2000 Cadillac Deville Engine and Engine Cooling Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Oct 8, 2018 · 52 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 52 complaints with NHTSA about engine and engine cooling problems on the 2000 Cadillac Deville, 23% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 55,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “consumer states” (12% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Consumer states: mentioned in 6 of 52 complaints (12%)

At what mileage do engine and engine cooling problems happen?

Based on 28 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles3 · 11%
10k–25k miles3 · 11%
25k–50k miles7 · 25%
50k–75k miles7 · 25%
75k–100k miles4 · 14%
100k–150k miles4 · 14%
150k+ miles0 · 0%

How serious are the reports?

Of 52 complaints, 2 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 1 an injury.

Cadillac Deville engine and engine cooling complaints by model year

Peak: 2000, with 52 complaints
1995: 181995181996: 401996401997: 471997471998: 331998331999: 471999472000: 522000522001: 382001382002: 242002242003: 102003102004: 5200452005: 320053

n = 317 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearEngine and Engine Cooling complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2005 Deville33%80,000
2004 Deville53%50,000
2003 Deville107%7,000
2002 Deville2414%43,000
2001 Deville3822%44,801
2000 Deville5223%55,000
1999 Deville4725%74,500
1998 Deville3314%93,000
1997 Deville4717%104,450
1996 Deville4018%75,000
1995 Deville1814%121,500

When owners reported it

Peak: 2001, with 13 complaints
2000: 1200012001: 132001132002: 5200252003: 102003102004: 7200472005: 6200562006: 3200632008: 1200812009: 3200932010: 2201022012: 120121

n = 52 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists engine and engine cooling for the 2000 Cadillac Deville. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.

What owners report

Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.

Driving into my drive way i noticed that my car pulled in very fast. Normally, i idle in my car into the drive way, this time it was much faster and the engine was very accelerated. I parked the vehicle and the engine was accelerated up to 1850rpm. I pressed the gas pedal to free up the throttle…

Received Jan 23, 2012 · NHTSA complaint 10444993

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 cadillac deville. While driving approximately between 55-65 mph, the temperature gauge continuously increased to an extremely hot temperature level. The failure occurred sporadically. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The vin was unavailable. The failure…

Received Aug 18, 2010 · NHTSA complaint 10350315

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 cadillac deville. The contact stated while driving at 25 mph, the engine would abnormally overheat. The contact received a radiator flush and the water pump was replaced yet the failure persisted. The contact stated he would continuously add anti-freeze to the engine to…

Received Jul 28, 2010 · NHTSA complaint 10345969

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2000 Cadillac Devilles have engine and engine cooling problems?

No. NHTSA has 52 owner complaints about engine and engine cooling for the 2000 Cadillac Deville (23% of the 225 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.

Was there a recall on the 2000 Cadillac Deville engine and engine cooling?

No recall currently lists engine and engine cooling for this vehicle.

At what mileage do engine and engine cooling problems start?

The median reported mileage is 55,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about engine and engine cooling problems on the 2000 Cadillac Deville?

The most frequent phrase is “consumer states”, in 6 of 52 complaints.

Other 2000 Cadillac Deville problems

See all 2000 Cadillac Deville problems or engine and engine cooling problems across all Deville years.