2004 Cadillac Deville Problems

CAR WILL NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY CHECKED THE FUSES ALL GOOD CHECK THE BATTERY GOOD. THEN IT STARTED NEXT DAY DROVE HOME FROM WORK AND POWER TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET POWER STEERING STARTED TO LOCK AS I MANAGED TO PULL OFF IN TO A PARKING LOT. STARTED ONCE AGAIN, MADE IT HOME. NEXT DAY WAS ABLE TO STARD VEHICLE DROVE TO WORK, ONCE IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO HEAD HOME TRIED STARTING CAR AND NOTHING NOTHING I CAN OPEN TRUNK WITH KEY FOB CAN'T OPEN GAS TANK DOOR FROM INSIDE MANUALLY. MY CAR IS SAYING AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY. ALSO I HAVE A CONSISTENT SQUEAK ING/GRINDING ON THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IT WAS DOING JUST FINE ONCE I PARKED THE CAR CAME BACK TO START THE CAR THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT IT WOULD NOT START ONCE I HAD TRIED ABOUT 12 TIMES IT DECIDED TO START AND THERE WAS SOMETHING BLOWING SOUNDING LIKE IT JUST MIGHT BE THE AIR ON SOMETIME I WOULD COME TO THE START THE CAR BATTERY WOULD BE DEAD

The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated that while driving on a mountain at a slow speed, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,331.

LOWER STEERING SHAFT REPLACED BECAUSE OF NOISE. NEW SHAFT INSTALLED BUT NOISE IS STILL THERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE SUN ROOF GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE METAL FRAME AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROTH CADILLAC (5711 PEACH ST, ERIE, PA 16509) AND THE SUN ROOF WAS REPLACED TWICE WITH PLEXIGLASS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT SUN ROOF GLASS COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VARIOUS DEFECTS ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MIRROR ADJUSTERS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, THE FRONT CONSOLE FELL OUT AND WAS HANGNING BY WIRES, THE REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL, AND THE REAR DOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS LOOSE. THE REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS INOPERABLE. *JS

CAR WILL NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY CHECKED THE FUSES ALL GOOD CHECK THE BATTERY GOOD. THEN IT STARTED NEXT DAY DROVE HOME FROM WORK AND POWER TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET POWER STEERING STARTED TO LOCK AS I MANAGED TO PULL OFF IN TO A PARKING LOT. STARTED ONCE AGAIN, MADE IT HOME. NEXT DAY WAS ABLE TO STARD VEHICLE DROVE TO WORK, ONCE IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO HEAD HOME TRIED STARTING CAR AND NOTHING NOTHING I CAN OPEN TRUNK WITH KEY FOB CAN'T OPEN GAS TANK DOOR FROM INSIDE MANUALLY. MY CAR IS SAYING AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY. ALSO I HAVE A CONSISTENT SQUEAK ING/GRINDING ON THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL

"TAKATA RECALL" MY 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE VIN# [XXX]. I WAS GETTING INTO MY STATIONARY VEHICLE AT AROUND 11:30PM. I WAS LOCATED IN LYNNFIELD, MA WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THE SECOND I TURNED THE ENGINE OVER AND HIT THE BRAKE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY OUTSIDE CATALYSTS BEING A FACTOR. I WAS ABRUPTLY HIT BY THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG RIGHT IN MY NOSE AND MOUTH CAUSING MY NECK TO SNAP BACK. I WAS STILL IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN MY FRIEND WHO WAS IN HIS CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME HEARD THE NOISE FROM THE AIR BAG AND CAME TO MY AID. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON RE CONSTITUENT RE 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OIL HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM THE MAIN OIL SEAL FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE STOPPED, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

CAR WILL NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY CHECKED THE FUSES ALL GOOD CHECK THE BATTERY GOOD. THEN IT STARTED NEXT DAY DROVE HOME FROM WORK AND POWER TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET POWER STEERING STARTED TO LOCK AS I MANAGED TO PULL OFF IN TO A PARKING LOT. STARTED ONCE AGAIN, MADE IT HOME. NEXT DAY WAS ABLE TO STARD VEHICLE DROVE TO WORK, ONCE IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO HEAD HOME TRIED STARTING CAR AND NOTHING NOTHING I CAN OPEN TRUNK WITH KEY FOB CAN'T OPEN GAS TANK DOOR FROM INSIDE MANUALLY. MY CAR IS SAYING AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY. ALSO I HAVE A CONSISTENT SQUEAK ING/GRINDING ON THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL

TAKATA RECALL. ONE DAY WAS DRIVING ALL WAS WELL IT HAD JUST SPRINKLED BEFORE IA LEFT HOME. ROADS WERE WHET I SLOWED DOWN TO CROSS RR TRACKS WHEN INCREASED GAS TIRES SLIPPED OR SPUN A LIL,FROM BUMPS ON TRACKS AND ACCELERATION MADE NUMEROUS SENSORS I THINK GOT FAULTY. SUSPENSION TRACTION, SERVICE ENGINE SOON,, ABS, AND AIR BAG. I RESET INFORMATION CONTROL CENTER. BUT WITH IN 3 MINS AFTER YOU TAKE OFF THEY ALL LIGHT UP AGAIN ABS I JUST CHANGED BRAKE PADS 4 MONTHS AGO THERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY.GOING WITH CERAMIC THIS TIME. I ALSO HAVE 2 PSI SENSORS OUT. NEITHER BACK WINDOW GOES DOWN ONE NEEDS MOTOR THE OTHER ON THE REGULATOR A PLASTIC CLIP THAT KEEPS IT INLINE IS WORN OUT. I FIGURED THAT OUT. BUT IDK WHY ALL THEM SAFETY WARNINGS CAME ON AND WHY I CANNOT GET TRACTION CONTROL TO EVER GO OFF? JUST FIND IT WEIRD HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE CAR STILL STARTS AND RUNS FINE. I'M JUST WORRIED I THINK AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE RECHARGED OR INSPECTED.MY PLAN IS TO RESTORE IT NEEDS MINOR REPAIRS BUT DEALERSHIPS IS A RIP OFF. IF I CAN FIND WHERE THESE ELECTRICAL SENSORS ARE I WILL DO IT MY SELF. THEY RIDICULOUSLY OVER CHARGE FOR EVERYTHING. I WAS CROSSING RAIL ROAD TRACTS AT A SLIGHT ANGLE.CAUSE UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IT WAS DOING JUST FINE ONCE I PARKED THE CAR CAME BACK TO START THE CAR THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT IT WOULD NOT START ONCE I HAD TRIED ABOUT 12 TIMES IT DECIDED TO START AND THERE WAS SOMETHING BLOWING SOUNDING LIKE IT JUST MIGHT BE THE AIR ON SOMETIME I WOULD COME TO THE START THE CAR BATTERY WOULD BE DEAD

TAKATA RECALL. ONE DAY WAS DRIVING ALL WAS WELL IT HAD JUST SPRINKLED BEFORE IA LEFT HOME. ROADS WERE WHET I SLOWED DOWN TO CROSS RR TRACKS WHEN INCREASED GAS TIRES SLIPPED OR SPUN A LIL,FROM BUMPS ON TRACKS AND ACCELERATION MADE NUMEROUS SENSORS I THINK GOT FAULTY. SUSPENSION TRACTION, SERVICE ENGINE SOON,, ABS, AND AIR BAG. I RESET INFORMATION CONTROL CENTER. BUT WITH IN 3 MINS AFTER YOU TAKE OFF THEY ALL LIGHT UP AGAIN ABS I JUST CHANGED BRAKE PADS 4 MONTHS AGO THERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY.GOING WITH CERAMIC THIS TIME. I ALSO HAVE 2 PSI SENSORS OUT. NEITHER BACK WINDOW GOES DOWN ONE NEEDS MOTOR THE OTHER ON THE REGULATOR A PLASTIC CLIP THAT KEEPS IT INLINE IS WORN OUT. I FIGURED THAT OUT. BUT IDK WHY ALL THEM SAFETY WARNINGS CAME ON AND WHY I CANNOT GET TRACTION CONTROL TO EVER GO OFF? JUST FIND IT WEIRD HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE CAR STILL STARTS AND RUNS FINE. I'M JUST WORRIED I THINK AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE RECHARGED OR INSPECTED.MY PLAN IS TO RESTORE IT NEEDS MINOR REPAIRS BUT DEALERSHIPS IS A RIP OFF. IF I CAN FIND WHERE THESE ELECTRICAL SENSORS ARE I WILL DO IT MY SELF. THEY RIDICULOUSLY OVER CHARGE FOR EVERYTHING. I WAS CROSSING RAIL ROAD TRACTS AT A SLIGHT ANGLE.CAUSE UNKNOWN.

The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated while driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle jerked. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred during the warm weather season. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was serviced for an Emissions tesand the contact was informed that the torque converter clutch door was stuck. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 209.817.

TORQUE CONVERTER DEVELOPS LEAKS WHICH IS A FULL REBUILD OF TRANSMISSON ISSUE, THIS CAN RESULT IN VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING IN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM. IT IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY CAR MANUFACTURER, AS PEOPLES SAFETY IS AT RISK, LET ALONE HE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REQUIRED TO FIX THIS ISSUE FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR. I NOW HAVE OWNERSHIP OF A CAR I CANNOT REGISTER AS IT WON'T PASS SMOG DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT IS USELESS TO ME AND I AM IN DIRE NEED OF A VEHICLE TO GET TO DR. APPOINTMENTS AS I AM DISABLED. AND MONEY IS GONE SO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WHICH IS VERY LITTLE IN MY AREA IS A COST I CANNOT ASSORB. THANKYOU G.M.....YOU BUILD A BEAUTIFUL VEHICLE AND PUT A CRAP TRANSMISSON IN IT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT MOVED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TWO POWER SEAT FUSES. THE SAME DAY, AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT WITHIN THE POWER SEAT. THE DEALER THEN REMOVED THE BREAKER. THERE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

DRIVING EAST ON FLAMINGO ST, LAS VEGAS, HIT DIP IN ROAD, SUDDENLY, WENT DEAD. NO POWER, ENGINE DIED, HIT FROM BEHIND, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WENT HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, WITH NECK BRACE, IV DRIP, SPENT ONE NIGHT, WENT DOCTOR NEXT DAY. CAR TAKEN REPAIR SHOP, PER GEICO INSURANCE ADJUSTER. WENT TO THIS DOCTOR FOR TWO YEARS, THEN ANOTHER DOCTOR AT V.A. HOSPITAL, TO THIS DATE. HAD SHOTS TO LOW BACK, NECK, MANY CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENTS, WITH VARIOUS PILLS, SUCH AS OXYCODONE, HYDOCODONE AND OTHER NARCOTICS FOR PAIN. HAVING TO SHOTS IN LOW BACK THIS MONTH, 29 OCT 2014. THE ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY LAS VEGAS STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT. DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS OVER $20,000. DOLLARS, GEICO WOULD NOT REPLACE, HAD TO SELL, SUFFERED LOST AFTER 5 MONTHS. IT WAS NEVER CORRECT AFTER ACCIDENT. PURCHASE 2005 NEW CTS, IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, TRADED IT FOR 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE, WITH 13,000 MILES, ENGINE LEAKED OIL BEFORE WARRANTY OFF, DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. NOW AT 200,000 MILES, IT LEAKS 2-3 QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. DOES NOT BURN, ENGINE WAS DEVELOPED WITH DEFECT, IT LEAKS OIL FROM BOTTOM. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. FOUND OVER 200 OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEMS WITH DEVILLE, LEAKING OIL. REPORTED TO GM, THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE, REFUSED TO ASSIST IN REPAIRS OR FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.

MAIN COMPUTER FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. ONE PIN WAS BAD IN THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE CARS FUEL, ENGINE, ETC. REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER COSTING OVER $1,000. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MANY TIMES. THE COMPUTER DID NOT STORE A CODE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS TOTAL LOSS OF POWER IS A COSTLY SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

BAD RIMS CAUSE LOW TIRE PRESSURE, TIRE DEALERS (MULTIPLE) STATE THAT THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GM RIMS. OCCURS CONSTANTLY AND CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND DEALERS WERE NEVER ABLE TO REPAIR. *TR

THE POWER WINDOWS IN MY 2004 DEVILLE ONE WINDOW PER YEAR HAS JUST GONE BAD THE MOTOR FOR THE POWER WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IT HAS COST ME $300.00 PER WINDOW. SO FAR THREE WINDOWS HAVE GONE OUT AND I AM NOW WAITING FOR THE FOURTH AND HOPEFULLY FINAL WINDOW TO GO OUT AT A COST OF $1,200.00. *TR

2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VARIOUS DEFECTS ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MIRROR ADJUSTERS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, THE FRONT CONSOLE FELL OUT AND WAS HANGNING BY WIRES, THE REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL, AND THE REAR DOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS LOOSE. THE REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS INOPERABLE. *JS

I DROVE UP TO VALLE PARKING, STOPPED TO INSERT VALLE PARKING KEY. IGNITION FROZEN-COULD NOT INSERT KEY. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. COULD NOT CONTACT ONSTAR. EVERYTHING FROZE? CALLED ONSTAR WITH MY CELL PHONE? THEY SENT A WRECKER TO TOW CAR TO CADILLAC DEALER(APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AWAY). CADILLAC ADVISED "IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER JAMMED AND WILL NOT ROTATE". CADILLAC DEALER "CODED AND INSTALLED NEW IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER", FOR WHICH I PAID $632.86. SHOULD THIS BE INCLUDED IN "IGNITION RECALL"? SHOULDN'T I BE REFUNDED THE $632.86 I PAID FOR THESE REPAIRS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK AND THE FUSES ARE REPEATEDLY BLOWING. THE FUSES LAST FOR ONE OR TWO MONTHS AND THEN HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,466

THE VEHICLE'S EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP HAS FOUND BARE WIRING IN THE WALL BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE DASHBOARD, WHERE THE WIRES HAVE BEEN PULLED THROUGH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE FLASHER UNIT AND FUSE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE CAUSE OF THE LIGHTS BLOWING HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *NM

VIVA2 SIDE WALL SEPARATION AND TIRE TREAD SEPARATION P225/60R16 NOTICED TIRE FAILED HAD BULGE ON SIDE WALL WENT BOUGHT ANOTHER DID SAME ASK EMPLOYEE AT WALMART WHERE I PURCHASED TIRE HE SAID THE WHEELS ARE OUT OF LINE ON MY CAR HE DID NOT KNOW I HAD HAD MY CAR INSPECTED BEFORE I CAME TO REPLACE FAULTY TIRE AT REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID TIRE WAS AT FAULT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ALIGNMENT

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE EQUIPPED WITH LANVIGATOR COMFORT 1 TIRES, SIZE 225/60/R16. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POLICE PULLED HIM OVER AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE DRIVER REAR TIRE HAD JUST EXPLODED AND THERE WAS PIECE OF RUBBER ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. ONCE THE CONTACT REACHED HOME HE CONTACTED THE TIRE DEALERS WHO INFORMED HIM THAT HE DROVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 700. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,700. AN

TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE FROM A 2004 DHS WITH 74.000 MILES ON IT. FLUID FROM THE SEAL SPILLING OUT ON THE FRAME AND EX PIPES COULD CATCH ON FIRE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE FOR AWHILE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE PEDAL MUST BE RELEASED FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE VAPOR CANISTER, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS, A COIL PACK, AND SPARK PLUG, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONSUMER STATED SOMETIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO CONSTRUCTION BARRIER. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V35500 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,291.