32 of the
1,049 complaints filed about the Cadillac Seville
are about the transmission —
3% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1996.
32
Complaints
3%
Share of all complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
Transmission & Drivetrain complaints by model year
I was driving the car all day and just had jumped back on highway doing around 65mph and all of a sudden the car threw itself into first gear it felt like and started accelerating on decelerating on its own jerking very violently if I wasn't wearing my seatbelt I would of went through the front windshield because it threw me forward i went from doing 65mph down to 10mph in less then 5seconds I was scared as [XXX] the steering wheel was hard to control and other cars were honking at me and it was just a mess and my car only has 100,763miles on it I barley drove it this year i will not get back in that car unless it is fixed because that's my daily driver and now its stuck in my driveway and my brother cant get his car out of the driveway so he's pissed now it wont go in reverse or wont move in neutral I left it alone I don't wanna mess with the car i already made a complaint to Cadillac and they said they will look into it and asked me for my vin but that was a few days ago they never called me or anything imagine if my nieces were in the car with me which I'm glad they Were not usually they are that [XXX] coulda killed someone and now I'm out of a car and there gonna look into it that's crazy they need to fix these cars transmission problems there having my car has never done this before and now I cant get to my job interviews because of this and still nothing is being done about it . INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #11433151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CAR SNAKES EXTREMELY BAD AROUND 45 TO 70 MPH SO BAD IT SHAKES THE ENTIRE CAR LIKE MY WHEELS ARE LOOSE OR BENT AND SO I BOUGHT 4 NEW WHEELS AND GOT ALIGNMENT NO HELP DID RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT IT IS DUE TO TYPE OF TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE CAR IS A BAD BRAND THAT MESSES UP A LOT AND THAT GM HASN'T ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE WHICH IS SUCH A SHAME AND A SHAM THAT I HATE THEY ARE DOING BECAUSE IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX AND I HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL PLUS BUSHING ARE LOW GRADE IN FRONT END AND YOU WOULD THINK BE HIGH END VEHICLE SHOULD BE HIGH END PARTS HAPPENED FIRST ON HIGHWAY AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE
NHTSA complaint #11413316 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVE TRAIN CRADLE HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM RUST. WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOOSENESS OF THE SUSPENSION FELT AND A SHIFTING EVIDENT WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. I RESIDE IN MINNESOTA AND THE D.O.T. USES SALT ON THE ROADS DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND THIS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY ACCELERATED CORROSION OF VEHICLES AND THEIR EXPOSED COMPONENTS. MATERIALS USED FOR CRITICAL COMPONENTS ON VEHICLES MUST WITHSTAND THIS FACTOR OR LIVES MAY BE LOST DUE TO THIS CORROSION, FAILURE OF THE SUB-FRAME CRADLE WILL BE CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL . HELP... THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE SUCH A MAJOR COMPONENT WITH A RESISTANT COMPONENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED NOW SINCE 2008 WHEN THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN DISCOVERED. BEAUTIFUL CAR AND I'D LIKE THE SUB=FRAME REPLACED, ONLY THAT COMPONENT NEEDED TO ENABLE ROADABILITY. PHOTO/S OF DEGRADATION UPON REQUEST.
NHTSA complaint #11394275 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING JUST AFTER PURCHASE FROM (LIA INFINITY) DEALERSHIP IN ALBANY, NY. REQUESTED DEALER TAKE VEHICLE TO CADILLAC DEALER FOR CHECKOUT WHICH HE SAID WAS DONE AND RETURNED WITHOUT REPAIR. CONDITION WAS INTERMITTENT AND WAS THEREFORE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. AFTER 1 YEAR OF OWNERSHIP ID PROBLEM AS CRANKSHAFT SENSOR (PART NO.S 012575481 AND 012575482) ISSUE WHICH WAS GENERALLY KNOWN IN INDUSTRY. TOOK VEHICLE TO CADILLAC DEALER ON 1/20/2009 (LONG CADILLAC SOUTHBOROUGH, MA. 01772) AND REQUESTED SPECIFIC REPAIR WHICH COST $427.56. DEALER INSISTED WOULD NOT BE WARRANTED SINCE I WASN'T FOLLOWING DEALER PROCEDURES WHICH REQUIRED DEALER DIAGNOSIS AT ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. PROBLEM NO LONGER PERSISTED AFTER REPLACING SENSORS BUT WAS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION AND CADILLAC/GM WAS NO HELP IN REPAIR OR DIAGNOSIS DURING PROCESS.
NHTSA complaint #10578269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2002 CADILLAC SEVILLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM VEHICLES AND A SOFT BUSHING PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION AT THE THIRD CLUTCH HOUSING THAT WEARS OUT PREMATURELY AND TRANSMISSION OIL POURS OUT THE LEFT AXLE SEAL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE THE OIL SEAL AND BUSHING IS IN ACCESS OF $2000. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE WRONG BUSHING MATERIAL WAS USED DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE. GM STATED THE BUSHING, BOLTED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WAS A STANDARD WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. *JB UPDATED 06/28/11.
