Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Cadillac Seville submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
PROBLEM INVOLVES FAULTY STEERING RACK, IT HAS RUPTURED SEAL. WHICH PROHIBITS POWER STEERING ASSIST, WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. *BF THE LACK OF POWER STEERING RESTRICTS THE CONSUMERS ABILITY TO TURN TO THE LEFT. *TC *JB
FROM ABOUT SEPTMBER 2003 ON WE'VE HAD ISSUES W/ OUR 1999 SEVILLE SLS SHUTTING DOWN. IT SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN PROGRESS AT 55+ MILES PER HOUR AND AT A STANDSTILL. EVERYTHING GOES, THE ENGINE, LIGHTS, BRAKES, STEERING, ETC. IT IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND THEY ARE STILL NOT SURE THEY KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTS THAT I LET THE REPAIR CENTER FIX THE CAR AGAIN AND TAKE IT HOME TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED FROM A PUBLIC AND PERSONAL SAFTEY PERSPECTIVE THAT THIS IS NOT ADVISABLE AND THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR. IT'S IS DARK HERE VERY EARLY, TRAFFIC IS HEAVY AND THE DEER ARE ON THE MOVE B/C HUNTING SEASON JUST STARTED. IF I NEED LIGHTS, BRAKES OR STEERING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR GUIDE ME HOME IN THE EVENING I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT I CAN RELY ON THIS VEHICLE. LOOKING TO CADILLAC TO SEE IF A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RESULT CAN BE OBTAINED. *AK
RIGHT SIDE MOUNT BROKEN ON STEERING RACK. *LA
NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM
WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT TIE ROD END CAME APART , A SCREW CAME OUT, RIGHT WHEEL WAS GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAN THE WAY CONSUMER WAS TURNING. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP AND THE CUSTOMER HAD TO BUY TWO NEW TIRES TOO. *YH
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING WAS SUDDENLY LOST. THIS HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ALSO, I HEARD A HIGH PITCHED WHIRRING SOUND AS IF THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS SLIPPING. THE DEALER'S MECHANIC COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.*AK
VARIABLE ASSIST STEERING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES POOR CONTROL, FIVE ATTEMPTS AT FIXING PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION. *ET
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 60MPH HEARD CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASH. VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE STEERING ARM HAD 2 BOLTS AND 1 BOLT HAD FALLEN OUT AND THE SECOND BOLT WAS BARELY HOLDING. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
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