Cadillac Eldorado Complaints

488 consumer complaints on file.

#882807March 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
AFTER DRIVING HAD STOPPED TO PUT FUEL IN VEHICLE. THEN, WHEN TRYING TO RESTART ENGINE DID NOT START, AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER . THEY FOUND THAT DEFECT WAS ON ENGINE FAN THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THEN ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWO MORE TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881120February 22, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATED AND REACHED ABOUT 4,000 RPMS BEFORE CONSUMER HIT BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. *AK THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT VARIOUS TIMES WITH OUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559639February 12, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER COMPLAINS WINDSHIELD WIPER IS CHATTERING AND NOISY, DEALER REPLACED INSERT, WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY, AND CLEANED DIRTY WINDSHIELD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879467January 31, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED GLARE IN REAR WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739160January 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. IN REPAIRING THE ENGINE THEY DRILLED THEHOLES TOO BIG AND COULD NOT REINSTALL THE HEADS. HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE. I FELT IT WAS THE GARAGES FAULT THEY DRILLED THE BLOCK WRONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738318December 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
SMOKE COMING OUT OF STEERING WHEEL AREA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876390December 12, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK WILL NOT STAY IN A UPRIGHT POSTION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. CURRENTLY, PASSENGER'S SEAT APPEARS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE ROCKET MECHANISM WHICH ADJUSTS THE SEAT BACK ANGLE FAILED ONE NOTCH AT A TIME UNTIL THE SEAT BACK GAVE WAY COMPLETELY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876170December 7, 2000
TIRES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS ICE ON THE ROAD. HE WAS GOING AROUND A TRUCK, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO A TREE, VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF THE TREE AND VEERED INTO AN ENBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD TWO FLAT TIRES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#874984November 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873805October 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH ENGINE WENT DEAD WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING FOR THE SECOND TIME. THEN, A TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR.*AK ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING DUE TO EGR VALVE FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555754October 11, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STICKS CAUSING CAR TO LEAP FORWARD, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872531October 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON THREE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING. BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS AND INSPECTION, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871832September 29, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH AIR STRUT SENSOR FAILING TO REGISTER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869308September 1, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE AT 55MPH A DEER CAME IN FRONT OF CAR, CONSUMER HIT A WET SPOT AND CAR SPINNED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A BRICK WALL, RIPPED UP THE BACK END OF THE CAR, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#868320August 22, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. VEHICLE DESCENDED DOWN TWICE 5 MPH, ALMOST CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE HIT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE DEALER INSTALLED VALVE KIT CLEANER , FILTER KIT,AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, SENSOR, GASKET AND SEAL DRIVE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728536August 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CADILLAC DEALER ADVISED THAT ALL CADILLACS EQUIPPED WITH REAR DISKS BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMPLY ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY HAVE REPAIR KITS AVAILABLE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF 1979 THROUGH 1985 CADILLACS ON THE ROAD CONTAINING THESE DEFECTIVE BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866982August 7, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS FULLY EXTENDED FROM THE HOUSING MECHANISM AND DOESNOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION ,CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726327August 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726235July 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGINTION KEY FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865663July 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE MANIFOLD, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE LIST REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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