NHTSA complaint #10406695 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2001 CADILLAC SLS: THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED SERVICING OR WAS EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS. THE TRANSAXLE FLUID LEVEL INDICATED IT WAS AT 100% AT TIME OF INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS AT STOP LIGHT, LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE MADE LOUD ROARING NOISE. DIAGNOSIS AT CADILLAC DEALER TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 68,000 MILES. VEHICLE IS NOW AT CADILLAC DEALER FOR COSTLY REPAIR. CALLED GM REGARDING ISSUE; INDICATED THERE IS NO RECALL SO NOTHING CAN BE DONE. DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE COMPLAINT.
NHTSA complaint #10125884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TUTWILLER CADILLAC IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA IN 2001. IT IS AT 46,000 MILES NOW AND IS THANKFULLY STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS RANGING FROM COMPUTER TO POWER STEERING. LAST WEEK MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TCC SOLENOID. THEY ALSO SAID THE TURBINE SHAFT SEALS WERE LEAKING. THEY RECEIVED MY CAR ON OCT. 27TH AND RETURNED IT TO ME ON OCT. 29TH. NO SOONER THAN 20 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD MY SERVICE LIGHT CAME BACK ON! I DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE AIR INJECTION PUMP AND REPLACED IT. I RECEIVED IT BACK ON OCT. 30TH. YESTERDAY, NOV. 6TH I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GRINDING IN THE FRONT. IT CAME UNSTUCK AFTER APPROX. 10 SECONDS OR SO. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THIS TIME THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM CAME ON. (IT WAS ON LAST WEEK TOO, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THAT THE LIGHT WENT OFF.) I ASKED THAT A WRECKER TAKE MY CAR THIS TIME, BECAUSE I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT. AS OF TODAY I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS DEALERSHIP AND CADILLAC. I AM SURE TUTWILLER HAS COMPUTER RECORDS OF HOW MANY TIMES THEY HAVE SERVICED THIS CAR!
NHTSA complaint #10071172 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK ON AN INCLINE IN THE CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF PARK AND KNOCKED THE CONSUMER DOWN AND ROLLED OVER THE CONSUMER'S ANKLES. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED, BUT DID SUFFER BRUISING AND SWELLING OF HIS ANKLES. *AK *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10038047 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A NEW DRIVESHAFT, A NEW WINSHIELD WAS APPLIED DUE TO A CHIP IN THE INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD, THE WHEEL HAD BEEN BENT/REPLACED, BALANCED/ALIGNED AND ADDED A NEW RIM, AND SUPPOSEDLY A NEW SET OF TIRES FROM CADILLAC-BUT HAD THE SAME MARKINGS OF THE OLD TIRES/SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF. WITH ALL REPAIR AND MAINTENENCE MADE ON THE VEHICLE, THE VIBRATION STILL EXSISTS AND SEEMS TO GET WORSE(THE LONGER THE TRIP AND WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES/STRAIGHTENING OUT). THE ENGINE WHINES WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AND DECREASES WHEN SLOWED, ALSO THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A BIG CLUNK NOISE AND LUNGES WHEN IT FIRST SHIFTS. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #8016037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
ONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. DEALER FOUND PCM OUT OF CALIBRATION, CONSUMER ALSO STATS THAT THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING, AND THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 65 MPH, THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
NHTSA complaint #8005322 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I UNDERSTAND FROM MY MECHANIC THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CASES OF CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASES, WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. I WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT CADILLAC WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS REPAIR, SINCE IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATILITY. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS IS ACTED UPON?
NHTSA complaint #742152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER BELIEVES VEHICLE QUALIFIES FOR LEMON LAW. HAS BEEN REPAIRED 29 TIMES ELECTRICAL SHORTS ON INSIDE. ALSO, CRUISE CABLE BROKE 3 TIMES. TIRES COULD NOT BE BALANCED UNTIL ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AND , PASSENGER SEAT TRACK REPLACED AND DRIVER SEAT. HEATER WENT OUT. *AK ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED AT NIGHT WHILE TRAVELING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. HEATER FAN WAS MAKING NOISE. TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED.
NHTSA complaint #875321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
BEFORE GOING ON THIS TRIP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TRACTION CONTROL. DRIVING ON A WET HIGHWAY DURING RAIN ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. DIDN'T APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT TRIED TO TURN WHEEL TO LEFT, AND IT HAD NO EFFECT. DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON WHEN CAR GETS HEATED UP.
NHTSA complaint #865177 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.