Steering Problems of Cadillac Deville - part 1

As I was pulling off from a stop sign, passenger and driver airbags deployed unexpectedly with no reason causing the front windshield to shatter and leaving the steering wheel busted open along side passenger dash. Also leaving me with burns, scratches on my chin and small shards of glass in my face and forearms.

The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated that while driving on a mountain at slow speed, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,331.

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I was going to drop off some trash bags in dumpster around the block from my house. And was parked next to it at aptments street. I put the car in park tured off engine and remved the keys poped the trunk removed trash bags closed trunk and got back in driver seat placed key in just as always reall easy going and triyed to turn it for hour in hot sun then walked home called tow truck were we brought it home were I live my house and cost $164. 00 dollers and is in same condition as of now.

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The dashboard is literally falling down in to your legs and feet. I had a large piece fall on my legs and feet while driving. I have never had any work done on the car where they have to remove the dashboard. There are pieces of black plastic that fall out of the dashboard area all the time. I have had to tape the light switches into place with duct tape. And the radio and a/c control area I have proped up with a shelf bracket to try and hold it in place. The vehicle was in motion on a county road when the large piece fell down.

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When you drive thru a puddle of water the power steering stops working. After a few minutes it works like normal. This has happened numerous times.

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Tl the contact owns a 2001 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized while driving. In addition, the "check service air leveling system" and "battery charging" warning indicators illuminated. The contact mentioned that it was difficult to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.

While backing up in my parking lot , I heard a loud pop and lost the ability to steer the car. Upon further investigation it was determined that the steering box bolts had ripped out of the frame.

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The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 mph and attempted to make a turn, the steering wheel locked. No warning indicators illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure progressed. The contact had to shut the vehicle off and restart in order to make the turn. The dealer or an independent mechanic did not diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac Deville. While making a right turn at approximately 10 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver without warning. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle, drove over a curb, and into a field. There were no injuries nor was a police report filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000.

Lower steering shaft replaced because of noise. New shaft installed but noise is still there.

I bought this car used and have only had it a few weeks but about five times now I have had the power steering quit when driving in the rain. It returns in seconds but I am disabled and it is very difficult for me to control the car. Luckily this has only happened at low speeds. I'm afraid of being killed. I have since read that this is a well known problem. In all seriousness, do folks have to die before gm fixes the problem?.

The contact owns a 2003 Cadillac Deville. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle shook violently and the brake pedal stiffened. In addition, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle crashed into a steel dumpster. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The driver was injured and required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system), but the part was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 109,000.

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The contact owns a 2002 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated that the steering wheel and ignition became inoperable. The failure has recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 100,000.

I was preparing to make a 270 degree left turn and I was attempting to turn the wheel and the steering wheel kept spinning while the car stayed in a forward motion. I attempted to press on the brakes and they had barely any brake pressure which resulted me to collide with a parked car that was in the first parking spot in the lot I was attempting to pull into. The operator in the parked vehicle I hit was taken to the hospital after sustaining injures due to the impact of the crash.

When going through a puddle at low speed the power steering disengages. There is a squeal sound like a belt rubbing and the steering returns.

My complaint is about the remedy for recall #14v355. The July 2, 2014 letter to nancy lewis re:NHTSA notification campaign no. 14v-355 from brian latouf, gm, states on page 3 that "the torque performance of the ignition system may be insufficient to resist energy generated when the vehicle goes off road or experiences some other jarring event". This is the same ignition switch that gm hid from the public for years which resulted in 196 claims for death, 116 catastrophic injuries and 1,460 other injuries. Instead of replacing the faulty ignition switch for the recall, your organization is allowing gm to block the key from being placed on a key ring with house keys, the remote fob that comes with the vehicle to operate door locks, seat positioning, trunk release and panic alarm. And the gm provided Cadillac medallion that is used to return the key to me if it becomes lost. Most people need to keep house keys on the car key ring, and the fob is integral to using the vehicle. The recall fix being allowed by your agency is dangerous and wrong. Subsequent owners of the vehicles will not know about the recall and pop the little piece of plastic out of the key hole and attach all of their keys on one key ring. For current owners, this takes away one of the functions of the vehicle, the fob usage and makes life more difficult having to keep track of a single car key and their key ring with esential keys on it. According to the washington post, gm knew about the defect and changed the ignition switch part in newer vehicles using the same part number to avoid a recall as people were injured and died. Gm's fix leaves my car with its defective ignition switch which is still subject to catistrophic failure. Who are you protecting? gm? not me and I am terrified. I want my ignition switch replaced with one that is properly designed and manufactured for the safe use of my vehicle.

The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 mph, the steering wheel seized and the air bag disabled warning light illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The contact received notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). However, the parts was unavailable to perform the repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

Loss control of steering and brakes on 4 sept and 7 sept 2014, at intersection of mahan drive and warden road; the vehicle stopped by curb of the street, all traffic stopped. Re-start engine. Luck was on my side.

I veered right to avoid a vehicle who approached over the center yellow line, the wheel locked, and I crashed over guardrail and into a utility pole. The airbags never deployed. I was not injured, and did not seek medical attention. The vehicle was a total loss. I did not know my vehicle was involved in a recall until my insurance provider sent me a document to that effect as part of the payout for the car. I've been driving for over 40 years, I am a defensive driver. I have 15 keys on my keychain what happened was just as they outlined I am totally screwed in this whole situation.

I brought my vehicle to a Cadillac dealership for repair from recall 14v355. The dealership refused to repair my vehicle because I did not have both keys to my car. I informed the dealership that I lost my 2nd key 7-8 years ago. The dealership returned my car without repair.

I was driving at approximately 60 mhp on i77 north - without notice of any kind it became very difficult to steer my vehicle and I lost control as well as all power & acceleration. All of this happened so fast but I looked down and noticed several dash board/warning lights on. These lights normally only go on for a second or so when starting the car. Having no power or acceleration I was able to navigate my car to the side of the road with out an accident but immediately noticed that my ignition was already turned off. The ignition key was not all the off - just in the position as if I was parked and wanted to listen to the radio. Once pulled over I placed the car in "park" turned the key all the way off and restarted the car. It started right up. However, now both my "service engine soon light" and "air bag" light stays illuminated at all times. They do not go out once the car is started. I am not able to notice any difference in the performance or handling at this time but am concerned with the lights remaining on at all times when driving as well as the safety of the air bags.

When trying to make a turn on wet roadway (not a puddle of water) or trying to turn at a light for instance while it is raining, even at a low rate of speed, the power steering locks and the car will not continue to turn, causing traffic behind you to come to a screeching halt. After stopping the steering will slowly loosens up allowing you to complete the turn. I have had it checked out with my repair garage but they couldn't find anything. Since I am aware of this happening I'm very careful when making a turn in the rain. I'm thankful I wasn't on the interstate doing 60.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated that while driving during inclement weather, extreme force was required when making a right hand turn. The vehicle had not been diagnose or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. Pam.

I have a recall on my car & had it repaired but gm will not reimburse me. . .

The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the vehicle swerved and crashed into a fire hydrant. A police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the failure mileage was 47,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the steering wheel became hard to maneuver. The contact stated that she was unable to park the vehicle and it had to be towed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the ignition switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer had not been made aware of problem. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000. The VIN was not available.

I put my car in drive and it felt and sounded like the entire front end fell out,my electric shows everything works , have also had weird thing come up that I can not turn security off, it started over heating I have fixed everything but will still get extreamly hot for no reason,.

Wild traveling far right lane 45 mile-an-hour 5 lane major road in michigan hit pothole lost all control of the vehicle beard left into oncoming traffic struggled car back to the right took over 1 miles to finally come to an abrupt stop at a four foot concrete barrier in front of a car dealership airbags did not deploy loss of control brakes steering very hard.

The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle veered off the road into brushes and the vehicle came to a stop. There were unknown warning lights that illuminated. The failure occurred on two occasions. The contact stated the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system) but the part needed was not available. The vehicle was towed and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Cadillac Deville. While driving approximately 55 mph, the steering wheel seized. As a result, the contact drove the vehicle into a ditch. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.

The key locked up all at once and would not allow the vehicle to turn on or off. We had the Chevrolet dealer in coolidge, az, (garrett motors) replace the key cylinder. Now general motors has sent us a recall request for this part which we took to our local Chevrolet dealer in faribault, mn. There we were told to contact Cadillac and were given a form to fill out to request reimbursement for this part which we had paid $212. 39 for. Cadillac is now denying our request saying that the key lock cylinder is not what the problem was since they say it was only the key. At the time, the newly made key was not available to the dealers as it had not even been considered a recall part at that time. This problem happened on 3/22/14 and shortly after in April the media broadcast that the recall process had began on this part . We feel we are entitled to a refund and would appreciate your looking into this on our behalf.

This car has continually stalled out at different speeds. I was told it was the throttle position sensor so I replaced that. That seemed to fix it temporarily but just yesterday I was driving on the highway and the car completely cut off going 55mph plus. The car completely stalled died out and I had no control over anything. Had this happened in the fast lane with more traffic my death would have been on the news. I want this fixed at no cost to me as this is ludicrous this car has such a defect. I buy a high end luxury car for high end luxury not to be in a pinto type death trap. I want this documented so others also know about this issue as dealer should know about issue and not being able to replicate results is bs as I stated it doesn't happen often but at random times. Car starts up right after the stall but the stall is the horrific issue!.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Cadillac Deville. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the steering seized and lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a tree. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Djr.

The contact owns a 2000 Cadillac Deville. While driving 45 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.

While pulling into a parking space in front fo a store car I went through a puddle of water. The steering immediately froze and the belt began to squeal. The steering came back within 10 seconds but for the ten seconds I could not steer the car. This is about the 10th time this has happened. I keep going to the dealership, they put on belt dressing but it does not help. Something needs to be done since this seems to be a common occurence with the 2005 Deville.