Consumer Complaint Detail

CADILLAC / DEVILLE / 2005

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006059563 Incident Date: Feb, 28 2006
Consumer's City: SANTA MARIA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: DEVILLE Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 05 2006 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2005 cadillac transmission has a delay when shifting in reverse. *ts ***nar*** the dealer stated that gm specs allowed that delay to be as much as 8 seconds long. the consumer indicated that this situation is exacerbated when he forward stops in a down hill direction and shifts into reverse to back up a hill. the vehicle rolls forward while the engine races. when the time delay ends the transmission engages with a violent jerk. the dealer was notified of the problem. *nm