7.3% of complaints about the 2000 Cadillac Deville came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2000 vehicle — around the middle of the 213 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.2 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (50 complaints), typically at 13.9 yr or about 85,000 miles.
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2011 Buick Lucerne, 2000-2005 Cadillac DeVille, 2006-2011 Cadillac DTS, 2006-2014 Chevrolet Impala, and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may caus
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position will cause loss of engine power, power steering, and power braking, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES CONTAIN DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER LAP AND/OR SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS THAT MAY NOT REMAIN LOCKED UP AS DESIGNED DURING A CRASH IN WHICH THE BELT PRETENSIONERS DEPLOY.
IN SUCH A CRASH, THIS COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN INJURY FOR THAT OCCUPANT.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, HEARSE, AND LIMOUSINES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THESE VEHICLES HAVE SEAT BELTS THAT MAY NOT MEET THE 30-POUND PUSH BUTTON RELEASE EFFORT REQUIREMENT OF THE STANDARD.
HIGH RELEASE EFFORTS COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR A CRASH VICTIM TO RELEASE THE BELT AND EXIT THE VEHICLE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE INTERNAL FLUID LEAKS IN THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.
WHEN THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTIONING, ANTILOCK BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, OR STABILITY CONTROL FEATURE IS ACTIVATED IN SOME DRIVING SITUATIONS, THE FEATURE MAY NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIMOUSINES. DURING NORMAL ENGINE ROLL, THE PLASTIC END FITTING OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE COULD CONTACT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND FRACTURE. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS."
THE FRACTURE COULD PREVENT FULL CLOSING OF THE THROTTLE AND CAUSE A SMALL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM IN DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED.
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH, SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL, AND LEFT WHEEL WENT OFF PAVEMENT. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO GET BACK ON PAVEMENT, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER WAS INJURED. GM HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT OWNER HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED OF RESULTS. *ML
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AT 30 MPH IMPACT IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AT 30 MPH IMPACT IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD, WAITING A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AND CONSUMER WENT HOME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON A CURVED HILL IN GREENWICH, CT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND WASTOLD THAT TWO SENSORY HAD TO BE REPLACED. TWO CRANK SENSORS AND REPROGRAM THE PCM. *AK