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2002 Cadillac Deville Body problems

Owners have filed 7 complaints about the 2002 Cadillac Deville's body, doors & structure with NHTSA - 4% of all its complaints, most recently on December 4, 2013. Doors, hoods and latches, frame rust, sunroofs, leaks, trim and structural failures.

Complaints
7
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Body complaints

Body, doors & structureVisibility & wipers

Window regulators have broken. All (every) (all 4) window regulators have broken without warning and required premature replacement. This was a hazard since security in bad neighborhoods was compromised multiple times, also was unable to keep criminals and rain out of car on multiple occasions causing damage to interior. *Tr

Filed Incident Structure · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 10554738
Body, doors & structure

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 cadillac deville. The contact stated that during a routine inspection, a hole was discovered in the floor pan due to a leak coming from the battery, which was located under the rear seat of the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure who stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty and there were no recalls for the failure. The manufacturer was contacted who offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 27,450.

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10458308
SteeringBody, doors & structure

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 cadillac deville. The contact stated that when he parks his vehicle, the steering column sporadically locks and becomes extremely difficult to unlock. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the failure may be caused by a pin in the steering column, the ignition, and the cylinder. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred immediately afterwards. The contact filed a formal complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 26,000 and current mileage was 69,343. Updated 02/12/08. *Lj the front doors would not open

Filed Incident Steering · Latches / locks / linkagesNHTSA 10215350
Body, doors & structure

Owner of a 2002 cadillac deville vin #[[redacted]] concerned that the dash components cover (smoke grey) makes reading the dash components difficult to see during the day.*Mr *nm information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr

Filed StructureNHTSA 10122608
Body, doors & structure

A piece of the fender broke completely off and consumer felt it was due to a flaw in the design and flimsy materials. *Ph *mr

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10066948
BrakesElectrical systemVisibility & wipersBody, doors & structure

Consumer complaining about the design of the accelerator pedal being close to the brake pedal. Mr the consumer states that it causes additional seconds to get his foot on the brake pedal from the accelerator pedal. The consumer also states that the same maneuver happens when his right foot hits the end of the side vertical panel. Scc when looking in the rear view mirror, consumer can only see one quarter of the bottom horizontal view. On a sunny day, the illuminated numbers on the dash are not visible and requires repeated glances to obtain an accurate reading. The passenger door handle is difficult to reach for closing once it has been opened. *Jg

Filed Service brakes, hydraulic · Electrical system · Visibility · Latches / locks / linkagesNHTSA 568363
LightsVisibility & wipersBody, doors & structure

Turn signals do not turn off after making a turn, consumer has to either turn them off manually or turn the wheel 90 degrees. Dealer stated that's the way turn signals are designed.*Jb consumer took vehicle to norwood cadillac where its service writer informed consumer that the turn signals were designed that way and that all vehicles of this model operated in the same manner. Nothing was done because of the design. The hood bounces and flutters at highway speeds only. The hood bumpers and panel were not...

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adjusted. They were aligned and adjusted. Also, when the wipers are in delay mode, the operation is erratic. Consumer was informed that the windshied and wipers are water sensitive. The wipers will speed up if the windshield is very wet. *Jg

Filed Incident Exterior lighting · Visibility · StructureNHTSA 8010770

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