2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

THE SUN VISOR DOESN'T EXTEND FORWARD FAR ENOUGH. AS A RESULT, THE VISOR OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW. THE VISOR WAS CHANGED IN THE NEWER MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF VISOR'S DEFECT. *AK *CB *JB

2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE NORTH STAR WITH 50 THOUSAND MILES....USES OIL AND HAS SINCE 30 THOUSAND MILES... CATES MOTOR COMPANY OF MADISONVILLE, KENTUCKY SAYS THAT USING OIL IS NORMAL FOR THE NORTH STAR ENGINE. USING OIL IS NOT NORMAL! I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANYTHING BUT CADILLACS AND THEY DIDN'T USE OIL UNTIL 100+THOUSAND MILES. MY 88 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE-GOLD EXECUTIVE HAS 203,000 MILES AND USES A QUART EVERY 3,000 MILES! A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE WITH A NORTH STAR ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE USING OIL... USING OIL IS NOT NORMAL. WHY IS CATES MOTOR COMPANY OF MADISONVILLE, KY. TELLING ME IT IS NORMAL? WHY AREN'T THEY PREPARED TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF USING OIL IN A $50,000.00 C-A-D-I-L-L-A-C OWNED BY A LIFE TIME PATRIOT? MY CADILLAC'S ID # [XXX]. I HAVE CALLED CADILLAC... LEFT MESSAGE WITH AUTOMATED SERVICE... NO RESPONSE. I HAVE E-MAILED CADILLAC WITH NO RESPONSE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY ASK CATES MOTOR COMPANY TO HAVE A CADILLAC REPRESENTATIVE CONTACT ME... NO RESPONSE. WANT TO SPEAK WITH A REAL LIVE CADILLAC REPRESENTATIVE. [XXX] *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE POSITIONING OF THE BATTERY. IT IS LOCATED BENEATH THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THERE IS NO PROTECTIVE SHIELD. CURRENTLY IT IS LEAKING FUMES WHICH WAS FLOWING THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLED THE DRIVER LOST ALL THE POWER AND COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THIS OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER/MECHANIC. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS BUT THE STALLING CONDITION STILL EXIST. . *AK *TS *NLM

THE VEHICLE'S WIRING IN THE TRANSMISSION BURNED UP. *MR THE CONSUMER ALSO INQUIRED ABOUT THE RADIOS BAD RECEPTION CLEARING UP WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER WANTED TO WAS THERE ANY WIRING DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE. *PH *SC

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED IN PASSING GEAR. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, BUT CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

AN ARTICLE IN TODAY'S WALL STREET JOURNAL INDICATED THAT THE NHTSA IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE GENERAL MOTORS CAR DEFECTS. NOTABLY DIFFICULTY IN THE POWER STEERING MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. MY 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE , WITH 60,000 MILES IS EXPERIENCEING JUST SUCH AN ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO COLUMBUS CADILLAC AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK - THE INSTALLATION OF WHICH WOULD COST $ 1,300.00. THE CAR STEERS FINE IN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN BUT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. I ENCOURAGE YOUR REVIEW OF THIS MATTER FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL, FOR THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO ARISE AT SUCH MILEAGE- THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHICH HAS BEEN HIGHWAY MILEAGE..

STEERING SENCER FOR STIBILITY RIDE SYSTEM IS INTERMITIANT, BARKES ARE APPLIED IN TURNS TO THE RIGHT AT ANY SPEED.

VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY FIVE (5) TIMES OVER THREE YEARS REGARDLESS OF SPEED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE DEALER REMAINED WORKING ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE SENSOR BEING THE PROBLEM. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO RUN. *SCC *JB