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#4 of 5 Re: Cadillac Deville speeds up by itself [golflady80] by maxymyllyn Mar 19, 2007 (11:39 am)
Replying to: golflady80 (Nov 06, 2006 5:49 pm) I have had the same issue. I have a 1991 Cadillac Deville. It just started today. The engine rev's up and there's a loud 'tick-tick-tick' coming from the steering wheel assembly. Also, the check engine light just came on as well. It's very disconcerting since it feels like if I just let up off the brake the car is going to lunge forward. Once I hit a straightaway it works itself out, but there doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason for it.   I'm going to take the car in within the next few weeks. I hope the engine revving on the Cadillac Deville is not indicative of larger and more costly repairs.
#5 of 5 Re: Cadillac Deville speeds up by itself [tamade] by bolivar Mar 25, 2007 (6:53 pm)
Replying to: tamade (Nov 07, 2006 1:11 am) You probably do NOT have the Northstar. The 4.9L non-Northstar motor (I think this is the motor size) has 2 'motors' on the throttle linkage that are prone to failure and cause this problem. They are the Idle Speed Control and another one with a similar name.   There are ways to diagnoise this and see which one has the problem. Replacing is no big problem, but getting the new part 'set up' is somewhat complex. You just can't tighten or loosen a screw to set it up.   Find an independent garage that has worked on early-90's Cadillac and has seen this problem. They should be able to replace the part and get the new one set up.

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