I have a 1998 cadillac deville that knocks on cold start and under load.
1998 Cadillac Deville engine complaints
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While driving on the highway motor overheated causing a stall..was told by dealer that the head bolts strip out of all northstar motors..cost of repair is aprox. $3000.00..called gm assist hotline and told they will offer no help
The ABS traction control was not working and the dealer was unable to resolve the problem. The vehicle has been in and out of this dealer repair shop for this problem since aug. 2002 and the intermittent problem with brake failures and extended braking distance keep recurring. *jb anntena stuck up. Power antenna assembly replaced. Oil level low and oil light is on. There was no reading on the dipstick. Had to add two quarts of oil after driving 1500 miles. Oil life indicator was reset. Piston, rod and oil rings replaced. Drivers side headlight cover fell off with bulb burnt out. Headlamp housing assembly replaced. Consumer went to start vehicle and it wouldn't start. Battery replaced. Catalytic converter rattling. Drivers side heated seat/switch inoperative. While giving gas hesitates; struggles up a hill. Spark plug wire replaced. Notification by postcard. Ordered parts. Drivers side window won't go up. Replaced left door window switch. Ses light on. Exhaust recirculation valve (egr) replaced. Transmission makes a grinding noise on fast acceleration. Dealer found the exhaust pipe at the rear of the converter shifting a cross brace when accelerating. Rearview mirror broke off base.
1998 cadillac sedan deville with northstar engine stalls without warning and loss of power steering and brakes. Mechanic has changed drive shaft sensors,checked plugs & wires,changed gas filter,yet the problem persists.
Failure of head gaskets and main seal leaking. 4.6l v8.
Vehicle overheated while driving at 45mph. Dealer notified.
Consumer noticed, excessive oil consumpsion every 3000 miles one quart of oil, causing engine stall very often. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts
Dealer reports that this gasket failure is a common problem with the northstar engines and that the entire engine must be dissassembled to replace the gaskets. The failure allows excessive amounts of oil to leak out of the engine leading to eventual failure. The problem seems to be poor or faulty engineering of the engine.
Engine started "knocking" slightly, at cold startup, at appr. 39000 mileage. Now sound has increased in volume and can be heard when cold or hot, idling and/or driving. I will take car to memphis cadillac. Note: I had same problem with new 1994 chev. Full size conv. Van. Returned van to dealer after 9 months ownership & 18 times to a dealers shop. Was diagnosed as loose rod bearings.
Consumer stated that the vehicle was not starting and towed to the dealer twice, dealer identified the problem as battery leaking acid, which corroded the positive cable, dealer replaced the battery, cleaned acid from tray and replaced positive cable.
Not a safety defect but this car is leaking oil around the oil pan and from what I understand from the dealer that they have redesigned the rubber gasket to withstand hotter tempatures and I feel that this should be some kind of recall on this. The dealer is wanting $1800.00 to repair this and my car has only 58,000 miles on it.
Vehicle stalls while driving, dealer unable to duplicate the problem.
Intermittently vehicle will stall out and die without warning.dealer has not been able to correct or duplicate problem. *ak consumer states when vehicle stalls he loses power steering and power brakes, making vehicle very hard to control.
Vehicle will stall in traffic without any warning lights. Consumer stated this happened at about 35 MPH. Dealer couldn't duplicate the problem. *ak
Engine nocks and misfires when cold.
The design of the air intake manifold allows water to be drawn into the engine, whenever the vehicle passes through more than one foot of water, which causes vehicle to shut down.
Oil cooling line.
When accelerating from a stopped position, engine stalls out, and the hedlights go out. Dealer has seen vehicle 5 or 6 times, and still has no solution.
1. Gear shift had too much play when going from park to drive (dealer-no problem found) 2. Rear rotors replaced because dealer found them warped at 2221 miles 3. Running rough and rotten smell (dealer found no problem) 4. Wipers went out on 2/26/99, dealer had to order part so drove til 3/2/99 without wipers. Upon returning to dealer entire dashboard had gone out. They kept the car until 3/5, again went to dealer on 3/26 for wipers not working, still had to order more parts, returned on 4/6 to get replaced again. So I was from 2/26/99 to 4/6/99 without windshield wipers. 5. Complained of noise when turning right, they found no problem, I also complained of rough ride, they replace bushings and lubed bar - felt better for a day, but rough ride returned after that. I feel they have had my car more than I have. I currently have 5225 miles on a 13 month old cadillac, thus is outragious. Thank you.
Brakes squeal upon application - service did not detect; brakes squeal upon application - installed updated pads on frt per bulletin 83-50-25; brakes squeal a 3rd time - longer time to stop; leaking oil - service - take out engine manifold; leaking oil again - service - hole forconvertor snout drilled too close to rear main journal; leaking oil - service replace rack and pinion; leaking oil - service - car was kept for several days did not detect leak. Leaking oil; rear window switch on left front door inopt - service - replace door windoe left front. Replace master control switch; express window down does work properly - service - did not detect; windshield washer inopt. - service -reconnect loose hose; windshield washer inopt reinstall nozzles; windshield washer inopt. - service -glued fittings together. Customer spoke with service manager several times. Customer spoke with dealership owner. Customer met with gm d.s.m.
Brakes squeal on application - (service - no noise heard) brakes squeal on application - (service - installed updated pads on frt per bulletin 83-50-25 ) brakes squeal upon application a 3rd time .longer stopping time after brake application ; vehicle leaking oil - (service - take engine out manifold ) vehicle leaking oil again (service - hole for convertor snout drilled too close to rear main journal ) vehicle leaking oil (serviced) vehicle leaking oil (service - kept vehicle several days did not find oil leak) vehicle still leaking oil.
Leak oil after serviced twice
Engine oil cooler leaked. Yh
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