2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

2001 DEVILLE CAR DIES WHEN EVER IT WANTS FOR NO REASON. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALLS FOR THIS ENGINE THAT IS ON MANY YEARS. SENSORS REPLACING DOES NO GOOD AND THE FUEL FILTER CHANGE AND FUEL PUMP DOES NO GOOD. AND REPLACING THE BATTERY DOES NO GOOD. IT IS THE ENGINE AND NO ONE HAS A CURE. WHEN SOMEONE GETS KILLED MAYBE THERE WILL BE A RECALL THEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY STUCK. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 65 MPH; THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE DPEDAL, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL SPLIT IN TWO PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH ECLIPSE AFTERMARKET GROUP WHEELS. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE WHEELS WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 141,000.

REAR PASSENGER ELECTRIC WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR SITTING IN DRIVEWAY,1 WEEK LATER FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR. NOW THE DRIVERS WINDOW HAS DROPPED. THATS 3 WINDOWS INOPERABLE IN MONTH AND A HALF. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKEN. THE FAILURE HAS PREVENTED HIM FROM OPENING AND CLOSING THE WINDOWS. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY AND PAY THE REPAIR COST TO HAVE THE REGULATORS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 03/01/10 *BF CADILLAC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR. UPDATED 03/04/10.*JB GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR. UPDATED 05/05/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES AT FULL SPEED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT INJURED HER HEAD AND BACK DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,000. UPDATED 09/01/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ABS DID NOT OPEARTE AS IT WAS DESIGNED. UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOWS IN HER VEHICLE FELL DOWN AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $400-$600. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CALIBRATOR WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I HAVE A 2001 CADILLAC DTS THE ENGINE TAKE EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL AND A COOLANT ABSORPTION THAT CAUSE OVERHEATING AND CONSTANT ENGINE WORK. I WAS TOLD AT THE CADILLAC DEALERSHIP THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CADILLAC NORTH STAR ENGINE. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFFS WHEN THE CAR RUNS HOT AND MY SAFETY WAS IN JEOPARDY DUE TO THIS KNOWN FAILURE. GM SHOULD FIX THESE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUES WITH CARS WITH THIS ISSUE AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. THESE ISSUES NORMALLY RANGE FROM $1000-$4000 TO REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE NOW REPLACED 3 WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE WINDOW STAYS DOWN AND I FEEL UNSAFE IN MY CAR. IT IS ALSO THE DEAD OF WINTER AND HAD TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL WITH THE WINDOW IN THE DOWN POSITION WITH THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OF 10 DEGREES IN HER SKI OUTFIT. ONE REGULATOR IS ACCEPTABLE AND MAYBE A FLUKE BUT 3 IS UNACCEPTABLE. BLOGGING ON THE NET HAVE NOTED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. GM USES A PLASTIC PIECE NOT METAL AND THIS IS THE FAILURE OF THE PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. THE WINDOWS WOULD COST $1,500 TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 180,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/17/09.*JB