Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 990730015A | 04/01/2000 | 990730015 | 614356 | Concerns with malfunction indicator lamp illiminates, speedometer fluctuates / inoperative, cruise control / torque converter clutch inoperative. *tt | 10/11/2000 |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||||
| 98877165 | 06/01/1998 | 601909 | Experiencing harsh garage shift, harsh or delayed engagement of park to reverse or drive to reverse. *yc | 08/28/1998 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||||
| 3687 | 10019202 | Missing camshaft intermediate drive shaft plug - service vme. *tt | 02/16/2006 | ||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 98877164 | 05/01/1998 | 601422 | Some comments about a no engine braking condition or a severl second delay when the shift lever is placed in the d3 position. *yc | 08/04/1998 | |
| 98877165 | 05/01/1998 | 601419 | Concerns with a delayed or harsh engagement from park to reverse or drive to reverse. *yc | 08/04/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 06/28/1998 | |||
| The lens over the speedometer catches reflects too much of the rear surface of the steering wheel, blocking view and making it difficult to read speedometer, and other instruments. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/31/2006 | 157000 | 1 | 03/01/2000 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's oil and antifreeze leaked causing the intake and outtake of the engine to rust, in turn causing the pipe to bust and the vehicle to overheat. the vehicle needed a new engine to fix this issue. updated 12.8/2006 - 4.6 liter northstar engine. the l/f window was inoperative. the brakes pulsated. the ses light illuminated. the headlight was inoperative. the automatic transmission failed. *nm | |||
| 07/03/2005 | 48000 | 1 | 04/27/2000 |
| Dt: when the consumer puled into her driveway, she noticed that the disc brake traction stabilizer light illuminated on the dash. she immediately put vehicle into park and exited the vehicle to open her garage door. when she returned to the car it was rolling away. she jumped into it to stop vehicle and she turned the wheel and it seemed to spin out. she threw it into park to get it to stop. caller said it seemed to accelerate when she hit the brakes, and when she threw it into park. caller was injured. caller's vehicle hit another vehicle on the street, and a police report was filed.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| Traction control system malfunctioned, causing the light to stay on and vehicle to be driven hard. could also result in loss of control. been to dealer 8 times, but dealer cannot determine the problem. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Traction system engages inadvertentlly, effecting the ability to control brakes. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 12/31/1997 | 1 | 12/16/1997 | |
| Upper trans oil cooler line fitting failed resulting in leak. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 04/23/1999 | 04/01/1998 | ||
| 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. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||
| 07/25/2008 | 76000 | 1 | 04/02/1998 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 cadillac deville. the pin that holds the gearshift lever to the vehicle is coming loose and will not stay in place. if the pin completely detaches, it would cause the gearshift lever to fall off the floorboard. the dealer and manufacturer has been notified. the current and failure mileages were 76,000.update 09/10/08 *cw updated 09/11/08 *jb | |||