Cadillac · Model Report
Showing safety data for the 2001 model year only.
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.
BRAKE LINES CORROSION. CAUSED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE PRESENT AT STOP LIGHT WE RAN. THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATION I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
No injuries · No fire · No crash
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LEAKS GASOLINE AT A SLOW RATE. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. UPON INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE LEAK WAS NEAR SOME WIRES. THE VEHICLE LEAKED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 LITER OF GASOLINE BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE LEAK WAS NORMAL.
No injuries · No fire · No crash
WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT. CONSUMER STATED THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE TIMES EARLIER. *AK