2000 CADILLAC ELDORADO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

MY 2000 CADILLAC ELDORADO HAS HAD THE "CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSORS" REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR (2000).ALTHOUGH GM HAS "TSB"'S OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY CLAIM MINE IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE VIN # IS NOT THE SAME AS THE ONE INDICATED ON THIS PARTICULAR "TSB" SAME CAR----SAME TROUBLE !!!!!!! .THEY WILL NOT HONOR IT. THIS SEEMS TO ME LIKE SAYING "WE'LL FIX THE BLUE ONES,BUT NOT THE BLACK ONES". THIS IS MY 3RD CADILLAC------& MY LAST !!!!!!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ELDORADO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT MADE A WHINING NOISE FROM THE BEARING. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON JULY 14, 2008 AND NO REPAIRS HAVE YET BEEN MADE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

2000 CADILLAC ELDORADO ENGINE FAILURE AND CADILLAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER'S LACK OF RESPONSE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, THE A/C AND THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW HAD BECOME INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER HEARD A METAL ON METAL CRUNCHING NOISE. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW SEVERAL PIECES OF METAL SCATTERED ON THE ROAD. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED BECAUSE ONE OF THE CONNECTING RODS EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND CRASHED THROUGH THE BACK OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO AND HAD DIED AGAIN. *SC

ENGINE QUIT AT APPROX 30 MPH. COASTED TO STOP. ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS THE 3RD OCCURRANCE IN PAST SIX MONTHS. *JB

Mileage: 19,550

CONSUMER HEARD TAPPING NOISES IN THE ENGINE WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN THE COLD. *PH AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE DECARBONIZED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS OF RESOLVING THE PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. *JB

Mileage: 11,000

CRANKING SENSOR FAILURES. *AK

Mileage: 66,152

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR DRIVEN THE CONSUMER SMELLED FUMES. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK THERE WAS A ROTTEN EGG SMELL. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED 3 TO 4 TIMES AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE RUSTED. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE ALREADY HAD A HEALTH CONDITION BUT DUE TO THE FUMES, SHE WOULD EXPERIENCE AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE SULFUR AND SULFA BASED PRODUCTS. (HEADACHES, NAUSEA, AND VOMITING) *SCC *JB

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PH

Mileage: 8,400

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WIITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. 8NLM

Mileage: 8,400

VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT AROUND 30 MPH, DEALER REPLACED ERG VALVE, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. DEALER THEN REPLACED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *AK VEHICALE IS NOW HESITATING/ SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERCTING AT LOW SPEEDS AND IS LAGGING AT SPEEDS WHEN NOT ACCELERCTING. *MJ

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON THREE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING. BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS AND INSPECTION, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK