2002 CADILLAC SEVILLE Complaints

2002 CADILLAC SEVILLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON FIVE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. ON ONE OCCASION, THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS, THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD JUST STOP, IT WOULDN'T START WHILE MOVING. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR STOP WHERE I WAS AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN IT WOULD RESTART. ONLY TO STOP AGAIN, EVERY THING WENT DEAD, LIGHTS, ENGINE, INTERIOR GAGES EVERYTHING. LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AIR BAGS, EVERYTHING STOPPED. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE CADILLAC DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. THE PROBLEM WENT ON FOR OVER A YEAR BEFORE THEY FOUND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH (KEY TYPE) WAS THE PROBLEM AND ONCE REPLACED THE CAR HAS FUNCTIONED WELL SINCE. BUT I FOUND MYSELF ONLY DRIVING ON SIDE STREETS KEEPING THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND OFTEN NOT DRIVING IT FOR WEEKS AT A TIME WHILE THE DEALERSHIP WORKED ON THE VEHICLE TRYING TO FIX IT. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT AS THE MONTHS PASSED IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT UNTIL IT WAS EVERY TIME I DROVE THE CAR. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT A NEWLY DESIGNED CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS INSTALLED WHICH CORRECTED THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND ALLOWED IT TO SIT OVERNIGHT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE FROM HER DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE THERE WAS A BOLT MISSING THAT WAS CAUSING THE RACK AND PINION TO BEND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. UPDATED 01/02/2013*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE HONORED EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL. UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS

MY VEHICLE STARTED TO FEEL AS IF THE STEERING WAS A LITTLE LOOSE A FEW MONTHS AGO, AT ONE POINT I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE, BUT I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY VERIFIED MY TIRES WERE FINE AND THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE PROBLEMS OR LEAKS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 610 AND I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TRYING TO SWITCH LANES, AND ALMOST SIDE SWIPED A TRUCK. THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS ONLY DURING THE TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL, I GAINED CONTROL WHEN I STRAIGHTENED THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONTINUED ON HOME. ON OCTOBER 13, 2012 I GOT INTO MY CAR AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WAS EVEN MORE LOOSE. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND THE FRONT END MADE A CLUNK SOUND AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHIFTED UPWARDS WHEN I PROCEEDED TO TURN THE WHEEL. A MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT A MISSING BOLT DAMAGED THE MOUNTING STRAP, WHICH ALSO DAMAGED THE RACK AND PINION. *TR

I WAS GOING TO GET AN INSPECTION STICKER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS BECAUSE OF AN EMISSION PROBLEM. CYLINDER 4 WAS MISFIRING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A NARROW CURVED ROAD, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ABRUPTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY AND HEAD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

DIAGNOSTIC CHECK RESULTS: RANDOM MIX-FIRE (TUNE UP) SECONDARY AIR INJECTION EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SENSOR (PRESSURE IN TANK) TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID (INSIDE TRANSMISSION) ENGINE METAL OVER TEMP. STRUT & MAINTENANCE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REMAINS ON. *TR

2002 CADILLAC SEVILLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM VEHICLES AND A SOFT BUSHING PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION AT THE THIRD CLUTCH HOUSING THAT WEARS OUT PREMATURELY AND TRANSMISSION OIL POURS OUT THE LEFT AXLE SEAL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE THE OIL SEAL AND BUSHING IS IN ACCESS OF $2000. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE WRONG BUSHING MATERIAL WAS USED DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE. GM STATED THE BUSHING, BOLTED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WAS A STANDARD WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. *JB UPDATED 06/28/11. *JB