Two thumbs down

[gloria smith]

[ After three Cadillic products in 14 months, two were very good and the third I chalked up as a lemon. The XLR disappointed me but it was GM who slapped me in the face and said take a hike! A eighty-nine thousand dollar car ($89,000) with ten miles on the odometer lost all transmission fluid on the day of purchase, and two months later the exsult burned a hole in the break line, which caused me to total my dream car! As for the water in my head lights after a rain and the top not going up and down as intended was minor.

My pain came when GM refused to give me a loaner car for thirty-three days! (Shame on You GM) After waiting for their engineer to sumit a report on what happen to the system, it came in as faulty exsult system!

Accident happen on July 28th,04, as of this date I have not been reinbursted for my medical bills. (Shame on You GM) Some thanks to me Huh! We all know I could have claimed back problem among other things and hit them with a big law suit! So I guess the good do come in last! Thanks GM!!

I never thought I would be walking at this stage of my life (55), because I was not made whole again, I didn't get my dowm payment back nor the Esclade I traded in, or the cash I added. Zero plus zero, leaves me with zero, that's what faithful customers get! THANKS GM!

NOW WALKING
Gloria Smith

[majax]

Is it the dealership that's giving you crap or is it really GM, cause that stinks. Sue them for a new car and your medical bills, they deserve a good lesson.

I am disapointed that they are doing this to you, someone needs fired.

[gloria smith]

Hi Majax!
Wrong, Rizza Cadillac was instructed by Michael Dial (GM Representative) not to provide me with a car compatible to mine. Not believing this info, I called Mr. Dial myself, he informed me that he didn't believe the brakes went out. It's not his job to believe or disbelieve, they (GM) are to honor their contract. As for getting a Lawyer, it seems that no one wants to take this kind of case because I'm not half dead or maim. And I did ask for a car paid in full, it didn't have to be the XLR, I was willing to have my Excalade back. Yesterday, I got a check in the mail for the medical bills, that took three months ,that's it I guess.
Thanks for your concern!
Gloria

[Rolex]

Originally Posted by gloria smith

Hi Majax!
Wrong, Rizza Cadillac was instructed by Michael Dial (GM Representative) not to provide me with a car compatible to mine. Not believing this info, I called Mr. Dial myself, he informed me that he didn't believe the brakes went out. It's not his job to believe or disbelieve, they (GM) are to honor their contract. As for getting a Lawyer, it seems that no one wants to take this kind of case because I'm not half dead or maim. And I did ask for a car paid in full, it didn't have to be the XLR, I was willing to have my Excalade back. Yesterday, I got a check in the mail for the medical bills, that took three months ,that's it I guess.
Thanks for your concern!
Gloria

Originally Posted by gloria smith

I'm a Cadillac lover as well, and it would have been nice if it (XLR 2004) had ran for sixty days before dying!

gloria

You call yourself a Cadillac lover? According to your own post your XLR didn't die, you totaled it. Let me see if I understand: you total your car, and in return you expect GM to replace it or give you an Escalade, and pay medical bills incurred from your accident? GM and Cadillac aren't your insurance carrier Gloria...get a grip!

My main beef? You joined the forum and posted 8 negative messages about Cadillac, all of which were in the Open Letters to Cadillac forum. If you really had this terrible experience with GM I empathize with you. But using this forum for the sole purpose of trashing GM and Cadillac makes you a TROLL.

[CaddyGeek]

Originally Posted by Rolex

You call yourself a Cadillac lover? According to your own post your XLR didn't die, you totaled it. Let me see if I understand: you total your car, and in return you expect GM to replace it or give you an Escalade, and pay medical bills incurred from your accident? GM and Cadillac aren't your insurance carrier Gloria...get a grip!

My main beef? You joined the forum and posted 8 negative messages about Cadillac, all of which were in the Open Letters to Cadillac forum. If you really had this terrible experience with GM I empathize with you. But using this forum for the sole purpose of trashing GM and Cadillac makes you a TROLL.

The car was totaled because the exhaust burnt a hole through the brake line. One lost brake line = complete loss of brake fluids and zero braking ability. She wrote it, but you chose not to read it. If someone has an adgenda here it seems to be you.

[gothicaleigh]

Why didn't your insurance cover the car and hospital bills?;'

[Rolex]

Originally Posted by CaddyGeek

The car was totaled because the exhaust burnt a hole through the brake line. One lost brake line = complete loss of brake fluids and zero braking ability. She wrote it, but you chose not to read it. If someone has an adgenda here it seems to be you.

An agenda....absolutely!!! My first problem is this woman is the kind of person who shows up at the forums only to bad-mouth Cadillac. Why don't you read over this woman's old posts to see what I mean. All of her posts are negative, Cadillac/GM bashing drivel. She said she wasn't badly hurt in this accident, but she wanted GM to pay her medical bills?! She was also demanding GM "gift" her a new Cadillac, though she wasn't demanding an XLR. IF she totaled her car and injured herself, her insurance would pay for all medical bills and the price of the car, right? (That's what insurance is for)So why would she also demand that GM provide her with a new car free of cost? Does any of this sound reasonable to you? And don't suggest to me that she only had liability insurance....the kind of people who buy new XLRs don't settle for liability coverage. I believe she bought an XLR that turned out to be a lemon, and she wanted her Escalade back after they refused to give her a loaner car. JMHO

I understand what this woman is saying very well ( i just think most of it is bull butter). I've read over her posts carefully. She ALLEGES her exhaust ("exsult system") burned a hole in her brake line causing her to have an accident (which sounds like something that could stimulate a recall). In another thread she says her XLR had transmission problems and then "died" after 60 days. I believe she came here (to a forum full of Cadillac enthusiasts) to bash on Cadillac. I also believe her demands on GM are totally unreasonable, even if this story is true. My main agenda is to point out a TROLL.
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[cadillacmike68]

EIGHTY NINE THOUSAND??????? That's about 15 THOUSAND over invoice. Must have been the first one in your state. New ones are being advertised for right around sticker now and lightly used ones in the high sixties.

The whole situation appears to really suck. Complete ATF leak on day 1??? Ehat caused that, a loose pan or bad gasket??? Burned brake line. Was there a hole in exhaust??? If not there's a possible recall problem here.

Anyway, if your insurance paid off any loan (or the "ACV" or the totalled XLR) then GM might have a legal leg to stand on as far as the car damage, but I would continue to try and find a lawyer (one of the few classes of humans actually LOWER than car stealerships) to take the case. Good luck.

[gygmy]

"flamebait". Funny! The English language is a wonderful thing.

[cadillacmike68]

Another question on this:

How the hell does one "total" a $75,000.00 car???? I mean, like did it DISINTEGRATE in the crash, or did it burst into FLAMES or did you run it into a concrete wall or what ???

equiring minds want to know ...