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Used 2003 Cadillac DeVille Consumer Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.5 out of 5 stars

Luxury

paulie, 07/18/2003
2003 Cadillac DeVille DHS 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

The Cadillac Deville is an excellent car. It features an excellent ride, extremely quiet cabin, exceptionally comfortable seats, very roomy interior, wonderfully strong and smooth V8 engine, many cool features, excellent brakes and commendable handling for such a large vehicle. On the downside, some interior materials are cheap and I've heard it has a poor reliability record (although my car has fine reliability). Also, the frontal crash test result for the driver is only 3 stars. Overall, though, the DeVille is a superb vehicle. I recommend it to most luxury car buyers but some cars (like the BMW 5-series or Mercedes-Benz E class) are even better.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

A Great Car

Anonymous, 12/06/2010
2003 Cadillac DeVille 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
14 of 21 people found this review helpful

I have had this car 7 years, purchased new. I have had very few problems, none major. The only annoying problem is that the car has always vibrated at about 70mph. No one has been able to discover why it does this. Other than that, no complains. We have driven this car on several vacations with 700 800 miles per day. No sweat. Gas mileage is very close to EPA rating both in town and on the highway, usually 18-20 city and 24-26 highway (EPA is 18/27). The 4 valve per cylinder engine lacks good low end torque as does every such engine like this that I have driven. But, if you want to go, hang on. Comfortable, classy, reliable. What else could you want?

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2.5 out of 5 stars

Cadillac Deville 2003 unreal value

2003 DEVILLE CAD, 08/03/2008
2003 Cadillac DeVille 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

The five year old 2003 deville Cadillac I purchased has been a headache and wallet drain ache. It has been many times to dealership for this or that repairs under warranty or I am paying the bill. Then the dealership damages it and won't repair unless I pay. The gm parts are expensive ($7.00 plastic retainer) and you wait for them to order them. The noise caused by the self leveling system is aggravating to hear. The car is so big and bulky that you can not maneuver it easily. The power steering is soft however. Yet that steering had to be repaired also to be soft and noiseless. The quality and workmanship is not worth the money you spend to buy. Next car I purchase will be a new one and not gm.

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3.88 out of 5 stars

2003 Cadillac Deville

John Herman, 10/22/2006
2003 Cadillac DeVille 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Good car except that at 15000 miles, Cadillac had to rebuild engine/installed new pistons and rings due to high oil consumption. No problems since. Now have 38000 miles. Excellent road car. Not happy with the resale value. Depreciates too fast. If I buy another Cadillac, I'm going to look for a late model with low mileage that has already taken the depreciation hit.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Supamonk, 11/24/2002
2003 Cadillac DeVille DTS 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

When looking for a new luxury vehicle this turned out to be the best one. Mercedes and Lexus are much more expensive at the dealerships and come with far less features. The interior is much more comfortable and the exterior is more attractive as well. Another thing is that it is a GM vehicle.GM is a high quality, and its domestic too. After all the ordeals with Fords every car we now own is GM.

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