2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH SHE FELT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FOUR TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES ARE MANUFACTURER BY VOGUE, LINE CUSTOM BUILD RADIAL, SIZE 225-60-R16 THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE TIRES. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,940. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,888 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 10/08/08. *LJ THE TIRE HAD SIDEWALL CRACKING. UPDATED 10/10/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2001 AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HE NOTICED THAT THE GEARS WERE GRINDING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2005 AT 39,320 MILES. ON APRIL 18, 2008, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FIRST TWO TRANSMISSIONS WERE REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE LAST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY AT THE COST OF $4,503. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED HIM $2,000 TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/25/08. *CN UPDATED 06/25/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH VEHICLES SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 4/23/08. *LJ

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ,WITH FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, ENGINE STALLED LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES (ADDED MOTOR OIL). VIOLENT SHUDDERING AND LOSS OF FUEL MILEAGE (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) DEALER CHANGED MOTORMOUNT, NO SUCCESS. I VISITED A TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY TELL ME IT MAY BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AS THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM ON THE CADILLACS (KNOWN PROBLEM). I WILL ASK FOR OLD PARTS IF GM NEEDS TO REVIEW TO REDESIGN.. *TR

2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE CONCOURS CRANKSHAFT ROTATION SENSORS AND MOTOR MOUNT FAILURES. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THESE FAILURES ARE COMMON IN THE CADILLAC'S. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE POPULAR BY THE DEALER. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH BECAUSE OF THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY REMOVED THE BATTERY AND STATED THAT THE FLOORBOARD HAD TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE RED CAP ON THE BATTERY EXPLODED. ACID SPILLED EVERYWHERE AND CORRODED ALL OF THE CABLES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE BATTERY WAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF

MY 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE WILL OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATE OF ITS OWN ACCORD. IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL OR WHEN NOT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP ACCELERATING IS TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TAP THE ACCELERATOR WITH YOUR FOOT. IT IS QUITE DISTURBING AND TAKES SOME SECONDS TO REALIZE WHAT TO DO. FORTUNATELY HAS NOT HAPPENED IN CLOSE QUARTERS YET, BUT THE STORIES ABOUT THE OLD MAN WHO MISTAKENLY PUT HIS FOOT ON TEH ACCELERATOR RATHER THAN THE BRAKE ARE BOGUS. HIS CAR DID IT. THIS HAPPENED ALSO IN OCT. 2006. THE DEALER CREST CADILLAC CLAIMED TO NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THEY CLEANED TEH THROTTLE BODY AND ONLY HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES AFTER THAT AND WAS NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL THIS WEEK. IT AGAIN HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND I WAS UP TO 85 MPH BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL.

NORMAL USE OF WINDOWS. ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED. REPLACED REGULATORS AT $350-450 A PIECE, OLD PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

BROUGHT CAR AT ARNOLD PALMER CADILLAC IN CHARLOTTE, NC, INDEPENDENCE AVE ON 2/10/07. AFTER GETTING HOME, BRAKES BEGIN TO SQUEAK, TOOK CAR BACK IMMEDIATELY THE NEXT DAY, I WAS TOLD TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND SLAM ON BRAKES AND THE SQUEAK SHOULD STOP; THAT WAS AN INSULT. AGAIN I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP , I WAS TOLD THAT THEY TOOK THE BRAKES PADS OFF AND SANDED THEM DOWN AND THE SQUEAKING WOULD STOP. IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS NOW, MY BRAKES IS STILL SQUEAKING WITH A GRINDING NOISE. SPENDING $16,000 FOR A VEHICLE, I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS. I HAVE MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORK TAKING MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALESHIP TO BE MADE A FOOL OF. I HAVE BROUGHT 3 CADILLACS FROM ARNOLD PALMER, NEVER AGAIN WILL THEY GET MY BUSINESS OR WILL I RECOMMEND ANYONE TO THEM FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE. IN ADDITION TO THE BRAKE PROBLEM, NOW THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE COMING ON FOR FLUID LEVELS. WHEN YOU BUY A CAR FROM A WELL-KNOWN COMPANY, YOU TRUST THAT THE PRODUCT YOU BUY WILL BE RELIABLE, AND HAVE GONE THROUGH A FIVE POINT INSPECTION. WHAT CAN I DO TO RESOLVE THIS SITUATION, BECAUSE I CANNOT CONTINUE TO KEEP MISSING WORK AND TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL ARNOLD PALMER IS PUTTING ME OFF IN AN EFFORT FOR THE WARRANTY TO EXPIRE, AND THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO FIX PROBLEM. *JB

RIGHT REAR WINDOW EMITTED A LOUD "POP", AND THE WINDOW WENT DOWN. WEDGED THE WINDOW IN THE UP POSITION AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO FLA FROM NEW YORK. UPON MY ARRIVAL IN FLA, TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT $600.00. I REFUSED THE REPAIR AND DISSEMBLED THE DOOR AND WINDOW ASSEMBLY TO FIND THE CABLE THAT CONTROLS THE WINDOW TO BE DISCONNECTED DUE TO A FLIMSY PLASTIC CATCH THAT HAD BROKEN. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS I WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE WINDOW CABLE WITH A METAL PIECE. CLEARLY THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW( I WAS AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER FOR 20 YRS. HAD CYCLE AND AGE TESTS BEEN DONE PROPERLY, THIS FLAW WOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED, BUT THEN, THE DEALERS WOULD BE OUT $600 PER WINDOW FOR A .05 CENT PART. *NM