1993 CADILLAC SEVILLE Owners Manual

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This section will explainhow to contact Cadillac if youneed assistance. It also tells you
how
to obtain service publications and how to report any safety defects.
This section includes the following:
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
Zone and Central Office Addresses
Customer Assistance for Hearing/Speech.Impaired
Mediatiodkbitration Program
Reporting Safety Defects
Product Service Publications
(PSPs)
Owner’s Manuals and Service Manuals
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROCEDURE
Your satisfaction and goodwill are important to your dealer and to Cadillac. Normally,
my problems with the sales transaction or the operation of you\
r vehicle will
be resolved
~y your dealer’s Sales or Service Departments. Sometimes, however, despite the best
intentions of
all concerned, misunderstandings can occur. If your concern has not been
:esolved to your satisfaction, the following steps should be taken:
STEP ONE- Discuss your problem with a member of dealership management.
Satisfaction can often be quickly obtained at that level. If the matter has already been
peviewed with the Sales, Service or Parts Manager, contact the General Manager or
)mer of the dealership.
STEP TWO - If after contacting a member of Dealership Management, it appears
jour problem cannot be resolved by the dealership without further help, contact the
Zadillac Consumer Relations Center
24 hours per day by calling 1 -8OO-458-8006 or
f you have an AllantC call 1-800-ALLANT)?
‘n Canada, contact GM of Canada Customer Assistance Center in Oshawa by calling
1-800-263-3777 (ENGLISH). In Quebec, the French language mhumber is
n Mexico, call 1-900-254-17-86. In Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, call
1-809-763-1315. In all other overseas locations, contact GM International Export
iales in Canada by calling 1416-644-41 12.
1-800-263-7854.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine For prompt assistance, please have the following information ava\
ilable to give the
Consumer Relations Representative:
- Your name, address and telephone number
- Vehicle Identification Number ("hiis is available dram the vehicle registration or
title, or the plate attached to the left top of the instrument panel and visible through
the windshield.)
- Dealership name and location
- Vehicle delivery date and present mileage
- Nature of problem
In order
to give your inquiry prompt attention, please call the appropriate toll fiee
numk listed. However, if you wish to write Cadillac, please send all correspondence to
the respective United States, Canada or GM Overseas Central Office address listed on
the following page.
When contacting Cadillac, please remember that your problem will\
likely
be resolved in
the dealership, using dealership facilities, equipment and person\
nel. That
is why we
suggest you follow Step One first.
CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE FOR THE HEARING OR
SPEECH IMPAIRED
To assist owners who have hearing difficulties, Cadillac has instal\
led special TDD
(Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf) equipment in its Consumer Relations
Center. Any hearing
or speech impaired customer who has access to a TDD or a
conventional teletypewriter
(TTY) can communicate with Cadillac by dialing:
1 -800-TDD-CMCC. VDD users in Canada can dial 1-800-263-3830).
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ZONE AND CENTRAL OFFICE ADDRESSES
CENTRALOFFICES
UNITED STATES
Consumer Relations Center
Cadillac
Motor Car Division
2860 Clark
Detroit, Michigan
48232
1-800-458-8006 (24
Hours)
1-8OO-ALL~ (Allantks only)
INTERNATIONAL EXPORT
SALES
P.O. Box 828
Oshawa, Ontario L1 H 7N 1
Fax: 416-644-4866
Telex: 821-06981215
CADILLAC ZONE OFFTCES
CENTRAL ZONE
Post Office Box 33 109
Detroit, Michigan 48232
FLORIDA ZONE
Barrette Bank Centre
Fifth
Floor
625 North Flagler
West
Palm Beach,
Florida 33401
MID-ATLANTIC ZONE
Post Office Box 9010
Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087
EASTERN ZONE
Post Office Box 3003
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
SOUTHEAST ZONE
Post Office Box 50256
Atlanta, Georgia 30302
CANADA
Consumer Relations Department
General Motors of Canada Limited
Oshawa,
Ontario L1 J 526
1-800-263-3777
(ENGLISH)
1-800-263-7854 (FRENCH)
LOS ANGELES ZONE
Post Office Box 5018
Thousand Oaks, California
91359-5018
MIDWEST ZONE
Post Office Box 3002
Naperville, Illinois 60566
NORTHWEST ZONE
Post Office Box 23850
Oakland, California 94623
SOUTHWEST ZONE
Post Office Box 660118
Dallas, Texas 75266-0118
*NOTE The state of
Alaska is serviced by
the Northwest Zone.
The state of Hawaii is serviced
by the Los Angeles Zone.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA REGIONAL OFFICES
CALGARY, AB T2P 3W7
4220 Blackfoot Trail
P.O. Box 2510
1-800-263-3777
MONTREALy QUEBEC
H9R 4R2
5000 Tranlanada Hwy.
Pointe Claire, Quebec
1-800-263-7854
TORONTO, ONTARIO M3C lJ1
1200 Eglinton Ave. E.
4 16359-0588
1-800-263-3777
GEMRAL MOTORS OFFICES OVERSEAS
FAR EAST
GM Overseas
Distribution Cop.
Roppongi Fuji Building
2-6 Nishiazabu 3-Chome
Minato-Ku
Tokyo, Japan 106
Telephone: 03-470-346 1
Telex: JAPAUTO 322776
DUBAI
GMODCDES Middle East
Dubai International Trade Centre
Level
30
P.O. Box 9233
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Telex:
46542 GMODC EM
Regional Marketing Office
SAUDI ARABIA
GM Overseas
Distribution Corp.
P.O. Box 5784
Jeddah, 21432 Saudi Arabia
Telephone:
02-665-3380
Telex: 401748 GMOT SJ
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G%IOlX*/lLS Eurr-p RVO
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Posrfac h 17 IO
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Federal Republic of Germany
Telephone: 6 142-6023 19 or 3 12
Telex: 4182841 GMO D
Fax: 6142-82632 or Code (02)
PUERTO RICO
US. VIRGIN 1SLAM)S
GM Overseas Distribution Cop.
Centro Commercial
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rim
Mail: G.P.O. Box
G4382
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936
Telephone: 809-763-1315
Telex: 3450394
San Francisco
MEXICO
General Motors de Mexico
Consumer Relations Supervisor
Service
Department
Mexico 1, D.F.
Telephone: 905-245-17-86
Telex: 1763 185
Apartado Postal 107-BIS
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MEDIATION/ARBITRATION PROGRAM*
Our experience has shown that the Customer Satisfaction Procedure de\
scribed earlier in
this section has been very successful in achieving customer satisfaction. If you have
discussed a concern with your Dealership management and have not
been able to
resolve it, let us know. Questions and concerns are resolved most ef€iciently if you
telephone or write directly to our offices as described. However, if you have not been
substantially satisfied, Cadillac wants you
to be aware of GM's voluntary participation
in ano-charge mediation/arbitration program called
BBB AUTO LINE. This program
is administered
by the Council of Better Business Bureaus through local Better Business
Bureaus.
It can resolve individual disputes involving vehicle repairs and the
interpretation of your New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
We prefer that you not resort
to BBB AUTO LINE until after a final decision is made
under the Customer Satisfaction Procedure. However, you may file a claim at any time
by contacting your local Better Business Bureau (BBB) or calling the following 24 hour
toll-Free number to
obtain the telephone number of your nearest BBB office:
1 -800-955-5 100. For further information about filling a claim, you may also wr\
ite to:
BBB AUTO LINE
Council of Better Business Bureaus
4200 Wilson Boulevard
Suite
800
Arlington, Virginia 22203
In order to file a claim, you will have to provide your name and address, the vehicle
identification number (VIN) of your vehicle, and a statement of the nature of your
complaint.
BBB staff may try to help resolve your dispute through mediation. If
mediation is not successful, or if you do not wish to participate in mediation, eligible
customers may present their case
to an impartial third party arbitrator at an informal
hearing. The arbitrator will render a decision in your case, which
you may accept or
reject.
If you accept a valid arbitrator decision, Cadillac will be bound by that decision
The entire dispute settlement process should ordinarily take about40 days from the time
you file your complain1 IO thc time a decision is rendered (or 47 days if you did not first
cont;w'l )our Jcdlcrshlp or Cd~llx).
