Complaint 536580
1999 CADILLAC STS • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE • incident Mar 1, 2005
- Complaint ID
- 536580
- Make
- CADILLAC
- Model
- STS
- Model Year
- 1999
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Incident Date
- Mar 1, 2005
- Date Received
- May 25, 2005
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Owner Narrative
1999 CADILLAC STS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WATER SOUNDS BEHIND THE DASHBOARD AS WELL AS THE ENGINE OVERHEATING.*MR THE DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A WARNING BELL SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE ENGINE IDLE AND OVERHEATING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM
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