1997 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

CONSUMER WENT TO JACK UP VEHICLE TO CHANGE TIRE WITH JACK THAT CAME EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE WHEN IT BENT OVER AND COLLAPSED, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. CONSUMER HAD ONLY USED JACK ONCE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND REPLACED JACK WITH THE SAME DESIGN WHICH WAS ALREADY BENT. *AK *ML

ROTORSD FAULTY. DEALER AND CADILLAC REFUSED TO REPLACE UNDER 48,000/4 YEAR BUMPPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED EIGHT TIMES DUE TO WARPED OR DAMAGED ROTORS,VIBRATION DUE TO FAILURE. YH

VEHICLE CONSUMES A QUART OF OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS & SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND KEY ENGAGE STARTER TO GET ENGINE GOING. DEALER HAS REPLACED PLUGS, WIRES AND ONBOARD COMPUTERS. CANNOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK

LOCATION OF THE BRAKE LINE CAUSES ANOTHER LINE TO RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAK. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THROTTLE STICKS SHUT WHEN CAR IS STARTED, THROTTLE SUDDENLY RELEASES AS DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO INCREASE ENGINE SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. *AK

I WAS TRAVELLING AT 80 MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER- THE GAS INDICATOR INDICATED THAT I HAD 5 GALLONS OF GAS LEFT AND COULD GO 110 + MILES. YET WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, IT INDICATED EMPTY. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER SAYS HE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

GM WILL BE SENDING OUT AN INSPECTOR TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE.I DO NOT KNOW WHAT BRAKE COMPONENT FAILED. WHETHER IT WAS MASTER CYLINDER, ABS, VACUUM BOOSTER, ETC. I ONLY KNOW THERE WAS FAILURE. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 15-20 MPH WITH PLENTY OF SPACE TO STOP IN RESPONSE TO 2 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED JUST IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND WHEN I GOT NO RESPONSE I PRESSED THE PETAL WITH EXTREME PRESSURE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LATER AT THE GARAGE THE PEDAL AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT ON ANOTHER OCCASION IT WAS ABLE TO STOP. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ACTUAL DAMAGE IN DOLLARS IS ONLY ESTIMATE AS ADJUSTER HAS NOT DETERMINED COST AS YET. ANOTHER CAR ( 1999 GEO) WAS HIT IN REAR AND I DO NOT KNOW THE AMOUNT OF HER DAMAGES. I HAVE CONTACTED CADILLAC AND I AM NOT HAPPY THAT AN IMPARTIAL WITNESS CANNOT BE ON SITE WHEN THEY DO THEIR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT MILAGE IS CLOSE ESTIMATE. THE CAR IS PHYSICALLY NOT AT THIS LOCATION . I ALSO DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A 2POINT 3 POINT OR MOTOR BELT . *AK

STEERING LOCKED UP ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCAISIONS. CLEARED AFTER APPROX. ONE MINUTE. FRIEND WITH SAME MODEL EXPERIENCED SAME SYMTOMS UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE.