2001 Cadillac Deville electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 46 complaints for the 2001 Cadillac Deville, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 46 19% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 92,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 30 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 fires, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Engine sudden shut off while driving on high traffic highway resulted in loss of power steering and quick reduction in vehicle speed. Driver made efforts to pull over out the traffic but faster traffic from behind caught up with the disabled vehicle and resulted in number of collisions. In total three vehicles were severe dammaged and two other drivers were injured. Cause of the failure is attributed to failure of the cranck shaft sensor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 cadillac deville. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the idle sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Cadillac Deville
- Engine 50 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Steering 20 complaints
- Air bags 19 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 15 complaints