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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003298038 | Incident Date: Jul, 02 2003 |
| Consumer's City: TAMPA | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SEVILLE | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 09 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 14 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: We have a 1998 cadillac sts and are running into problems with it running hot. after replacing the radiator, thermostat and coolant, there is still the same problem. it will only be after the engine is warmed from driving will this occur, it will start to run hot if you give the vehicle gas to try and get into traffic flow. we have consulted quite a few machanics on this problem and they have all given us the same explanation for the presumed problem. especially one that use to work directly for cadillac as a mechanic, they state there is a problem with the steel bolts in the aluminum engine and if there is any type of sudden exceleration then the engine will run hot or overheat. this is a known common problem stated by any mechanic that knows about this type vehicle, especially when they are telling us this happens all the time to cadillacs. we have not replaced anything yet but have been advised this would be a very expensive job to do, and we were advised the problem will get so bad in the near future the repairs will have to be performed to even drive the vehicle.*ak |
