1996 CADILLAC SEVILLE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WITH LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. MAY CAUSE OR BE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. HAVE BEEN TO DLR 2X IN PAST BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO MY TAKING POSSESSION, THOUGH I DID NOT FIND OUT UNTIL AFTER TAKING POSSESSION. I BELIEVE THE DEALER KNEW OF THE FAILURE PRIOR TO SELLING THE VEHICLE. FAILURE WAS AN INTERNAL SENSOR FOR SURE AND OTHER PARTS SUSPECTED.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER CAN'T TELL HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVLING DUE TO THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER BREAKING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO DLR 3 TIMES, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS A RAINNY DAY, DEALER SAYS THE POWER STEERING BELTS SLIPS IN THE RAIN, AND REPLACED . 22328 MILES AT THIS TIME.

2ND TIME TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DECELERATING. LAST TIME IT OCCURRED AROUND 5/7/99 AT 38,000 MILES, AUTOMOBILE DEALER HAD NOTICED ON EXACT PROBLEM AND MILEAGE WHEN SERVICED 5/21/99. THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND NO ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED WHEN STEP ON GAS. AUTO SLOWS DOWN AND MUST COAST TO STOP, HARD TO STEER, ETC. WHEN TURNED OFF ENGINE, AND RESTARTED AUTOMOBILE THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY BOTH IN MAY AND AGAIN IN JUNE. *AK

LINDA M WEST WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON 4 LANE CITY HIGHWAY ON 2/12/99. WHEN APPROACHING RED LIGHT, SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. APPLYING FULL FORCE TO THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR. TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH CAR IN FRONT OF HER, SHE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, THE ACCELERATOR WAS NORMAL. PARKED CAR IMMEDIATELY AND HAD TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED ACCELERATOR CABLE. NO KNOWN CAUSE OF FAILURE. ONE STRAND BROKE, UNRAVELED, AND DID NOT ALLOW DECELERATION. CHARLES CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 2/15/99 TO INFORM OF SAFETY PROBLEM. INQUIRED ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS AND TECHNICAL BULLETINS. NONE EXISTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE IT WAS A NEAR ACCIDENT AND A SAFETY PROBLEM, I REQUESTED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN BE PREPARED. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED IT WAS A GM DECISION. I ASKED TO TALK TO SUPERVISOR BUT RECEIVED AN ADDRESS TO WRITE. I WAS NOT SATISFIED THAT A PART FAILURE NEARLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND THAT GM WAS NOT TAKING IT VERY SERIOUSLY. I EXAMINED THE NEW CABLE AND DETERMINED THE CABLE IS UNDER VERY LITTLE TENSION AND THAT IT DOES NOT RUB ON ANY OTHER PARTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PART MAY BE FAULTY AND THAT GM SHOULD ALERT DEALERS TO THE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE PART SHOULD HAVE FAILED AND WOULD LIKE A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM GM. WHEN I INQUIRED IF I COULD RECEIVE THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION, I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT GET IT.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR. ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE DRIVING. THIER RPM STAYED AROUND 2000. IN ADDITION, POWER STEERING FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AND THE CONSUMER REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FRAME CRACKED AND THE BUMPER ON THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE OTHER VEHICLE. *AK

THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RACE AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD AND THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HASN'T CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK