1996 Cadillac Deville Electrical Problems

DESPITE TWO TRIPS TO THE CADILLAC DEALER, THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" KEEPS COMING ON, PARTICULARLY DURING EXTEND PERIODS OF DRIVING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10188359

Incident

Apr 19, 2007

DT: WHILE DRIVING CALLER TRIES TO SLOW DOWN AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES LOSE POWER. WHILE AT THE STOP LIGHT IT ACCELERATES, AND SHE HAS TO FIGHT THE CAR TO KEEP IT STOPPED. WHILE IN PARK IT RACES AT 2125 RPMS. HAD CAR TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAID IT WAS A CHIP IN COMPUTER. CAR WILL BE TOWED AGAIN TONIGHT. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10124654

Incident

Apr 20, 2001

Mileage

89,000 mi

ON A 3000 CROSS COUNTRY TRIP THE CAR ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE TURNING THE A/C OFF, GIVING IT MORE HORSEPOWER. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM UNTIL I DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR WILL IDLE BETEEN 3000 AND 4000 RPM WHEN THIS CONDITION EXISTS. I HAVE SEEN IT ACCELERTE THROUGH 80MPH. TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN RECRANKING IT CAUSES THE PROBLEM TO GO AWAY TEMPORARILY. THE LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR IT OR EVEN DIAGONSE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED THE CADILLAC NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE ALSO REFUSED TO HELP ME GET THE NEEDED REPAIRS. NO ONE BUT A CADILLAC DEALER CAN SERVICE THESE CARS. THEY VERY RUDELY SUGGESTED THAT I JUNK THE CAR. THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD IN THE PAST 110,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS 180,000 MILES AND IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM. WHILE I WAS IN THE CADILLAC SERVICE CHECK-IN AREA, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO BURST WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS CHECKING IT INTO THE SHOP. THEY REPAIRED THE RADIATOR THEN DEMANDED THAT I DRIVE THE CAR AWAY WITHOUT THE UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION PROBLEM BEING REPAIRED, GROSSLY NEGLECTING THE DANGERS INHERENT TO MYSELF AND OTHERS IN DOING SO. *AK

NHTSA ID

10078467

Incident

Jun 14, 2004

Mileage

180,000 mi

WHEN THE DRIVER PUT THE KEY IN AND TURNED THE IGNITION VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10044610

Incident

Aug 29, 2003

Mileage

70,000 mi

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE HAS STALL WAS CONTACTED BUT WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10001884

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DIDN'T HOLD. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM HOOD. UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE, STEERING LOCKED UP. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND WAS TOTALLED.*AK

NHTSA ID

8010829

Incident

May 28, 2002

WIRING SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN A SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH IGNITED A FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

NHTSA ID

886735

Incident

Oct 24, 2000

THE PROBLEM WAS FAULTY WIRING CAUSED BY ACID LEAKING ONTO THE AUTO CABLES ETC. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM CAUSED BY THESE DEFECTIVE BATTERIES, BUT CADILLAC REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS, STATING ONLY THAT MY WARRANTY RAN OUT! THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE BATTERY! *AK

NHTSA ID

737141

Incident

Nov 11, 2000

IN HEAVY RAIN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD MOMENTARILY SHUTDOWN, INCLUDING POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS NOT MADE ANY REPAIRS UNTIL THE 6TH TIME WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN. DEALER HAD RECOGNIZED A SERVICE BULLENTIN ISSUED, AND CHARGED CONSUMER $80 FOR REPAIRS FOR NON CLIP ON SERPENTINE BELT. *AK THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. *YH

NHTSA ID

873768

Incident

Oct 1, 2000

LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING. *AK

NHTSA ID

735052

Incident

Oct 10, 1996

HORN IS DIFFICULT TO BLOW. HAS TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD AND GRAB IN ORDER FOR HORN TO BLOW AT ONE PARTICULAR STOP ON PAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED HORN PAD . THIS DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING, CANNOT ATTRACT ATTENTION OF OTHE VEHICLE . THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

818613

Incident

Oct 30, 1997

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT HORN IS POSITIONED SO THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO REACH DURING EMERGENCY.

NHTSA ID

519445

POWER STEERING FAILURE; WHILE DRIVING HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING, HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IN FOR REPAIR,INSTALLED A DRIVE BELT/SHIELD SPLASH SHIELD. *AKTHE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT A SPLASH SHIELD, THE AUTO LOCKS WONT UNLOCK WHEN PUT IN PARK MOST OF THE TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED SHORTED RKE RECIEVER AND REPROGRAM REMOTE, THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED RADIO/TAPE SOUNDED FUZZY, RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER IS NOISY, DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER. *NLM

NHTSA ID

808133

Incident

Jan 12, 1997

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

602542

Incident

Feb 1, 1996

DASH LIGHTS FOR RADIO ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ON BRIGHT DAYS DUE TO SIZE/COLOR OF THE LETTERS.

NHTSA ID

509636

Incident

Aug 16, 1996

UPON ACCELERATION, VEHICLE VIBRATES W/POOR ACCELERATION AND POSSIBLE STALLING. MFG., AND DEALER IDENTIFY PROBLEM AS A COMPUTER CHIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

985124

HORN BUTTON IN AIR BAG COVER MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE HORN. *DSH

NHTSA ID

490790

Incident

Dec 1, 1995

EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE, EQUIPPED WITH AN AIRBAG. TT

NHTSA ID

976522

Incident

Dec 13, 1995