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#3 of 7 Replacement of 1996 Seville SLS struts by eldog Mar 05, 2008 (9:25 pm)
I recently bought a 1996 Seville SLS, and I am getting a lot of metal slapping sounds coming from the tops of the struts when I go over bumps. I was told that if the struts were bad I would be getting a message on the onboard computer, which I"m not. I wa also told that the struts could be bad but the sensors within them could still be good, either way it is my belief that the struts are bad because of the metal slapping sounds I am hearing and the front end bounces when going over bumps. I took the car in to my local Cadillad dealership about these issues and was told that likely the struts are bad but was told this without the car being looked at. I was told that the cost to replace the struts would be between $800.00 to $1200.00 per strut. This is way more than I can afford, so I did some checking around and found a company on E bay that sells a passive strut for $300.00 a pair, however this strut, even though compatable, does not work with the ride control computer. I also heard that there was a company in Florida that rebuilds these struts for a fraction of the cost but I can not find any information anywhere about such a company. If anyone has any ideas or advice for me or has heard of such a company in Florida or anywhere for that matter that rebuilds these struts please help me I am out of ideas. Thank you Replies to this message: sls002 (Mar 06, 2008 8:13 am)
#4 of 7 Re: Replacement of 1996 Seville SLS struts [eldog] by sls002 Mar 06, 2008 (8:13 am)
Replying to: eldog (Mar 05, 2008 9:25 pm) Your 96 SLS does have a computer controled suspension (the struts have shocks that can be adjusted automatically). They will be expensive to replace. Your Cadillac dealer was making an guess, but the age of your vehicle is such that this is a reasonable guess. These old northstar Cadillacs are not cheap to maintain.   I really don't know what your options are. The Deville forum (which is for FWD) may have people who are more helpful. You may want to consider whether the car is worth keeping.
#5 of 7 . by sls002 Mar 06, 2008 (8:50 am)
Some searching on the internet (google) suggests that replacement struts that bypass the computer system are available for about $250 each (or even less). They still need to be installed, so a repair shop should be consulted before ordering parts. The shop should be able to order the parts themselves.
#6 of 7 Same old you-know-what. by carfanforever Apr 14, 2009 (5:55 pm)
The car is worth keeping if it was purchased.   So tired of this bias against big American cars.
#7 of 7 1999 sts over heating by keven1969 Nov 05, 2009 (2:38 pm)
my car over heats when driving but not when in natural or in park i replaced the water heater and thermostat i bought it used about a month ago started having problems with it about two weeks later fount that the water pump was leaking replaced drove it a couple days started over heating replaced thermastat still over heating run it for two hours in park no problem as soon as i drove it started to over heat put in natural and it stops gauge starts to go back down. can anybody help me

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