1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FOUR MILES THE SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM COMES ON. HAD IT CHECKED BY A CADILLAC DEALER. THEY INDICATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR (1287) AND THE WHEEL SENSOR (?) (1255) EBTCM REPLACED AT A COST OF $1230.00

DEALER REPORTS THAT THIS GASKET FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NORTHSTAR ENGINES AND THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE MUST BE DISSASSEMBLED TO REPLACE THE GASKETS. THE FAILURE ALLOWS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE LEADING TO EVENTUAL FAILURE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE POOR OR FAULTY ENGINEERING OF THE ENGINE. *AK

DRIVER SIDE REAR SHOCKS FAILED/ POPPING, LETTING AIR OUT TO A DESCENT. THIS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WITH NO WARNING. *AK *YH

AFTER REPAIRS THE PREVIOUS DAY, ALTERNATOR AGAIN FRIED. THE DEALERSHIP NOW BLAMES AFTER MARKET BATTERY. SUPPOSED DEAD CELL. THIS INSTANCE ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK ON THE INTERSTATE. STRANDED FOR 3 HOURS. NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. CAR WAS DEAD WHEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER FINALLY ARRIVING AT END DESTINATION, I HAD THE BATTERY THE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BAD CHECKED AND IT CHECKED OUT OK.*JB

THE VOLTS WENT TO 11.1 AND THEN THE CAR FAILED TO RUN. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FRIED. REPLACED ALTERNATOR. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL CHECKED OUT OK.*JB

AT A VEHICLE CRASH SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER WAS NOT IN MOTION AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, ANOTHER MOTORIST CRASHED INTO CONSUMERS VEHICLE, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT GAS PEDAL HANGS UP, HAVE TO ADD EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BREAK FREE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LAUCH FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED.*JB DEALER FOUND INTERNAL BINDING IN THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET. *SLC

VEHICLE HYDROPLANED OFF WET HIGHWAY INTO TREES; DRIVER KILLED UPON INPACT (LEFT SIDE & FRONT) WHEN NEITHER FRONT NOR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, RECALL K00066-S/NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 00V217000. *YD

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT, THE LICENSE CONTINUOUSLY FALLS OFF, AND THE BULB FALLS OUT. TOOK TO DEALER. PROBLEM NOT REMEDY AS OF YET. NLM *TS

ENGINE STARTED "KNOCKING" SLIGHTLY, AT COLD STARTUP, AT APPR. 39000 MILEAGE. NOW SOUND HAS INCREASED IN VOLUME AND CAN BE HEARD WHEN COLD OR HOT, IDLING AND/OR DRIVING. I WILL TAKE CAR TO MEMPHIS CADILLAC. NOTE: I HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH NEW 1994 CHEV. FULL SIZE CONV. VAN. RETURNED VAN TO DEALER AFTER 9 MONTHS OWNERSHIP & 18 TIMES TO A DEALERS SHOP. WAS DIAGNOSED AS LOOSE ROD BEARINGS.*AK