Cadillac SEVILLE transmission problems
22 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
621 owner complaints analyzed
31 distinct recall campaigns
83,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1976 to 2004 model years. Data snapshot: . 257 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
22 of 621 complaints match this topic (3.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 721249 · 2000-04-10 (April 10, 2000)
RADIATOR FAILURE CAUSING COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX. AS A RESULT WATER GOT INTO TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION.
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Owner report 717968 · 2000-01-27 (January 27, 2000)
OIL PAN GASKET LEAKING.....THERES BEEN A SERVICE BULLITEN ALERT PUT OUT ON THIS IN FEB. 1996. MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 1997 AND THE GASKET SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. OIL IS LEAKING FAIRLY BAD AND I WAS INFORMED BY CADILLAC MECHANIC THAT THE OIL GOING BACK ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE CAD. CONVERTER COULD CAUGHT FIRE. I'M TRYING TO GET CADALLIC TO REPLACE THIS GASKET AT THEIR COST. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $1500.00 TO REPLACE THIS $28.00 PART. ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK
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Owner report 742152 · 2001-03-08 (March 8, 2001)
I UNDERSTAND FROM MY MECHANIC THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CASES OF CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASES, WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. I WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT CADILLAC WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS REPAIR, SINCE IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATILITY. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS IS ACTED UPON? *AK
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Owner report 479874 · 1995-08-16 (August 16, 1995)
TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR CABLE LOOSENED. *AK
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Owner report 10054853 · 2004-01-25 (January 25, 2004)
ACCELERATOR STUCK ON A 1996 CADILLAC SLS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND ACCELERATOR STUCK EVEN AFTER THE CRASH. *LA
Owner-reported narrative. 77,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10054853 at NHTSA ↗