2000 Cadillac Deville

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS A RAN OFF THE ROAD BY A SEMI TRUCK AND COLLIDED HEAD ON INTO A HIGHWAY SIGN. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. NO INJURIES REPORTED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

• 12/29/2003· SUSPENSION

  HEAVY VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSED A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING. *AK

• 12/28/2000· TIRES

  THE MICHELIN (SYMMETRY ALL SEASON TPCSPEC 1109MS P225/60R16 97S) TIRE DISINTEGRATED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO COME ON. *MJS

• 12/27/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  STARTED BURNING OIL AT 58,000. DEALER REPLACED PISTONS AND CHARGED ME $6376. CALLED MFG. TO COMPLAIN ABOUT COST. THEY IMMEDIATELY REFUNDED 50% OF BILL. WAS THERE A RECALL? AM I STILL PAYING MORE THAN I SHOULD? THE 50% REFUND CAME TOO EASY. I TALKED TO A STRANGER AT A CAR WASH, WITH AN IDENTICAL CAR, WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! HIS WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

• 12/22/2004· SEATSFire

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER IGNITED AND BURNED THROUGH SEATING MATERIAL. *JB

• 12/21/2004· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON A FLAT SURFACE IT WOULD NOT LEAK FLUID, BUT IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON A INCLINE THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAK FLUID FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED A DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PRESSURE AND RETURN LINE HOSE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *JB THE LEAK WAS FROM THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE WHICH HAD SPLIT. THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. *NM

• 12/20/2001· STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SEATS,EQUIPMENTCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLEY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF IN TRAFFIC, CONSUMER HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY FOR BRAKES, VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER IS INOPERATIVE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE OUT OF POSITION, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE PLASTIC RETAINER WAS BROKE, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER STEERING, DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION, ENGINE IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE STARTED IN THIRD GEAR, WHICH THE GEARS SEEM TO LOCK UP INTERNALLY, VEHICLE STARTS VIBRATING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE RIGHT CENTER DASH A/C VENT CLOSES BY IT SELF, THE NIGHT VISION LENS IS CRACKED AND THE CONSOLE HOLDER AND LATCH BROKE.*YD

• 12/20/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCrash

  THIS CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO BE REPURCHASED BY GMC UNDER THE LEMON LAW I HAVE THOSE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

• 12/18/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED TO REPORT THAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF AND RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR INTERNAL FLUID LEAKS IN THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (RECALL # 00V114000). THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CAR HAS ALSO STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OF TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT HAS OCCURRED OVER 10 TIMES.

• 12/17/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 35 TO 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLS AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. DOES NOT NOT HAVE ANY WARNING WHEN VEHICLE STALLS. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE PROBLEM HAS TO BE DUPLICATED.*AK

• 12/16/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION KEY NEEDED A NEW CHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 12/15/2014· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO A WIRING PROBLEM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I CONFIRMED THIS BY MOVING THE SEAT WHICH CAUSES THE LIGHT TO COME ON OR GO OUT. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM WHICH MIGHT INACTIVATE THE AIR BAGS, I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED BY A RECALL NOTICE BY GM AND THE BURDEN TO REPAIR THE LOOSE WIRE CONNECTION SHOULD FALL UPON GM. THANKS. *TR

• 12/15/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER NOTICED OIL ON PARKING GARAGE FLOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. DEALERSHIP INDICATED OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OIL PAN GASKET REAR SEAL, UPPER CRANK CASE VALVE COVER, AND REAR SEAL DUE TO A FLAW IN THE NORTH STAR ENGINE. OIL PAN CASKET HAD BEEN REPLACED, AND UPPER CRANK CASE WILL BE REPLACED. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE ENGINES.*AK

• 12/11/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED 3 TIMES. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. BRAKES LET GO AND WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH IN TRAFFIC, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOWDOWN THEY FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS CRITICALLY INJURED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

• 12/11/2001· VISIBILITY

  PASSENGER SIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR HAS SHATTERED AFTER AN EXPLOSION SOUND 3 TIME IN EIGHT MONTHS, MIRROR AND HOUSING WERE CHANGED TWO TIMES AND THE MIRROR AND HEATING MECHANISM WAS DISMANTLED THE TIRD TIME, TO NO AVAIL.

