Got back my car from the dealer a few days ago. Here is what happened, and some solutions.
1) Coolant Level was low-sign appeared. Luckily, they decided to be nice and threw in a new radiator for me.
2) Got my clunk fixed. Well it was fixed. Gave them the part numbers and said for them to make sure they change it. They did and the clunk is back within 500 miles! Yes, I drive 500 miles in 5 days! Anyways, a new noise also appeared from 45-50 mph in 4th or 5th gear...like a whine...dont know if its from the front or back though. Already got my tsb for engine whine, so i doubt its that, but not too sure its my differential. Anyone have any ideas? :hmm:
3) SHIFTING...A few of us have had this problem and here is the solution. There is none! Here is cadillac's response if you cannot shift from nuetral to first about 80% of the time. Answer: Keep the car in gear. The car was meant to be always in some gear, so when you are sitting at a light that just turned red and takes 3 minutes to turn again, sit there with the clutch depressed the whole time and your car in some gear! I wonder who covers wear and tear on the clutch! I hate cadillac's engineers! I got Cadillac's number and am going to be giving them a call tomorrow and see where we get from there. It sucked this morning when i was sitting at a light and my car didnt go into first gear from nuetral...the car behind me almost hit me! I wonder whose fault it becomes? :banghead:
4) Buzzing/Rattling noise from steering wheel area. Unable to duplicate concern. Thats always easy to say!
5) Marble noise from engine. Unable to duplicate concern. Yeah if you rev upto 1800 rpm when taking off, there is no marble noise from engine...but if you rev at 1200 and take off...its loud and clear. Oh wait, we are talking to Cadillac here, what noise? :shhh:
All in all, I got a new radiator :thepan: while my car was in service for a week and a half! :want: I did get to drive their STS though...a fun car, but too slow.
Anyone have any solutions to these problems????? I love the car, but hate the problems! My main concerns are the shifting from nuetral to first, and clunk, although the noise has started to become pretty loud....too bad I dont know exactly where it is coming from. Sounds like its from the back, but not too sure..its too loud to tell...sounds like its everywhere! Anyways, any help would be greatly appreciated.
1) Coolant Level was low-sign appeared. Luckily, they decided to be nice and threw in a new radiator for me.
2) Got my clunk fixed. Well it was fixed. Gave them the part numbers and said for them to make sure they change it. They did and the clunk is back within 500 miles! Yes, I drive 500 miles in 5 days! Anyways, a new noise also appeared from 45-50 mph in 4th or 5th gear...like a whine...dont know if its from the front or back though. Already got my tsb for engine whine, so i doubt its that, but not too sure its my differential. Anyone have any ideas? :hmm:
3) SHIFTING...A few of us have had this problem and here is the solution. There is none! Here is cadillac's response if you cannot shift from nuetral to first about 80% of the time. Answer: Keep the car in gear. The car was meant to be always in some gear, so when you are sitting at a light that just turned red and takes 3 minutes to turn again, sit there with the clutch depressed the whole time and your car in some gear! I wonder who covers wear and tear on the clutch! I hate cadillac's engineers! I got Cadillac's number and am going to be giving them a call tomorrow and see where we get from there. It sucked this morning when i was sitting at a light and my car didnt go into first gear from nuetral...the car behind me almost hit me! I wonder whose fault it becomes? :banghead:
4) Buzzing/Rattling noise from steering wheel area. Unable to duplicate concern. Thats always easy to say!
5) Marble noise from engine. Unable to duplicate concern. Yeah if you rev upto 1800 rpm when taking off, there is no marble noise from engine...but if you rev at 1200 and take off...its loud and clear. Oh wait, we are talking to Cadillac here, what noise? :shhh:
All in all, I got a new radiator :thepan: while my car was in service for a week and a half! :want: I did get to drive their STS though...a fun car, but too slow.
Anyone have any solutions to these problems????? I love the car, but hate the problems! My main concerns are the shifting from nuetral to first, and clunk, although the noise has started to become pretty loud....too bad I dont know exactly where it is coming from. Sounds like its from the back, but not too sure..its too loud to tell...sounds like its everywhere! Anyways, any help would be greatly appreciated.
