2001 Cadillac Seville Problems

CAR STARTS WITH SEVERAL TURNING OF THE KEY. IT CAN TAKE UP TO 2+ MINUTES. I HAVE NO CONVIDENCE IN MY CAR ANYMORE. IT SUCH A FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE. *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE DIED, LOSS STEERING. ALMOST COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. OBDII ERROR CODE SHOWS P0385, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR B FAILED.. 2001 SEVILLE CADILLAC STS. *TR

CAR VIBRATES CONSIDERABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM IS OF EPIDEMIC PORPORTIONS. I FEAR THAT ONE OF THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS WILL COME APART ON THE FREEWAY INJURING MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN VICINITY. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DIAGNOSE OR FIX. *TR

I BOUGHT A CADILLAC SEVILLE FROM A USED CAR DEALER, IT VIBRATE WHEN I DRIVE IT. THE WHOLE CAR VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING IT ON A SMOOTH ROAD. THE CAR DEALER REPLACE THE TIRES, TIE-RODE, LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND STEERING ARM OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT AND DONE AN ALIGNMENT ON ALL THE WHEELS. IT STILL IS VIBRATING TO THIS DAY. THEY SAY THEY CAN 'T DUPLICATE THE VIBRATION, AND DON'T WANT TO RIDE WITH ME TO SHOW ME WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING NORMAL AND I CAN SHOW THEM WHAT I AM FEEL AS ABNORMAL. THEY EVEN TOOK IT TO AT THE CADILLAC DEALER AND THEY DONE SOME EXPENSIVE MACHINE BALANCING ON THE TIRES AND IT STILL DOES IT. ONE MECHANIC SAID THAT I WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS OR TO GET IT FIXED. THAT DOES NOT SOUND GOOD TO ME AT ALL. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY INJURES OR DEATH RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER I DON'T WANT TO THE FIRST. *NM

I TRADED MY 97 LINCOLN TOWN CAR FOR A 01 CADILLAC SEVILLE WITH THE NORTH STAR MOTOR,UPON LEAVING THE CAR LOT,I NOTICED THE STEREO WAS REAL STATIC WHEN I HIT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD..I THEN TURNED AROUND AND TOOK IT RIGHT BACK..IT WAS THE BOSE AMP..(FOUND OUT 3 WEEKS LATER)(DEALER PAID FOR REPAIR,)THE VERY NEXT DAY ..I HEARD A CLICKING WHILE TURNING RIGHT,,TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER ..IT WOULDN'T DO IT THEN,,I WAS TOLD TO PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN IT..DROVE IT TO KY THAT WEEKEND(I LIVE IN GA) NOTICED A HUMMING NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL,,HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL HUB,,,THEN NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID KEPT GOING DOWN,,HAD TO REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC HOSE,, A COUPLE OF TIMES I WOULD TURN THE KEY AND IT WOULDN'T START,,NO LIGHTS NO NOTHING..TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION,,WAIT TRY AGAIN ,,STILL NO START,,TRIED A THIRD TIME STARTED NO PROBLEM,,,IS THERE A GLITCH WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH???NOW IM HEARING THE CLICKING AGAIN WHEN I TURN RIGHT...IS THIS GOING TO COST ME MORE MONEY,,,I ALWAYS THOUGHT CADILLAC WAS THE BEST MONEY COULD BUY ,,BECAUSE OF THE FACT THEY USE TOP OF THE LINE PARTS ( THEREFORE EXPENSIVE CARS) SO YOU WONT HAVE TO WORRY,ABOUT BREAKING DOWN AND HAVING TO KEEP PUTTING MONEY IN THEM.. CADILLAC SHOULD BACK THEIR PRODUCTS WITH THE PRIDE THEY EXPECT US CONSUMERS TO HAVE WHILE DRIVING THEM.....I SHOULD HAVE KEPT MY LINCOLN. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW RPM. VERY DIFFICULT TO PARK, TURN QUICKLY, NAVIGATE PARKING LOT, DRIVEWAY,ETC. *TR

TRUNK MOLDING LEAKS PROFUSELY CAUSING DANGEROUS MOLD PROBLEM. *TR

THE BODY SEAMS IN OUR 2001 CADILLAC SEVILLE ARE SEPARATING ALLOWING WATER TO COME IN THE VEHICLE AND COMPROMISING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE , THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN WARRANTY (BARELY) SO THEY WILL FIX IT WHEN THEY GET AROUND TO IT THEN THEY WILL GIVE US A VEHICLE BACK THAT DOES NOT MEET THIER OWN REQUIREMENTS FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THESE VEHICLES (THIS APPARENTLY IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM) ARE NOT SAFE AND SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE ROAD. *AK

TAKES SEVERAL TURNS OF THE IGNITION TO START. SLOW LEAK DUE TO RIM PRESSURE ON TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS ON ENGINE POWER AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 08-20-14 *BF UPDATED 09/15/2014 *JS

