2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

DT: WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STALLED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING AND THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THEY HAVE REPLACED THE PART THAT CAUSES THIS CRANK SENSORS TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE PART IN HIS CAR AT A COST OF $380.00. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN DEC. 2004 UNTIL FEB. 2005 ON A WEEKLY THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY STOP RUNNING. *JB

WHILE ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEED THROTTLE STUCK. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO BELOW 2200 RPM. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THE CONSUMER TRIED RACING THE ENGINE, BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT GO BELOW 2200 RPM. AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE DOWN, WENT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. *BF *NM

ENGINE SUDDEN SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGH TRAFFIC HIGHWAY RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND QUICK REDUCTION IN VEHICLE SPEED. DRIVER MADE EFFORTS TO PULL OVER OUT THE TRAFFIC BUT FASTER TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND CAUGHT UP WITH THE DISABLED VEHICLE AND RESULTED IN NUMBER OF COLLISIONS. IN TOTAL THREE VEHICLES WERE SEVERE DAMMAGED AND TWO OTHER DRIVERS WERE INJURED. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS ATTRIBUTED TO FAILURE OF THE CRANCK SHAFT SENSOR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN . THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A CADILLAC DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER REPLACED AN AB CRANK SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ENGINE WOULD DIE AS HE CAME TO A STOP AT INTERSECTIONS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE ENGINE WOULD DIE FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS THEN START AGAIN. WHILE THE ENGINE DIES THERE IS NO POWER BRAKE OR STEERING. THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO START. *TC

POSITIVE TERMINAL ON THE BATTERY FELL OFF THE BATTERY, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO LEAK, AND BURN A HOLE IN THE BASE OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE BACK SEAT. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE HAS NO ELECTRICAL POWER. *AK *TC

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. THE LOCK MECHANISM BROKE ON IMPACT.*MR WHILE TURNING ONTO A STREET THE DRIVER DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO AVOID A VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCK MECHANISM BROKE ON IMPACT. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *NM *JB

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER ACCELERATING TO 20 MPH. THIS RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER REAR ENDING ANOTHER MOTORIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK AS OF 5/15/04 NEITHER THE GM INSPECTOR NOR THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE A REPORT. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO CHAFING OF BRAKE LINES AGAINST TRANSMISSION HOUSING. *AK