1999 CADILLAC Seville Problems & Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CADILLAC SEVILLE STS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE GASKET REPLACED AROUND THE COOLING SYSTEM YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THIS MAY BE NOTHING YOU CAN HELP WITH, HOWEVER THE NORTHSTAR ENGINES MADE BY GM HAVE HAD A DEFECT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. THERE ARE NO RECORDS THAT YOU HAVE CHECKED INTO THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS. IT REGARDS THE HEAD GASKETS BREAKING AT AN ALARMING AND CONSISTENT RATE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS! ASK ANY MECHANIC ABOUT THIS. AROUND 100,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE THE HEAD GASKETS BREAK, AND COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE ENGINE. NO ONE WILL REPLACE THE GASKETS. ALL YOU CAN DO IS SPEND A SMALL FORTUNE ($5,000 TO $9,000) ON A NEW ENGINE. A WASTE OF MONEY SINCE THE NEXT NORTHSTAR ENGINE WILL PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT AND CONTINUES TO IGNORE. NO WONDER THEY ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. AFTER 100 YEARS THEY STILL CANNOT PRODUCE A RELIABLE ENGINE! IF YOU EXPECT AMERICANS TO CONTINUE BUYING AMERICAN CARS, ESPECIALLY CADILLACS, PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS. YOU CAN FIND LETTERS WRITTEN BY SEVILLE OWNERS ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS. I AM MOST CERTAINLY NOT THE ONLY ONE, JUST ONE OF MANY, MANY LEMON OWNERS. HOPING YOU CARE ENOUGH TO HAVE LISTENED AND CHECK THIS OUT, SINCERELY *TR

CAR STALLED (DIED) WHILE EXITING HWY ON EXIT RAMP; LOST PWR STEERING, BRAKES, AND WAS LUCKY TO COME TO A STOP WITHOUT INJURY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY FEW MONTHS AND DEALERS CANNOT REPEAT OR FIND THE PROBLEM. *NM

I SERVICED MY 1999 CADILLAC SEVILLE IN NOVEMBER 2004. IT ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES AND IS DRIVEN ON FREEWAY ONLY. THE CAR STALLED FOR NO REASON WHEN I LAST DROVE IT AND NOW WILL NOT START. BATTERY IS FINE, POWER KICKS ON BUT ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND. THIS IS FRIGHTENING AS IT DIES WHILE I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION DURING A U-TURN. WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AND I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER 1/10 (AT MY COST). I THINK THEY SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE. IT WAS NOT SURPRISING TO SEE 7 OTHER COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE SAME YEAR'S MODEL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH OUT ANY WARNING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE WOULD START UP AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM TWICE ALREADY FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO GO TO THE SHOP AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHEN I DRIVE AT ANY SPEED RANDOMLY THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY,WINDOWS DON'T WORK, AC GOES OFF BUT FAN STILL BLOWS, POWER LOCKS DON'T WORK, LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN I STOP AND GET OUT, BUT WHEN I PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND TURN IT TO THE "ON" POSITION AND BACK OFF EVERYTHING WORKS AGAIN MY BATTERY WENT DEAD A FEW TIMES DUE TO THE LIGHTS STAYING ON AND MY GIRLFRIEND NOT KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON...WHAT IS THAT!!!!! *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT THAT CONTROLLED THE STEERING AND BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,142.

THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW STARTER AND IGNITION SWITCH. *PH *SCC *JB

DEALER KNOWINGLY SOLD CONSUMER A CAR WHICH WAS APART OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN #99013 FOR A POSSIBLE SHORT IN THE GENERATOR WHICH HAD NOT BEEN REPAIR ON THE PURCHASED VEHICLE. NLM

THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR A RECALL. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS ARE ON BCK ORDER. RECALL 99V070 OOO. *AK

CONSTANT FRONT END VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 65-70. CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM SYSTEM DID NOT ALLOW ME TO ADD VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *JB

VEHICLE HAS CONSTANT VIBRATION IN STEERING AT 65 TO 70 MPH. SELLING DEALER AND TIRE DEALER HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. INSTALLED 8 NEW GOODYEAR AND 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES, CHECKED FACTORY WHEELS AND TRANSAXLES FOR PROPER BALANCE, REPEATED WHEEL ALIGNMENTS & TIRE BALANCE FRONT/REAR HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE VIBRATION.*AK

VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE SHAKES & VIBRATIONS IN STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR AND SEAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SMOOTH ROADS.*AK

BODY VIBRATION AT SPEEDS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH. DEALER CAN'T LOCATE PROBLEM - OVER 15 SERVICE CALLS

THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM SNAPPED IN TWO AND THE RIGHT WHEEL CAME OFF AND THE TIRE TURNED SIDEWAYS LODGING UNDER THE RIGHT FENDER. *MJS

DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO FOLD UP AND PUSH THE AIR BAG BACK INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE PLACED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER DID NOT AGREE WITH THE DEALER NOR THE MECHANIC. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN GEAR, AND SUSTAINED NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE. *SC THE CONSUMER SIFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *JB

FAX FM MIKE PETERSEN (OR) RE HIS WIFE'S 1999 GM CADILLAC SEVILLE STS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN STARTING THE CAR.*MR THE DRIVER SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES SUCH AS SORENESS FORM THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG AND TEMPORARY HEARING LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM

ON JUNE 17, AT OR ABOUT 7:30 PM, MY WIFE ENTERED HER VEHICLE, A 1999 CADILLAC SEVILLE STS, SHE TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR, AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN GEAR, AND HAD SUSTAINED NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE. WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MANUFACTURER, TO NO AVAIL. TO DATE, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ASSIST US WITH THIS PROBLEM. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, ON FRIDAY, JUNE 18, FIVE DIFFERENT MECHANICS TOLD US THAT THIS TYPE OF DEPLOYMENT IS "NOT SUPPOSED TO OCCUR." THAT, IN FACT, THE AIRBAG SHOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THE CAR IS NOT IN GEAR. FURTHER, UPON CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, I WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT THIS SITUATION SHOULD NOT OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY IS IF MOISTURE OR CORROSION BUILDS UP. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, A WARNING LIGHT WILL DISPLAY TO SIGNAL THE DRIVER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A MOISTURE OR CORROSION BUILDUP IN THE SYSTEM. SINCE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO, AND SINCE THERE WAS NO INDICATION BY VIRTUE OF A DISPLAYED WARNING LIGHT, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE OF THIS SYSTEM, ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE DEPLOYMENT OCCURRED. HOWEVER, WITH THOUSANDS OF 1999 CADILLAC SEVILLE'S ON THE ROAD, IT MAY SIMPLY BE A MATTER OF TIME WHEN AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. OBVIOUSLY, DEPLOYMENT UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, RATHER THAN SAVE LIVES, MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIFE; AND CONSIDERING THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ASSIST TO REPAIR SUCH DEFECT, GOVERNMENT OR REGULATORY INTERVENTION IS IMPERATIVE TO AVOID THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE. *NM

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN A FENDER BENDER ACCIDENT ,BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD. *YH

APPLIED BRAKES AND FRONT END DID NOT DIP AS IT SHOULD HAVE; NO GRIPPING AS IT SHOULD HAVE; FELT GRINDING AND SLIPPAGE AS VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD WITHOUT LOSING ANY MOMENTUM. THERE WAS SUFFICIENT STOPPING DISTANCE THAT VEHICLE SPEED SHOULD HAVE BEEN REDUCED AND STOPPED. *TR

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL DISASSEMBLED FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED EVERYTHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO SAFETY CLIP BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, IT WILL GO TO FLOORBOARD WITH REDUCED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED PREMATURELY. *MJS

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

RIGHT SIDE MOUNT BROKEN ON STEERING RACK. *LA

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS SMOKE AND AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE WERE BEING AFFECTED BY THE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED ELEVEN GASKETS WITHIN THE ENGINE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V070000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATE 1/13/16 LN *JS

MY SON ALMOST DIED ON OCTOBER 25, 2013 IN HIS 1999 CADILLAC SEVILLE IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHILE HE WAS RELAXING IN IT WITH HIS DOG. HE HAD FALLEN ASLEEP WAITING FOR HIS MOTHER/MY WIFE AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. HE NEEDED TO CLIMB OUT OF WINDOW AND PULL HIS DOG THROUGH THE WINDOW. HE INJURED HIMSELF AND WENT TO HOSPITAL. THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE THAT THE ENGINE FELL APART FROM HEAT, THE CABIN WAS DESTROYED, FRONT TIRES ARE GONE/MELTED WHILE TRUNK AND GAS TANK WERE RELATIVELY FINE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED TO THIS DISASTER IN OUR DRIVEWAY. MY SON ALSO LOST VARIOUS PERSONAL POSSESSIONS AND HIS TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE MY SON'S NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE AND THE ONLY THING GM SAYS IS THAT THE FIRE DAMAGED THE CAR AND THERE IS NOTHING IT CAN DO. IT ALSO HAS INFORMED ME THAT IF I WISH TO TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION, I MUST RETAIN THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS A BURNED-OUT SHELL OF A VEHICLE IN OUR FRONT DRIVEWAY. IT IS A REMINDER EVERY DAY THAT MY SON ALMOST DIED IN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A HIGH QUALITY CAR AND GM DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ITS CUSTOMERS. I WAS HOPING THAT GM WOULD RESOLVE THIS MATTER IN A REASONABLE MANNER SO MY SON COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS LIFE. HE LOST SEVERAL PERSONAL AFFECTS, HIS PRESCRIPTION EYE GLASSES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND MONEY HE HAD WITHDRAWN TO GIVE TO MY WIFE FOR A SCHOOL BILL. I ALSO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE OUR BONNEVILLE FOR 5 MONTHS BECAUSE THE CADILLAC IS BLOCKING ACCESS TO IT. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO THAT WILL RESOLVE THIS MATTER IN A FAIR MANNER? WE NEED IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE FROM GM. THANK YOU. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE LENSES TURNED YELLOW AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BOTH HEAD LIGHTS AND REAR BRAKE LIGHTS LEN COVER ALLOW RAIN AND MOISTURE TO GET IN; CAUSING DEPOSIT AND POOR VISIBILITY ON LIGHTS LENS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFOMED THAT THE WAY THE MFR. DESIGN THE IT. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER.

