We found the following complaints for CADILLAC ELDORADO (1988)
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From a complete stop the car suddenly accelerated as if i had floored the gas pedal.i braked hard and brought the car to a stop, the engine still racing.i turned off the engine, waited a while and restarted the car.normal operation.i was too far for a tow, so i drove ~50 miles to my daughter's house.the car accelerated twice more at freeway speeds.hard brake, pull to the side, shut off engine, restart, everything normal.this has happened 5 more times, twice with witnesses to see that i did not mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brake.more stuff replaced over the next three years, but the problem still occurs occasionally.independent gm mechanic thinks that the computer dropping out and restarting again at full-throttle could cause it, and that replacing the computer would not guarantee a fix.the vehicle has only 85,000 miles on it now and is in otherwise fine shape as far as the drivetrain is concerned.
The contact owns a 1988 cadillac eldorado. While driving approximately 60 mph the vehicle overheated and stalled. The contact waited for the vehicle to cool down for an hour and was able to restart it. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the relay switch needed to be replaced. The repairs were made but the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was contacted and was unable to provide assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Head gasket failed, causing heavy loss of coolant into crankcase, with subsequent heavy scoring of crankshaft and connecting rod bearings.
Knocking coming from engine.
Engine failed.
Abs, yellow abs light comes on and red brake lightalso comes on, noise occurs, if continued to apply brakes fail.
Roof of vehcle flew off while driving.it couldhave causedcrashes.dealer won't look at the vehicle.please provide further information.
Piece of tire blew through floor board underneath seat upto driver seat. Explain in more detail.tt
From a complete stop the car suddenly accelerated as if i had floored the gas pedal.i braked hard and brought the car to a stop, the engine still racing.i turned off the engine, waited a while and restarted the car.normal operation.i was too far for a tow, so i drove ~50 miles to my daughter's house.the car accelerated twice more at freeway speeds.hard brake, pull to the side, shut off engine, restart, everything normal.this has happened 5 more times, twice with witnesses to see that i did not mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brake.more stuff replaced over the next three years, but the problem still occurs occasionally.independent gm mechanic thinks that the computer dropping out and restarting again at full-throttle could cause it, and that replacing the computer would not guarantee a fix.the vehicle has only 85,000 miles on it now and is in otherwise fine shape as far as the drivetrain is concerned.
While driving, right front wheel spokes completely disintegrated; loud noise came from area of wheel; no other warning.tt
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