PRESSURE OF TIRES DAMAGING RIMS AND WHEELS. HAD TO REPLACE TIRES EACH YEAR. *TR

2001 CADILLAC SEVILLE SLS TIRES VIBRATED AT 19,00 MILES AND HAD A SIGN OF A FLAT. *TS THE TIRES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. *JB

HAVE TO TURN IGNITION ON SEVERAL TIMES TO START. RIMS PRESSURING TIRES. *TR

THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED WITHIN A THREE YEAR TIME SPAN. UPON DEPRESSING THE PEDAL IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE LOST FLUID. CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT WITH THE VEHICLE OFF AND KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT. THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM AND A GRAY SUBSTANCE EMITTED FROM THE AIR BAGS. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR FRACTURED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A LOSS OF HEARING IN THE LEFT EAR, 3 NECK FRACTURES, ABRASIONS ON THE ARMS AND LEGS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A MEDICAL INCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER ROBERTS AUTO MALL (19 PARK LN, DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335, (610) 269-8200) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE FAILURE EXPERIENCED COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2001 CADILLAC SLS: THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED SERVICING OR WAS EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS. THE TRANSAXLE FLUID LEVEL INDICATED IT WAS AT 100% AT TIME OF INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS AT STOP LIGHT, LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE MADE LOUD ROARING NOISE. DIAGNOSIS AT CADILLAC DEALER TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 68,000 MILES. VEHICLE IS NOW AT CADILLAC DEALER FOR COSTLY REPAIR. CALLED GM REGARDING ISSUE; INDICATED THERE IS NO RECALL SO NOTHING CAN BE DONE. DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE COMPLAINT.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK ON AN INCLINE IN THE CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF PARK AND KNOCKED THE CONSUMER DOWN AND ROLLED OVER THE CONSUMER'S ANKLES. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED, BUT DID SUFFER BRUISING AND SWELLING OF HIS ANKLES. *AK *SCC *JB

FUEL/IGN STARTING PROBLEMS ________________________________________ I HAVE A 2001 CADILLAC SEVILLE SLS THAT HAS BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. PRESENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BUILD-UP FUEL PRESSURE IN ORDER TO START TO 41-47 PSI UNLESS I REMOVE THE REAR FUSE/RELAY BOX IGN 1 MICRO RELAY. WITH THIS RELAY REMOVED, I CAN HEAR THE FUEL PUMP BUILD-UP THE REQUIRED PSI AND THEN I CONFIRM THE BUILD-UP OF THAT PSI BY LOOKING AT MY TEST FUEL PSI GAUGE UNDER THE HOOD, THE CAR THEN STARTS NO PROBLEM, AND RUNS NO PROBLEM WITH RELAY NOT INSTALLED. WHENEVER I RE-INSTALL THIS MICRO RELAY THE FUEL SYS WILL NOT BUILD-UP THE REQUIRED PSI, IT JUST STAYS AT 0 PSI, AND OF COURSE IT WILL NOT START. I JUST REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT ASSY PLUS FUEL FILTER TODAY. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 25 SOUTHBOUND AND DOING 75 MPH AND THE ENGINE JUST DIED, QUIT RUNNING AND WOULD NOT RE-START. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED HOME, THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO TROUBLESHOOT MY CADILLAC AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP WITH THE IGN 1 RELAY REMOVED. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER I ALREADY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ASSY THINKING IT WOULD FIX PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT! TODAY WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT RUNNING AGAIN AND I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AND THE CAR SHOOK ALSO. I HAD TO FIND SOME SHOULDER ROOM, PULLED OVER, REMOVED IGN1 RELAY AGAIN AND THE CAR RE-STARTED NO PROBLEM AND I CONTINUED ON DRIVING TO WORK. *TR

WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TUTWILLER CADILLAC IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA IN 2001. IT IS AT 46,000 MILES NOW AND IS THANKFULLY STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS RANGING FROM COMPUTER TO POWER STEERING. LAST WEEK MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TCC SOLENOID. THEY ALSO SAID THE TURBINE SHAFT SEALS WERE LEAKING. THEY RECEIVED MY CAR ON OCT. 27TH AND RETURNED IT TO ME ON OCT. 29TH. NO SOONER THAN 20 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD MY SERVICE LIGHT CAME BACK ON! I DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE AIR INJECTION PUMP AND REPLACED IT. I RECEIVED IT BACK ON OCT. 30TH. YESTERDAY, NOV. 6TH I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GRINDING IN THE FRONT. IT CAME UNSTUCK AFTER APPROX. 10 SECONDS OR SO. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THIS TIME THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM CAME ON. (IT WAS ON LAST WEEK TOO, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THAT THE LIGHT WENT OFF.) I ASKED THAT A WRECKER TAKE MY CAR THIS TIME, BECAUSE I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT. AS OF TODAY I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS DEALERSHIP AND CADILLAC. I AM SURE TUTWILLER HAS COMPUTER RECORDS OF HOW MANY TIMES THEY HAVE SERVICED THIS CAR!

THE AIR CONDITIONING ON THIS CAR IS INFERIOR TO ANY CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED BEFORE. IT IS NOT CAPABLE OF COOLING THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WHEN THE EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 90 DEGREES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT. THEY ALWAYS SAY THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A POPPING NOISE, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER SEAT, FROM LEFT SIDE.A CHEMICAL WAS DISCHARGED IN SMOKE WHICH CAUSED SECOND DEGREE BURNS IN MIDDLE AREA.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

Sunroof flew off while driving. The adhesive bond between the glass and the metal frame debonded and the sunroof glass completely separated from the vehicle. Webasto Hollandia 700 series sunroof, Serial Number 0524386. A recall was already done for this defective product but Webasto will not fix this one because they claim this sunroof is a "different series" than what is covered by the recall, which is supposed to start with 06. I think this is just an excuse to get out of fixing the vehicle. The vehicle has no interior roof other than the small fabric slider that was there to protect the glass. The contact stated that Webasto finally agreed to send a replacement but the cost of the repair was not covered.

I TRADED MY 97 LINCOLN TOWN CAR FOR A 01 CADILLAC SEVILLE WITH THE NORTH STAR MOTOR,UPON LEAVING THE CAR LOT,I NOTICED THE STEREO WAS REAL STATIC WHEN I HIT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD..I THEN TURNED AROUND AND TOOK IT RIGHT BACK..IT WAS THE BOSE AMP..(FOUND OUT 3 WEEKS LATER)(DEALER PAID FOR REPAIR,)THE VERY NEXT DAY ..I HEARD A CLICKING WHILE TURNING RIGHT,,TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER ..IT WOULDN'T DO IT THEN,,I WAS TOLD TO PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN IT..DROVE IT TO KY THAT WEEKEND(I LIVE IN GA) NOTICED A HUMMING NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL,,HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL HUB,,,THEN NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID KEPT GOING DOWN,,HAD TO REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC HOSE,, A COUPLE OF TIMES I WOULD TURN THE KEY AND IT WOULDN'T START,,NO LIGHTS NO NOTHING..TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION,,WAIT TRY AGAIN ,,STILL NO START,,TRIED A THIRD TIME STARTED NO PROBLEM,,,IS THERE A GLITCH WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH???NOW IM HEARING THE CLICKING AGAIN WHEN I TURN RIGHT...IS THIS GOING TO COST ME MORE MONEY,,,I ALWAYS THOUGHT CADILLAC WAS THE BEST MONEY COULD BUY ,,BECAUSE OF THE FACT THEY USE TOP OF THE LINE PARTS ( THEREFORE EXPENSIVE CARS) SO YOU WONT HAVE TO WORRY,ABOUT BREAKING DOWN AND HAVING TO KEEP PUTTING MONEY IN THEM.. CADILLAC SHOULD BACK THEIR PRODUCTS WITH THE PRIDE THEY EXPECT US CONSUMERS TO HAVE WHILE DRIVING THEM.....I SHOULD HAVE KEPT MY LINCOLN. *TR

HAVE TO TURN IGNITION ON SEVERAL TIMES TO START. RIMS PRESSURING TIRES. *TR

WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TUTWILLER CADILLAC IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA IN 2001. IT IS AT 46,000 MILES NOW AND IS THANKFULLY STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS RANGING FROM COMPUTER TO POWER STEERING. LAST WEEK MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TCC SOLENOID. THEY ALSO SAID THE TURBINE SHAFT SEALS WERE LEAKING. THEY RECEIVED MY CAR ON OCT. 27TH AND RETURNED IT TO ME ON OCT. 29TH. NO SOONER THAN 20 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD MY SERVICE LIGHT CAME BACK ON! I DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE AIR INJECTION PUMP AND REPLACED IT. I RECEIVED IT BACK ON OCT. 30TH. YESTERDAY, NOV. 6TH I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GRINDING IN THE FRONT. IT CAME UNSTUCK AFTER APPROX. 10 SECONDS OR SO. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THIS TIME THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM CAME ON. (IT WAS ON LAST WEEK TOO, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THAT THE LIGHT WENT OFF.) I ASKED THAT A WRECKER TAKE MY CAR THIS TIME, BECAUSE I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT. AS OF TODAY I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS DEALERSHIP AND CADILLAC. I AM SURE TUTWILLER HAS COMPUTER RECORDS OF HOW MANY TIMES THEY HAVE SERVICED THIS CAR!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RELEASE; THEREFORE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO BE USED. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RELEASE THE BELTS. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE RETRACTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 57,000. UPDATED 07/15/08 *BF UPDATED 07/15/08. *JB