2000 Cadillac Deville engine problems

ENGINE

ENGINE BEGAN OVERHEATING AND TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. ENGINE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT AND SAME MECHANIC REPLACED ALL OF THE UPPER SEALS. EVENTUALLY, A PRESSURE TEST AND CAMERA INSERT BY MY MECHANIC CONFIRMED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. CONFIRMED THAT RESULT WITH PEPE CADILLAC IN WHITE PLAINS, NY. CHECKED THE PRICE TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED, BUT SINCE THIS ENGINE HAS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE, THE COSTS ARE OUTRAGEOUS AND THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE FIX FOR THESE ALUMINUM HEADS ARE BOLTS RATHER THAN THE GM SERTS. BAD ENGINE DESIGN BY GM SINCE THEIR BOLTS WERE TOO SHORT AND THE BITE WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH IN THE BLOCK TO PREVENT THE HEAD GASKETS FROM BLOWING. SAD EPITAPH FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 65K LIGHTLY DRIVEN MILES ON IT HAVING SPENT ALL OF IT'S OFF ROAD LIFE IN OUR GARAGE. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE NORTHSTAR ENGINE DURING THAT PERIOD AND WAS FINALLY SOLVED AFTER 2004. GM KNOWS ABOUT THE ENGINEERING NORTHSTAR ENGINE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.

NHTSA complaint #10888154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR B NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. . .. .UPDATED 07/21/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY FOR A PORTION ON THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/9/2015

NHTSA complaint #10725707 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 05/06/16

NHTSA complaint #10705859 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10636945 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN WHICH THE VEIHCLE WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

NHTSA complaint #10633571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA complaint #10628495 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WOULD HESITATE TO START. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN PANEL WAS DETACHING AND STEERING WHEEL WAS WARPED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. AIR BAGS FAILED. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ UPDATED 08/28/2017

NHTSA complaint #10627510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALUMINUM ENGINE HEADS CRACKED WHEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

NHTSA complaint #10588995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

DRIVING INTO MY DRIVE WAY I NOTICED THAT MY CAR PULLED IN VERY FAST. NORMALLY, I IDLE IN MY CAR INTO THE DRIVE WAY, THIS TIME IT WAS MUCH FASTER AND THE ENGINE WAS VERY ACCELERATED. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE WAS ACCELERATED UP TO 1850RPM. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO FREE UP THE THROTTLE, IT MADE IS WORST. THE VEHICLE RPM INCREASED UP TO 2835 RPM AND STAYED STUCK AT 2835 RPM. AFTER 10 TO 15 SECONDS THE RPM SLOWLY DROPPED DOWN TO 1500 RPM AND STAYED AT THESE REVOLUTION. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. IT'S NORMAL IDLE RPM ARE 675-700RPM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SOME ONE THAT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN DRIVING AT A BUSY HIGHWAY OR REGULAR CITY STREETS.

NHTSA complaint #10444993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-65 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONTINUOUSLY INCREASED TO AN EXTREMELY HOT TEMPERATURE LEVEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

NHTSA complaint #10350315 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD ABNORMALLY OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RADIATOR FLUSH AND THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY ADD ANTI-FREEZE TO THE ENGINE TO STOP IT FROM BECOMING EXCESSIVELY HOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN EIGHT INCH FRACTURE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER TEN YEARS OF AGE, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE FRACTURE WOULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

NHTSA complaint #10345969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

HEAD GASKET BLOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON 2ND CADILLAC TO DO THIS IN 1 YR.

NHTSA complaint #10285992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM,CAUSING SMOKE AND FUMES.

NHTSA complaint #10265635 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

"CHECK COOLANT" LIGHT, OVERHEATING, TAKEN TO GARAGE "FREE LANCE" CADILLAC MECHANIC RESEARCHED PROBLEM THAT IT IS A FACTORY RELATED INCIDENT THAT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE CAR IGNORED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT BACK TO GM AND THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED IT. I AM A SECOND OWNER TO CAR AND I HAVE "INHERITED" THIS PROBLEM. BLOWN HEAD GASKET............YOU POUR COOLANT IN AND IT RUNS RIGHT OUT THE TAIL PIPES!

NHTSA complaint #10264909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE CONCOURS CRANKSHAFT ROTATION SENSORS AND MOTOR MOUNT FAILURES. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THESE FAILURES ARE COMMON IN THE CADILLAC'S. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE POPULAR BY THE DEALER. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH BECAUSE OF THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR.

NHTSA complaint #10215015 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

STARTED BURNING OIL AT 58,000. DEALER REPLACED PISTONS AND CHARGED ME $6376. CALLED MFG. TO COMPLAIN ABOUT COST. THEY IMMEDIATELY REFUNDED 50% OF BILL. WAS THERE A RECALL? AM I STILL PAYING MORE THAN I SHOULD? THE 50% REFUND CAME TOO EASY. I TALKED TO A STRANGER AT A CAR WASH, WITH AN IDENTICAL CAR, WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! HIS WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #10177071 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

OIL LEAK FROM OIL PAN. THIS CAR HAD NOT LEAKED OIL PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED AN OIL BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER INVESTIGATION I LEARNED THAT 3 QUARTS OF OIL HAD LEAKED DURING MY DRIVE. I DID GET THIS FIXED A AUTO REPAIR FACILITY. I THEN LEARNED THAT THE FIX THAT GM HAD COME UP WITH WAS SOME SORT OF PLATE. THE REPAIR SHOP INSTALLED SAME.

NHTSA complaint #10175504 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE COOLING FAN ON MY CADILLAC DEVILLE FAILED TO OPERATE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, LEADING TO A CRACKED HEADER. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 48K MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10163008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW RPM'S. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS CAUSED BY FAILED CRANK SENSORS A AND B. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND HE HAS REPLACED THE SENSORS THREE TIMES. THE PART NUMBERS THAT REPLACED THE PARTS THE FIRST TWO TIMES WERE A 00012559529-B 00012559530 AND THE THIRD TIME THE PART NUMBER A 00012575481-B 00012575482.

NHTSA complaint #10126350 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

DT: CONSUMER STATES FELT THAT VEHICLE WAS BOTTOMING OUT WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE SERVICED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CLAIMED TEST DRO VE THE VEHICLE AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THE ODOMETER READING WAS THE SAME WHEN HE DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WHEN HE PICKED IT UP. CONSUMER RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR CENTER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT ENGINE MOUNT HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10124965 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE WITH 35,000 MILES WORN OUT, HAS TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE, BECAUSE IT HAD A CASTING FLAW,AND THE BLOCK WAS BURSTED..CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS CAR A LEMON AT 35,000.

NHTSA complaint #10112512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

THE VEHICLE'S S.E.S LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYST FAILED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM LEAKED. THE POWER STEERING PRRESSURE HOSE HAD A SLIT IN IT. THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED. *TC

NHTSA complaint #10109557 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR

WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *JB

NHTSA complaint #10108528 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL ON PARKING GARAGE FLOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. DEALERSHIP INDICATED OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OIL PAN GASKET REAR SEAL, UPPER CRANK CASE VALVE COVER, AND REAR SEAL DUE TO A FLAW IN THE NORTH STAR ENGINE. OIL PAN CASKET HAD BEEN REPLACED, AND UPPER CRANK CASE WILL BE REPLACED. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE ENGINES.

NHTSA complaint #10103811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON A FLAT SURFACE IT WOULD NOT LEAK FLUID, BUT IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON A INCLINE THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAK FLUID FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED A DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PRESSURE AND RETURN LINE HOSE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *JB THE LEAK WAS FROM THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE WHICH HAD SPLIT. THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH.

NHTSA complaint #10101526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

NAR 05/06/2003 MR THE A AND B CRANK SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, AND THE HEATED SEATS HAS NOT WORKED CONSISTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10018219 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

SERIOUS FAULT WITH 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE ENGINE. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AS THE VEHICLE ENTERED TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A J4355 SENSOR/CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, WHICH WAS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10079789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WHILE DRIVING AT 62 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE O THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENT PARTS YET THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT HAD A POOR CONNECTION WHICH CAUSED THE THEN IT IS MOIST OR DAMP OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND STALLS. COOLANT LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. SOMETIMES THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD UNLOCK ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, SOMETIMES THEY DIDN'T. THE VEHICLES HEATED SEAT SHUT OFF AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OR SOMETIMES THEY DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. THE INFORMATION CENTER WOULD RESET ITSELF SOMETIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE EXTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WAS CLOUDY WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE MIRROR.

NHTSA complaint #10080008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.