2002 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH SUDDENLY RED LIGHT CAME ON FOR AIRBAG, AND GREEN LIGHTS WENT OFF. DID NOT KNOW IN WHAT GEAR VEHICLE WAS IN. ALSO, GAS GAUGE WENT OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE SINCE JULY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMERS WIFE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE SEATS, MIRROR AND STEERING ARE SUPPOSED TO RESPOND TO HER KEY FAB AS PROGRAMMED, BUT IT DID NOT. TRYING TO ATTEMPT IT MANUALLY DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPT. WHO FOUND A MODULE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD SHORTED OUT AND BLEW A FUSE. *JG

WHILE IN MOTION, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW A TWO AND A HALF INCH HOLE IN THE SIDE WALL. *JG(MICHELIN MICHELIN SEMMETRY P225/60 R16)

THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN FRONT SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAP MOUNT, IT IS AT THE SHOULDER OF THE SEAT. FOR A PERSON 5 FEET AND SHORTER STRAP WOULD GO ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF NECK, WHICH COULD CAUSE MAJOR INJURIES IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF HIS WIFE WHEN SHE OPERATES THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES REGARDLESS OF THE AVAILABLE SEAT BELT ADJUSTMENTS THE SHOULDER STRAP WINDS UP ON HER NECK. *JG

ENTERPRISE RENTAL, CINCINNATI, OHIO, GILBERT AVE. AT 65 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. DEALER DETERMINED THAT REAR AXLE HAD BROKEN. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*AK JLG

THE VEHICLE STUMBLES/HESITATES AND THEN STALLS REPEATEDLY. COINCIDENTALLY THIS HAS HAPENED THREE TIMES AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK WITH GAS AFTER THE VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN FOR A DAY.*AK

TURN SIGNALS DO NOT TURN OFF AFTER MAKING A TURN, CONSUMER HAS TO EITHER TURN THEM OFF MANUALLY OR TURN THE WHEEL 90 DEGREES. DEALER STATED THAT'S THE WAY TURN SIGNALS ARE DESIGNED.*JB CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO NORWOOD CADILLAC WHERE ITS SERVICE WRITER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE DESIGNED THAT WAY AND THAT ALL VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL OPERATED IN THE SAME MANNER. NOTHING WAS DONE BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN. THE HOOD BOUNCES AND FLUTTERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ONLY. THE HOOD BUMPERS AND PANEL WERE NOT ADJUSTED. THEY WERE ALIGNED AND ADJUSTED. ALSO, WHEN THE WIPERS ARE IN DELAY MODE, THE OPERATION IS ERRATIC. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIED AND WIPERS ARE WATER SENSITIVE. THE WIPERS WILL SPEED UP IF THE WINDSHIELD IS VERY WET. *JG

THE (TPM) SYSTEM INDICATES 4 POUNDS DIFFERENT FROM GAUGE READING. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE DISCREPANCY. THIS COULD BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO IMPROPER PRESSURE BEING MAINTAINED IN THE TIRES. THIS IS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO THE FORD / FIRESTONE CONTROVERSY. A DEFECTIVE INDICATION CAN BE DANGEROUS.*JB

SEAT BELTS TOO SHORT TO BE BUCKLED. ONLY OCCURS ON CADILLAC, NOT LINCOLN, LEXUS, ETC. *AK

WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT STOP. UPON REVERSING VEHICLE RAN INTO A SHOPPING CART BEFORE STOPPING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK