2000-2005 Deville/DTS/DHS Check In !

[Stoneage_Caddy]

Ok guys I wanna see how many of you there are ...

What Problems do you have and have you had ?

[mccombie_5]

only problem i've had with the 2004 is the rear doors and the trunk staying locked....the sorted themselves out after a week or so. no idea what caused it, but its ok now, also the AC is slightly tempramental, it sometimes needs to engine to be shut off and restarted.

[JimHare]

2002 Base Deville, Black on Black, 108K miles, no problems.

[upstate]

02 43,000 miles, hard shift from first to second. Dealer can't seem to fix it.

[OffThaHorseCEO]

new here,

2k1 base Deville approx 70k mi.

when the fuel gauge gets near empty, it starts climbin back to full until it reads 320 miles till empty. this is everytime.

other than that, no problems

[hungryhippo]

sometimes my headlights dont turn off unless i do it manually
and the windows rattle

[edra566]

2000 Base Deville.

My stock stereo didn't play cd's half the time so I got a new deck installed. The gas mileage is horrible at 15 mpg. The steering wheel needs to be pressed hard for the horn. Thats about it.

[roquesr]

2003 deville 44500mi. so far i had a leaking waterpump gasket, the base of the steering shaft, bushing causing a rattle .replaced both at the dealer. im having poor gas mileage@15-16mpg. horn is hard to push. also at fill up the gauge only reads200 miles.

[pearl_deville]

2000 Deville.. Right Now My Fuel Guage Is Goin Crazy And There Is A Hummin Noise Comin From Somewhere..67k Miles.. Any Ideas On Whats Wrong With Either Problem?

[TLeTourneau]

03 Deville 76k miles, no problems yet. Runs and drives great. Getting about 17 mpg in town and 27 mpg on the freeway.

[JackB]

2002 DHS 60,000. originally had injector problem and suspension rattle. fixed under warranty. Some front brake shudder that may have been caused by improper tightening of lug nuts. getting great 27MPG on trips. Satisfied with car to date.

[Rajapup]

2000 DeVille the service engine soon light is on with error code po741. Any ideas? Other than that, no problems. I do regular maintainance on it. 60,000 miles and just had a flush done, oil change every 3000 miles, rotate and balance, and allignment when the flush was done, and it drives like a dream.

[turbojimmy]

You know the history of my car....2001 DTS flood total. I really don't have or have had any problems with it that I would blame on GM other than the crankshaft position sensors. The heated seats don't work but I'm pretty sure that's the result of being submerged in water. Foglights come on when the car is in gear and the foglight switch doesn't turn them on or off. Something's screwy there but I think a previous owner did some custom wiring. Everything else works as designed.

I was a little disappointed with the fuel economy. My dad brags about how well his base Deville does (19-20 MPG on average) but I can't seem to do much better than 13-14 MPG. I have 'different' driving habits though.

Jim

[K0UZE]

2002 DTS -- 33K miles approx. CPO warranty for 6 years 100K miles. A very good investment! Great car generally. My first GM car and I am impressed.

Problems:
1. Intermittent no crank, hot or cold...one dealer replaced the ignition switch, but it has happened a couple of other times.
2. Battery died. Dealer sent out service truck. Replaced. Afterward, it wouldn't crank...first time a tech could verify it, but of course he didn't have any sophisticated diagnostic equipment with him. Told me to return to dealer but I never did because it is so intermitted. Eventually if you keep exercising the key, it will start.
3. On AM radio band, there's a static like noise when going over bumps. Sounds like a grounding or antenna problem. Dealer replaced radio, resolved for a quick test drive, now back to doing it again.
4. Twice the brake rotors had to be resurfaced...when I bought the car at about 15K miles and again just about a year later around 30K.

I didn't pay for any of the above. I have paid for a fair amount of preventive maintenance, in hopes of getting long life: flush brake fluid (will do every couple years), flush coolant (yes, I know it's supposed to be good for five years but I am very conservative), flush trans fluid every 30K at least, fuel filter at 30K, and I do my own oil/filter every 3-4K using Mobil 1. I know synthetic is overkill but if it's good enough for the BMW, the Caddy gets it too!

[TomDeville]

Originally Posted by Rajapup

2000 DeVille the service engine soon light is on with error code po741. Any ideas? Other than that, no problems. I do regular maintainance on it. 60,000 miles and just had a flush done, oil change every 3000 miles, rotate and balance, and allignment when the flush was done, and it drives like a dream.

2000 Black Deville; 82,000 miles.
Beautiful car, I'm in love. However,
741 Code is a Torque Converter
Clutch issue (or Torque Clutch
Converter, I always mix it up).
The Dealer will try to replace
your Tranny or overhaul it.
This would just be a rip off.
TCC problem won't kill your
transmission. I ignore the SES
light now. It was reset and came back
on after a few months, I continue to
ignore it and hope that it came back on
for the same reason (TCC-741) and not
something more serious.
This issue originally brought me to the Forums;
and, the Forums have been a blessing. Now I need
to figure out how to reset the freaking SES light
without paying the ripoff dealer, and hearing
what else I "$$NEED$$" from them.

TomDeville :coolgleam