1996 CADILLAC SEVILLE Complaints

WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 5 MPH WHEEL ON DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FELL OFF DUE TO LUGS: NUTS SHEARING OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. THEN WITH APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES ON VEHICLE , ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT AN ENGINE COOLANT BYPASS HOSE LEAKED, AND CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, WHICH HAS TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON OCCASIONALLY SINCE 1998. TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE. ON 19 DEC 2001, ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE LIGHT STOPPED ENGINE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO DETERMINED ENGINE COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO ENGINE. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION THAT IS BEING USED IN MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY CADILLAC THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS ENGINE TO USE 2-3 QUARTS OF OIL FOR EVERY 3000 MILES, WITH THE MANY DIFFERENTS CARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THE WARRANTY FOR THE CAR EXPIRES AT 70000 MILES. WHAT OTHER ACTION CAN I TAKE. *AK

ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON ,AND WE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. WE WERE TOLD WE MAY NEED A NEW ENGINE. WITH ONLY 62,00 MILES ON AN ENGINE THAT IS NOT NEEDING SERVICED UNTIL 100,000 MILES WE ARE SEEKING OUTHER CONSUMERS THAT MAY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE. NORTH STAR. *AK

HORN IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PUSH IN TO MAKE ANY SOUND. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK CONSUMER SATES HORN IS TO SOFT TO HEAR EVEN IF ACTIVATED. *JB

CADILLAC KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM. PLEASE STOP THEM FROM STIFFING THE OWNERS OF ANY YEAR NORTHSTAR ENGINE WITH THE BILL OF $1800 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD A 76 GRAND PRIX 400 V8 ENGINE WITH 245000MILES ON IT THAT DIDNT LEAK OIL LIKE THIS ENGINE. IF I KNEW CADILLAC HAD A DESIGN DEFECT WITH NORTHSTAR ENGINES I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST 8 OCCASIONS FOR LOSS OF DIGITAL DISPLAY AND ALL LIGTHS. ON AT LEASE THREE OCCASIONS VEHICLE HAS JUST STOPPED OPERATING. AFTER THE LAST TIME THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I JUST BEARLY AVOIDED A MAJOR ACCIDENT I TOOK THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I CANNOT SELL THIS VEHICLE OR TRADE IT IN AS I WOULD FEAR SOMEONE ELSE BEING INJURED OR EVEN WORSE KILLED IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN (STOPS RUNNING) AND OF COURSE ALL POWER ASSISTED EQUIPMENT SUCH AS POWER STEERING, ETC. ALSO DOES NOT OPERATE WHEN THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CADILLAC DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM ON THE FOLLOWING DATES & WITH THE FOLLOWING MILEAGE: 03-20-98, CAPITAL CADILLAC, ATLANTA, MILES 15,105; 05-10-99, CAPITAL CADILLAC, ATLANTA, MILES 26,512; 03-31-2000, CLAUDE NOLAN, JACKSONVILLE, MILES 36,269; 06-01-2000, CLAUDE NOLAN, JACKSONVILLE, MILES 38,713; 10-17-200, CLAUDE NOLAN, JACKSONVILLE, MILES 44,429; 11-08-2000, CLAUDE NOLAN, JACKSONVILLE, MILES 46000. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DELERSHIPS FOR THE SAME SAFETY DEFECT 6 TIMES INCLUDING THE LAST 10 DAYS. I HAVE CONTACTED CADILLAC CUSTOMER CARE ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS. THEY HAVE A FILE, CASE # CO2178311 AND THERE IS A CADILLAC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CASE # 4336165. THE DEALERSHIP AND CADILLAC BOTH CONFIRM THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT IT. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN TERMS OF POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND MORE IMPORTANT POSSIBLE BODILY INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND RPMS WENT ALL THE WAY TO ZERO. HE PULLED OVER AND HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM .METER ASSEMBLY/SENDER ASSEMBLE AND HARNESS. THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW. ALSO, WIRES WERE MELTED TOGETHER, CAUSING A SHORTAGE.*AK