Tl* the contact owns a 1997 cadillac deville. The contact stated that while traveling 40 MPH, gasoline fuel fumes emitted from the front driver's side of the vehicle. The fuel gauge indicated that there a half of tank of gas was in the tank, when the tank was nearly empty. The vehicle has gone empty on fuel on three separate occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,000 and the current mileage was 114.000. The VIN was not available.
1997 Cadillac Deville: wrong fuel gauge reading
5 of the 269 complaints about the 1997 Cadillac Deville describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
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What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 cadillac deville. While driving less than 25 MPH, the entire instrument cluster failed. The instrument panel was digital; therefore, the contact did not know how fast she was traveling, and could not read the fuel gauge, warning lights, and turn signals. The dealer stated that the cluster needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were less than 90,000.
Dt: the gas gauge did not work properly. The consumer took the vehicle to a mechanic. The mechanic said there was a recall with the fuel rail . He told the consumer to go to the dealership because vehicle had a transmission and oil leak. The vehicle was taken to the dealer they did the recall and gave them a copy of what mechanic had given the consumer. They replaced the water pump, and said there was a bad oil leak. This wasn't consistent with what the mechanic said. Felt like the vehicle was a safety hazard due to the north star engine.*ak the consumer was told the vehicle needed a new crackcase seal due to an oil leak, the water pump was leaking and there was no transmission leak.
Fuel tank sensor causes an incorrect indication of the level of fuel left in the fuel tank. When the tank is approximately half full, the sensor becomes erratic and shows various fuel levels. I would consider this a safety issue because of the incorrect levels of fuel remaining in the tank being incorrectly displayed. A driver could think that there is a full tank left but run out of gas in a busy traffic area as one example.
My gas gauge when register 4/5 gal it goes up to full, and slowly comes down, and goes back up. We fill the car with only five gal knowing is has only 3/6 gal the gage shows full, and as you drive it goes up and down from 2 gal to full back and forth. We were told that there was a recal on all 1997 cadillac deville gas tank because of that paticular problem, we have taken this veh to gm dealer and they say they is nothing wrong with the gas tank, if there was a recal we would like to know the file number and the dates of the recall.
Related recalls
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- What is wrong
- Some passenger vehicles equipped with 4.0l v8 engines have a condition in which the nylon tubing used in the fuel rail construction may degrade and crack. Additionally, the 1995 model year uses a unique underhood fuel return line that may crack. Cracking of the fuel rail or return line tubing can result in a fuel leak into the engine compartment.
- Risk
- Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the engine fuel rail with a new stainless steel fuel rail. Dealers will also install a revised chassis fuel return line. The recall began on june 2, 2004, for 1996-1997 oldsmobile aurora vehicles. Owners of 1995 cadillacs and 1996-1997 oldsmobile aurora were sent letters on august 6, 2004. Additional letters to owners will be forthcoming. Owners should contact oldsmobile at 1‑800‑630‑6537.
Recall number 04V110000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1997 Cadillac Deville fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 1997 Cadillac Deville?
5 of 269 owner complaints about the 1997 Cadillac Deville (2%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Cadillac Deville?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Cadillac Deville
Headlights 24ABS 19Fuel smell 11Stalling 11Brake failure 10Fuel leak 10Fire or smoke 8Loss of power 7Power steering loss 7Oil consumption 6Overheating 5Steering lock-up 5
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