1994 Cadillac Deville

[charlotte]

Im interested in finding out if there are any major issues with the 94 Deville's. Also, are they expensive to maintain and do they have any major faults. Any information that you could provide to help me with my decision to buy would be great. The car Im looking at is clean, nice paint job and has 110K. The owner seems to have taken very good care of it although they indicated that they have an error message pertaining to the shocks system. Any thoughts?

[WakkaWu]

Im interested in finding out if there are any major issues with the 94 Deville's. Also, are they expensive to maintain and do they have any major faults. Any information that you could provide to help me with my decision to buy would be great. The car Im looking at is clean, nice paint job and has 110K. The owner seems to have taken very good care of it although they indicated that they have an error message pertaining to the shocks system. Any thoughts?

Ive owned just about nothing but Cadillacs my whole life.Never had any major issues with them.There great cars and ride like a dream.Any luxury car you buy will be expensive to maintain.Always put like super-premium gas and the best oil in the car.If you don't beat the car to death like I see a lot of luxury car owners do(act like there hot-rods) then it will run forever.My current Coupe Deville(1990)is now at 276K miles.All of the Caddys I have owned have hit over 350K miles.But I have also well maintained mine.And if you well maintain it,you wont have any minor or major faults.There great cars and you will be happy.Just one question,how much is the dealer asking for it?

[charlotte]

I actually meant to indicate that it was a Cadillac El Dorada 1994 - they want $2500 for it. What do you think?

[WakkaWu]

2,500$??Dude!,thats a steal!Go get that sucker!Same as in my other post.Just take good care of it as you would any other car and it will serve you well.

[WakkaWu]

Did you ever get that Eldorado?

[xxxmonoxidechild]

pre warning, the tranny's are crap so be careful.

[WakkaWu]

Actually they dont.The Irocs had a lot of tranny problems,GM put their crappiest tranny in the Irocs.But Cadillacs don't have tranny problems.Were did you here this?

[xxxmonoxidechild]

umm from the 94 deville i owned, it went through 3 tranny's before i gave up on the car and slod it. and it went out on the new owner also. and iro's have the worst tranny's? arent they turbo 350's? last thing i knew they were good trany's.

[WakkaWu]

Actually the Irocs had the crap 700R4's.How did you drive you
Caddy,like an off-road vehicle?Because my Coupe Deville has about 375,000 miles.Ive never had a tranny problems.I grew up with only Caddys in the family,never had any problems,let alone a tranny problem.Sorry but trannys just don't go like that unless there crap like the 700R4.I also owned a '94 Deville Concours,never had a problem before trading it in.I had it for 7 years.

[xxxmonoxidechild]

actually i was really nice to the caddy when i had it, if i wanted to go fast, i had my probe to beat on, i dunno why mine kept breaking, but even the tranny shop said that they see alot off caddy trany's so its not like my car was the only one. i will say other then the tranny i luved the car.

[WakkaWu]

In my fathers garage,we only see Caddys come in for oil changes.

[Scott 02]

xxxmonoxidechild, if you ask me...sounds like you just simply ran the shit out of that Cadillac?? what did you do? go off roading in it?

[xxxmonoxidechild]

actually no, it was my nice car, i have a nissan truck for when i want to go off roading.

[custom-uniforms]

Hi Charlotte,

I have owner a 1994 Deville for two years now and nothing major has gone wrong. It's a lot more reliable than my 1990 Fleetwood. The best investment you can make with a Cadillac is to go on ebay and get the full dealer service manuals and learn how to read the codes your self so you can keep the mechanics honest.

To read the codes, turn the car on and press the off and warmer buttons together for 5 seconds, they're where you put on the heat/AC, and then write down any codes. To retun to normal press the auto button, or turn the car off and on.

If you let me know the trouble codes I can look it up and tell you what the problem is so the mechanics don't take you for a ride.
The dealer service manual has saved me many times.

Goof luck, Terry

[custom-uniforms]

I like the guy who went through three transmissions on a cadillac.
Well the first thing to learn about transmissions is to put the red tranny oil in them not engine oil.

If the fluid is ever low you will dry out the seals and create problems your self. On a level surface when the car is cold check it every week or two. If you keep the tranny oil level up you should not have any problems, even if you drive it very hard. also if it is not a clean red
drop the pan, change the filter and put new oil. Stay away from the suction method at quick oil change places and change the filter too.
It's low fuid levels or burnt oil that wreck tranmissions.