2001 cadillac de ville was built with defective engine parts (crank sensor) that cause it to stall without warning...in my car, cadillac has replaced this same part twice with the full knowledge that the original and the replacement parts were defective. Yet, cadillac refuses to initiate a recall...this is unacceptable, because of the risk for accident and fatalities....when the engine stalls it is nearly impossible to quickly steer or safely stop the vehicle. I respectfully request for the federal safety agency to require cadillac to recall every vehicle with this problem. I also feel cadillac should be required to design a backup system for future engines that would keep the engine ruinning if the "crank sensor" would fail. Looking forward to your response.
2001 Cadillac Deville engine complaints
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My 2001 cadillac deville uses 2 quarts of oil ever 1300 miles. This is excessive oil consumption for a vehicle under 50,000. I have reported this to gm and my local dealer. They say that this is normal. I reported this over a year ago! I was having a oil consumption test, but now they can not find the records.
While driving at highway speed engine shut down, causing an accident. Please provide any additional information.
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While driving at highway speed the vehical just shut down. Ts
Consumers vehicle is experiencing excessive oil consumption.
While in motion, the service lights illuminated. The engine seemed to bog down, lose power and jerk. Consumer took vehicle to dealer and was informed a new engine was needed.
There was a short under the dashboard and smoke was coming from dashboard. Contacted dealer who was not willing to do anthing. *ak consumer called roadside assistance who took down the info and never picked up the vehicle. The information was never passed on to the dispatcher. The fumes almost caused consumer to have a collision while going 65 miles per hour. Consumer has been experiencing problems with this vehicle since purchase. The engine light kept illuminating and the brake hose was loose. Consumer tried to have the dealer buy the vehicle back but they refused.
Vehicle burns oil every 1,000 to 1,500 miles. Vehicle had taken a quart of oil every 500 miles on a road trip. Independent mechanic is conducting an oil consumption test to locate problem. Dealer was notified. *ak consumer also states that the vehicle had burned 1qt of oil on a recent 500 mile trip.
Brakes have failed, and vehicle died on in middle of the highway. Vehicle has been in repair shop for 43 times. Also, headlights dim for no reason.
Vehicle overheats and stalls on highway while driving. Vehicle loses all power. This has happened numerous of times. Contacted dealer, and dealer worked on vehicle, but has not remedied the problem.
The vehicles rear suspension is faulty causing the vehicle to experence instability while making turns
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