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2002 Cadillac Seville problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Suspension (8) · Electrical System (4) · Steering (3)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

100 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Cadillac Seville model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

🛣️ Complaints by mileage

<25k miles: 3 complaints <25k 25–50k miles: 4 complaints 25–50k 50–75k miles: 4 complaints 50–75k 75–100k miles: 5 complaints 75–100k 100–125k miles: 3 complaints 100–125k 125–150k miles: 3 complaints 125–150k 150k+ miles: 6 complaints 6 150k+

28 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.

45
Complaints
0
Recalls
428
Service bulletins
3
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (428)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.

Unknown Or Other 2025-02-20 · PIP5358D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. technician will need to

Electrical System 2024-10-25 · PIP4723J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this preliminary information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the tire pressure monitor, active fuel injector tester, multi media tester, pico scope, gr8 starting/charging tester  and vehicle data recorder tools, giving website address and ste

Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven

Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven

Electrical System 2024-08-26 · General Communication · Service Campaign

vehicle wide programming (vwp) is a new process to update software on gm vehicles. it provides the ability via a single selection within techline connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to updating affected modules (with some exceptions). the updating of modules is com

Showing the 6 most recent of 428 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

2021-04-22 · Suspension · 167,000 mi

“car snakes extremely bad around 45 to 70 mph so bad it shakes the entire car like my wheels are loose or bent and so i bought 4 new wheels and got alignment no help did research and learned that it is due to type of torque converter in the car is a bad brand that messes up a lot and that gm hasn't acknowledged the issue which is such a shame and a …”

2021-02-02 · Suspension · 131,000 mi

“drive train cradle has weakened significantly from rust. while driving there is a looseness of the suspension felt and a shifting evident when accelerating and decelerating. i reside in minnesota and the d.o.t. uses salt on the roads during the winter season and this has significantly accelerated corrosion of vehicles and their exposed components. …”

2020-09-28 · Suspension · 131,150 mi

“engine cradle/frame is severely degrading structurally due to the northern states practices of salting/sanding roads during the winter months. the integrity of the sub-frame steel structure is such that normal use of the vehicle, its suspension, steering and drive train stability has been compromised. the manufactures use of substandard metals in i…”

2019-04-11 · Seat Belts · 100,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 cadillac seville. while the vehicle was stopped at a drive thru window, the seat belt mechanism exploded and smoke filled the cabin. there were no injuries. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. …”

2018-10-25 · Steering · 156,500 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 cadillac seville. while driving unknown speeds and making turns and lane changes, the steering wheel shook and made an abnormal clicking noise. in addition, the fuel cap warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to key cadillac (6825 york ave s, minneapolis, mn 55435, (952) 388-0813), but was not diagnosed or …”

2018-06-07 · Seats · 💥 crash

“while stopped behind 3 vehicles at a stoplight i florida a female who said she was unfamiliar with driving her husbands stick shift vehicle stalled out. two vehicles in front of me pulled around her when the light changed, this left about twenty feet between my car and hers. she accidentally put the car in reverse and backed into mine at about 15 m…”

2015-12-14 · Electrical System · 115,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 cadillac seville. the contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the…”

2015-10-15 · Electrical System · 116,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 cadillac seville. the contact stated that while driving at 20 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 116,000. …”

2014-11-21 · Electrical System · 85,626 mi

“while driving my 2002 cadillac sls the ignition just shut off there was no power steering i came to a stop and put my car in park. at the point i had to remove my key and put it back in to start my car. this has happened to my wife while going 65 mph we had to come to a stop and remove the key to start the car. this also happens some times after i …”

2014-09-10 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 54,000 mi

“this is a continual problem. once the fuel gauge gets to approximately half tank, the fuel gauge does not read correctly. when you go around a curve or stop/go, the gauge goes to almost half full, and then fluctuates constantly. thus you never really know how much fuel is remaining. *tr…”

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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