1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S OIL AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKED CAUSING THE INTAKE AND OUTTAKE OF THE ENGINE TO RUST, IN TURN CAUSING THE PIPE TO BUST AND THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. UPDATED 12.8/2006 - 4.6 LITER NORTHSTAR ENGINE. THE L/F WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE. THE BRAKES PULSATED. THE SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE HEADLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NM

Mileage: 157,000

DEALER HAS REPLACED AND TURNED BRAKE ROTORS NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE REPLACED ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND PADS WITH ALL NEW PARTS ALSO AND BRAKES ON FRONT DO NOT RELEASE COMPLETELY ALL THE TIME AND KEEP WARPING ROTORS AND WEARING OUT BRAKE PADS THIS HAS BEEN DONE MANY TIMES SINCE BEING BOUGHT IN 2000. TIRE RIMS ALSO LEAK AIR AND TIRES KEEP GOING LOW THIS WAS SERVICED BY DEALER AND MYSELF NOT CURE HAS BEEN FOUND YET. *NM

Mileage: 25,000

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED 4 TIMES SINCE NEW KEEP GETTING OUT OF ROUND AND NOW NEED REPLACED DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL MAINTENCE NOW BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AT TIMES WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK TRANSMISSION HESITATES GOING INTO GEAR WHEN COLD WATER LEAK THAT CANNOT BE FOUND USES AT LEAST 1 GALLON PER WEEK OR MORE WHEELS KEEP LOSING AIR CAUSING TIRES TO GO FLAT NO LEAKS IN TIRES RETURNED TO DEALER MANY TIMES FOR REPAIR AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON -RETURNED TO DEALER AND NOT FIXED

THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THIS DEALER REPAIR SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE AUG. 2002 AND THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE FAILURES AND EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE KEEP RECURRING. *JB ANNTENA STUCK UP. POWER ANTENNA ASSEMBLY REPLACED. OIL LEVEL LOW AND OIL LIGHT IS ON. THERE WAS NO READING ON THE DIPSTICK. HAD TO ADD TWO QUARTS OF OIL AFTER DRIVING 1500 MILES. OIL LIFE INDICATOR WAS RESET. PISTON, ROD AND OIL RINGS REPLACED. DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF WITH BULB BURNT OUT. HEADLAMP HOUSING ASSEMBLY REPLACED. CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START. BATTERY REPLACED. CATALYTIC CONVERTER RATTLING. DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT/SWITCH INOPERATIVE. WHILE GIVING GAS HESITATES; STRUGGLES UP A HILL. SPARK PLUG WIRE REPLACED. NOTIFICATION BY POSTCARD. ORDERED PARTS. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WON'T GO UP. REPLACED LEFT DOOR WINDOW SWITCH. SES LIGHT ON. EXHAUST RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR) REPLACED. TRANSMISSION MAKES A GRINDING NOISE ON FAST ACCELERATION. DEALER FOUND THE EXHAUST PIPE AT THE REAR OF THE CONVERTER SHIFTING A CROSS BRACE WHEN ACCELERATING. REARVIEW MIRROR BROKE OFF BASE. *TT

Mileage: 10,000

ROTORS WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE DRIVER MAKING QUICK STOPS FROM HIGH SPEEDS OR RIDING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, CONSUMER STATES NEITHER OF THESE THINGS HAVE OCCURRED AND FEELS THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OR ABS, AFTER REPAIRS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD AN EXTREME HEAT BUILD UP WHICH CONSUMER COULD FEEL, THE HEAT FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL IS HOT, BUT NOTHING TO COMPARE WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL, THE REAR WHEELS ARE ONLY WARM. *SLC

ROTORS WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE DRIVER MAKING QUICK STOPS FROM HIGH SPEEDS OR RIDING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, CONSUMER STATES NEITHER OF THESE THINGS HAVE OCCURRED AND FEELS THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OR ABS, AFTER REPAIRS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD AN EXTREME HEAT BUILD UP WHICH CONSUMER COULD FEEL, THE HEAT FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL IS HOT, BUT NOTHING TO COMPARE WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL, THE REAR WHEELS ARE ONLY WARM. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED NOTICED A GRINDING AND RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE 11 TIMES FOR ABS PROBLEMS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIIP FOR REPAIRS ABOUT TWO WEEKS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE TURNED A YEAR AGO, THEY WERE WARPED. AT THIS TIME VEHICLE IS SHAKING AND VIBRATING AGAIN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME.*AK

CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY THE DEALER SINCE NEW ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED 3 TIMES NOW FOR BEING WARPED MFGR & DEALER REFUSE TO REPLACE THEM STATING THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT I CAN BUY THEM AFTERMARKET THAT ARE GARUNTEED NOT TO DO THIS MFGR ALSO SAYS NEEDING TURNED 3 TIMES IS NORMAL IN 40,000 MILES I AM CONCERNED THAT NOW THE ROTORS ARE TO THIN AND WILL WARP MORE EVEN AND MAY POSSIBLY FALL APART THESE ROTORS ARE OVER 200.00 EACH THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR I HAVE WORKED ON CARS FOR 40 YRS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A SET THAT NEEDED TURNED THIS OFTEN AND KNOW TURNING THEM THIS MANY TIMES MAKES THEM UNSAFE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

EVERY 6-8 THOUSAND MILES VEHICLE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED.*AK

EVERY 6-8 THOUSAND MILES VEHICLE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED.*AK

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO IT CHAFING AGAINST THE FRAME, THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR VERIFIED THAT THE STEEL BRAIDED BRAKE LINES WERE RUBBING ON THE FRAME AND WORE THROUGH CAUSING BREAKE FLUID LOSS, THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

ON 11/08/99 TEST DROVE CAR, COMPLAINED OF BRAKE PROBLEM, JERKING OF VEHICLE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. DEALERSHIP REPL FRT PADS & CUT ROTORS ON 11/8/99. PURCHASED CAR ON 11/26/99, I COMPLAINED THE SAME DAY I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THAT THE BRAKES WERE STILL PULSATING WHEN APPLIED. ON 11/29/99 DEALERSHIP REFACED REAR ROTORS, SAID THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND. ON 5/23/01 I HAD THE REAR LEFT ROTOR REPLACED AND THE OTHER THREE REFACED. *AK

FRONT ROTORS IN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ARE WARPING. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY WERE NOT OF THE OPINION THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED BAD ENOUGH FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FRONT ROTORS IN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ARE WARPING. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY WERE NOT OF THE OPINION THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED BAD ENOUGH FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

STABALIZER LIGHT COMES ON AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ERRATIC PERFORMANCE OF BRAKES , IT ALSO EFFECTS WHOLE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WAS NORMAL, BUT BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND/THERE WAS A HUMMING SOUND WHEN PEDAL WAS PRESSED. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM VEHICLE PULLING TO RIGHT,AND BRAKES GRABBING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATES DUE TO ROTORS WHICH WERE WARPED. THIS MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAD TO REROUND THE ROTORS. *AK THE DEALER SAYS THE ROTORS WARPED DUE TO " RIDING THE BRAKES". *YH

PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND TURNED FRONT ROTORS, AND REPLACED THE PADS. *AK THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKES WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURE DESIGN FLAW. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOW REPLACING ASBESTOS PADS WITH METAL. *YH

PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND TURNED FRONT ROTORS, AND REPLACED THE PADS. *AK THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKES WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURE DESIGN FLAW. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOW REPLACING ASBESTOS PADS WITH METAL. *YH

FRONT BRAKE DISCS HAVE WARPED AND BEEN GROUND TWICE IN 27K MILES FOR BRAKING VIBRATION. CONDITION GETTING WORSE. DEALERS SAY THIS CAN BE NORMAL.*AK

A VERY SEVER VIBRATION OCCURES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS TURNE ROTORS 3 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS AFTER 4-5 MONTHS. IT HAS NOW GOTTEN TO THE POINT I AM CONCERNED THE BRAKES WILL TOTALLY FAIL. *AK

DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE'S ARE GOING HALFWAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE PEDAL IS HARD. CONSUMER HAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE . *AK

BRAKES FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MJS

WHEN BRAKE ROTORS GET HOT THEY WILL DEVELOP A PULSATION ,WHICH FEELS LIKE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND SHIMMY. BUT WHEN THE ROTORS ARE COOL VEHICLE WILL RUN SMOOTH. THE MANUFACTURER WILL ONLY WARRANTY THE ROTORS FOR VEHICLE LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. *AK

1. GEAR SHIFT HAD TOO MUCH PLAY WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE (DEALER-NO PROBLEM FOUND) 2. REAR ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE DEALER FOUND THEM WARPED AT 2221 MILES 3. RUNNING ROUGH AND ROTTEN SMELL (DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM) 4. WIPERS WENT OUT ON 2/26/99, DEALER HAD TO ORDER PART SO DROVE TIL 3/2/99 WITHOUT WIPERS. UPON RETURNING TO DEALER ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAD GONE OUT. THEY KEPT THE CAR UNTIL 3/5, AGAIN WENT TO DEALER ON 3/26 FOR WIPERS NOT WORKING, STILL HAD TO ORDER MORE PARTS, RETURNED ON 4/6 TO GET REPLACED AGAIN. SO I WAS FROM 2/26/99 TO 4/6/99 WITHOUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. 5. COMPLAINED OF NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM, I ALSO COMPLAINED OF ROUGH RIDE, THEY REPLACE BUSHINGS AND LUBED BAR - FELT BETTER FOR A DAY, BUT ROUGH RIDE RETURNED AFTER THAT. I FEEL THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR MORE THAN I HAVE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 5225 MILES ON A 13 MONTH OLD CADILLAC, THUS IS OUTRAGIOUS. THANK YOU. *AK

THE MAJOR PROBLEM HAS BEEN A SEVERE VIBRATION OF THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE PROBLEM GETS MUCH WORST WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS. IT HAS PROGRESSIVLY GOTTEN BAD. THE DEALER SAID THE ROTORS NEED TO B E TURNED AND TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS. THIS ONLY LASTED FOR ABOUT 4000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE REAR ROTORS AND TURNED THE REAR ROTORS. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AGAIN AFTER 4000 MILES. THE DEALER NOW CLAIMED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PADS WITH A SPECIAL REPLACEMENT PAD. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD ORDER NEW PADS AND CALL ME WHEN THEY CAME IN. WELL, THE DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSSINESS. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO ANOTHER DEALER(COLE IN WARREN, OHIO). THIS DEALER REFUSED TO DO WARRENTY WORK AND SAID I HAD EXHAUSTED THE 18,000 MILES. I HAD CALLED THE CADILLAC 800 NUMBER AND REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR. I WAS TOLD NONE WAS AVAILABLE AND A SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL ME 2 DAYS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL TO DATE. I JUST TRAVELED TO NC AND GOT THE SCARE OF MY LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. I AM VERY COCERNED AND CALLED THE CADILLAC 800 NUMBER AGAIN. I ASK TO HAVE A SUPERVISOR CALL ME FOR THE 2ND TIME. PLEASE HELP FOR I AM A LARNGECTOMEE ( NO VOCAL CORDS 1998) IF I CAN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM COULD YOU PROVIDE ME THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO HAVE CADILLAC BUY THE LEMON BACK. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS AUTO. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

THE MAJOR PROBLEM HAS BEEN A SEVERE VIBRATION OF THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE PROBLEM GETS MUCH WORST WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS. IT HAS PROGRESSIVLY GOTTEN BAD. THE DEALER SAID THE ROTORS NEED TO B E TURNED AND TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS. THIS ONLY LASTED FOR ABOUT 4000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE REAR ROTORS AND TURNED THE REAR ROTORS. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AGAIN AFTER 4000 MILES. THE DEALER NOW CLAIMED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PADS WITH A SPECIAL REPLACEMENT PAD. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD ORDER NEW PADS AND CALL ME WHEN THEY CAME IN. WELL, THE DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSSINESS. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO ANOTHER DEALER(COLE IN WARREN, OHIO). THIS DEALER REFUSED TO DO WARRENTY WORK AND SAID I HAD EXHAUSTED THE 18,000 MILES. I HAD CALLED THE CADILLAC 800 NUMBER AND REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR. I WAS TOLD NONE WAS AVAILABLE AND A SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL ME 2 DAYS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL TO DATE. I JUST TRAVELED TO NC AND GOT THE SCARE OF MY LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. I AM VERY COCERNED AND CALLED THE CADILLAC 800 NUMBER AGAIN. I ASK TO HAVE A SUPERVISOR CALL ME FOR THE 2ND TIME. PLEASE HELP FOR I AM A LARNGECTOMEE ( NO VOCAL CORDS 1998) IF I CAN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM COULD YOU PROVIDE ME THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO HAVE CADILLAC BUY THE LEMON BACK. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS AUTO. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

BRAKES SQUEAL ON APPLICATION - (SERVICE - NO NOISE HEARD) BRAKES SQUEAL ON APPLICATION - (SERVICE - INSTALLED UPDATED PADS ON FRT PER BULLETIN 83-50-25 ) BRAKES SQUEAL UPON APPLICATION A 3RD TIME .LONGER STOPPING TIME AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION ; VEHICLE LEAKING OIL - (SERVICE - TAKE ENGINE OUT MANIFOLD ) VEHICLE LEAKING OIL AGAIN (SERVICE - HOLE FOR CONVERTOR SNOUT DRILLED TOO CLOSE TO REAR MAIN JOURNAL ) VEHICLE LEAKING OIL (SERVICED) VEHICLE LEAKING OIL (SERVICE - KEPT VEHICLE SEVERAL DAYS DID NOT FIND OIL LEAK) VEHICLE STILL LEAKING OIL.

FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD, RUNNING INTO A BUILDING AND CAUSED INJURY AND A FATALITY. ALSO, TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WORN OUT. YH

FRONT BRAKES SQUEAL ON APPLICATION, FOUR REPAIR ATTEMPTS WITHOUT REMEDY.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A SQUEALING NOISE. ALSO, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE FOR THE FOURTH TIME. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER A DIP THE FRONT END HITS THE GROUND. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING GET VERY HARD, THERE IS NO SET TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENS, CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *SLC