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ENGINE AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS.*MR THE DEALERSHIP NEVER DID CORRECT THE DASHBOARD LIGHT PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WOULD DIE WITH OUT WARNING AND AT TIMES WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TOOK ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHO FIXED ALL THE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO STALL, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE ENGINE STALLING BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CODING, WHICH MEANT THE COMPUTER DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. *JB *NM

PRACTICALLY EVERY DAY I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR SINCE MAY 2001, I HAVE MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STOP WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF A FEW MILES PER HOUR UP TO 70 MPH. I HAVE ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN RESTARTING THE ENGINE WHEN THIS STALLING HAPPENS. I TAKEN IT TO THE CADILLAC DEALER WHO HAS SERVICED MY CAR SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALER IS MARTIN CADILLAC, 12101 OLYMPIC BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA 90064. SINCE THE MAY 2001 I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO MARTIN CADILLAC TO CURE THIS PROBLEM, THE LAST TIME WAS ON DEC. 17, 2001. THEY RETURNED IT TO ME ON DECEMBER 24 AND CLAIMED THEY HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM AND REPAIRED THE CAR. IT IS NOW WORSE THAN EVER. ON TWO OCCASIONS I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY STREET. SHORTLY AFTER GETTING THE CAR IN DECEMBER WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE I WAS A TRANSITION SECTION THAT CONNECTED ONE FREEWAY TO ANOTHER. I WAS FRANTICALLY TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT IT WOULDN'T START. TRAFFIC BACKED UP AND UNFORTUNATEDLY A REAREND COLLISION RESULTED SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME. IT HAS NOW BECOME TOO DANGEROUS TO ME, MY PASSENGERS, AND TO THE CARS AROUND ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS CAR. IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION I CANNOT SELL IT. I KNOW THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM UNIQUE TO MY CAR. RECENTLY I READ THAT THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO OTHER GM CARS. PROBABLY SOME OF WHICH ARE CADILLACS. MY CADILLAC DEALER IS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE MADE AT LEAST 4 ATTEMPTS SINCE MAY, 2001. I AM NOW GOING TO ARBITRATION TO GET CADILLAC TO BUY BACK THIS DEFECTIVE CAR. THE HEARING SHOULD OCCUR SOMETIME IN THE NEXT 5 TO 6 WEEKS..

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM WITH A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT INVOLVING SOME TYPE OF FAILURE IN THE FRONT SEAT BELT SYSTEM OF HIS WIFES VEHICLE.*SCC

FRONT SEAT BELT WAS STUCK AND REQUIRED REPAIR UPON OWNERSHIP. *ET

TIRE BLEWOUT ON HIGHWAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED AND TIRES ROTATED AND CHECKED SEVERAL DAYS EARLIER. A COUPLE OF TIRE DEALERS CHECKED THE TIRE AND COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF ROAD HAZARDS. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE, BUT TRYING TO PROVE IT WASA STRUCTURAL DEFECT I CAN SEE IS GOING TO BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. CADILLAC COVERS ALL DEFECTIVE PARTS, BUT GOODYEAR SAYS YOU CAN'T PROVE THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE EVEN IF THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A PUNCTURE OR HITTING SOMETHING IN THE ROAD! YOUR INPUT AND HELP IS APPRECIATED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 1 6-000-12 TIRESIZE: 235/60-16)

WHILE DRIVING ALL TIRES HAVE FAILED, RESULTING IN TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED, WITH THE VEHICLE SWERVING A FULL LANE TO THE RIGHT, DUE TO VARIOUS NAIL INDUCED SMALL LEAKS AND VALVE STEM FAILURES, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY TECHNICIAN THAT MULTIPLE FLATS IS NORMAL IN HIGH-CONSTRUCTION, NORTH SCOTTSDALE, THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES- 4-26-00, 10-28-00, 11-27-00 AND 3-11-01. *JB

The hard fuel rail line has begun to leak and no GM dealers carries parts to resolve problem. The 1999 STS Cadillac is in good working condition but because of the leak, it is unsafe to drive.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 294,853.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT SMELLS GASOLINE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. HE DISCOVERED THAT A FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING ON THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,640 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,540. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF THE FUEL RAIL CRACKED JUST ABOVE THE CYLINDER #1. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON PRIOR YEARS. UPDATED 07/29/08. *JB

1999 CADILLAC STS SEVILLE SEAT BELT BUCKLING DIFFICULTY**CC THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A DESIGN GLITCH AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK AT TIMES AND THE POWER SEATS JAMMED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, MOSTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN QUICKLY, VEHICLE STALLS & DIES. WHEN THIS OCCURS VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. HAPPENS EVERY FEW WEEKS; STARTS RIGHT UP AGAIN AFTER COMING TO STOP, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT TO STOP BECAUSE NO POWER BRAKES, STEERING, ETC. VERY DANGEROUS. I WANT THIS TO BE A RECORD OF THE PROBLEM IN CASE I AM KILLED IN ACCIDENT FOLLOWING AN OCCURANCE OF THIS TYPE.

GETTING VIBRATION ON SMOOTH ROADS AT 60-68 MPH. PUT ON 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES, REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS, BALANCED ALL TIRES, STILL EXPERIENCE VIBRATION. DEALER CAN'T FIX. WHAT ARE OTHER SOLUTIONS BESIDES SAYING TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND? *AK

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT RELAY SWITCH WAS CORRODED DUE TO WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID GETTING DOWN INTO THE SWITCH. *AK THE CORROSION WAS CAUSED BY THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID SPILLING INTO THE RELAY. *LA

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

CONSUMER BECOME SICK WHILE TRAVELING DUE TO AN ODOR LESS FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. DEALER CLEANED AIR CONDITIONER AND CHANGED OTHER PARTS, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. *AK

OVERNITE CAR'S WINDOW WAS BROKEN, AND STOLEN THE CAR NAVIGATOR WHICH PRICE IS ABOUT $2,500 DOLLARS. ORIGINAL ANTI-THEFT ALARM DIDN'T WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM MALFUNCTIONED WHEN ROBBERY TOOK PLACE. *TT

CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD, ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WINDOW SWITCH WAS BROKEN, AND THE PLASTIC COVER UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS LOOSE.*JB

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM

THROTTLE STUCK A 60 MPH. WITH HARD BRAKING CAR WAS HALTED AFTER CONSIDERABLE TRAVEL DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN FINALLY STOPPED AND THE SHIFT SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE IDLED AT 3600 RPM. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF THEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED ENGINE PREFORMED NORMAL AFTER THAT. CAR WAS TAKEN TO BUDS GMC IN ST. MARYS OHIO AND THE TPS WAS DETERMINED AT FAULT. CUSTOMER HAD PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM BUDS ABOUT 1 MONTH REVIOUSLY. OWNER WAS BILLED 143.75 FOR REPAIRS. CAN FAX REPAIR BILL. THIS CAR AT THE TIME OF THIS OCCURANCE CONTAINED THE DRIVER, WHOM WAS PREGNANT , AND A YOUNG CHILD. IF ANY OTHER HI WAY CONDITIONS HAD BEEN PREVAILENT OTHER THAN CLEAN DRY ROADS A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I BELEIVE THAT A SURVEY SHOULD BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE HOW MANY TPS'S IN THIS TYPE OF CAR HAVE FAILED AND MAYBE A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER. *AK

CONSUMER BELIEVES VEHICLE QUALIFIES FOR LEMON LAW. HAS BEEN REPAIRED 29 TIMES ELECTRICAL SHORTS ON INSIDE. ALSO, CRUISE CABLE BROKE 3 TIMES. TIRES COULD NOT BE BALANCED UNTIL ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AND , PASSENGER SEAT TRACK REPLACED AND DRIVER SEAT. HEATER WENT OUT. *AK ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED AT NIGHT WHILE TRAVELING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. HEATER FAN WAS MAKING NOISE. TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. *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

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACELERATION WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO APPROACHING STOP SIGN. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ON INTO INTERSECTION BEFORE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR NOTICED 3 FACTORY DENTS; ONE IN TRUNK, AND TWO IN REAR DOOR. ALSO, SUSPENSION WAS SQUEAKING AND BUSHINGS WERE BAD UNDER CAR. CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM DRIVER'S DOOR AND A POPPING NOISE. *AK