• 12/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE PA IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2013. HE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

• 12/10/2003· VISIBILITY

  THE SUN VISOR DOESN'T EXTEND FORWARD FAR ENOUGH. AS A RESULT, THE VISOR OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW. THE VISOR WAS CHANGED IN THE NEWER MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF VISOR'S DEFECT. *AK *CB *JB

• 12/10/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CRANK SENSOR FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL WHEN THE ENGINE HAD GONE OUT. *AK THE FAILURES ALMOST RESULTED IN COLLISIONS. *SCC *JB

• 12/09/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  200 CADILLAC DEVILLE. CONSUMER WRITES TO ADDRESS CONCERNS RELATED TO RECALLS AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALLED DID NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A TERRIFYING EVENT WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK TWO STRONG MEN TO MANUALLY TO TURN THE WHEEL ENOUGH TO TURN TO VEHICLE OFF. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

• 12/08/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN FOOT IS TAKEN OFF ACCELERATOR CAR WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. NO HESITATION, SHAKING, VIBRATION, WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. CAN BE ON LOCAL STREETS OR HIGHWAY. DEALER HAS REPLACED SENSORS ON 3 OCCASSIONS AND STATED THAT CADILLAC RECOGNIZES THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2000 DEVILLES. PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO ANOTHER LISTED IN CONSUMER COMPLIANTS SECTION. *AK

• 12/07/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL LEAK FROM OIL PAN. THIS CAR HAD NOT LEAKED OIL PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED AN OIL BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER INVESTIGATION I LEARNED THAT 3 QUARTS OF OIL HAD LEAKED DURING MY DRIVE. I DID GET THIS FIXED A AUTO REPAIR FACILITY. I THEN LEARNED THAT THE FIX THAT GM HAD COME UP WITH WAS SOME SORT OF PLATE. THE REPAIR SHOP INSTALLED SAME. *JB

• 12/07/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE BATTERY LEAKING ACID. THE BATTERY WAS LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. THIS CAUSED A HOLE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES. HE BURNED HIS SINUSES WHEN REMOVING THE BATTERY. THE FUMES CAUSED THE CONTACT'S WIFE SKIN TO DRY OUT AND FLAKE OFF FROM HER NECK TO FEET. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPAIR THE HOLE AFTER HE PAID FOR AN EVALUATION. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE HOLE HIMSELF. HE WENT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY, BUT THEY WOULD NO INSTALL IT BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. *NM

• 12/06/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I WAS RIDING DOWN THE STREET AND I FELT MY CAR GOING A LITTLE FASTER THAN IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BECAUSE I WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY TURN WAS COMING UP SO I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES IT ACTED LIKE IT REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO SLOW DOWN SO I HAD TO PUNCH ON MY BRAKES KIND OF HARD TO MAKE THE TURN. AND SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE IT STARTED SPEEDING UP AGAIN. SO I PULLED OVER AND CUT THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS THEN STARTED IT BACK UP. AFTER I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP IT RAN FINE. GOING TO CALL THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS BROUGHT AT AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS ''' DANGEROUS SITUATION'''. *TR

• 12/01/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE OVER AND PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

• 11/30/2004· SEAT BELTS

  THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ON FAILURE MECHANISM 02031 THE FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS WERE INOPERATIVE. *BF *SC

• 11/26/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE NORTH STAR WITH 50 THOUSAND MILES....USES OIL AND HAS SINCE 30 THOUSAND MILES... CATES MOTOR COMPANY OF MADISONVILLE, KENTUCKY SAYS THAT USING OIL IS NORMAL FOR THE NORTH STAR ENGINE. USING OIL IS NOT NORMAL! I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANYTHING BUT CADILLACS AND THEY DIDN'T USE OIL UNTIL 100+THOUSAND MILES. MY 88 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE-GOLD EXECUTIVE HAS 203,000 MILES AND USES A QUART EVERY 3,000 MILES! A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE WITH A NORTH STAR ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE USING OIL... USING OIL IS NOT NORMAL. WHY IS CATES MOTOR COMPANY OF MADISONVILLE, KY. TELLING ME IT IS NORMAL? WHY AREN'T THEY PREPARED TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF USING OIL IN A $50,000.00 C-A-D-I-L-L-A-C OWNED BY A LIFE TIME PATRIOT? MY CADILLAC'S ID # [XXX]. I HAVE CALLED CADILLAC... LEFT MESSAGE WITH AUTOMATED SERVICE... NO RESPONSE. I HAVE E-MAILED CADILLAC WITH NO RESPONSE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY ASK CATES MOTOR COMPANY TO HAVE A CADILLAC REPRESENTATIVE CONTACT ME... NO RESPONSE. WANT TO SPEAK WITH A REAL LIVE CADILLAC REPRESENTATIVE. [XXX] *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/26/2002· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLES' STEERING WHEEL WILL CONSTANTLY TILT DOWNWARDS WITHOUT BEING TILTED BY THE DRIVER, THEIR IS ALSO A STUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUM. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TS

• 11/24/2006· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE STATIONARY, THE EXTERIOR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS AND FRONT ROOF PILLARS OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW AND CREATED BLIND SPOTS TO THE FRONT SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE OTHER MODELS WHICH HAD THE SIDE MIRRORS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR, INSTEAD OF THE WINDOW PILLAR. THE CONTACT HAD NOTICED MANY NEWER MODEL VEHICLES, SUCH AS THE NISSAN VERSA AND MINI COOPER BEING MANUFACTURED THIS WAY. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 12/18/06. *JB

• 11/21/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

• 11/17/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/16/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CRACKED TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY FILLED WITH WATER AND SHORTED OUT ALL ELECTRICAL SIGNALS. *AK

• 11/08/2010· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  MY KEY FOB STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AT FIRST, UNLOCKING MY DRIVERS DOOR. I HAVE ALL THE DOORS SET TO LOCK WHEN PUT IN GEAR AND UNLOCK WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED. I HAD SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BUT MY DOOR DID NOT ELECTRICALLY UNLOCK SO I TRIED MANUALLY TO LIFT THE BUTTON AND IT WOULD NOT LIFT HIGH ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE DOOR LEVER TO RELEASE THE DOOR. THE DOOR WAS INOPERABLE. MY VEHICLE IS A DTS, THE SEATS ARE BUCKET TYPE. I COULD NOT GET OUT OVER THE CONSOLE OR LIFT MY LEG PAST THE DASHBOARD EASILY. THE DOOR WILL NOT LET ME IN BY KEY OR KEYFOB OR OUT BY MANUAL UNLOCK. A SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

• 11/07/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. DUE TO THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 11/05/2014· STEERING,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES

  MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE REMEDY FOR RECALL #14V355.THE JULY 2, 2014 LETTER TO [XXX] RE:NHTSA NOTIFICATION CAMPAIGN NO. 14V-355 FROM [XXX] , GM, STATES ON PAGE 3 THAT "THE TORQUE PERFORMANCE OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM MAY BE INSUFFICIENT TO RESIST ENERGY GENERATED WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OFF ROAD OR EXPERIENCES SOME OTHER JARRING EVENT". THIS IS THE SAME IGNITION SWITCH THAT GM HID FROM THE PUBLIC FOR YEARS WHICH RESULTED IN 196 CLAIMS FOR DEATH, 116 CATASTROPHIC INJURIES AND 1,460 OTHER INJURIES. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH FOR THE RECALL, YOUR ORGANIZATION IS ALLOWING GM TO BLOCK THE KEY FROM BEING PLACED ON A KEY RING WITH HOUSE KEYS, THE REMOTE FOB THAT COMES WITH THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE DOOR LOCKS, SEAT POSITIONING, TRUNK RELEASE AND PANIC ALARM. AND THE GM PROVIDED CADILLAC MEDALLION THAT IS USED TO RETURN THE KEY TO ME IF IT BECOMES LOST. MOST PEOPLE NEED TO KEEP HOUSE KEYS ON THE CAR KEY RING, AND THE FOB IS INTEGRAL TO USING THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL FIX BEING ALLOWED BY YOUR AGENCY IS DANGEROUS AND WRONG. SUBSEQUENT OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES WILL NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL AND POP THE LITTLE PIECE OF PLASTIC OUT OF THE KEY HOLE AND ATTACH ALL OF THEIR KEYS ON ONE KEY RING. FOR CURRENT OWNERS, THIS TAKES AWAY ONE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE, THE FOB USAGE AND MAKES LIFE MORE DIFFICULT HAVING TO KEEP TRACK OF A SINGLE CAR KEY AND THEIR KEY RING WITH ESSENTIAL KEYS ON IT. ACCORDING TO THE WASHINGTON POST, GM KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT AND CHANGED THE IGNITION SWITCH PART IN NEWER VEHICLES USING THE SAME PART NUMBER TO AVOID A RECALL AS PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND DIED. GM'S FIX LEAVES MY CAR WITH ITS DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH IS STILL SUBJECT TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. WHO ARE YOU PROTECTING? GM? NOT ME AND I AM TERRIFIED. I WANT MY IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED WITH ONE THAT IS PROPERLY DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED FOR THE SAFE USE OF MY VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/05/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE FRONT PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR DOORS. THE DRIVER DOOR WAS THE ONLY DOOR THAT WAS UNAFFECTED BY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE STARTED TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOB WAS WORN OVER TIME AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FOB WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,351.

• 11/05/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 10/29/2015· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF BURNING OIL WAS NOTICED WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 12/03/15*LJ..UPDATED 02/01/16 *BF *JS

• 10/28/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED, THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

• 10/28/2004· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS INOPERATIVE ON 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE (02031). *BF

• 10/28/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE POSITIONING OF THE BATTERY. IT IS LOCATED BENEATH THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THERE IS NO PROTECTIVE SHIELD. CURRENTLY IT IS LEAKING FUMES WHICH WAS FLOWING THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/27/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  WINDOW IN FRONT DOOR AND OTHER DOORS JUMP OFF TRACK AND DROP DOWN. IF HALE STORM, OR HEAVY RAIN THIS COULD IMPAIR DRIVERS ABILITY TO OPERATE SAFELY. CADILLAC HAS MANY COMPLAINTS DUE TO THIS AFTER I INVESTIGATED IT. I HAVE 2 DOORS AT PRESENT WITH WINDOWS BROKE. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT I CAN DO AND EXPECT GMC TO DO. *TR

• 10/26/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE ACCELERATOR STICKS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THROTTLE STILL STICKS.*AK

• 10/25/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN DOES NOT ACTIVATE FREELY. CONSUMER HAS TO DEPRESS IT VERY HARD, IN A VERY SMALL AREA, WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEPRESS IN AN EMERGENCY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS DESIGN AT LEAST 12 TIMES.*AK

• 10/24/2008· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE REAR PASSENGER, FRONT PASSENGER, AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

• 10/24/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL RANDOMLY. *SLC

• 10/23/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR SINCE OWNERSHIP DUE TO FAILURE OF THE THEFT SYSTEM, THE SERVICE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATES, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE LEMON LAW. *MJS

• 10/22/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *TGW ACCORDING TO THE RECALL LETTER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

• 10/18/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY FAILURE PRODUCED HYDROGEN GAS, BATTERY LEAKED OUT AND TERMINAL CORRODED WITHIN BATTERY. * BF THE BATTERY SUDDENLY WENT DEAD. THE BATTERY WAS UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THE POSITIVE TERMINAL HAD CORRODED FROM WITHIN THE SHELL. (AC DELCO BATTERY) 2000 CADILLAC DTS. *SC *JB

• 10/17/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/16/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE BLOCK SWEATS WATER THROUGH THE BLOCK. MR