1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HIT BY ONCOMING VEHICLE AT 50-60 MPH. IMPACT PRIMARILY AT 90 DEGREE MIDDLE SECTION OF PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PICTURES AVAILABLE. PROBLEM: PAID EXTRA FOR THIS SAFETY FEATURE THAT APPARENTLY DID NOT WORK IN IT'S FIRST APPLICATION. EITHER A MATTER OF PRODUCT FAILURE OR FRAUD UPON THE CONSUMER IN THAT THEY ARE PURCHASING A SAFETY FEATURE THAT DOES NOT WORK IN ALL INSTANCES. MAINLY CONCERNED WITH THIS OCCURRING WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THIS POSITION AS THIS PASSENGER, IF INDEED HAD BEEN PRESENT, WOULD HAVE MOST CERTAINLY BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR FATAL.*AK

WHILE PRESSING THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCLERATE. BUT WHEN OCCUPANT PRESSES GAS PEDAL "HARD" VEHICLE TAKES OFF WHICH MAY CAUSE A COLLISION. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SUSPENSION FEELS LOOSE-FOUND:LEFT FRONT STRUT LEAKING,STRUT MOUNT LOOSE ,LINK LOOSE AND NOISY.REPLACED LEFT FRONT STRUT,STRUT MOUNT AND STABILIZER LINK.REALINED FRONT WHEELS.ALSO,BECAUSE AIR BAG LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT SENSOR MODULE DUE TO A SHORT. DEALER SUPPORT WAS EXCELLENT AND APPRECIATED. *AK

FUEL TANK HAD A HOLE WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAK WHICH LEAKED ABOUT 3 GALLONS OF FUEL ONTO THE GROUND, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THE HOLE WAS PAINTED OVER WITH BLACK PAINT WHICH SEEMED THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER WAS COVERING UP THE HOLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 35 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END IS OVER FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE GETS TIGHTER, THE LONGER THE USAGE. DRIVER HAS TO TAKE SEAT BELT OFF AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME WEARING IT. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *AK

TRUNK HAS NO LEVER INSIDE TO RELEASE IT IF SOMEONE WAS STUCK INSIDE OF IT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, STRIKING THE PASSENGER IN THE ARM WITHOUT WARNING. CADILLAC HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CAR WAS STOPPED AND AT IDLE AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. RIGHT SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON HITTING MY WIFE IN THE SIDE AND GIVING HER A LARGE BRUISE ABOUT 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AT TUTWILER CADILLAC ON JULY 29, 1999, 10101 N. MERIDIAN ST., INDIANAPOLIS, IN, PHONE NO. 317 846-7888. I CONTACTED THE CADILLAC ASSISTANCE CENTER, AND RECEIVED NO SATISFACTORY ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. THEY WOULD NOT LET ME TALK TO ANYONE WHO COULD EXPLAIN. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO ED MARTIN CADILLAC IN ANDERSON, IN AND TRADED THE CAR FOR ANOTHER ONE (7/30/99) AT MY LOSS, AS CADILLAC WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CAR. AS FAR A I KNOW, THE CAR IS STILL AT ED MARTIN'S.

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, AND VEHICLE SKIDDED ABOUT 15-25 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK