1999 Cadillac Seville STS from North America - Comments

Reading these stories about all the problems people seem to be having with the STS caddies is scaring the pants off me.

I bought a pearl white 99 STS about 3 years ago with 75,000 miles on it. I now have 121,000 and believe me or not, have had absolutely not one problem yet.

I have always run synthetic oil and change it at 7000 miles rain or shine. I'm 56 years old and always owned big block muscle cars all my life. Its the most comfy, smooth car I've ever owned, and I'm proud to have it in my driveway.

I'm writing this to let people know there must be some real good STSs out there, because I lucked out and got one. I'd sell it in a heartbeat if I had some of these problems I've read about (HOLY COW).

If you read other sites on BMW, PORSCHE, etc, you'll find the same bad things happen.

I hate to say it, but facts show, dollar for dollar you can't beat Toyota for true value, but driving a Toyota just isn't my thing. Good luck to all the other readers on this site.

I have a '99 Pearl White Caddy STS with 230000km on it. I bought it with 122000km. I've now owned it for about four and a half years now. I still love this car as much as I did the day I bought it. Even though it's ten years old, I still get comments on the way it looks.

I live in Ontario, Canada and when I first bought it I kept it stored for the winters. The past two winters I had to drive it due to the fact that my other car started on fire from a birds nest being on top of the transmission while it was parked in the summer. The first time I took it out for a drive, the nest started on fire and burnt the hood and everything that would melt under the hood. At least it was just a '95 Ford Taurus. It was a great car too though.

I make sure that everything is well taken care of with my STS, including getting the appropriate stuff done for the long winter months. In the four and a half years I've owned my beauty, I've only had a few problems.

1) Six months after I bought the car, I had to do the head gaskets.

2) About 4 months ago, I had to get a new water pump.

3) Just this past weekend, my alternator went.

Although, it's a little frustrating at the time something goes wrong, I still love my STS. People thought I was crazy for buying my car. I was only 21 at the time. I've yet to regret it.

And doesn't it just make your day when someone you don't even know walks up to you when you get out of your car and says how good it looks? The look on their faces is priceless when you tell them it's even ten years old.

Now a days, you see vehicles that are maybe five years old with rust holes in them around here. The winters are tough on cars. Not my caddy though. If I were to see any rust, it'd be fixed immediately. I'm hoping not to have to do that though. The original paint job is just too good to mess with.

I hope the rest of you guys have better luck with your caddy's!! Right now, mine's doing just fine, and I'm looking forward to the next 200000km I put on it. You just can't get a better ride!

I love driving my 99 STS.

My caddy started off great. I bought it with 56,000 miles on it. In two years the shocks went out, replaced the radiator, water pump, thermostat, and now it seems like I have to replace the head gasket. Pray for my car.

I bought my 1999 STS 5 years ago. It had 56,000 miles then, and 98,000 miles now.

I just replaced the original battery with the best I could get. The battery cost me $90.

The original battery lasted 9 1/2 years. Amazing.

Electrical problems were intermittent, including display going blank. I disconnected and cleaned every ground wire I could find, and haven't had an electrical anomaly in the three years since.

It uses a quart of oil every 1500-2000 miles. Big deal.

I use only synthetic oil and change it and the filter when the computer says to; about 7,000 miles.

I replaced the power steering pump because it started whining about 2 years ago. Easy work.

Immediately after purchase, I added a three ounce Oil Shot to the A/C system, and just did it again yesterday.

A good thing to do on every A/C system about every 5 years.

Love the STS.

I am looking for answers to the comments about the STS shutting down while driving. I have a 1999 with 35,000 on it (I bought it from an older couple). It doesn't seem to have any other problems. Thank you in advance for any information on this problem.