1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE 00V-217 CONCERNING INADVERTENT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, CADILLAC HAS TO REDESIGN THE TOTAL AIR BAG SYSTEM WHICH IS GOING TO TAKE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, BETWEEN 4-8 MONTHS. NLM

CONSUMER WANTS THE AIR BAGS DISCONNECTED UNTIL REMEDY FOR THIS POSSIBLE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT STATED IN RECALL (00V-217) IS FOUND FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AIR BAGS. NLM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON A SIDE ROAD IN RAINY WEATHER. THERE WAS A GUN FIRE NOISE, AND A BAD SMELL AND WHITE SMOKE WAS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. PASSENNGER'S AIRBAG WENT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND THERE WASN'T ANY ACCIDENT. NO INJURIES REPORTED.*AK

AFTER TURNIN IGINITION SWITCH ON BATTERY EXPLODED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL#00V217000/ SIDE AIR BAGS. ON SEPT27,2000. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 2001. CONSUMER IS VERY UPSET. ALSO, STATES THAT MANUFACTURER IS NOT ASSISTING. IN THE MEANTIME, DEALER WILL NOT DEACTIVATE , AND IS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT BETWEEN 25 AND 32 MPH AFTER COASTING OR BRAKING GENTLY FROM 50 PLUS MPH. TOOK TO DEALER ON 09/28/00 WHO SAID IT WAS DIRTY FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, SYSTEM CLEANED. DEALER WANTED OWNER TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR 500 MILES TO SEE IF THE PRBLEM WAS FIXED. AT 300 MILES,OWNER'S SON AND WIFE BOTH HAD CONDITION OCCURE 10/01 AND 10/02/00 DURING A TURN WHICH DID NOT RESULT IN ANY PROBLEM BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT IS HIGH. OWNER WAS ABLE TO RECEREATE THE PROBLEM 5 TIMES IN ONE DAY (10/03/00) SENT TO DEALER ON 10/04/00 WHO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPLACE A CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THIS WAS DONE ON 10/04/00. PROBLEM IS BACK ON 10/06/00 SAME CONDITION. DEALER INFORMED AWAITING RESPONSE TO THE STALLING PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL00V217000 CONCERNING SIDE AIR BAGS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE RECALL. PROBLEM WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 2001. RECALL 00V217000. *AK

I STRUCK A TRUCK TIRE TREAD WHICH SLAPPED THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.THERE WAS SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE SHEET METAL BELOW THE TRIM ON THE DOOR. THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, STRIKING ME ON THE ARM. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED WITH SUCH SMALL DAMAGE TO THE DOOR. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE LOUISIANA STATE POLICE. TROOP "B" OUT OF NEW ORLEANS FILED THE INCIDENT REPORT. THER PHONE NUMBER IS (504) 471-2775. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON I-10 NEAR MILE MARKER 203, CLOSE TO CALLBOX 2026. *AK

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.STARTING FROM 26 JUN. 1999 ,THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE, TILL 20 MAR. 2000 THE DEALER WORKED ON FINDING AND CORRECTING ENGINE OIL LEAKS. WITH THE NEXT OIL CHANGE, AFTER CORRECTION OF THE OIL LEAKS , ON 12 JUL.2000 THE OIL LEVEL WAS DOWN ONE QUART. AT THIS TIME I REQUESTED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHICH WAS COMPLETED(3K MILES LATER) ON 5 SEP.2000 AND AGAIN WAS ONE QUART LOW. AT THIS TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NOW HAVE TO DO A FORMAL CONSUMPTION TEST(3K MILES MORE) TO SUBMIT TO G.M. SHOULD THE OIL LEVEL AGAIN BE A QUART LOW THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT IT WOULD BE WITH-IN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATEST G.M. BULLETIN,WHICH WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ME TO SEE.I SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED G.M. AT 1 800 458 8006 AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT MAKE ANY COMMET ON THIS "TECHNICAL" PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WORK IT OUT WITH THE DEALER..WOULD I BE WAY OFF BASE THINKING THAT THE DEALER MORE OR LESS ALREADY STATED HE IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS????? THANKS FOR YOUR EAR.

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, AND BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. CADILLAC HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK