1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION A THUMPING NOISE WAS PRODUCED. DEALER STATED RACK AND PINION BOLT WAS MISSING . *AK NOT ONLY WAS A BOLT MISSING THE BOLT WAS SO LOOSE IT WAS HANGING OFF. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MISSING BOLT AND TIGHTENED THE LOOSE BOLT. *TC

VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCV, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER BRAKES AND STEERING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE STALLING WAS RELATED TO A FAILURE IN THE MAIN COMPUTER CHIP. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWAITING PARTS TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE ALSO GOING TO RE-CLEAN THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. *NM THE EGR VALVE FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES. I N JUNE, 2004 INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE RADIATOR. I N JULY, 2004 THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. IN AUGUST TECHNICIAN INDICATED TO CONSUMER THE NEED TO REPLACED THE ENGINE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $7.000. *AK

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 PASS BUTTONWILLOW WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE CAME APART. SOME OF THE TREAD REMAINED ON WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE TIRE DAMAGED THE QUARTER PANEL, REAR LOWER BUMPER AND THE REAR DOOR. THE RESULT WAS TIRE FAILURE, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROLMAN STOP TO GIVE ASSISTANCE BY CALLING AAA TO HAVE OUR CAR PIGGYBACKED TO A BIG-O DEALER TO REPLACE THE FAILED TIRE. I PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES TO BE MOUNTED IN REAR OF THE CAR. I'VE KEPT THE OLD TIRE SO THAT I MAY SUBMIT A CLAIM TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. GIVING PROOF OF PRODUCT FAILURE AS WELL AS THE DAMAGE PRODUCED BY THE FAULTY TIRE. *AK

WHILE STOPPING ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE DRIVER SIDE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. *AK *LA

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DRIVER SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY THEY NOTICED THAT THE SIDE AIR WAS DISCONNECTED AND DUCK TAPED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SIDE IMPACT SENSOR MODULE RECALL 00V228000 REPAIRS PERFORMED. DEALERSHIP NEVER PERFORMED REPAIRS, BUT INDICATED HE DID SO. *AK

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL RAIL, CONSUMER SMELLED GAS EVERY TIME SHE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. *PH

CAR MAKES A GROANING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT TO RIGHT. SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM THE FRONT END STEERING SYSTEM. ALSO, IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID TO WAIT UNTIL IT BECAME WORSE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK