2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-65 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONTINUOUSLY INCREASED TO AN EXTREMELY HOT TEMPERATURE LEVEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD ABNORMALLY OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RADIATOR FLUSH AND THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY ADD ANTI-FREEZE TO THE ENGINE TO STOP IT FROM BECOMING EXCESSIVELY HOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN EIGHT INCH FRACTURE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER TEN YEARS OF AGE, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE FRACTURE WOULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

POWER WINDOWS OF CADILLAC DEVILLE SPONTANEOUSLY BREAK, WHILE DRIVING, WHILE SITTING, IN ANY TYPES OF WEATHER. CADILLAC IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO FIX. MANY WEBSITES SHOW OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SAME COMPLAINTS...SUCH AS WWW.CADILLACFORUMS.COM . PROBLEM COSTS OVER $500 TO FIX AND WILL BREAK AGAIN (IT IS JUST A SMALL PLASTIC PART). IT IS NOW AT THE POINT WHERE PEOPLE ARE POSTING "HOW TO'S" BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A PERSISTENT AND COSTLY PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR THREE SO FAR. *TR

2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES WITH STEERING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE, AND HE REALIZED THE STEERING SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. *JB

2000 CADILLAC DTS DEVILLE TOURING SEDAN. DIAMOND WHITE WITH TOUPE. WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP MY CAR WAS IN THE DEALER MORE THAN ME DRIVING. HALF THE VALVES WERE REPLACED ON A NEW CAR. I FILED UNDER THE LEMON LAW. WAS TOLD ON MY 24,000 MILE CAR THAT UNDER INDIANA LAW I COULD GET A REPLACEMENT. NO ONE INFORMED ME ABOUT A RUNAWAY PROBLEM OR A DEFECTIVE MOTOR. MY CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN AS IF SOMEONE HAD TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. I ONLY KNOW WHAT IT FELT LIKE. I REMEMBER CHECKING THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND COULD TELL IT WAS DOWN AS IF STUCK LOWER IN A DEPRESSED POSITION. I TRIED TO MOVE IT BACK UP AND IT CAME BUT FELL BACK AS IF STUCK THERE. I THEN PANICKED AS I WAS IN CHICAGOLAND EXPRESS AND FOUND A LONG OFF RAMP TO GO OFF THE EXPRESSWAY. AS MY CAR KEPT GOING I STOOD ON THE BRAKE WITH TWO HUNDRED POUNDS AND COULD FEEL THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE TAKE OVER. I ALSO DOWN SHIFTED THE SYSTEM IS SPEED BLOCKED AND WOULD ONLY GO INTO SECOND. THE CAR WENT ON A CURVE BEFORE LEAVING THE HIGHWAY OFF RAMP. IT HIT AN EMBANKMENT, TORE OFF THE OIL PAN AND TRANS COVER, AND FLATTENED ALL TIERS AS IT WENT UP AND OVER TWO LANES AND A MEDIAN BEFORE RESTING IN THE NORTHBOUND LANE DIRECTION WHEN I EXITED SOUTH. MY BYBACK FROM THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU CAME TWO DAYS LATER INFORMING ME THAT THE ENGINE IN THEIR OPINION WAS DEFECTIVE. NO ONE BOTHERED TO TELL ME HOW BAD THAT CAR WAS FROM A MECHANICAL PROSPECTIVE UNTIL I ALMOST DIED. THEY ORDERED GM TO BUY IT BACK. HOWEVER MY BRAND NEW CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE FOR UNDER BODY DAMAGE. THERE WASN'T A DENT ON THE METAL ABOVE. THE INSURANCE TOOK THE BUYBACK ORDER FROM THE BBB. I NEVER HEARD A WORD ABOUT IT AFTER THAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RESISTANT TO PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ON THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000. UPDATED 8/18/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL LINE SNAPPED. UPDATED 08/19/10*JB

"CHECK COOLANT" LIGHT, OVERHEATING, TAKEN TO GARAGE "FREE LANCE" CADILLAC MECHANIC RESEARCHED PROBLEM THAT IT IS A FACTORY RELATED INCIDENT THAT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE CAR IGNORED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT BACK TO GM AND THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED IT. I AM A SECOND OWNER TO CAR AND I HAVE "INHERITED" THIS PROBLEM. BLOWN HEAD GASKET............YOU POUR COOLANT IN AND IT RUNS RIGHT OUT THE TAIL PIPES! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE REAR PASSENGER, FRONT PASSENGER, AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS WENT OUT WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE REPAIR COSTS RANGED FROM $487 TO $587 EACH. I RESEARCHED THE PARTS BUT BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS HOUSED IN ONE PART FOR THIS MODEL IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND SOMETHING AFFORDABLE. THE LABOR WAS $75. ANY NUMBER OF CONSEQUENCES COULD OCCUR FROM THE DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER WHEN THE LOUD POP OCCURS, FROM WHAT MIGHT ENTER THROUGH THE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING, OR FROM AN ACCIDENT THAT MAY REQUIRE EXITING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A WINDOW. ONLY A FOOL WOULD REPLACE WITH AN OLD PART SINCE THESE PARTS DO NOT LAST THAT LONG AND COST SO MUCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVES HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHEN IDLING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE ABS TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. IN ADDITION, THREE OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. CURRENTLY, ALL FOUR WINDOWS FAIL TO GO UP AND DOWN PROPERLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,627 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. REMAILED 11/14/08. *LJ