2001 Cadillac Deville: engine stalls while driving

Filed Apr 14, 2017 · Engine · 103,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel seized, the vehicle stalled, and the battery warning indicator illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to two different dealers for diagnostic testing, but a failure code could not be located. The contact spoke to an independent mechanic who informed her that the failure was due to the failure of the upper and lower crank shift position sensors, which caused the engine to stall. The sensors needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

Filed Nov 20, 2015 · Electrical · 77,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. While driving 72 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the service air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle was able to be maneuvered to the shoulder of the highway where the vehicle was successfully restarted after the initial attempt. The contact stated that the failure occurred on a previous occasion. The vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the engine continued to stall after the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000.

Filed Oct 6, 2015 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that the dealer would install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over a key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Mar 27, 2015 · Electrical · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. The contact stated that the service anti-theft system warning light illuminated several times and the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, the service engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence. The contact notified two dealers and was not able to schedule an appointment for the recall repair within a reasonable time frame. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Feb 9, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 109,000 miles · OK

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. The contact stated that while driving approximately 27 MPH, the vehicle stalled without any warnings. The contact had to maneuver to the side of the road. The vehicle restarted and was driven home. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle had previously been repaired under an ignition switch related recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 109,000.

Filed Dec 30, 2014 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle could be restarted. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.

Filed Oct 9, 2014 · Electrical · 140,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the idle sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Oct 1, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · OH · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. The contact stated that while reversing, the vehicle stalled without warning causing the vehicle to crash into a light post. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure occurred on another occasion where the contact crashed into a garage. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Sep 29, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · FL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the brakes malfunctioned and failed to stop the vehicle when the brakes were engaged. The contact mentioned that the vehicle stalled causing the contact to crash into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed of the incident and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact recently received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number 14v355000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Aug 27, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 96,000 miles · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times with no warning. The vehicle was also smoking and overheating. The sensor illuminated on the instrument panel for overheating. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who diagnosed and repaired the head gasket. After the repair, the failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the rods and crank shaft plus the engine needed to be replaced. The contact was not able to get the parts from the authorized dealer to replace the engine , rods and the crank shaft. The contact was referred and getting an independent mechanic to purchase the part from the manufacturer but the part was still not available. The contact later received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v355000 (electrical system) and was waiting for parts to remedy the recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired for the engine failure and the recall repair due to the parts not being available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000. Updated 10/07/14

Filed Aug 22, 2014 · Steering, Transmission · 120,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. While driving 6 MPH, the vehicle jerked, lost power steering, and stalled. A warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed and was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Aug 20, 2014 · Engine · CA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning causing the contact to crash into a median. No police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the engine failed. Unknown repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.