2005 CADILLAC Deville Problems & Complaints

MY A/C RUNS AT WILL. OFF AND ON BY ITSELF. RUNNING, STATIONARY, AND IN MOTION. MY HEADLIGHTS COME ON WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE EVER THOUGH THEY ARE TURNED OFF. MY ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE BATTERY AND ALL CHECKED OUT FINE AT TWO LOCAL PARTS /BATTERY STORES JULY 18TH 2017. BOTH WERE REPLACED IN MAY OF 2016. THE DISPLAY PANEL FOR THE A/C SHOWS BOTH THE FAN ICON AND THE AUTO ICON. THE AUTO ICON WILL NOT TURN OFF. SEARCHING ON LINE FOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MAKE AND MODEL SHOW MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND NO ANSWERS. THIS BEGAN JULY 6TH AND IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AS IN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THE DEALER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

DRIVING ON A LOCAL FREEWAY, MY IGNITION SWITCH TO OFF. I WAS ONLY GOING 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFICE. I WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL & RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD I WAS WITH LIMITED BRAKING AND STEERING. HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING I AM CERTAIN THE OUTCOME WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS GOOD. AFTER THIS I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH CORRECTIVE RECALL COMPLIED WITH. THEY ADJUSTED THE SIZE OF THE HOLE ON MY KEYS - THIS WAS THE FIX. HOWEVER, CHANGING THE SIZE OF THE KEY HOLE DOES NOTHING TO PREVENT MY IGNITION SWITCH FROM "POPPING' TO OFF. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE MENTIONED, I HAD ONLY A SINGLE KEY IN PLACE. I CONTACTED CADILLAC ABOUT THIS AND THEIR REPLY HAS BEEN THAT THE RECALL ONLY COVERS THE KEY HOLE CHANGE & DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. FURTHER, THEY INDICATEDTHAT I COULD HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED FOR $1090.00.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

DURING WINTER DRIVING, TURNED ON THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL, FELT THE FINGERS OF MY LEFT HAND BEGIN TO BURN AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL COVER. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED OFF THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL, THE SMOKING STOPPED. I HAVE NOT USED THAT FEATURE SINCE, HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED. CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM, DID NOT FIND ANY. *TR

WHEN YOU DRIVE THRU A PUDDLE OF WATER THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WORKS LIKE NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TURN. THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE OVER A CURB, AND INTO A FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH ON A WET ROAD, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT A FEW WEEKS BUT ABOUT FIVE TIMES NOW I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING QUIT WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. IT RETURNS IN SECONDS BUT I AM DISABLED AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO CONTROL THE CAR. LUCKILY, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. I'M AFRAID OF BEING KILLED. I HAVE SINCE READ THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, DO FOLKS HAVE TO DIE BEFORE GM FIXES THE PROBLEM?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. A SLIGHT MUSTY ODOR WAS PRESENT DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN UNKNOWN CADILLAC DEALER LOCATED IN STUART, FL, WHO STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE AIR BAG BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A LONG PROCESS. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CLAUDE NOLAN CADILLAC (LOCATED ON SOUTHSIDE BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL) AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER SEEN AN AIR BAG DEPLOY WITHOUT A CRASH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO CLAUDE NOLAN CADILLAC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND THAT SOMETHING MUST HAVE SET OFF THE AIR BAG. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 11/07/17*LJ *TR

CAR WAS HIT IN BACK WHILE STOPPED IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON US 75 SOUTH OF DURANT OKLAHOMA AND KNOCKED INTO CAR STOPPED IN FRONT. AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE.

AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON. SOMETIMES THIS WOULD STAY ON FOR 1 OR 2 MINUTES. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL. WHEN TOLD THEM WHAT IT WAS DOING, THEY SAID NOT TO DRIVE IT & GET A LOANER. I HAVE TO PAY $1300 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THE COMPANY NOT BY ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY FIANC AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE MEADOWBROOK PKWY WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER DECIDED TO EXIT AND THEN RE ENTER THE PKWY CAUSING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO STOP ON THE PARKWAY, WHILE STOPPED THERE FOR NO MORE THAN 30 SECONDS A CAR HITS US IN THE REAR OF THE CAR CAUSING US TO HIT BOTH CARS IN FRONT OF ME, WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IS WHY MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY? THIS COULD HAVE STOPPED SOME OF THE INJURIES MY FIANC AND INCURRED BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 12/19/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 45 MPH AND SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN U8PDATED 8/21/2017*CN

THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS ON MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS GO OUT AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY CUT OUT AND I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON SO I CAN DRIVE AT NIGHT. II PREVIOUSLY OWNED ANOTHER 2006 CADILLAC DTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CADILLAC DEALER KRISTAL AUTO MALL IN BROOKLYN, NY AND THEY FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY SAID WAS A FAULTY BALLAST. IT WAS FAULTY ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS. AND NOW IN THE DTS I HAVE, IT IS FAULTY TOO. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SAME ISSUE IN OTHER GM VEHICLES.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT APPLIED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS. WHEN DISENGAGING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. HE TESTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES, AND EACH TIME THAT HE ENGAGED THE TURN SIGNALS THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, BUT WOULD COME BACK ON WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS NOT IN USE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK 12/27/05. *JB

WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A SOMEWHAT CROWDED INTERSTATE, I FOUND MYSELF DRIVING BEHIND A NEWER MODEL OF CADILLAC WITH A NEW TYPE OF TAIL LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT (POSSIBLY LEDS). MY FOLLOWING DISTANCE WAS ABOUT 30 FEET AT TIMES. THIS NEW TYPE OF LIGHT PROVED TO BE VERY DISTRACTING -- NOT BECAUSE OF ITS NOVELTY BUT BECAUSE OF A "STREAKING" OPTICAL EFFECT CREATED BY THE LIGHTS. I HAVE EXCELLENT NIGHT VISION AND USE GLASSES WHEN I DRIVE. I NEVER HAVE LIGHT-ASSOCIATED VISION PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING. BUT THE EFFECT CREATED BY THESE CADILLAC TAIL LIGHTS/BRAKE LIGHTS PROVED SO DISTRACTING THAT I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IN A NORMAL MANNER. WHEN I WOULD LOOK AT THE TAIL LIGHTS AND THEN LOOK AWAY (TO WATCH OTHER CARS, CHECK MIRRORS, ETC.), SEVERAL VERY BRIGHT RED STREAKS OR BLURS OF LIGHT WOULD "EMERGE" FROM THE CADILLAC TAIL LIGHTS AND FOLLOW WITHIN MY FIELD OF VIEW. THIS SAME DISTRACTING STREAK/BLUR EFFECT WOULD OCCUR WITH EVEN THE SMALLEST MOVEMENT OF MY EYES -- AS I LOOKED FROM CADILLAC TAIL LIGHT TO CADILLAC TRUNK, FOR EXAMPLE. THE EFFECT PROVED SO DISTRACTING THAT I COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CADILLAC AHEAD FOR A WHILE AND HAD TO LET THE CAR MOVE VERY FAR AHEAD OF ME BEFORE I COULD RETURN TO NORMAL DRIVING, EVENTUALLY MANAGING TO CHANGE LANES AND KEEP MY DISTANCE FROM THE CADILLAC. I BRING THIS MATTER TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I CONSIDER THESE TAIL LIGHTS TO BE A POTENTIAL AND SERIOUS DRIVING HAZARD. THE STREAKING EFFECT CAUSED BY THESE NEW TYPES OF LIGHTS CAN CONFUSE AND DISTRACT DRIVERS. THE STREAK EFFECT, FOR EXAMPLE, MIGHT PROMPT A DRIVER TO IMAGINE SEEING A LIGHT WHERE THERE IS, IN FACT, NO LIGHT -- PERHAPS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BRAKE SUDDENLY AND UNNECESSARILY. OR, PERHAPS MORE LIKELY, THE ANNOYING STREAK EFFECT COULD FORCE SOME DRIVERS TO ADOPT LESS-THEN-SAFE DRIVING MEASURES TO AVOID LOOKING AT THE LIGHTS. IN EITHER CASE, THESE LIGHTS ARE DISTRACTING AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. I URGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. *JB

I TOOK MY CADILLAC IN FOR A RECALL ON MY KEYS. THEN THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED MY CAR AND TOLD ME I HAVE A BADLY WORN RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6,000. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, BUT HAVE NOT HAD A SECOND OPINION. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS?? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, SHIFTED TO DRIVE, BEGAN DRIVING ON MY STREET AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF AND THE CAR HIT THE GROUND. THE DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT WITH INJURY AND OR DEATH TO MANY PEOPLE. OEM BALL JOINTS, ESPECIALLY ON AN EXPENSIVE CAR LIKE A CADILLAC DEVILLE, SHOULD HAVE A LIFETIME OR THE SAME LIFE EXPECTANCY AS THE OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE FRAME. IT IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT (INFERIOR METAL STRENGTH AND QUALITY) FOR A BALL JOINT ON A CADILLAC TO "BREAK" FOR NO REASON. IT SHOULD BE FORBIDDEN AND PUNITIVE FOR A BALLJOINT ON A CADILLAC TO BREAK BEFORE 300,000 MILES. WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS BE FORCED TO PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH THEIR LIVES???? A GOOD QUALITY PRODUCT THAT IS PERMANENTLY LUBED AS IN THE CADILLAC LINE, SHOULD BE RELIABLE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. ANYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME AS ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SHOULD BE FORBIDDEN OR PUNISHED. THE PUBLIC MUST BE PROTECTED FROM THIS TYPE OF SUICIDAL JOURNEY IN A REASONABLY NEW VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY REPAIR FOR THE ABNORMAL VIBRATION. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM AND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 01/04/12*LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE EXHIBITED A HOLE WHICH CAUSED AN EXCESSIVE BRAKE FLUID LEAK. THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,522. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 03/02/11

VEHICLE REPAIRED 2 TWICE WITHIN 3,000 MILES FOR BRAKE PULSATION, POOR STOPPING ABILITY, ABS LITE 'ON'. DEALER REPLACED / MACHINED ROTORS FOR WARPAGE BOTH TIMES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ABS WARNING.

DT: CONTACT STATES WHEN HE MOVES HIS FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, HIS FOOT HITS THE CONSOLE PANEL, CAUSING A DELAY IN BRAKING FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. THE DEALER OFFERED TO ADJUST THE PLACEMENT OF THE CONSOLE PANEL. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

ON THE ROAD FAILURE OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE DUE TO RUST CORROSION WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE AT THE SPEED OF 65 MPH. I EXIT ON TO AN EXIT RAMP AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHILE AT THE LIGHT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDDLE KEPT GOING TO THE FLOOR. I THEN REALIZED I LOST MY BREAKS. THE REPAIR SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY BRAKES STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE REAR BRAKES RUSTED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR, WHICH CAUSED MY BRAKE FAILURE. THIS REPAIR COST ME $572.66 TO RUN 2 NEW BRAKE LINES FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR TO THE REAR BRAKES. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE I WAS STOPPED AND NOT TRYING TO STOP AT 65 MPH. I HAVE AN 84 CHEVY, A 98 BUICK AND A 2002 CHEVY AND THE ONLY THING I EVER DID TO THE BRAKES WAS TO REPLACE THEM WHEN THEY WORE OUT. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN YOUR EXPLANATION OF WHY THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, INCLUDING TWO BROKEN FEET AND A CONCUSSION. THE DRIVER REQUIRED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

ENGINE BEGAN TO LEAK OIL AFTER 40000 MILES. THE COMPANY AND DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME THIS WAS NORMAL. LONGER I OPERATED THIS CAR, MORE IT BEGAN TO LEAK. AT FIRST FEW DROPS, THEN LATER, 1-2 QTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. TODAY, IT IS WORST. I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS RELATED TO THIS ENGINE. THE LEAKS CONTINUE TO THIS DATE. ENGINE STOPPED ONCE ON ME, SHUT OFF, NOTHING WORKED. NO AIRBAG, ANY ELECTRICAL SERVICE. HIT HOLE IN ROAD AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. CALLED COMPANY MANY TIMES, WROTE TO PRESIDENT, OTHER EXECUTIVES ALL TO NO AVAIL. THERE ARE MANY CADILLAC DEVILLES WITH SAME LEAKING PROBLEM, THE NORTHSTAR ENGINE HAS THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1998, ON ALL THEIR MODELS. IT IS LIKE THE KEY, THEY WILL DO NOTHING UNTIL MADE TO CORRECT IT. I HOPE YOU FOLLOW THROUGH, THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND CAUSE MANY PROBLEMS WITH DEEP EXPENSES FOR OWNERS. *TR

I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF VEHICLE THIS MAKE AND MODEL THE BACK WINDOWS STOP WORKING MINE ARE NOT WORKING I ALSO SEE A LOT OF CARS THIS MODEL WITH THE BACK WINDOWS TAPED UP COULD YOU HELP PLEASE WITH THIS MATTER. THANK YOU *TR

THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE RR WINDOW OF MY 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE IS DEFECTIVE. MY WINDOW IS DOWN AND WON'T COME BACK UP ALTHOUGH THE MOTOR POWER IS RUNNING TO THE WINDOW THE REGULATOR IS BROKEN. I HAVE CHECKED THE COMPLAINTS AND NOTED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS ON THIS MODEL OF DEVILLE WHICH IN 2002 THROUGH 2005. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE. THIS IS ONLY ONE WINDOW. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS COULD OCCUR THREE MORE TIMES. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL DEVILLE ( NOT THIS YEAR) THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET THE PART REPLACED CONSEQUENTLY THEY ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH NO WINDOW IN THE BACK. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN AND PETS. AS WELL AS DANGEROUS FOR LEAVING YOUR CAR OUT. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD CHECK INTO THIS. I THINK IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BECAUSE THE COMPLAINTS APPEAR TO BE UNRELATED. HOWEVER TAKEN AS A WHOLE FOR ALL THE YEARS IT IS SIGNIFICANT. I YOU LOOK AT THE WINDOW REGULATORS YOU WILL SEE THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET CADILLAC TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DETROIT LOCATION OF DON MASSEY CADILLAC ON JUNE 9 2009. THERE WAS A VERY BAD RAIN STORM THAT WEEKEND. I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE RAIN COMING INTO THE VEHICLE BY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH BOARD DRIPPING FROM THE ROOF. AFTER TAKING IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO DON MASSEY THEY INDICATED TO ME THAT IT WAS SOME SORT OF PLUG IN THE SUNROOF THAT WAS GETTING CLOGGED UP. THEY FIXED IT BUT EVERY TIME IT HAS RAINED FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS RAIN HAS CONTINUED TO COME IN THE CAR AND NOW ITS COMING NEXT TO MY LEFT FOOT. THE DETROIT LOCATION OF DON MASSEY CLOSED LATER THAT YEAR AND I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO ANOTHER ONE (NOT SURE WHERE TO REALLY). NOW I'M REDUCED TO PUTTING A PLASTIC BAG OVER THE SUNROOF WHEN I KNOW RAIN IS PREDICTED (WHICH IS EXTREMELY TACKY ON A CADILLAC) ;-( NOT SURE IF OTHER 2005 CADILLAC OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE, BUT IT IS TRULY A PAIN IN MY "ROOF" . *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPENED WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE CONTACT IS HANDICAPPED AND MUST PROP ONE FOOT ON THE DOOR PANEL FOR THE DOOR TO STAY OPEN WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE OR WHEN THERE IS A STRONG WIND BLOWING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED WHICH DETERMINED THIS IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE DTS. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRACKING SOUND AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED OVER TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,871 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,757. UPDATED 10/15/12 *CN UPDATED 10/24/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER, REAR DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE GLASS WINDOWS ABNORMALLY FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THEN, THE AND WINDOWS DID THE SAME. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECT IN THE WINDOWS. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

ON MY 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE I HAVE HAD TWO VOGUE TIRES TO HAVE A BUBBLE TO APPEAR ON THE SIDEWALL. I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS DANGEROUS OR NOT BUT I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THEM BOTH. I AM KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE OTHER TWO TIRES THEY ALL HAVE VERY GOOD TREAD. *TR

2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE WITH NEW VOGUE TIRES CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE HAS HAD 3 TIRES REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE SIDEWALLS THAT CAUSES BUBBLE TO APPEAR**CC *JB

I HAVE A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE I PURCHASED IT USED WITH 48,000 MILES I HAVE HAD IT ABOUT THREE YEARS AND THE LEATHER SEATS ARE HORRIBLE. THEY ARE NOT COMFORTABLE FOR LONG DISTANT RIDING. I HAD A 1994 DEVILLE AND THERE IS NO COMPARISON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE DRIVER. IN ADDITION, THE METAL PART UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE IS POKING HIS REAR END AND LOWER BACK. DUE TO HOW UNCOMFORTABLE THE FAILURE IS, THE CONTACT CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP THREE TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT SUCCESSFULLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE FACTORY INSTALLED OPTIONAL GLASS SUNROOF OF 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE DTS SPONTANEOUSLY "EXPLODED" AND SHATTERED. BROKEN GLASS RAINED DOWN INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OVER THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE ON TO THE ROADWAY BEHIND WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT OVER A UNCROWDED HIGHWAY AT 62 - 63 MPH APPROXIMATELY AT 6:30 AM ON 6/2/17. SUNROOF WAS CLOSED. THE INTERIOR SUN SHADE WAS OPEN. EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 60F. INTERIOR TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 75F. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 103,500 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO SUNROOF OR INDICATIONS OF PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE SUNROOF. THERE WAS NO SOUND OF CRACK LIKE WHEN ROCK HITS THE WINDSHIELD OR SOUND OF OBJECT HITTING THE CAR OR SUNROOF PRIOR TO THE "BANG!" AS THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND WERE NO TRUCKS IN AHEAD, OR CARS VERY NEARBY. IT WAS AN UTTERLY UNEVENTFUL AND NON-EXTREME DRIVE IN TERMS OF SPEED, TEMPERATURES, TRAFFIC VOLUME, OR OPERATION. CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET. THE REAR EDGE OF GLASS REMAINING IN THE FRAME APPEARS TO BE BENT UPWARD WHETHER FROM THE EXPLOSION OR THE AIR PRESSURE AFTER I HAVE NO IDEA. SUBMITTED AS A GLASS CLAIM TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY.

I WAS HIT HEAD-ON. THE IGNITION TURNED OFF AFTER BEING HIT AND THE SEAT- BELTS DID NOT DEPLOY. I STOPPED AND MY HAND WAS ON THE HORN BUT THE PERSON DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP.I WAS ON A CITY STREET.I WAS HURT AND HAD NECK SURGERY. GM IS TELLING ME THEY WILL LOOK BACK INTO IT AFTER DENIAL THAT WAS IT DUE TO THE RECALL. THEY SOLD THE CAR AS SALVAGE WHEN THE INSURANCE TOTALED IT. THE CAR WAS THEN SOLD WITH A SALVAGE TITLE. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION AFTER TELLING ME MY ACCIDENT INJURIES WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL.

THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR CHANGES POSITION, POINTING DOWN TO THE GROUND, ERRATICALLY, USUALLY WHEN ENTERING OR LEAVING THE CAR, OR INSERTING THE KEY, EVEN THOUGH I AM ALWAYS USING DRIVER #1 KEY. I CAN RESET IT, USE THE MEMORY BUTTON TO SAVE THE POSITION. IT MAY WORK FOR SEVERAL STOPS DURING A SHOPPING TRIP, THEN CHANGE AGAIN ON IT'S OWN. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE WHEN I WANT TO CHANGE LANES I LOOK AT THE MIRROR AND IT IS POINTED TO THE GROUND. THE DEALER WHERE I ALWAYS TAKE MY CAR FOR SERVICE, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

LARGE OIL LEAK GEAR SHIFT STUCK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DAMAGE,REGULATOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BREAST PLATE AND RIBS. THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A THIRD PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, BUT REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE CUTS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. THE CAR IGNITION CUTS OFF ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WHEN THE CAR HITS A BUMP, RAILROAD TRACK, OR POTHOLE. BUMPING THE COLUMN COVER WILL ALSO CUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE KEY MODIFICATION WHICH WOULD APPEAR TO HAVE NO AFFECT ON THE PROBLEM OF THE IGNITION RANDOMLY ROTATING OUT OF THE ON POSITION. *TR

AIRBAGS FAILED TO OPEN AFTER ENGINE DIED. CAR WENT DEAD AND STEERING BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. SEAT BECAME UNLOCKED. I WAS JAMMED UNDER STEERING WHEEL. ENGINE AND CAR DEAD. FRONT END AND REAR END TOTAL, NEVER RECEIVED REPLACEMENT. INSURER WAS GEICO, REPAIRED AT THEIR RECOMMENDED FACILITY. ENGINE BEGAN TO LEAK OIL AFTER 20000 MILES CAR NEVER OPERATED CORRECTLY AFTERWARDS, TRADED IT IN AFTER 6 MONTHS, FOR 2005 NEW CTS. SAME THING HAPPENED, ENGINE SHUT OFF,. I TRADED FOR 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE, IN 2005. *TR

KEY WANT FIT IN IGNITION, NO POWER WHEN ACCELERATE. *TR

LOSS CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES ON 4 SEPT AND 7 SEPT 2014, AT INTERSECTION OF MAHAN DRIVE AND WARDEN ROAD; THE VEHICLE STOPPED BY CURB OF THE STREET, ALL TRAFFIC STOPPED. RE-START ENGINE. LUCK WAS ON MY SIDE. *TR

