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I thought I'd also use this forum to see if anyone has a 1997 Cadillac Deville CONCOURS grille? (MUST have the Cadillac Emblem mounted in the center (specific to the Concours model). I check the comments regularly and can provide contact information at that time.
I just bought a 1997 Caddy from my mother-in-law, who is the owner of a body shop in San Bernardino California. My car has 130,000 miles and it was only 1,000 dollars. From reading all your comments, I am unsure if 1,000 dollars was a good deal. I will keep you guys posted throughout my journey.
If you drive a Cadillac then you should be able to afford one quart of oil about $1.50 for every 670 miles. You should switch to one grade heavier oil so if you are using 10w-30 then go 10w-40. Light oil burns faster and gets pass those worn out rings and spaces. And last, but not least the rich drive new Cadillacs and after a couple of years sell it to people like you and don't care about engine service or tune ups.
I bought a 1995 Sadan Daville four years ago. She had 130k on her. She now has 220k. Up until 200k plus I had NO problems. I recently put a new blower motor in. Id say over 4 years I put around 1k into her.
Not bad!
OK me and my husband brought a 97'Cadillac deville. we got it for $900.00. the problem with it was it overheated well we got it checked and they told us the problems on it so we fixed the temperature sensor, thermostat, new motor on the fan, put coolant, took out the thermostat the water poured out. we got the radiator checked out, but they said that shouldn't be what its causing to overheat that much. so they are telling us that our heads might be blown out! We go about 10 minutes in driving and it starts to over heat and sometimes it takes us about 1 hour to get it to start if you know what can be wrong please let me know!
The '97 deVille overheating described above sounds like a bad water pump to me. It's an easy fix, too! Just make sure to get the water pump removal tool (it's a big socket thingy-$25) when you put in a new pump (about $60). And put in a new gasket.
I own a 1997 cadillac deville. I bought it about 1month ago for about about $3100. these cars do run great but, should I sell it now? from what I'm reading it's mostly negative. I'm nervous no promblems yet! 80,000miles. dark hunter green with a white rag top. beautiful car! what should I do? I do beleive about the oil consumption problems. are the gm dealers hearing us out? this stinks! it was no my choice of car. my fiance choice he loves big cars. I just hope everything is OK in the long run.
Sounds like all the same problems I just got one 2. well have to start on the coolent temp and go form there.
I have owned one Cadillac (transmission failed at 40k), four Buicks, one Pontiac Grand Prix, two Oldsmobiles, and have had nothing but trouble with GM cars.
I have owned two Honda Accords (we trade a LOT) and six Hyundai (largest models), and no problems with any of them.
I would love to own another Cadillac Deville, but would rather stay retired than have the car.
The GM dealers I have dealt with are not honest; have had friends with the same experiences. The Honda and Hyundai dealers have been great (they should be, they don't have to repair anything). GM needs to get it right to win the foreign market. I would rather own American (preferably Cadillac), but when they can't manufacture ANYTHING that is reliable, why should I??
Jim at p7725@aol.com
Hi, how's it going? I recently bought a 1997 Cadillac Deville.
I love the car and its in really good condition but I haven't really driven it, I probably only drove it 7 times.
So there's this one day that I went to the beach. I know it was really hot and I took the Topanga road, I don't know if you guys are familiar with that road? Any ways, it's going up hill and I get idle engine and 0 oil. My car did not start steaming or anything but I'm worried hearing all these bad stories about the Deville.
I am also worried that I will not get a competent mechanic and get ripped off like some of you guys.
Oh, I turn on the vehicle and do not drive it, and somehow the temp does not seem to stop going up.
Help help, located in the San Fernando Valley help.
Hey, bought a 98 deville 4 months ago and it's a dream car, had complete tune up, all oils and fluids flushed and changed and at 137k, running strong.
Agreed.
Hallo, just bought a 97 caddy, one owner. It has been sitting idle for the last year or so. The body looks good and the engine sounds good too. I am afraid to drive it now after all these comments. Is there anything I should to it before putting it on the road.
I recently bought a 1997 Cadillac De Ville (Base) and I really love it. However, recently I had an oil change done, and prior to the oil change the oil symbol light lit up, so I thought is just needed an oil change which I had done.
QUESTION:
The Oil "RED symbol" sign lights up on the panel, and the other day the message "Low Oil Pressure/Turn Engine Off" came on and scared me. I don't want to damage the engine, but I just had an oil change done l month ago. What could this problem be and is it expensive to repair this? I was told it could be that the oil switch is not working and it may need to be replaced, but I'd like to know if someone knows if this could remedy this matter, and would it be expensive to repair?
I'd really appreciate a reply from someone one who knows. Please send a reply to me at.
Sergio1015@sbcglobal.net.
Please include "1997 DeVille reply" in the subject line.
Thank you so very much!
For all of the owners of the 97 DeVille, rest assured that if you take of your Caddy it will take care of you!
I bought mine in 2001, and yes it does burn a couple of quarts of oil, it does lose a little coolant, but keep in mind the Northstar is a very large engine. I advise anyone that wants longevity out of it to buy a Haynes manual, and if you can afford it an OBD-II scan tool, and stay away from the dealerships unless you REALLY need them. Most problems are easy to fix, and with the scan tool easy to diagnose. The only thing you may dread is if you need a starter replacement, which is located in the middle of the engine next to the intake, which requires some special tools and some mechanical ability.
I do agree that you can not baby the engine, because it is a high-performance engine so occasionally don't hesitate to put it on a nice long stretch of the highway, because city driving decreases fuel averages.
As far as the air-ride control,I converted mine over to passive conversion struts 260.00 dollars (suncoreindustries.com), and it rides just as good at a huge fraction of the cost to have it done at a dealership.
So if you are smart and you want to save the life of the engine, change your oil frequently, make sure if you do flush the coolant, that you use 2 packages of Bars stop-leak, and make sure you crush the pellets to almost a powder (make sure you pour it in the upper radiator hose and only use dexcol for GM cars.
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