2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK.....THE BRAKE LOCKS UP TO THE POINT THAT IT TAKES PRESSURE FROM THE DRIVE TRAIN TO RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE. IT SHOULD RELEASE WHEN IT IS PUT INTO REVERSE. ALSO, POWER STEERING MAKES A GROANING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP OR FIRST STARTING OUT. *AK

MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH 2003 CADILLAC. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CRUISE CONTROL CEASED AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *BF . THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE HEAD LIGHTS EVENTUALLY CAME BACK ON UNTIL ANOTHER HEAVY RAIN AND THEY WENT OUT AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND THAT WAS THE REASON THE CHECK COOLANT LEVEL READING WAS BEING DISPLAYED. *TC *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 15000 AND WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. THE DRIVER HAS TO RE-START THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WILL GO AGAIN. THIS DEFECT ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM WILL NOT DUPLICATE ITSELF AND THEY TELL THE OWNER THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS . THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME AND IT OCCURRED AGAIN. IT IS NOW WITH THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY WILL TRY TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

STARTED ENGINE; HEARD LOUD CONTINUOUS PINGING SOUND; SHUT ENGINE DOWN. THIS COULD DAMAGE ENGINE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS CARBON BUILDUP. CAR HAS 2700 MILES ON IT. MUST BE DEFECTIVE CADILLAC. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM IS NORMAL. *AK

1.MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, WHEN SUDDENLY, THE RADIO VOLUME JUMPED FROM A LOW LEVEL TO AN EXTREMELY LOUD LEVEL AND SCARED HER TO THE POINT THAT SHE NEARLY DROVE OFF THE ROAD. 2. RADIO VOLUME INTERMITTENT.*AK 3. REPLACED RADIO SIX TIMES- STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY

BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT BRAKE PEDAL STILL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK

2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE [XXX]. YOU CAN PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND GM SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A CAR WHERE ONE CAN FORCE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. *AK UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKES FAILED, BUT THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH FOUND NO ERRORS OR CODES. ALSO, MECHANIC KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AGAIN. HOWEVER, MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND WAS FORCED INTO THE ROAD ALMOST HITTING A BEER TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE. (THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON) *SC

THE EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE TOO HIGH, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO EXPERIENCE POOR VISIBILITY WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. *AK THE DRIVER VISOR DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO VIEW THE HIGWAY WELL. (WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR SHORT) *SC