2001 Cadillac Seville problems
NHTSA has received 68 complaints about the 2001 Cadillac Seville, and 15% of them involve suspension. After that come engine (13%) and steering (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 68 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 34 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 51,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Cadillac Seville with enough data (41 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Cadillac seville with side airbags, struck in driver's door; airbag did not deploy; GM report (GM claim #06342660) is based on the way the seville was struck, side airbags were not designed to deploy. Question is "what's the purpose of side airbags if they don't deploy in a side impact collision?"
While the vehicle was in park on an incline in the consumer's driveway, the consumer attempted to exit the vehicle when the vehicle popped out of park and knocked the consumer down and rolled over the consumer's ankles. The consumer was not hospitalized, but did suffer bruising and swelling of his ankles. *scc
While driving heard a popping noise, smoke started coming from under seat, from left side.a chemical was discharged in smoke which caused second degree burns in middle area.dealer contacted.
Anti lock brakes locked when the brake pedal was depressed on a wet snowy road at 20 MPH. As result, vehicle hit a curb.
When driving 65 MPH vehicle stalled. The consumer was able to restart the vehicle. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealership for inspection and the mechanic inspected the vehicle to see if the problem could be duplicated. The dealer changed the crankshaft position sensor.