1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY IN TILTON, NH TRAVELLING 10-15MPH, CAME TO A RED LIGHT, AND ALL OF SUDDEN PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO WARNING. *AK

VEHICLE DIES AT STOP SIGNS, BUT CONSUMER IS ABLE TO START VEHICLE AGAIN . DEALER SAID CODES SHOW NO PROBLEMS. *AK *ML

POSSIBLE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, FAMILY BELIEVE THAT ONE OR BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION AND DISORIENTATED THE DRIVER AS WELL AS BLOCKING HER VIEW OF THE INTERSECTION CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT.

ENGINE IS CONSUMING 3/4 QUARTS OF OIL WITHIN EVERY 600-700 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED ENGINE, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK *ML

AFTER GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND REACHING TO INSERT THE IGNITION KEY, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED/REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML

INSTRUMENT PANEL DIGITAL LIGHTING IS VERY HARD TO READ IN DAYLIGHT OR SUNNY DAYS, ACCORDING TO CADILLAC MANUAL THE DIGITAL LIGHTING DISPLAY AUTOMATICALLY BRIGHTENS WHEN IT BECOMES LIGHT OUTSIDE CONSUMER SAYS THIS IS NOT SO. NLM

FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE BATTERY SHORT ON 5-26-99, THEN ON 6-15-99 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, STATING TO SERVICE AIR BAG. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. ON 7-7-99, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND AGAIN ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG,L JUST A FAULTY LIGHT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NEVER DELOY UNLESSS THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. ON 7-29-00 WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, AND AIR BAGSDELOYED IMMEDIATELY ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND LEFT FOR 27 DAYS. GMC STATED THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS I CAN SEE THEY LIED TO ME, IT HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE A LAWSUIT PENDING WITH THEM SINCE 11-29-99 REQUESTING THEY BUY BACK MY VEHICLE. NOTHING HAS BEEN HEARD FROM SINCE. ON 11-1-99 FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALL THESE PROBLEMS STARTED WITH A BATTERY SHORT ON 5-26-99 AND THE COMPUTER HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. PLEASE NOTE: THE AIR BAG HAS ONLY DEPLOYED ONCE. HOWEVER, I HAD TWO PREVIOUS WARNINGS. *AK

WHILE PARKING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT INDICATION. *AK *ML

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING, BUT WILL RESTART. VEHICLE BEEN TO THREE DEFFERENT DEALERS. FIRST DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A LOOSE NEGATIVE CABLE, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BUT THE OTHER DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS REMOVED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WARD STRIKING A PASSENGER WITH OPEN DOOR AND CAUSING INJURIES. YH