2000 Cadillac Deville Visibility Problems

ROLLED DOWN FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW USING THE DRIVER BUTTON AND WAS DOWN FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND THEN AS I TRIED TO BRING IT BACK UP WITH THE SAME BUTTON THE WINDOW CAME UP AND THEN SLAMMED DOWN INSIDE THE WINDOW. THE PLASTIC GUIDES BROKE INSIDE AND HAD TO REPLACE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DID THE SAME THING. TODAY, MY WIFE GOT THE CAR WASHED AND THE ATTENDANT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW UP WITHOUT USING HIS HANDS TO HELP PULL IT BACK UP. I'M HOPING I'M NOT HAVING TO REPLACE THAT ONE SOON. IT LOOKS LIKE OTHERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART! WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO PALM SPRINGS AND I HOPE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE ON VACATION!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10616536

Incident

May 30, 2014

Mileage

65,000 mi

REAR WINDOWS FALL OFF THE TRACKS AND GO INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10563821

Incident

Aug 2, 2002

Mileage

65,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10362568

Incident

Oct 24, 2010

Mileage

122,000 mi

POWER WINDOWS OF CADILLAC DEVILLE SPONTANEOUSLY BREAK, WHILE DRIVING, WHILE SITTING, IN ANY TYPES OF WEATHER. CADILLAC IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO FIX. MANY WEBSITES SHOW OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SAME COMPLAINTS...SUCH AS WWW.CADILLACFORUMS.COM . PROBLEM COSTS OVER $500 TO FIX AND WILL BREAK AGAIN (IT IS JUST A SMALL PLASTIC PART). IT IS NOW AT THE POINT WHERE PEOPLE ARE POSTING "HOW TO'S" BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A PERSISTENT AND COSTLY PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR THREE SO FAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10342538

Incident

May 28, 2010

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.

NHTSA ID

10246593

Incident

Apr 16, 2004

Mileage

8,000 mi

ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS WENT OUT WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE REPAIR COSTS RANGED FROM $487 TO $587 EACH. I RESEARCHED THE PARTS BUT BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS HOUSED IN ONE PART FOR THIS MODEL IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND SOMETHING AFFORDABLE. THE LABOR WAS $75. ANY NUMBER OF CONSEQUENCES COULD OCCUR FROM THE DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER WHEN THE LOUD POP OCCURS, FROM WHAT MIGHT ENTER THROUGH THE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING, OR FROM AN ACCIDENT THAT MAY REQUIRE EXITING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A WINDOW. ONLY A FOOL WOULD REPLACE WITH AN OLD PART SINCE THESE PARTS DO NOT LAST THAT LONG AND COST SO MUCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10245173

Incident

Apr 21, 2007

Mileage

83,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVES HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHEN IDLING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE ABS TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. IN ADDITION, THREE OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. CURRENTLY, ALL FOUR WINDOWS FAIL TO GO UP AND DOWN PROPERLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,627 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. REMAILED 11/14/08. *LJ

NHTSA ID

10242924

Incident

May 15, 2008

Mileage

70,000 mi

THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE IN VEHICLE, SECOND THIS YEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225769

Incident

Apr 21, 2008

Mileage

97,000 mi

POWER WINDOW LIFT MECHANISM FAILED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10214729

Incident

Jan 7, 2008

NORMAL USE OF WINDOWS. ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED. REPLACED REGULATORS AT $350-450 A PIECE, OLD PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10193752

Incident

Jun 4, 2007

Mileage

60,000 mi

RIGHT REAR WINDOW EMITTED A LOUD "POP", AND THE WINDOW WENT DOWN. WEDGED THE WINDOW IN THE UP POSITION AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO FLA FROM NEW YORK. UPON MY ARRIVAL IN FLA, TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT $600.00. I REFUSED THE REPAIR AND DISSEMBLED THE DOOR AND WINDOW ASSEMBLY TO FIND THE CABLE THAT CONTROLS THE WINDOW TO BE DISCONNECTED DUE TO A FLIMSY PLASTIC CATCH THAT HAD BROKEN. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS I WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE WINDOW CABLE WITH A METAL PIECE. CLEARLY THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW( I WAS AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER FOR 20 YRS. HAD CYCLE AND AGE TESTS BEEN DONE PROPERLY, THIS FLAW WOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED, BUT THEN, THE DEALERS WOULD BE OUT $600 PER WINDOW FOR A .05 CENT PART. *NM

