2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE Visibility Problems

2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE MOON ROOF PROBLEMS THAT CAUSED WATER DAMAGED TO INTERIOR. *SIMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WATER DAMAGED THE SEATS AND CARPET. HE PAID $300 TO HAVE THE ROOF SEALED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAME DOWN ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE OTHER WINDOWS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000...UPDATED 01/04/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. PRESENTLY, ONLY ONE WINDOW WORKS, WHICH IS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE OTHER THREE ARE BEING HELD UP WITH A PIECE OF PAPER STUCK IN THE CORNER. UPDATED 01/09/13

Mileage: 40,000

CAR PURCHASED 10/16/2003 WITH 15200 MILEAGE. LEFT REAR DOOR REGULATOR FAILED. THIS DOOR COULD NOT HAVE BEEN USED IN 9 YEARS MORE THAN 20-25 TIMES. DEALER, ROYAL CADILLAC, CHARGED $694.95 FOR REPLACEMENT. I COMPLAINED TO CADILLAC, REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, AND THEY REFUSED. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT DOOR REGULATOR FAILURES ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL WERE WELL KNOWN AND PUBLISHED MANY YEARS AGO. GIVEN THE LITTLE USEAGE OF THIS DOOR (WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS AND RARELY HAVE REAR SEAT PASSENDERS) I BELIEVE THIS DEFECT TO EXIST AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE.

Mileage: 74,896

3 WINDOW REGULATORS PROVEN DEFECTIVE SINCE OWNING 2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE. #1 DRIVERS WINDOW ON 9/17/08 DONE UNDER WARRANTY AT 31,000 MILES; #2 FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DONE 11/13/10 @ 52,000 MILES COST $356.00 AT DEALER; #3 DRIVERS SIDE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR ON 6/8/11 @60,000 MILESREPLACED-COST $502.00 CONTACTED CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE, RECEIVED A CASE # AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THERE WILL BE NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR COSTS. SEVERAL CUSTOMER COMMENTS TO CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE BY OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR MODEL AND YEAR HAVE SAME PROBLEMS AND NEEDED REPLACEMENTS OF SEVERAL REGULATORS. GOV'T AGENCY SHOULD EXPLORE THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE CADILLAC RE-EXAMINE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR REPAIRS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH 2003 AND 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLES. *TR

Mileage: 60,077

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS ARE INOPERATIVE. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE IS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE OPERATION OF THE WINDOW DEVICES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $326.00 EACH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

REGULATORS IN 2 OF MY WINDOWS AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN MY 2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE. COST OVERY $600 EACH TIME. THE LAST TIME WAS 4/22/08. *TR

Mileage: 55,077

THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR (PART 10393233) OF MY CADILLAC DEVILLE 2003 FAILED TO RAISE/LOWER WINDOW. THIS WINDOW WAS RARELY OPENED, SO THE PART SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN. THE PART WAS REPLACED BY A GM CADILLAC DEALER AT A COST OF $681.74 PLUS TAX. THE PART COST $483.74. *TR

WHEN ROLLING THE WINDOWS DOWN WINDOWS FALL OFF THE TRACK DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK, HAD TO HAVE TRACK REPLACED AND PIT PUT BACK ON THE TRACK, A MONTH LATER THE RIGHT BACK SIDE WINDOWS HAS FALLEN I WILL HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE WINDOW REPAIRED. *NM

Mileage: 43,000

THE EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE TOO HIGH, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO EXPERIENCE POOR VISIBILITY WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. *AK THE DRIVER VISOR DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO VIEW THE HIGWAY WELL. (WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR SHORT) *SC

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH POWER WINDOWS/ CLOSED UP HEAD IN WINDOW COULD CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO OTHERS. *MR *CB