2000 Cadillac Seville Owner Complaints

WHILE GOING 45 APPROACHING A RED LIGHT I CASUALLY HIT THE BRAKES. THE CAR DID NOT STOP. HITTING THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR FOR A 2ND TIME, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THUS, AFTER RUNNING THE RED LIGHT IN A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE AND DRIVING WITHOUT BRAKES UNTIL I COULD FIND A PARKING LOT TO PULL OVER IN, GOT THE PROBLEM CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING APPROXIMATELY 45, CAR DID NOT STOP DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINE (SNAPPED BRAKE LINE)

NHTSA ID

10986198

Incident

May 17, 2017

Mileage

80,000 mi

ON 05/2014 I CAME TO A STOP SIGN THEN I MOVE ON TO GET ACROSS THE STREET WHEN MY CADILLAC SHUT DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL CONTROLS THE ENGINE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS MY CAR LAYS DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET A VEHICLE GOING WEST HIT MY RIGHT FRONT END SO HARD IT TWISTED HOOD, FRONT DOORS, FENDERS AND ENGINE PARTS FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE I DROPPED MY DAUGHTER AT SCHOOL SHE COULD HAVE DIE IN THIS INCIDENT DUE TO FAILURE OF AIRBAGS THEY NEVER DEPLOYED THREE MONTHS LATER I RECEIVE A RECALL # 14299 I CALL SEVERAL PEOPLE INCLUDING [XXX] CEO, THEY ALL LIE TO ME BY TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CADILLAC WHEN THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO THE CAR I ALSO OWN A COBALT 2007 RECALLED ON 04/2014 I AM STILL WAITING FOR BOTH CARS TO BE FIXED LIKE THE LAW REQUIRES AS FOR MY 2000 CADILLAC SEVILLE SITS IN MY GARAGE WITH $10,000.00 WORTH OF REPAIR COST GENERAL MOTORS REFUSE A HALF OF DOZEN TIMES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE CADILLAC ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, AIRBAGS, BRAKES, POWER STEERING AND ALL THE ITEMS THAT COULD HAVE END AS A FATALITY TO A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY INCLUDING MYSELF. 12/24/2014. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10667959

Incident

May 7, 2014

Mileage

128,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10593146

Incident

May 6, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY OLD 2000 GM CADILLAC STS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM - IT WAS SOME SORT OF DEFECT. NOTE THAT IT WAS "REPAIRED" IN BETWEEN THE INCIDENTS, DO IT WAS NOT THE SAME INITIAL PROBLEM. I FILED A COMPLAINT BACK THEN, BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. THE MECHANICS AT THE PALO ALTO CADILLAC DEALER SEEMED TO KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. AT THE TIME, THEY SAID IT WAS A FAILURE OF SOME SENSORS ON THE FLYWHEEL. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS RELATED TO THE CURRENT IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. HAVING A VEHICLE STALL AT 65 MILE PER HOUR IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY ENDED UP IN AN ACCIDENT IF I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW CARS WORK. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE CAR. MY POINT IS, THERE WAS A DEFECT ON THIS CAR THAT APPEARED TO BE KNOWN BY GM, AND WAS ALSO IGNORED. THE COMPLAINT WAS IGNORED BY THE NHTSA. I THINK YOU SHOULD ALSO INQUIRE WITH GM WHAT WAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT. AS I WROTE - THEY SEEMED TO HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM, AND JUST REPAIRED IT, RATHER THAN UNDERSTAND THE RISK THEY WERE MAKING US TAKE. I ENDED UP SELLING THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10577793

Incident

Feb 4, 2003

Mileage

20,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10511394

Incident

May 5, 2013

Mileage

128,000 mi

ON 04/15/2005 CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR LEAKING TRUNK AND WATER IN TRUNK. GM HAD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN 03-08-66-009, DATED JULY 30, 2003 FOR MODELS 1998-2003 CADILLAC SEVILLE TO REPLACE THE TRUNK SEAL WITH PART # 25762219 WEATHERST 12.269 K. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED PER THE BULLETIN, BUT ON 02/11/2011 CAR WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN FOR WATER IN TRUNK, WITH 35330 MILES. IF THE IMPROVED PART FROM SB 03-08-66-009 WAS USED AND INSTALLED BY THE SELLING DEALERSHIP, HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THE LEAK REOCCURRING WITHIN A SIMILAR TIME FRAME AS THE ORIGINAL FAILURE? I REALIZE MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KEEP THEIR VEHICLES MORE THAN 10 YEARS, BUT CURRENT OWNERS OF USED MODELS WOULD ALSO BE IMPACTED AND UNKNOWINGLY PAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT GM ACTUALLY CORRECTED A KNOWN DEFECT THEY HAD IN THIS MODEL CADILLAC WITH THEIR IMPROVED PART.

NHTSA ID

10387449

Incident

Apr 15, 2005

Mileage

20,509 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND INSPECTED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10325476

Incident

May 10, 2003

Mileage

60,000 mi

CAR WAS OVERHEATING KEPT SAYING CHECK COOLING LEVEL I WOULD CHECK AND HAD TO ADD COOLANT. TOOK TO MECHANIC FOUND MY RADIATOR CAP WAS WARPED. I REPLACED CAP BUT YET THE CAR CONTINUES TO HEAT UP. MAJOR OIL LEAKS FROM ENGINE, SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINT 2-3 QTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. CURRENT MILEAGE ON VEHICLE 120,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10281128

Incident

Aug 18, 2009

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* - WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM HIS DRIVEWAY ON 12-14-06 CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING ON THE VEHICLE FELT UNUSUAL. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE. ON 12-16-06, THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO NOTICE THAT THE TIE ROD AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD BROKEN. THE CONTACT CURRENTLY HAS HIS VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING HIM THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR HIS TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE WENT ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 99V301000). THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HE CAN DO TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IF ANY COPY OF THE INVOICE IS NEEDED CONTACT CAN PROVIDE A COPY

NHTSA ID

10176656

Incident

Dec 16, 2006

Mileage

114,000 mi

ON A ROAD TRIP .TIRE'S TREAD CAME OFF OF TIRE DURING THE RIDE, RESULTING IN A TIRE FAILURE AND BIG DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. TIRE IT SELF IS STILL INFLATED WITH NO TREAD ON IT. TIRE WAS TAKEN OFF OF VEHICLE. TIRE IS AVAILABLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10173782

Incident

Oct 15, 2006

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONDENSATION ON THE FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY CHANGED THE BULBS. HOWEVER, THE REASON FOR THE CONDENSATION BUILD UP WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK TWO INCHES OF WATER ACCUMULATED IN THE REAR LIGHTS SHORTING OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FRONT BULBS GO OUT WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE SITS OUT OF THE GARAGE. *TC

NHTSA ID

10097719

Incident

Jul 15, 2004

Mileage

20,000 mi

THE VEHICLE GETS THIS VERY HARD VIBRATIONS WHEN REACHING HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60-70 MPH. THERE IS A BOUCING AS IF THE TIRES ARE OUT OF BALANCE. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE FIRST THREE TIMES, THAT DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES HE CLAIMEDTHAT IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF EIGHT OR NINE TIMES IN THE FIRST MONTH OF BUYING THE VEHICLE .*AK

NHTSA ID

10095426

Incident

Aug 1, 2002

Mileage

50 mi

STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT WHEN TRYING TO GET IN AND OUT OF TIGHT SPOTS. IT FEELS ALMOST AS IF I LOOSE MY STEERING ALL TOGETHER. THE CAR DEALER SAID THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK JUST LAST MONTH, BUT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093371

Incident

Sep 10, 2004

WHILE TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10092523

Incident

Sep 15, 2004

THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO REPLACED. *AK THIS ALSO OCCURED IN 2002 AT THE SAME TIME THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. *CB

NHTSA ID

10046304

Incident

Nov 4, 2003

Mileage

44,000 mi

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAD NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE. *JB THE VEHICLE STALLED A FEW TIMES BEFORE BUT WOULD RESTART. THE LAST OCCASION THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. PER INVOICE, THE VOLTAGE AT THE RELAY HAD NO GROUND AND WAS FOUND LOOSE. THE PART WAS REMOVED, CLEANED, TIGHTENED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. *SCC *NLM

NHTSA ID

10038615

Incident

Sep 7, 2003

Mileage

45,000 mi

THE STABILITY SERVICE LIGHT FLASHED. DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

NHTSA ID

10006389

CAR HAS SHUT DOWN ON THE INTERSTAE AT HIGH SPEEDS & WHILE SLOWING TO STOP & WHILE TAKING OFF FROM STOPPED POSITION AT LEAST TEN TIMES. DT

NHTSA ID

770745

Incident

May 14, 2001

WHEN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT HITS WINDSHIELD DIGITAL CONSOLE BECOMES UNREADABLE. DRIVER STATES AT NIGHT CONSOLE IS WONDERFUL, VERY BRIGHT TO READ. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

8018959

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF AND LOSE ALL POWER, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER.CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8016953

Incident

Apr 28, 2002

DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT WILL LOCK UP DUE TO POOR DESIGN. DEALER HAS REPLACED RESTRAINT 3 TIMES, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DESIGN OF THE RESTRAINT IS FAULTY. *AK *NLM

NHTSA ID

8010609

Incident

Feb 1, 2001

WHEN COMING TO A STOP NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES, CALIPER ASSEMBLY- R&R FRONT BOTH. NOISE IN POWER STEERING, ORDER POWER STEERING PUMP. A/C KNOB FOR REAR VENT MISSING AND SWITCH BROKE, SWITCH, CONTROL ASSEMBLY BLOWER MOTER, REPLACE A/C REAR.

NHTSA ID

9006305

Incident

Jul 5, 2001

ONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. DEALER FOUND PCM OUT OF CALIBRATION, CONSUMER ALSO STATS THAT THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING, AND THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 65 MPH, THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*TT

NHTSA ID

8005322

Incident

Feb 8, 2002

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT EVERY 1000 MILES HE HAS TO ADD 1/1/2 QUARTS OF OIL TO VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.. THERE ARE NO LEAKS UNDERNEATH VEHICLE FOR OIL AT THIS TIME. BUT, THERE IS A ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE REOLVED. *AK

NHTSA ID

889483

Incident

Jun 1, 2000

THIS CAR BURNS OIL/AT 3 QTS.PER OIL CHANGE AND STALLED ON A HIGHWAY WHICH WAS ALMOST BROADSIDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER.*AK

NHTSA ID

744268

Incident

Apr 13, 2001