1997 Cadillac Seville Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,007.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIFTEEN TIMES WITHIN AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

HIT A SPEED BUMP - LOUD NOISE - COULD BARELY BRAKE - AVOID COLLISION AND AFTER EVENTUALLY BEING ABLE TO STOP; LOOKED UNDER CAR AND FLUID GUSHING OUT LIKE A RAINSTORM. CALL INSURANCE COMPANY WHO STATED IT WAS A COLLISION; HOWEVER, REPAIR SHOP AND ADJUSTER FOR INSURANCE COMPANY STATED IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN DUE TO RUSTING AND CRACKING OF BRAKE LINE, ETC. AND WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIR - AUTO REPAIR DID SEND A PAPER SHOWING A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED BY NHTSA ID: 04V110000 ON JUNE 2, 2004 DEALING WITH FUEL SYSTEM AND THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION WHICH MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK. I INFORMED NOT ONLY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND THE REPAIR SHOP, AND I ALSO CALLED CADILLAC AT L-8---458-8006, ABOUT THIS RECALL AND SINCE I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL FROM CADILLAC, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THEM. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE PARKED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE - 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE STS - 4.6L ENGINE - REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED - DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION AND ABRASION CAUSED BY NORMAL USAGE - BRAKE FLUID LOSS LEADS TO NO PEDDLE PRESSURE AND GREATLY DIMINISHED OR ZERO BRAKING CAPABILITY. SUGGEST RECALL TO INSPECT ABRADED BRAKES LINES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATE SIMULTANEOUSLY DURING NON-ABS APPLICATIONS. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V064000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 139,000. UPDATED 6/22/09 *CN THE HORN, FAN BLOWER AND STABILIZER LINK WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/25/09.*JB

97 CADILLAC SEVILLE,CLUNCKING IN FRONT END ,RACK AND PINION,CAN FEEL THE NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE THE RACK AND PINION. STEERING SEEMS TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT OR IN A TURN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,020.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,007.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND INDICATED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY E-MAIL AND RESPONDED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW-UP TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

1997 CADILLAC REAR LIGHT HOUSINGS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THESE HOUSINGS CONTINUALLY LEAK CAUSING EXCESSIVE MOISTURE TO BE TRAPPED. WE HAD DELIVERY ON OUR STS ON 10/09/96. THESE HOUSING WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 2/18/97 DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. AGAIN ON 3/25/98, THESE HOUSINGS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO SAME PROBLEM. THE MOISTURE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND WHEN PRESENTED TO DEALER ON 09/07/01 FOR SERVICE, WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION AND CADILLAC HAS WASHED ITS HANDS WITH NO REPLACEMENT. THEY HAVE IMPLIED THAT THIS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY REPLACEMENT, BUT AT OWNER'S COST. NOW, THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE RESULTING IN CORROSION IN LIGHT BULB SOCKETS CAUSING LIGHT FAILURE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MOISTURE WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A ELECTRICAL SHORT RESULTING IN A FIRE, ETC. OR VISIBILITY CONCERNS FOR ON COMING VEHICLES. IS CADILLAC WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THESE CONDITIONS BEFORE THEY REACT????? ALSO REFERENCE TO ODI ID#10014105,8008955,8008954. *JB

I PURCHASED A 1997 CADILLAC STS WITH ALL OPTIONS. THE CAR HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING GO WRONG WITH IT, INCLUDING IT REQUIRING A NEW ENGINE. MANY OF THE PROBLEMS EARLY ON WERE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT LATER ONES WEREN'T. HOWEVER, THE MOST DISTURBING PROBLEM WAS THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. THEY DO NOT SEAL PROPERLY AND ALLOW WATER TO SEEP IN. THIS CAUSES CORROSION OF THE BULB SOCKETS AND EVENTUALLY CAUSES A SHORT THAT BLOWS A FUSE, EXTINGUISHING THE TAIL LIGHTS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND THE DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING THERE IS AN IMPENDING FAILURE. CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THERE IS NO KNOWN CURE OTHER THAN REPLACEMENT AND THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON SEVERAL YEARS OF THAT MODEL. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS $500 PER SET OF TAIL LIGHTS AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WILL LAST OR HOW LONG IT WILL LAST. ON E OF THE METHODS PEOPLE HAVE USED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CURE THE ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM IS TO DRILL HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LENS TO ALLOW WATER TO ESCAPE. WHEN I LAST TALKED TO THE CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TALK TO THE AVM (ZONE MANAGER FOR THIS DISTRICT), NOR WOULD THEY OFFER TO WORK WITH ME ON REPLACING THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE READILY ADMITS IT IS A PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO KNOWN CURE OTHER THAN REPLACEMENT AT THE CUSTOMERS EXPENSE. INCIDENTALLY, THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A COMPLETELY UNRELATED PROBLEM. SO, THAT IS EVIDENCE THE PROBLEM WAS WELL KNOWN BY BOTH GM AND THE DEALERSHIP NETWORK. *NLM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATE SIMULTANEOUSLY DURING NON-ABS APPLICATIONS. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V064000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 139,000. UPDATED 6/22/09 *CN THE HORN, FAN BLOWER AND STABILIZER LINK WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/25/09.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FISH-TAILS WHEN HITTING BUMPS. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE EIGHT TIMES AND SAYS THAT THIS VEHICLE CAN NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE AIR BAGS IN THE FRONT DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT IT WAS A FAULTY AIR BAG. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *LA

HEATER CORE EXPLODED AND THE HOT RADIATOR FLUID POURED ON MY FOOT, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. MY INJURIES WERE BAD BURNS TO MY FOOT AND PULLED MUSCLES. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS A BADLY MADE PRODUCT. BECAUSE IT WAS PART PLASTIC, WHICH CRACKED WHEN THEY REPAIRED IT THEY PUT AN ENTIRELY METAL HEATER CORE AS REPLACEMENT. THEY ALSO COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT IT POURED THE HOT WATER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR, USUALLY IT GOES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO CHATTER NOISE. MJS

THE CHROMIUM IS PEELING OFF THE INSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL WHEELS AND THIS CAUSED AN AIR LEAK AND RAPID TIRE DEFLATION. THIS VEHICLE (97 CADILLAC SAVILLE) HAS A LITTLE OVER 70,000 MILES. THE TIRE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AND THE WHEELS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.*AK

ALLOY WHEELS ARE A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR CONTINUED FLAT AND DAMAGED TIRES. MJS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND INDICATED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY E-MAIL AND RESPONDED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW-UP TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I REPORTED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL AT A STOPPED POSITIONS. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND "DROVE IT FOR TWO DAYS" AND COULD NOT "FIND" ANYHING WRONG WITH IT. DEALER REFUSES TO LET A CERTIFIED CADILLAC DEALERSHIP INSPECT MY CAR. *AK

HEATER CORE EXPLODED AND THE HOT RADIATOR FLUID POURED ON MY FOOT, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. MY INJURIES WERE BAD BURNS TO MY FOOT AND PULLED MUSCLES. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS A BADLY MADE PRODUCT. BECAUSE IT WAS PART PLASTIC, WHICH CRACKED WHEN THEY REPAIRED IT THEY PUT AN ENTIRELY METAL HEATER CORE AS REPLACEMENT. THEY ALSO COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT IT POURED THE HOT WATER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR, USUALLY IT GOES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, THE CONSOLE AREA IS HARD TO READ. IF THERE IS A SUNNY DAY CONSUMER CANNOT SEE AT ALL. CADILLAC MANUFACTURER SAID TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO. DEALERSHIP CANNOT REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. CADILLAC MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVING 60MPH W/CRUISE CONTROL ON; BRAKES MAKING NOISES ON & OFF; SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. GOT OUT VEHICLE & NOTICED BRAKES & HUB CAP ON DRIVER'S SIDE HOT; STEERING VIBRATES ALL THE TIME; CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

DRIVING 60MPH W/CRUISE CONTROL ON; BRAKES MAKING NOISES ON & OFF; SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. GOT OUT VEHICLE & NOTICED BRAKES & HUB CAP ON DRIVER'S SIDE HOT; STEERING VIBRATES ALL THE TIME; CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE THE RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM CRACKED AND FELL OFF. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT CONTROL ARMS. *AK.ET.

ELECTRIC WINDOWS FAILED.