Cadillac Eldorado 2000

• Recall 9431 [USA]: Separation of a tie rod can cause unexpected steering input increasing the risk of a crash.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The inner tie rod nuts are loose and can result in separation of a tie rod.
  dealers will check and adjust the vehicle toe-in and tighten the inner tie rod nuts to the specified torque.
  owner notification began november 16, 1999. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300 or cadillac at 1-800-458-8006.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 1999213 [Canada]: Steering
  On certain vehicles, the inner tie rod nuts may be loose, which could result in separation of a tie rod. Separation of a tie rod could cause unexpected steering input in some maneuvers and could cause a crash without prior warning. Correction: dealers will check the torque of the inner tie rod nuts and if necessary, adjust the vehicle toe-in and tighten the inner tie rod nuts to the specified torque.

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• Recall 1999235 [Canada]: Emissions
  On certain vehicles, the crankshaft position sensors may fail and cause an intermittent engine chuggle, stall or possible long starting crank time and/or a no-start condition, as well as illumination of the malfunction indicator lamp (mil). Correction: dealers will replace both crankshaft position sensors.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

Dear nhtsa, cadillac gm shipped the northstar engine with a known head gasket issue involving the threading and the shortness of the headbolts, when the the coolant flows through the engine, the heat of the coolant going thru the head gaskets rips and shreds the headbolts causing a failing head gasket, when the threading on the headbolts starts to shred apart from heat, the head gasket cannot hold causing overheating causing the head gasket to blow, gm knowingly shipped all northstar engines with this problem and still has not recalled it, the models affected by this awful problem 1992-2002 cadillac seville sts/sls 1992-2002 cadillac elderado esc/etc 1992-2002 cadillac deville . This issue has caused these vehicles to be sent to the grave and has costed many cadillac owners including myself thousands of dollars in repairs, these cars would leave the lot with that issue and blow there heads within 40,000 miles, gm purposely manufactured these cars like that because the cost to repair is almost 5,000 dollars, they manufactured multiple models with this issue, how have you not recalled these vehicles! Fix this! How could they do this to us? They ripped us off 10 years and didn't manufacture a fix until 2005,

Dear nhtsa, cadillac gm shipped the northstar engine with a known head gasket issue involving the threading and the shortness of the headbolts, when the the coolant flows through the engine, the heat of the coolant going thru the head gaskets rips and shreds the headbolts causing a failing head gasket, when the threading on the headbolts starts to shred apart from heat, the head gasket cannot hold causing overheating causing the head gasket to blow, gm knowingly shipped all northstar engines with this problem and still has not recalled it, the models affected by this awful problem 1992-2002 cadillac seville sts/sls 1992-2002 cadillac elderado esc/etc 1992-2002 cadillac deville . This issue has caused these vehicles to be sent to the grave and has costed many cadillac owners including myself thousands of dollars in repairs, these cars would leave the lot with that issue and blow there heads within 40,000 miles, gm purposely manufactured these cars like that because the cost to repair is almost 5,000 dollars, they manufactured multiple models with this issue, how have you not recalled these vehicles! Fix this! How could they do this to us? They ripped us off 10 years and didn't manufacture a fix until 2005,

Cpsc:seats in 2000 cadillac eldorado suddenly deteriorated and wiring inside cushions seams exposed as both driver and passenger felt electrical pulsating sensations from back and back of thighs close to the backs of near left knee for driver and right knee for passenger. *dt the consumer stated both chairs seem to be elevated towards the bottom, near the back end seams, and slants downward from the back of knees to where the bottom and top connect. This caused severe painful spasms to lower back area and left side leg pain.*js

Engine turns off for no reason while going under 40 miles. Have to put it in neutral and it will start right up again. Usually on city streets, in motion. We think most of the time after turning.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 cadillac eldorado. While making a right turn at 5 mph, the contact felt a burning sensation on his right foot and noticed that an unknown hot liquid was leaking onto the accelerator and brake pedals. The contact was able to pull the vehicle to the side of the road and, in the process, sustained serious injuries that required medical attention. The contact was able to drive back to his residence. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the heater core needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 183,000. Updated 04/06/16*lj *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 cadillac eldorado. While driving at approximately 65 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact felt a burning sensation on his right foot and noticed that an unknown hot liquid was leaking onto the accelerator and brake pedals. The temperature gauge indicated that the vehicle was overheating. The contact was able to pull the vehicle to the side of the road and, in the process, sustained serious injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The car has been overheating since 83600 miles. We changed the thermostat and it still did the same thing. Took to cadillac dealer and they said there was nothing wrong. Went got the car and paid price 3 days later it was overheating and antifreeze was disappearing. Filled the radiator up with antifreeze and it disappeared again. We changed the lower radiator hose and flushed the radiator and tried it again. The coolant disappeared again and no sign of a leak. Where is the antifreeze going. I was told it was the head gasket or the intake manifold gasket. I am unemployed and do not have the money to have this done. I can not find work without a vehicle. I just bought this car at 75000 miles. This car ran like a charm until i took it in for an oil change at the cadillac dealer and they put the wrong oil in the engine. By the way this engine is the northstar engine. The mileage now is at 84000 miles. All cadillac dealers i have taken my car to previously have always used mobile oil. They were trying to tell me this other oil is the same. Obviously this was not the same. It wrecked my car and now i can not afford to fix it. This car has the years on it but not the miles for the years. Why should you have to tear an engine apart with this low of miles on it. Cars are to last to 250,000 miles well this one has not even made it to 100,000 miles. I would really like some help getting this vehicle fixed. If this is the way cadillac's are i will never buy another cadillac in my life. *tr

While traveling at 65 mph the engine quit in the middle of the i-35w bridge over the mississippi river in minneapolis. I managed to coast safely to a stop on an exit ramp about 200 ft from bobby and steve's auto world. They spent four hours trying to figure out the problem was. They found the ecs fuse had blown but they were not able to determine what caused its failure even after four hours of working on the car. They replaced the fuse and everything began working properly. The problem had not recurred as of this date. I bought a package of five10 amp replacement fuses and put them in the glove compartment. I was told that ecs fuse supplies the power train control module, the agr valve, the evaporator canister purge valve, the ignition one relay, the mass airflow sensor, and the trans axle. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 cadillac eldorado. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the brakes were engaged and failed to stop the vehicle. The yellow service light illuminated on the instrument panel before the vehicle stalled. As a result, the contact lost control and crashed into a fence. The air bags failed to deploy. There was a police report filed. The contact sustained a concussion. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 62,000. Pam

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P050D [7] Cold Start Rough Idle
• P0300 [7] Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
• P0308 [7] Cylinder 8 Misfire Detected
• P0442 [5] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• P0455 [3] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (gross leak)
• U1500 [1] U1500
• B101D [1] Electronic Control Unit Hardware Internal Malfunction
• C1226 [1] Lamp Brake Warning Output Circuit Short To Ground
• P0741 [2] Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck Off
• C1282 [1] Lateral Accelerometer Signal Fault
• C1283 [1] Switch Test Signal Failure
• C1284 [1] Oil Pressure Switch Failure
• C1285 [1] Booster Solenoid circuit Failure
• C1287 [1] Booster Pedal Force switch circuit Failure
• C1288 [1] Pressure Transducer Main / Primary Input Circuit Failure
• C1298 [1] C1298
• B1000 [1] Electronic Control Unit
• P0742 [1] Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Stock On
• P0101 [1] Mass or Volume Air Flow "A" Circuit Range/Performance Problem
• C1225 [1] Lamp Brake Warning Output Circuit Short To Battery
• B1552 [1] Decklid Release Circuit Open
• B1556 [1] Ignition Run/Start Circuit Open
• B1558 [1] Ignition Run/Start Circuit Short To Ground
• P0731 [3] Gear I Incorrect ratio
• P0732 [3] Gear 2 Incorrect ratio
• P1575 [2] Speed Control Unable to Hold Speed