2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

THE DEALER INFORMS ME THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, I AM WAITING TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN THERE IS A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWA VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT/ WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING. WOULD BE TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN TURN SIGNAL WAS IN USE VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED ONCE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT CRANKSHAFT/ PULLEY WAS CAUSING PROBLEM. AFTER REPAIRS ON CRANKSHAFT/ PULLEY, VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES.*AK VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL WHILE TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS, DEALER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND OXYGEN SENSOR, HOWEVER VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, DEALER REPLACED SOME ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (NO SPECIFIC COMPONENTS MENTIONED) AND CONSUMER STATES AFTER ELECTRICAL REPAIR VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALL FREE. *SLC

VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WIRES WAS HALF AN INCH THICK AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN, WHICH WERE POSSIBLIY CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.*JB

THE VEHICLE'S DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL INFORMATIONS CAN NOT BE READ DURING BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS, ON THE CENTER CONSOL THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL, RADIO/CD/TAPE DECK CONTROLS AND THE CLOCK AND OUTSIDE TEMP READING ALSO CANNOT BE READ ON BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS. *YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON/ SERCURITY THEFT LIGHT COMES ON/ ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN, AND ENGINE STARTS TO REV HIGH. WHEN TAKING KEY OUT OF IGNITION, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STAYS ON. DEALER CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

SUNVISORS ON PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDES WILL NOT PUSH FOWAARD BEYOND VERTICLE POSITION, BLOCKING DRIVERS VISION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN PLACING GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE THERE IS A LOUD NOISE AND THE AUTO JOLTS .THIS ACTION DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD ,OTHER TIMES WHEN THE AUTO IS WARM. IT IS VERY INCONSISTENT HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER AND THEY CANNOT GET IT TI DO THE PROBLEM AS STATED. THET TOLD ME ,CADILLAC KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT IT.*AK

CLUSTER DISPLAY GOES COMPLETELY OUT. DRIVER HAS NO VISUAL WAY TO MONITOR FUNCTIONS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL, SPEED AND FUEL LEVELS CAN NOT BE DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DUE TO LOCATION OF HORN, WHEN HORN IS NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, HORN HAS TO BE DEPRESSED ON RIGHT SPOT IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE IT. *AK THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REMEDIED. *SLC

WHEN COLD, UPON STARTING ENGINE AND SHIFTING INTO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR ABRUPTLY JOLTS AND VIBRATES. PROBLEM ORIGINALLY WOULD OCCUR WHEN CAR WAS COLD AND GAS TANK WAS LESS THAN HALF FULL. AS THE WEEKS/MILES PASSED, THE JOLT PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY, REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. INITIALLY, JOLT PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN CAR WAS COLD. HOWEVER, JOLT PROBLEM NOW OCCURS ON ALL STARTUPS, REGARDLESS OF A COLD OR WARM START. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP EARLY ON, WHEN PROBLEM WAS MORE PREVALENT WITH COLD STARTS ONLY. DEALERSHIP CONTACTED CADILLAC AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. CAR OWNER WAS ADVISED THAT A "TECHNICAL FIX WAS IN THE WORKS" FOR THE PCM MODULE (THE APPARENT CULPRIT WAS RELATED TO EMISSIONS), PROMISED AVAILABLE IN 60-90 DAYS. AFTER 90 DAYS, CAR WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME JOLT PROBLEM, ONLY NOW IT OCCURS ALL THE TIME. DEALERSHIP CONTENDS THERE IS NO FIX, BECAUSE THE JOLT IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT A FEATURE - THAT ONE MUST WAIT 45-60 SECONDS AFTER STARTING ENGINE TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, SO THAT THE CAR HAS A CHANCE TO WARM UP. THIS IS NOT THE SOLUTION, AS THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS WARM AS WELL. MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT THE JOLT PROBLEM HAS GRADUALLY WORSENED OVER TIME/MILES, AND OWNER IS UNSURE OF THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT THE JOLT HAS ON THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. FOUND A COMPARABLE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AT NHTSA WEBSITE REGARDING SUDDEN ACCELERATION (JOLT) AND THE NEED TO WARM UP FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS, WHICH APPEARS TO CORROBORATE THAT A KNOWN PROBLEM EXISTS.*AK