NHTSA ID

10182481

Incident

Nov 14, 2006

DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED IN THE DOWN (OPEN) POSITION DURING HEAVY RAIN. A VERY FRAGILE PLASTIC CONNECTOR FAILED WHERE CONNECTED TO A CABLE. THE SERVICE MAN COMMENTED THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT FAILURE ON THIS CAR. WINDOW CAME DOWN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. CAUSING MY COFFEE TO SPILL ON THE INTERIOR AND MYSELF. CADILLAC DEALER REPAIR COST FOR WINDOW IS $550.00. *JB

NHTSA ID

10181291

Incident

Jan 10, 2007

Mileage

72,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10174165

Incident

Oct 23, 2006

Mileage

998,800 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CABLE MECHANISM THAT ROLLED THE POWER WINDOWS UP AND DOWN FAILED SEVEN TIMES. ON 5-14-01, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW CABLES WERE REPLACED. ON 7-10-03, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WAS REPLACED. ON 9-23-05, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WAS REPLACED. IN MAY 2006, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WAS REPLACED. ON 8-22-06, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR FAILED . ON 8-28-06, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE CABLES WERE WEAK AND WORE OUT PREMATURELY. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10166966

Incident

May 14, 2001

Mileage

96,000 mi

FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER WINDOW FELL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WILL NOT GO UP. CONTACTED CAMARGO CADILLAC TO SEE IF COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT TELL ME OVER THE PHONE SAID THE CAR HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO THEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10166563

Incident

Aug 25, 2006

DT: WINDOWS FALL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS HAD PROBLEM FIXED ON TWO WINDOWS, BOTH FRONT WINDOWS. THE LAST ONE WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX WINDOW FOR FREE. CALLER MAINTAINED PROBLEM AFFECTED THE DOOR; THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. CALLER FELT CHILDREN WERE IN DANGER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10125084

Incident

Jun 15, 2004

Mileage

65,000 mi

FRONT AUTOMATIC WINDOWS BOTH QUIT AT ONE TIME, HEATED SEAT QUITS, SENSOR. *NM

NHTSA ID

10106392

Incident

May 7, 2004

5-5-04 DRIVER'S WINDOW WON'T GO UP, REPLACED REGULATOR #25714290 ALSO REPLACED MOTOR REGULAR ASSEMBLY 10-2-04 PASSSENGER WINDOW WON'T GO UP, REPLACED REGULATOR #25714289. *AK

NHTSA ID

10093500

Incident

May 4, 2004

THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOWS HAVE BROKEN IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, AT SEPERATE TIMES. EACH TIME THE WINDOW WAS BEING ROLLED DOWN THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. ONE I COULD UNDERSTAND, BUT THREE IN SIX MONTHS ON A $40,000 CAR IS UNREASONABLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10090504

Incident

Aug 29, 2004

Mileage

70,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 62 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE O THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENT PARTS YET THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT HAD A POOR CONNECTION WHICH CAUSED THE THEN IT IS MOIST OR DAMP OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND STALLS. COOLANT LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. SOMETIMES THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD UNLOCK ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, SOMETIMES THEY DIDN'T. THE VEHICLES HEATED SEAT SHUT OFF AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OR SOMETIMES THEY DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. THE INFORMATION CENTER WOULD RESET ITSELF SOMETIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE EXTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WAS CLOUDY WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE MIRROR. *NM

NHTSA ID

10080008

Incident

Jun 28, 2004

Mileage

43,077 mi

PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED IN THE DOWN (OPEN) POSITION DURING HEAVY RAIN. A VERY FRAGILE PLASTIC CONNECTOR FAILED WHERE CONNECTED TO A CABLE. THE SERVICE MAN COMMENTED THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT FAILURE ON THIS CAR. REPAIR COST $291.50. *AK

NHTSA ID

10078545

Incident

Jun 18, 2004

Mileage

96,490 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10048003

Mileage

35,349 mi

WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN, THE VEHICLES' SUNROOF LEAKS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE, CAUSE THE DRIPS OF THE RAIN FALLING ON THEM, DISTRACTS THEM. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TS

NHTSA ID

10004473

Incident

Jul 25, 2002

Mileage

6,900 mi

REAR ELECTRIC WINDOW WORKS INTERMITTENLY. PLEASE GIVE DETAILS. *MR

NHTSA ID

8019522

WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, CONSUMER STATES IT TOOK 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO GET THE PROBLEM RECTIFIED.*JB

NHTSA ID

567701

Incident

Feb 1, 2002