1997 Cadillac DeVille review from North America
"This car consumes oil, time and money"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
My headlight switch became inoperable.
My interior lights failed to come on.
I consumed up to 3 quarts of oil between 3,000 mile oil changes.
My rack-in pinion went bad.
Front and rear struts went bad early.
General comments?
I have not been able to fix any problems on my car with only one trip to the dealer. They always needed at least two visits to fix the problem.
My oil consumption problem has resulted in numerous trips to the dealer to prove I was consuming oil and two trips to decarbon the engine and a trip to have it rebuilt, which took a month, and I am still consuming oil. This problem started about 25,000-30,000 miles.
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| First year of ownership | 1999 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | northstar Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7/10 |
| Reliability marks | 3/10 |
| Comfort marks | 9/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 3/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 11000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 100000 miles |
| Previous car | Oldsmobile 98 |
| Date of Entry | 3rd August, 2003 |