2000-2005 Deville/DTS/DHS Check In !

[crimson tide]

2001 Deville Crimson Pearl Metallic! 56k and she drives like a dream. I can't say enough about the car. Roomy, great acceleration without a lot of drama. Replaced the stock filter with a K&N. Regular oil changes at 3k despite waiting for the indicator(just my pet peve). Great car!

[Leloz]

My son now has 76K on his 2003 DTS. His has Nightvision, DVD/NAV, the works including new Vogues. He loves it, but now he is getting a "Service Stability System" message which he is going to get checked out next week.

[DTLayne]

I have a 2000 DHS. Bought it with 52K mi. I have had it about six months and mileage is about 59K.

What have I done?

Routine wear and tear things. Front Rotors & Pads. New tires (Goodyear Comfort tread. I tried the Triple Tred at first, but I did not like the way the car handled with them. Fuel Filter. Switched to Mobil 1. Both Crankshaft sensors.

Wear & tear items I was surprised I had to do: 1. Front motor mount. 2. Rear air shocks.

Major Items

1. AC compressor and actuator. 2. Trans rebuild after 0741 Code. ( I am not 100% sure the re-build was necessary, but it was not on my nickel, so I didn't make a big fuss) 3. Valve cover gaskets, new plugs, extender boots, and the rubber rings that the plugs seat in.

Impending Items:

Catalytic converter (periodic rotten egg smell)

Annoying Items

1. Top dash pad curling at the edges. 2. Wind noise from sun roof. 3. Suspension rattle. 4. Ticking sound from motor when cold. 5. Nightvision does not work. 6. Need mode actuator for rear AC to work properly. 7. Driver's side heated seats do not work.

I have spent about $2900 so far and I am truly thankful that I have a pretty good extended warranty. That has saved me another $2,700 (Trans and AC compressor) I am hoping that the car will settle down and I can do some trouble-free driving for while.

When the car is running right it is something to behold. But there have been a lot of issues these first few months. I will be REALLY unhappy if the next six months are like the past six months.

At the time I thought I was getting a good price for the car ($11,500). I guess one could say if the dealer had done all this work then the car would have been $15K.

[DeVille J]

Originally Posted by Logandiagnostic

Base Deville 2001. Converted to 'fake' DTS. 116K

Hub bearing.

Both tie rod ends.

Battery.

Both crank sensors.

Noisy steering intermediate shaft.

2 failed window regulators.

Check engine light. Cracked intake 'boot.'

1 Spark plug blew out.

Low freon. Tip! On the dual AC system. If the drivers side seems a little warmer then the right side. Its low on freon. No codes will set. Guage readings will appear normal. Found this on the hard way.


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Logan Diagnostic
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Logan,
Im very interested in converting my 2002 base Deville into a DTS. I live in Birmingham, AL. and could pay you for any work done. Please email me at Jhunter72003@yahoo.com, thanks

[SCDTS]

New to this forum - 04 DTS/previous 02 Deville, 99 Deville; also kept up with family 00 and 03 DHS. All except 04 DTS used about a Qt or more of oil in 3K Mi. Have seen fuel pump go bad (driver running tank too low?), water pump leaks and a few other probs.
Anyone had intermittent hiccups while driving, shutting off at idle or acceleration? 03 DHS about 70K miles - cleaned throttle body, IAC valve, cannister purge valve. Will run fine for a week or so and then act up. No codes stored, no SES. Looking at cleaning EGR valve and checking fuel pressure (bad Pump? FP regulator) filter changed less than a month ago, few partilces found in filter- not significant.
Any thoughts would be appreciated - Thanks in advance.

[turbojimmy]

Originally Posted by SCDTS

Anyone had intermittent hiccups while driving, shutting off at idle or acceleration? 03 DHS about 70K miles

If it wasn't an '03 I'd say crankshaft position sensor(s). The 2000 and 2001 model year cars had trouble with those. The new ones are redesigned, but your symptoms are consistent with bad crankshaft sensors (one of them anyway, there's 2). Mine behaved this way for a long time before it actually threw a crankshaft position sensor code.

Jim

[HITMONEY]

2002 DTS 40k miles Black on Black, NAV, Night Vision, Volant Intake, Eibach Springs, Drilled and Slotted Brake Rotors (just ordered).

No problems really, other than the usuall shitty brakes. My NAV unit had to be replaced under warranty about a month ago.

Oh wait.. I was plagued with power window regulators that went bad one after the other on all 4 doors. That sucked, but nothing more than those problems.

..... runs to go knock on some wood!

[DevilleIcon]

Originally Posted by Logandiagnostic

Base Deville 2001. Converted to 'fake' DTS. 116K


Low freon. Tip! On the dual AC system. If the drivers side seems a little warmer then the right side. Its low on freon. No codes will set. Guage readings will appear normal. Found this on the hard way.


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Logan Diagnostic
www.ledfix.com
www.airbagcrash.com

Hey thanks alot Logan D im going to look into that as soon as possible cuz as of now i have to shut the drivers vents and open the pass, while i blast the ac to feel alittle bit of coolness. haha . lucky for the passengers bad 4 me. But I also am eating oil like crazy no big leak, no oil in under the car after 3 days of not moving, but there is a damp layer of oil under the engine but I hear these baby go through oil like nothing, any thoughts would be nice - possible fixes or what to look for. thanks

* pics of the ride black on black DTS tinted out on vogues, fully loaded all the goodies .





and when were not rollin cadys in ny where one wheelin iron horses

NYinfamous

[cwsmith0808]

Black 2000 DTS 75K--uses a little oil before its mandatory 3000 mile change, but other than that it dirves like a dream.

[diamondkat66]

2001 DHS 72,000.... few minor problem
Elect wire in trunk shorted out
Transmission problem 3 times. last was total rebuild
Radio replaced-lights went out
Rear shock air hose leak
Power steering pump replaced, second whining now
Water pump replaced. first replaced plate on Pump second time replace pump
Battery termanal wire shorted leaving me stranded
Driver power seat broke and didnt work.
Rust bubble started on side of licence plate in 03 painted by dealership
Shimmy in front end at 65. Almost fixed Shimmy at 75 now
Tire valve sensors only 1 with problem but replaced all 4
Outdoor tempeture reading read 104
Cant forget it was sides swiped while at dealership from pass rear door back
Thank goodness I have extended warranty

[ColoCaddy]

2004 Standard Deville 35000 mi
No major problems
Leather pulled away from under front passanger shoulder belt mount
Ashtray lid hinge broke on left rear door
I have gotten computer code errors, They correct after I shut the car off for a couple of minutes. This has happened twice. Computer will act like Microsoft wrote the code.
I clear the codes through the information panel.

The car doesn't use oil. I follow Cadillacs recommended services and use regular oil, not synthetic.
Gas milege is great. 18-20 in city, 28 hwy when the car is fully loaded. 32 when it is loaded to heavily. Might be attributed to my living 6500 ft above sea level.

[BCrawford518]

can someone tell me were is the fuel cutoff switch is located in the trunk
PLEASE

[darth1]

2002 DTS BLK/BLK 43,000 CPO WARRANTY. MY FIRST CADDY! BOUGHT IT IN JULY. SWEEEEET! THIS BAD BOY MOVES. ESPECIALLY SINCE I "WOPPED" THE ENGINE (at 55mph, drop it back to 2nd and run rpm's to max, let engine slow car back down).


Only one problem far. Car stalled twice. Dealer replaced ingntion sensors.

J

[DevilleIcon]

Hey well maybe its stalled because the way you beat the sh@t out of that bad boy. This is a Caddy Baby, these thing are meant to be drivin slow, its not no honda civic made to be racing around from stop light to stop light, plus they look better cruzin slow pimpin. But yea they do got some power now dont they.

* pics of the ride black on black DTS tinted out on vogues, fully loaded all the goodies




when you get the urge for speed my man, hop on one of these

[turbojimmy]

Originally Posted by BCrawford518

can someone tell me were is the fuel cutoff switch is located in the trunk
PLEASE

There isn't one.

Jim