Cadillac Seville Engine Problems

Engine complaints by model year

Which parts fail

• Engine › Gasoline
  51
• Engine
  34
• Cooling system
  10
• Exhaust system
  4
• Exhaust system › Emission control › Catalytic convertor
  2
• Engine › Gasoline › Belts and associated pulleys
  2
• Cooling system › Hoses/lines/piping/fittings
  1
• Exhaust system › Emission control › Gas recirculation valve (EGR valve)
  1

Components named in complaints (engine, cooling system, oil leaks, timing chain, exhaust).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  58%
• 25k–50k
  1421%
• 50k–75k
  914%
• 75k–100k
  1827%
• 100k–150k
  1726%
• 150k+
  35%

What owners report

While stopped behind 3 vehicles at a stoplight I florida a female who said she was unfamiliar with driving her husbands stick shift vehicle stalled out. Two vehicles in front of me pulled around her when the light changed, this left about twenty feet between my car and hers. She accidentally put the car in reverse and backed into mine at about 15 miles per hour. When I started to get out of the car she pulled forward fifteen to twenty feet before the engine of her car quit. As I watched to see what she was doing she got the car started and put it in reverse again hitting my car again. She did this three times before getting it in a forward gear and moving forward without the car engine stalling. At no time did during this did the airbags in the Seville deploy.

Tl contact owns a 2002 Cadillac Seville. While driving approximately 60 MPH the vehicle stalled without warning. She restarted the vehicle and within a few minutes it began to function normally. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic five times who was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure occurred intermittently. The failure had been ongoing for more than a year while driving various speeds. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 92,416. Updated 10/05/10 updated 10/07/10

Tl contact owns a 2001 Cadillac Seville. The contact stated that the vehicle leaked engine oil on the exhaust crossover pipe extensively from the crank cradle to the block. The vehicle was diagnosed by a mechanic and the dealer. The contact stated that there was a remedy, which was to pull the motor and replace it with a remam motor. The vehicle has not been repaired. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 131,000 and failure mileage was approximately 109,000. Updated 01-29-08. Updated 01/29/08

Dt: the caller said a nut came off the front lower ball joint. The caller's wife was backing out of a driveway and she heard a clung and when she looked the wheel was tilted out on the bottom. Vehicle was towed to dealer who fixed it. Manufacturer canceled the $50.00 deductible. Ses light illuminated on the dash. The dealer replaced the crankshaft position sensor.

On 05/2014 I came to a stop sign then I move on to get across the street when my Cadillac shut down all electrical controls the engine came to a complete stop as my car lays dead in the middle of the street a vehicle going west hit my right front end so hard it twisted hood, front doors, fenders and engine parts fifteen minutes before I dropped my daughter at school she could have die in this incident due to failure of airbags they never deployed three months later I receive a recall # 14299 I call several people including [redacted] ceo, they all lie to me by telling me that there is nothing wrong with my Cadillac when they haven't done anything to the car I also own a cobalt 2007 recalled on 04/2014 I am still waiting for both cars to be fixed like the law requires as for my 2000 Cadillac Seville sits in my garage with $10,000.00 worth of repair cost general motors refuse a half of …

On two separate occasions my old 2000 GM Cadillac sts stalled while driving on the highway. This was not a mechanical problem - it was some sort of defect. Note that it was "repaired" in between the incidents, do it was not the same initial problem. I filed a complaint back then, but got no response. The mechanics at the palo alto Cadillac dealer seemed to know of the problem. At the time, they said it was a failure of some sensors on the flywheel. I don't know if this was related to the current ignition switch problem. Having a vehicle stall at 65 mile per hour is absolutely terrifying. You lose power steering and brakes. It would have certainly ended up in an accident if I didn't understand how cars work. I was able to shift into neutral and restart the car. My point is, there was a defect on this car that appeared to be known by GM, and was also ignored. …

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 Cadillac Seville. The contact stated that there was oil leaking from the vehicle. In addition, there was smoke and an abnormal odor. The exhaust manifold and the engine were being affected by the failure which could result in a fire. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced eleven gaskets within the engine, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 99V070000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000. Update 1/13/16 ln

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 Cadillac Seville. The contact stated that after the vehicle was started, the temperature gauge displayed that the vehicle was overheating. The vehicle was not diagnosed however, the temperature gauge and the water pump was replaced but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 294,853.

NHTSA investigations