Five problems related to gasoline engine have been reported for the 1996 Cadillac Seville. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving 30mph on flat surface vehicle will shutoff. . Dealer notified.
Engine service light came on ,and we took vehicle to dealer. We were told we may need a new engine. With only 62,00 miles on an engine that is not needing serviced until 100,000 miles we are seeking outher consumers that may have had problems with this engine. North star.
2nd time to experience loss of engine power while decelerating. Last time it occurred around 5/7/99 at 38,000 miles, automobile dealer had noticed on exact problem and mileage when serviced 5/21/99. The engine loses power and no acceleration experienced when step on gas. Auto slows down and must coast to stop, hard to steer, etc. When turned off engine, and restarted automobile the problem went away both in may and again in June.
He car uses a large amount of oil.
Engine surges continually.