DRIVING MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL ON I 95 IN CONNECTICUT NEAR STAMFORD AT APPROXIMATELY 12 MIDNIGHT, AND NOTED CHIMES RELATED TO SAFETY ALERTS FOLLOWING A PARTICULAR STRONG BUMP IN THE ROAD. FIRST ALERT WAS THAT THE ABS AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS INACTIVE, NEXT AIRBAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND THEN ELECTRICAL CHARGE WAS LOW. ATTEMPTED TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP THE CAR; EVENTUALLY ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND ALL SYSTEMS IN THE CAR BEGAN TO FAIL - COULD NOT OPEN WINDOWS, COULD NOT CONTACT ONSTAR, LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR, SPEEDOMETER, HAZARD LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND THE HEADLAMPS. EVENTUALLY USED STREET LIGHTS TO GUIDE US TO EXIT ON I 287 IN WHITE PLAINS, NY. ONCE WE FOUND A SAFE SPOT OFF THE ROAD, WE TURNED OFF THE CAR, BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS (?ENGINE, ?FIRE RISK, ?WOULD POWER STEERING / BRAKES FAIL NEXT). CAR TOWED AT ~10 AM TO LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A TURN ON WET ROADWAY (NOT A PUDDLE OF WATER) OR TRYING TO TURN AT A LIGHT FOR INSTANCE WHILE IT IS RAINING, EVEN AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LOCKS AND THE CAR WILL NOT CONTINUE TO TURN, CAUSING TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU TO COME TO A SCREECHING HALT.AFTER STOPPING THE STEERING WILL SLOWLY LOOSENS UP ALLOWING YOU TO COMPLETE THE TURN. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT WITH MY REPAIR GARAGE BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. SINCE I AM AWARE OF THIS HAPPENING I'M VERY CAREFUL WHEN MAKING A TURN IN THE RAIN. I'M THANKFUL I WASN'T ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 60. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO INSERT INTO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO CALL A LOCKSMITH WHO REBUILT THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN TURNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,808.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS WAITING FOR PARTS TO ARRIVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE VEHICLE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED VIBRATING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES AND RIMS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,071. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ THE IGNITION CASE AND CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 1/13/2015 *JS

THIS NORTHSTAR ENGINE HAS LEAKED OIL,(NOT BURNING IT) SINCE 40,000 MILES. I USE 2 OR MORE QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. IT LEAKS WHENEVER IT IS PARKED. I HAVE SPENT MONIES ON THIS, BUT IT APPEARS A MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR IS NEEDED. SOME SAY, THE BOLTS WERE TOO SHORT, AND OTHERS SAY, THIS DEFECT CONTINUED UNTIL THE 2006 YEAR. *TR

OIL LEAK UNDERNEATH ENGINE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. MECHANIC SAYS IT WILL COST $2,000. TO FIX. TWO SECTIONS DO NOT FIT PROPERLY, SO THIS MODEL WILL LEAK OIL. *TT

MY 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE LOOSE STEERING POWER WHEN TURNING FOR ABOUT 20 SECOND TO 1 MINUTE ABOUT 20 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. THIS HAPPENS DURING THE FIRST COUPLE MILES OF DRIVING. CAD DEALER CAN NOT CONFIRM PROBLEM AS IT IS ERRATIC AND ONLY HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE. I NOTICED THAT THIS USUALLY HAPPENED WHEN THE WEATHER IS HIGH HUMIDITY AND I PARKED THE CAR OUTSIDE AT NIGHT OR DURING RAINY DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE INTO AN AREA WITH WATER PUDDLES, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SAFELY DROVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT WATER WAS GETTING ONTO THE SERPENTINE BELT AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO CURRENT REMEDY TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. HE STATED THAT ANY TIME THERE IS WET WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET, THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 5/5/09 *CN UPDATED 05/06/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE BRAKE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER TESTED THE COMPUTER THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME, THEY CLEANED THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY AND REPLACED IT THE THIRD TIME. THE FOURTH TIME, THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE FIFTH TIME, THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURE. THE SIXTH AND FINAL TIME, THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER NOT TO TAKE ANY ACTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 03-11-08 *BF UPDATED 03/11/08 *TR

2005 CADILLAC TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAY WHEN SHIFTING IN REVERSE. *TS ***NAR*** THE DEALER STATED THAT GM SPECS ALLOWED THAT DELAY TO BE AS MUCH AS 8 SECONDS LONG. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THIS SITUATION IS EXACERBATED WHEN HE FORWARD STOPS IN A DOWN HILL DIRECTION AND SHIFTS INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP A HILL. THE VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE RACES. WHEN THE TIME DELAY ENDS THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES WITH A VIOLENT JERK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *NM