2001 Cadillac Deville

I WAS DRIVING ON 1-26 AND EXIT ON NORTH MEETING ST RD. NORTH CHARLESTON SC WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE POWER STEERING LINE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT. THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED AND CAR COULD NOT START. BRAKES TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON CAR USED 2QTS OF OIL A MONTH THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN WIRE SMELL LIKE IT WAS BURNING AFTER FAN QUIT WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BALANCING SENSORS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

CAR KEEPS STALLING OUT (AT LIGHT, WHILE DRIVING, ETC) WITH THE CAUSE APPARENTLY ATTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED (FOR A CHARGE OF $496) AT MIDWAY CADILLAC IN POKOMOKE MD (AFTER HAVING CAR TOWED THERE ON FEB 14, 2014, BECAUSE AT THAT TIME, HAD DIFFICULTY EVEN GETTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH). THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH IT STALLING OUT PERSISTS, EVEN AFTER THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH. WRITING BECAUSE THE IGNITION-SWITCH-RELATED PROBLEMS I AM HAVING APPEAR TO BE THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO OTHER GM CARS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. PLEASE INCLUDE THE CADILLAC DEVILLE 2001 INTO YOUR INVESTIGATION REGARDING FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES OF GM-MADE CARS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH TRAFFIC SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP. I HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR, THANKFULLY I PULLED THE SHIFT LEVER TO LOW AND PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I GOT HOME I JACKED UP THE CAR TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED, AND A RUPTURE IN THE ACTUAL LINE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH CADILLAC BRAKE LINES(USING CHEAP MATERIALS). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO CRUISE TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES LINES WERE RUSTED COMPLETELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKES PADS, THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKES LINES AND CALIBERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,019 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 10/31/12*LJ UPDATED 10/31/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. HE THEN SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR BEGAN TO TURN A BRONZE COLOR AND WAS OBSCURED HIS VISION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE MIRROR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

2001 DEVILLE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR IS ERRATIC, SHOWING THREE BARS AND THEN JUMPING TO ALMOST FULL CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT GAS. THE CAR HAS 140,000 MILES ON IT. NOW I HAVE HAD TO USE MY TRIP ODOMETER AS A FUEL GAUGE, KNOWING HOW MANY MILES PER GALLON I AVERAGE. I HAVE HEARD THIS A COMMON PROBLEM IN GM VEHICLES NEWER THAN 2008. I ALSO HEAR THAT THIS IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR