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Cadillac Deville Transmission problems by year

160 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Cadillac Deville's transmission & drivetrain. Harsh or delayed shifting, slipping, CVT shudder, rollaway, axles, driveshafts and transfer cases.

Transmission complaints by model year

YearTransmission complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
20054000
20047000
200314100
200216120
20015000
200011220
19996010
19988110
199710120
199610110
19959000
19949000
199319131
19929001
19915001
19906220
19893000
19872000
19863000
19851000
19831000
19722001

Transmission recalls

Latest Deville transmission complaints

2004 Cadillac DevilleTransmission & drivetrain

The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated while driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle jerked. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred during the warm weather season. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was serviced for an Emissions tesand the contact was informed that the torque converter clutch door was stuck. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 209.817.

Filed Incident Power trainNHTSA 11738072
1995 Cadillac DevilleTransmission & drivetrain

The contact owns a 1995 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration and inadvertently shifted into cruise control and then seized in full idle. The accelerator pedal depressed independently. The high battery voltage and oxygen sensor warning lights were illuminated. The dealer was made aware of the failure and diagnosed that the vehicle needed an idle control motor replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.

Filed Incident Power trainNHTSA 11429867
2002 Cadillac DevilleTransmission & drivetrainAirbagsEngine & cooling

Takata air bag, do not know if that item is in my car but they say it is. Also like so many northstar engines there is trouble with the head gasket, and according to the hydrocarbon block test, mine must be replaced. In order to replace it, the engine and power train must be removed, at my expense. Due to this issue, my car continues to try and overheat after about 29 miles of driving. After listening to those folks on the cadillac forum, I have been lead to believe, the overheating issue may be, partly the fault...

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of the fine thread head bolts and or studs. Many mechanics I have spoken with have said that I need a new engine, although the folks on the cadillac fourm have said that time-serts, or the larger studs/bolts might fix the issue. Never the less, with each cadillac deville dhs with the northstar engine I read about, the same issue exists for almost all of them, which indicates to me that there was an issue in the original design of possibly not using a large enough bolt/stud to begin with. Either that or cadillac may have had a planned obsolescence type thing to get the drivers to keep replacing their automobiles. And they say recalls are not covering this design flaw....

Filed Incident Power train · Air bags · EngineNHTSA 11242844
2004 Cadillac DevilleTransmission & drivetrain

Torque converter develops leaks which is a full rebuild of transmisson issue, this can result in vehicle to stop running in traffic conditions without any prior knowledge of problem. It is a problem that should be rectified by car manufacturer, as peoples safety is at risk, let alone he thousands of dollars required to fix this issue for such an expensive car. I now have ownership of a car I cannot register as it won't pass smog due to this issue. It is useless to me and I am in dire need of a vehicle to get to...

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dr. Appointments as I am disabled. And money is gone so public transportation which is very little in my area is a cost I cannot assorb. Thankyou g.M.....You build a beautiful vehicle and put a crap transmisson in it!

Filed Incident Power trainNHTSA 10919939
2002 Cadillac DevilleTransmission & drivetrain

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 cadillac deville. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Incident Power trainNHTSA 10762588
1992 Cadillac DevilleTransmission & drivetrainEngine & cooling

My son was driving down the road at 35 miles and hour and the engine dropped out of the car. Upon inspection of the car afterwards, it appears that the rubber bushings on four bolts for the engine mounts had disintegrated / dry rotted and the bolts that were holding the engine into car were severly rusted which resulted in letting the engine drop out of the car. The car had just passed inspection. There was no rust on the body of the car and only slight surface rust on very little of the cars undercarrage. My...

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son was driving down the highway at 65 miles an hour the day before. It is my understanding that you could not see this dry rot on the engine mounts when the engine was mounted in correct position.

Filed Incident Power train · EngineNHTSA 10734942
1993 Cadillac DevilleTransmission & drivetrain

The engine fell out the engine craddle broke lose from the frame it rusted through the rest of the car has no rust and is in perfect condition.Thank god I had just gotton of the highway and it happened stpped at the stop sign.Do I have any recourse .

Filed Incident Power trainNHTSA 10731161
2003 Cadillac DevilleSteeringTransmission & drivetrainEngine & cooling

Notified last summer (2014) about recall...In september (2014) notified to schedule an appointment for the repair...Have called the local dealer several times....Dealer does not have the necessary materials to correct the problem. Have experienced several times the ignition turning off....(The reason for the recall)...Fortunately have not had an accident. What is holding up the repairs? Why send a letter instructing us to now get it repaired when the local dealer does not have the materials needed? Very frustrating!!!! *Tr

Filed Incident Steering · Power train · EngineNHTSA 10667178
2004 Cadillac DevilleTransmission & drivetrainElectrical systemFuel system

Main computer failed while driving causing total loss of power. One pin was bad in the computer that controls the cars fuel, engine, etc. Replaced the defective computer costing over $1,000. Prior to the failure the check engine light came on many times. The computer did not store a code for this problem. This total loss of power is a costly safety issue. *Tr

Filed Incident Power train · Electrical system · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 10663181
2003 Cadillac DevilleTransmission & drivetrainBrakesCrash

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 cadillac deville. The contact indicated that the abs sensor, brake sensor and traction control sensor illuminated intermittently. The contact stated that while reversing out of the driveway, the brakes failed and the pedal sank into the floor. The contact mentioned that the vehicle rolled away in reverse and crashed into a fence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000.

Filed Incident Power train · Service brakesNHTSA 10652733
2002 Cadillac DevilleTransmission & drivetrainElectrical systemBrakes

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 cadillac deville. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle shut off and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. The contact was forced to drive into a curb in order to stop the vehicle. Also, the contact stated that all of the warning lights illuminated and the steering wheel seized. The failure recurred numerous times intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not...

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repaired. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000.

Filed Incident Power train · Electrical system · Service brakesNHTSA 10649795
2003 Cadillac DevilleSteeringFuel systemTransmission & drivetrainElectrical systemAirbags

In september of 2014, I received a recall from the state of massachusetts about (1) part that must be repaired in my 2003 cadillac deville sedan: (1) ignition switch 14v355000, the only recall showing up on the gm web-site is the ignition switch and the other three and the first are listed here totaling (4) recalls all together! After entering my make, model, year, and vin, of my vehicle I received three more urgent recalls ! (2) Fuel tank pressure sensor 03v238000, (3) driver air bag 03v051000, and the (4) air...

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bag inflator 02v222000. During a recorded phone conversation an agent and a manager at/from (gm) general motors stated that they do no honor any recalls from safercar.Gov/nhtsa or any other web-site as they are "not valid" but their own @gm.Com. These are serious recalls that require immediate attention and validation by gm before they are sued for much more than simple repairs! I thank you for your time! Blessings! On august 21, 2013, he paid $300 to replace a tie rod. On december 30, 3013, the tie rod broke again. He had to call aaa several times due to electrical failures, which caused the vehicle to stall. Updated 11/26/14

Filed Incident Steering · Fuel system, gasoline · Power train · Electrical system · Air bagsNHTSA 10649363
2002 Cadillac DevilleSteeringTransmission & drivetrainDriver assistance

The steering wheel is vary hard to turn and make a hard grinding noise. Experienced an jarring event in traffic and the car cut off. No braking power. While driving there is vary little power. *Tr

Filed Incident Steering · Power train · Electronic stability control (ESC)NHTSA 10643249
2003 Cadillac DevilleTransmission & drivetrainElectrical system

For the second time in about one month, the engine died and electric power went out (dashboard lights). The car restarted without difficulty when I pulled off the road and put it into park. We received a recall notice on this vehicle in august. After the first incident I carefully checked the battery cables and found nothing wrong. The battery is almost new. After getting the recall notice I checked the operation of the ignition switch and I found that the detent works perfectly. I had turn the key ccw by a large...

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amount to turn off the engine and no amount of jiggling would cause the fault. Two different keys were involved in the two episodes. There is no possibility that my failures are related to weight hanging on the key.Even so I asked the local dealer as well as the gm hotline when they can install the "fixes" and I was told that no parts may be available for months. About two weeks ago a person on the gm hotline promised to find a dealer with parts and call me back but did not do so. I have no confidence that gm will solve my problem with their recall fix, if and when it is executed, and fear that there is another common cause for the many failures that have been reported. *Tr

Filed Incident Power train · Electrical systemNHTSA 10638913

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