MILES, I NOTICED THAT AN OIL LEAK HAD STARTED FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER NEAR WHERE I LIVE NOW (MORITZ CADILLAC IN ARLINGTON, TX), AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAUSE OF THE OIL LEAK WAS THE WEARING OUT OF THE ENGINE SEALS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. I WAS THEN TOLD IT WOULD COST $1,800 TO REPAIR AS IT WOULD REQUIRE THE COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE FROM THE CAR TO REPAIR (ABOUT 18 HOURS OF LABOR). AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB I FOUND THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CADILLAC'S WITH THE NORTHSTAR ENGINE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE ENGINE, AND BECAUSE THE COST IS SO HIGH, MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR OWNERS TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE, AND HENCE ARE DRIVING CARS THAT ARE BOTH ENVIRONMENTALLY UNSOUND AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE DUE TO THE LEAKING OIL.

WIRING SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN A SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH IGNITED A FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

THE PROBLEM WAS FAULTY WIRING CAUSED BY ACID LEAKING ONTO THE AUTO CABLES ETC. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM CAUSED BY THESE DEFECTIVE BATTERIES, BUT CADILLAC REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS, STATING ONLY THAT MY WARRANTY RAN OUT! THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE BATTERY! *AK

ON LEFT FRONT WHEEL THERE IS A HAIR LINE CRACK WHERE TIRE MEETS THE RIM, ALL THE WAY TO AXLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM SEVERAL PLACES. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY PUT IN GASKETS, BUT IT'S STILL LEAKING OIL.*AK

IN HEAVY RAIN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD MOMENTARILY SHUTDOWN, INCLUDING POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS NOT MADE ANY REPAIRS UNTIL THE 6TH TIME WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN. DEALER HAD RECOGNIZED A SERVICE BULLENTIN ISSUED, AND CHARGED CONSUMER $80 FOR REPAIRS FOR NON CLIP ON SERPENTINE BELT. *AK THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. *YH

EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION WHILE MAKING TURNING, ETC. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK