2001 CADILLAC ELDORADO

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC ELDORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 04/22/2016*LJ

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC ELDORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STABILIZATION ENGAGE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC ELDORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC ELDORADO. WHILE PARKED THE TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE SERVICE AND STEERING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED WHO BOTH TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON WAITING LIST FOR THE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 02/18/11 *BF

Mileage: 62,000

CAR ACCELERATES WHEN PARKING INTO ANGLE PARKING SPACE. IT DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES AFTER I PURCHASED IT USED WITH APROX 26,000 MILES. AT FIRST ,I THOUGHT IT WAS ME HITTING THE BRAKE AN ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. I BEGAN TO BE CAREFUL WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO COVER THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY. IT DID IT AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AT 30982 MILES, WHICH LOOKED AT ME STRANGELY, SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS. HE CALLED GM, AN YES THEY HAD, WAS TOLD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER, WHICH THEY ACCOMPLISHED. ALL OF THE CASES HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT AND STILL OCCUR EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. ESPECIALLY WHEN I PARK IN A ANGLE AND OFF CAMBER SPOT. (I THANK IT MIGHT BE TRACTION CONTROL RELATED.) JUST RECALLING SEEING A LOT OF ACCIDENTS BY FOLKS RUNNING THROUGH A BUSINESS FROM PARKING CLOSE BY. THEN THEY ARE BLAMED FOR HITTING THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. MY ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE FASTER AN FASTER AS I PUSH HARDER AN HARDER ON THE BRAKE TO A POINT I AM READY TO TURN THE KEY OFF, THEN IT WILL THEN DROP

Mileage: 30,982

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC ELDORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 20-30 MPH THE "CHECK ENGINE COOLANT" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AT AN EXPENSE OF $3,000.00. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 113,000

IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WIRES THAT DISABLE STARTER BREAK AND CAR WILL NOT START . THE DEALER SAID THIS HAPPENS ON ALMOST EVERY 2001 CADILAC EQUIPPED WITH THE RESISTANCE CHIP ON THE KEY. THE MESSAGE SAYS WAIT 3 MINUTE AND RESTART THE CAR. THE 2001 CADILLAC ELDORADO ESC ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR THE TRUNK AND SOMETIMES THE GAS CAP COMES OPEN. I MUST THEN GET OUT OF MY CAR AND GO TO THE REAR AND PUT THE TRUNK AND CLOSE THE CAP..........I AM LOOKING FOR OTHERS WHO HAVE SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH THEIR CAR. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR THE TRUNK AND SOMETIMES THE GAS CAP COMES OPEN. I MUST THEN GET OUT OF MY CAR AND GO TO THE REAR AND PUT THE TRUNK AND CLOSE THE CAP..........I AM LOOKING FOR OTHERS WHO HAVE SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH THEIR CAR. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I PURCHASED 4 NEW GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORT TREAD TIRES ON 10/01/2008. ON 12/02/2008 I HAD A BLOW-OUT TO THE SIDE WALL (OUTER) OF THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TIRE. I WAS TRAVELING 30MPH. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES.(CLAUDE NOLAN CADILLAC). I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO MAINTAIN THE OLD TIRE FOR POSSIBLE INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 44,148

2001 CADILLAC ELDORADO. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2001 CADILLAC ELDORADO. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC ELDORADO. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL MADE CONTACT WITH THE FLOORBOARD. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES AT 9,000, 23,000 AND 33,000 MILES. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO RUST AND WHAT THEY WERE MADE OFF THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

Mileage: 33,000

2001 CADILLAC WITHOUT WARNING LOST BOTH STEERING AND BRAKING ON TWO OCCASIONS. *TS THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF A MALFUNCTIONING CRANK SENSOR AND RESULTED IN THE ENGINE LOSING POWER. THE CONSUMER HAS FILED THREE FORMAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, TWO WITH THE DEALER AND ONE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT CADILLAC HAD A KNOWN SENSOR PROBLEM FROM 2000 TO 2004. *NM

DT: THE BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED AND WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AT 7,000 MILES. THIS WAS ON FEBRUARY 28, 2003. THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AT 8,000 MILES. THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 9,000 MILES. THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AT 11,000 MILES. THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAD THE SAME FAILURES. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE LAST REPAIR OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

Mileage: 7,000

2001 ELDORADO ETC SEAT BACK RECLINED WHILE DRIVING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *JB

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. THE TECHNICIAN HAD TO REPLACE THE SENSOR A AND B AS THE SENSOR WAS LOOSING IT'S SIGNAL. *SC

Mileage: 17,700

ON TWO OCCASIONS, MY MOTHER DROVE TO GROCERY STORES, PARKED HER 2001 EL DORADO CADILLAC, SHOPPED, GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND PUT IT REVERSE, TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, PUT IT IN DRIVE, BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FIRST TIME SHE ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. THE SECOND TIME SHE ENDED UP BLOWING A STOP SIGN AND ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THERE WERE TWO SERVICE CALLS REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH GUY HILL CADILLAC IN SAN DIEGO AND ANOTHER SERVICE CALL WITH DE LA FUENTE CADILLAC IN EL CAJON CALIFORNIA. ALL THREE SERVICE CALLS RESULTED IN THE SAME RESPONSE. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*AK

Mileage: 9,000

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES BUT IT FAILED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM