8.0
pretty bad- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 4,850 miles
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2000 Cadillac Eldorado engine failure and Cadillac customer assistance center's lack of response.** answer required*** weeks after purchase, the A/C and the drivers side power window had become intermittent. The consumer heard a metal on metal crunching noise. The vehicle stalled. The consumer looked under the vehicle and saw several pieces of metal scattered on the road. It was determined that the engine seized because one of the connecting rods experienced an internal failure and crashed through the back of the engine block. The battery was replaced a year ago and had died again.
- Tucson, AZ, USA
Consumer heard tapping noises in the engine when starting vehicle in the cold. After having the vehicle decarbonized several times without any success of resolving the problem, the consumer was told the engine needed to be rebuilt.
- Smithville, NJ, USA
While driving the vehicle stalled wiithout warning. The dealer was notified. 8nlm
- Oldsmar, FL, USA
- West Seneca, NY, USA