2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF A STORE CAR I WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER. THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY FROZE AND THE BELT BEGAN TO SQUEAL. THE STEERING CAME BACK WITHIN 10 SECONDS BUT FOR THE TEN SECONDS I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. THIS IS ABOUT THE 10TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I KEEP GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY PUT ON BELT DRESSING BUT IT DOES NOT HELP. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2005 DEVILLE. *TR

DRIVING IN RAIN AND POWER STEERING FROZE UP FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER A DRIVING RAIN. THE CAR MADE A SCREECHING SOUND FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THEREFORE I DO NOT DRIVE IN THE RAIN. ALSO THE PROBLEM PERSISTS EVEN AFTER THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED SECONDARY TO A LEAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

THIS NORTHSTAR ENGINE HAS LEAKED OIL,(NOT BURNING IT) SINCE 40,000 MILES. I USE 2 OR MORE QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. IT LEAKS WHENEVER IT IS PARKED. I HAVE SPENT MONIES ON THIS, BUT IT APPEARS A MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR IS NEEDED. SOME SAY, THE BOLTS WERE TOO SHORT, AND OTHERS SAY, THIS DEFECT CONTINUED UNTIL THE 2006 YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN

DURING HEAVY RAIN OR DRIVING THROUGH WATER THE STEERING COMPLETELY GOES OUT. SCARED THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME TODAY....ALMOST HIT BY A LOG TRUCK WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. OCT 2011 I TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD OTHER SUCH COMPLAINTS, BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED? I SAW THE SAME THING HAPPEN A YEAR OR SO AGO TO AN ELDERLY LADY TURNING INTO OUR NEIGBBORHOOD IN HER CADILLAC DEVILLE...SHE JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY 2 LANE ROAD...LUCKILY SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE AT THE INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WERE ABLE TO START THE CAR AND PUSH IT TO SAFETY. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT AT THE TIME UNTIL THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME...AND I REMEMBER THAT THE DAY IT HAPPENED TO MY NEIGHBOR IT WAS ALSO RAINING. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BY GM ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! NOW I NEVER DRIVE MY CAR WHEN IT'S RAINING AND IF IT HAPPENS TO RAIN WHILE I'M OUT MY NERVES ARE COMPLETELY SHOT! I'D LIKE TO GET RID OF THE CAR, BUT I COULD NOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE PASS THIS VEHICLE ONTO ANOTHER PERSON KNOWING WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUE. *TR

I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, SHIFTED TO DRIVE, BEGAN DRIVING ON MY STREET AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF AND THE CAR HIT THE GROUND. THE DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT WITH INJURY AND OR DEATH TO MANY PEOPLE. OEM BALL JOINTS, ESPECIALLY ON AN EXPENSIVE CAR LIKE A CADILLAC DEVILLE, SHOULD HAVE A LIFETIME OR THE SAME LIFE EXPECTANCY AS THE OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE FRAME. IT IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT (INFERIOR METAL STRENGTH AND QUALITY) FOR A BALL JOINT ON A CADILLAC TO "BREAK" FOR NO REASON. IT SHOULD BE FORBIDDEN AND PUNITIVE FOR A BALLJOINT ON A CADILLAC TO BREAK BEFORE 300,000 MILES. WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS BE FORCED TO PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH THEIR LIVES???? A GOOD QUALITY PRODUCT THAT IS PERMANENTLY LUBED AS IN THE CADILLAC LINE, SHOULD BE RELIABLE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. ANYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME AS ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SHOULD BE FORBIDDEN OR PUNISHED. THE PUBLIC MUST BE PROTECTED FROM THIS TYPE OF SUICIDAL JOURNEY IN A REASONABLY NEW VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. *TR

OIL LEAK UNDERNEATH ENGINE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. MECHANIC SAYS IT WILL COST $2,000. TO FIX. TWO SECTIONS DO NOT FIT PROPERLY, SO THIS MODEL WILL LEAK OIL. *TT

THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE RR WINDOW OF MY 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE IS DEFECTIVE. MY WINDOW IS DOWN AND WON'T COME BACK UP ALTHOUGH THE MOTOR POWER IS RUNNING TO THE WINDOW THE REGULATOR IS BROKEN. I HAVE CHECKED THE COMPLAINTS AND NOTED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS ON THIS MODEL OF DEVILLE WHICH IN 2002 THROUGH 2005. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE. THIS IS ONLY ONE WINDOW. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS COULD OCCUR THREE MORE TIMES. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL DEVILLE ( NOT THIS YEAR) THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET THE PART REPLACED CONSEQUENTLY THEY ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH NO WINDOW IN THE BACK. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN AND PETS. AS WELL AS DANGEROUS FOR LEAVING YOUR CAR OUT. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD CHECK INTO THIS. I THINK IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BECAUSE THE COMPLAINTS APPEAR TO BE UNRELATED. HOWEVER TAKEN AS A WHOLE FOR ALL THE YEARS IT IS SIGNIFICANT. I YOU LOOK AT THE WINDOW REGULATORS YOU WILL SEE THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET CADILLAC TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR