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Re: 2000 DeVille - Knock From Front On Right Turns [mdrealtor]
by rmann
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Jun 30, 2005 (7:13 am)
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Replying to: mdrealtor (Dec 29, 2004 10:47 pm)
I have a 1995 Concours. I have close to same problem. Was wondering if you could put normal struts on instead of cadillac struts. Price comparison $900 each for cadillac compared to $350 each for normal
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Re: 2000 DeVille - Knock From Front On Right Turns [rmann]
by ruffolo
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Mar 06, 2006 (6:43 pm)
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Replying to: rmann (Jun 30, 2005 7:13 am)
Check the stabaliser bar I had similar problem on my 97 STS its inexpensive .
Ruff
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2004 Deville Gets Pitiful Milage And Seats Are Like Bricks
by raibeaux
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Feb 03, 2005 (4:44 pm)
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Wondering if others are having this problem. I have an '01 Deville that gets GREAT milage, and is comfortable to sit in. I bought a new 2004 DHS that has seats hard as bricks, and the milage is absolutely horrible. Dealer says milage will improve around 6000 miles which sounds like hogwash to me (unless the cyl walls need the time to ream out ha). No fixes for the seats, but anyone know what's wrong with the milage? I'm wondering if the transmission has something to do with it. Thanks much.
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Re: 2004 Deville Gets Pitiful Milage And Seats Are Like Bricks [raibeaux]
by griffman12
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Apr 24, 2005 (4:55 pm)
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Replying to: raibeaux (Feb 03, 2005 4:44 pm)
Well I thought they solved this problem in 2000. I had a 1999 Deville that was a terrific car except!!! The seats would put your legs to sleep. The bolstering be hind the knees was very hard. Both front seats had the problem. Dealer could not help. Sold it, in the first 6 months. Bought a new Volvo S-80, T-6 Super car and super comfort. Poorest service I have ever encountered. Details are to numerous to list. There were no manuals on this car so I sold it and went back to my old stand by a T & C Van. Fourth one since 1984. Rides like a dream and no problems. It 34 months and 54,000 miles still have lots of tread on the tires and the break pads have about half their lining left. Pulled the wheels and checked them.
Griffman12
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Suspicious problems
by garye
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Mar 06, 2005 (5:13 am)
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I own a "98 Concourse Deville, on three occassions I recieved a notice from my local dealer that it is due for service. Within three weeks, wierd things started going wrong with the car. Alerts and warnings about unrelated system failures started occurring, even the antenna suddenly failed to function. This is the third time this has happened after the dealer's notice. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Re: Suspicious problems [garye]
by tcotter
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Sep 04, 2005 (5:52 am)
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Replying to: garye (Mar 06, 2005 5:13 am)
I also have a '98 Deville and I have been recently getting the message "Top Speed - Fuel off" and the engine cuts out. I had it at a dealership in another town since it happened on a trip. Dealer sent it to a local garage. They did the diagnostics and found the the "Throttle speed sensor" had tripped five different times. It tested perfectly, so they cleaned up and leads and I paid them and took my car back for a 300 mile drive home. First the cruise control quit functioning (and anybody who has a solution to this, please write) then that old message started popping up every time I hit 77 or 78 "Top speed - Fuel off" and the engine would cut out, then restart itself a few seconds later. I don't have an owners manual so I cna't look it up. Any advice???
Thanks,
Dr. Tom Cotter
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Re: Suspicious problems [garye]
by joe771476
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Oct 16, 2005 (10:51 am)
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Replying to: garye (Mar 06, 2005 5:13 am)
Yeah it's called job security! Get out of the dealerships and go to an independent garage! FAST!
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Re: Suspicious problems [garye]
by joe771476
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Nov 26, 2005 (1:21 pm)
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Replying to: garye (Mar 06, 2005 5:13 am)
Had you been to the dealer prior to these occurrences? If so, they might have tampered with the car. It's just one of the horror stories I've heard. The dealerships make more money in the garage dept. than they do on car sales. The mechanics get paid for fixing cars whether they have something wrong with them or not. He doesn't get paid for standing around! Use dealers ONLY for warranty work and get a work order signed by service manager saying repairs will be made at no cost BEFORE you leave!
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DeVille Computer problem?..
by denshew
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May 14, 2005 (4:26 pm)
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Hi;
I have a 1993 Sedan deVille with 132,000 miles. Have had it for over 10 years and it has been babied. Just got back from a 600 mile trip to North Carolina. This morning the battery was dead (a 28 month old Optima). Charger indicated it was bad. Replaced it with another battery, now the lights on the inside of the car stay on all the time (like a door is open) and it will not lock the doors when shifting into drive. Starts normal. Have not drove it yet. Disconnected the battery a couple of times and still the same result. Suspect the computer is kaput...advice??.. thanks..ds
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Re: DeVille Computer problem?.. [denshew]
by cadillacman97
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Jun 18, 2005 (11:40 pm)
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Replying to: denshew (May 14, 2005 4:26 pm)
Check the cig. lighter fuses in the trunk fusebox. and make sure there are no shorted lighters and lighter sockets (coins, gum foil etc.) sounds wild but a bad fuse in lighter can cause a dome light to stay on in those Cadillacs, also optimas can and will test or show bad when they are below 10.5 volts. They are usually still good! good luck!
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