2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

THERE IS SEVERE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEEDS REACH AND EXCEED 60 MPH. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, AND INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK

SERIOUS FAULT WITH 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE ENGINE. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AS THE VEHICLE ENTERED TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A J4355 SENSOR/CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, WHICH WAS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS. *SC *JB

PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED IN THE DOWN (OPEN) POSITION DURING HEAVY RAIN. A VERY FRAGILE PLASTIC CONNECTOR FAILED WHERE CONNECTED TO A CABLE. THE SERVICE MAN COMMENTED THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT FAILURE ON THIS CAR. REPAIR COST $291.50. *AK

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SENSORS WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THIS HAPPENED CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES , AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT HAYWIRE. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM, AND HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED 6 TIMES. ALSO, KNEE BOLSTER BELOW STEERING WHEEL FEEL ONTO CONSUMER'S LEGS. CONSUMER FOUND PLASTIC CLIPS THAT HOLD KNEE BOLSTER. TECHNICIAN INSTALLED NEW KNEE BOLSTER. *LA

WHEN TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS INTERIOR LIGHTING ON THE DASHBOARD DIM, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER CONTROLS. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SWITCH TO CONTROL THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK *SC

BATTERY WAS LOCATED UNDER THE REAR SEATS TOWARDS THE CENTER. THE POSITIVE TERMINAL FELL OFF AND ALLOWED ACID TO DRIP UNDER THE SEAT. PASSENGERS WERE EXPOSED TO THE SMELL OF ACID REACTION, FUMES, AND EYES BURNING. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 25-35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED EACH TIME IT APPROACHED A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

HEAVY VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSED A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING. *AK

THE CRANK SENSOR FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL WHEN THE ENGINE HAD GONE OUT. *AK THE FAILURES ALMOST RESULTED IN COLLISIONS. *SCC *JB