U'r C~LCCWI~~C )t)u 11) uw ltrrs p~~gr,uII Murc or instcad of resorting to the courts. We
k.1tr.b c rl (Jffr'ls uilrgrs wc.r ccjurts In nwsl Jurisdictions because it is fast, free of
L huge. unl lr~ttvnrrl (hw >crs uc rrt~ usudly pcsenr, although you may retain one at
)~JLU rtjwnw If )rw ktNR)\C) Arhuh)rs mahu decisions based on he principles of
rrlnlcss ad cqult) '17rc.y rlru 1101 rcquird to duplicate the functions of courts by strictly
appl> In$ stdw or fcdcrd hw. If you wish to go to court however, we do not require that
you first Cilc a claim with RRR AUTO LINE ** unless state law provides otherwise.
Whatever your prcfcrcnce may be, remember that if you are unhappy with the results of
RRR AUTO LINE, you can still go to court because an arbitrator's decision is binding
on Cadillac but
not on you unless you accept it.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Eligibility is limited by vehicle age/mileage, on the component involved and other
factors. For further information concerning the program, call your local BBB or call
1-800-955-5 100 for the toll-free number of your nearest BBB. You may also call the
Cadillac Consumer Assistance Center.
*This program may not be available in all states, depending on state law. (Canadian
owners
should refer to the Canadian Warranty Booklet). General Motors reserves the
right to change eligibility limitations andlor to discontinue its participation
in this
program.
** Some states may require that you first file a claim with BBB AUTO LINE before
resorting to state operated procedures
(including court).
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause \
a crash or could cause
injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Tr\
affic Safety
Administration
(NHTSA), in addition to notifying General Motors.
If NHTSAreceives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a
safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign,
However,
NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your
dealer,
or General Motors.
To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hotline toll-Free at
1-800-424-9393 (or 366-0123 in the Washington, D.C. area) or write to NHTSA, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other
information about motor vehicle safety from the Hotline.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE CANADIAN
GOVERNMENT
If you live in Canada, and you believe that your vehicle has a safety defect., you should
immediately notify Transport Canada,
in addition to notifying General Motors of
Canada Ltd.
You may write to Transport Canada at Box 8880, Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 3J2.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO GENERAL
MOTORS
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada) in a situation like this, we
certainly hope you’ll notify us. Please call us at our Consumer Relations Center,
1-800-458-8006, or inCanada call, 1-800-263-3377, (English) or 1-800-263-7854
(French), or write: Cadillac Motor Car Division, Consumer Relations Center, 2860
Clark Avenue Detroit, MI 48232.
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Information on how to obtain Product Service Publications, subscriptions, Indexes and
summaries
as describedbelow is applicable only in the fifty U.S. states (and the District
fo Columbia) and only
for cars and light trucks with GVWR less than 10,OOO pounds
(4 536 kg).
In Canada, information pertaining to Product Service Bulletins and Indexes can be
obtained by writing to: General Motors of Canada Limited, Servi\
ce Pubiications
Department,
1908 Colonel Sam Drive Oshawa, Ontario LIH 8P7.
Cadillac regularly sends its dealers useful service bulletins ab\
out Cadillac products.
Cadillac
monitors product performance in the field. We then prepare bulletins for
servicing our products better, Now, you can get these bulletins
too.
Bulletins cover various subjects. Some pertain to the proper use and care of your
vehicle. Some describe costly repairs. Others describe inexpensiv\
e repairs which, if
done on time with the latest parts, may avoid future costly repairs. Some bulletins
tell a
technician how to repair a new or unexpected condition. Others describe a quicker way
to fix your vehicle. They can help a technician service your \
vehicle better.
Most bulletins apply
to conditions affecting a small number of vehicles Your Cadillac
dealership or a qualified technician may have
to determine if a specific bulletin applies
to
your vehicle.
You can subscribe to all Cadillac bulletins.
This way you’ll get them as they come out.
You can wait a while and get
an index to the bulletins. You can also get individual
bulletins. However, you’ll need the index
to identify them.
Subscriptions
You can subscribe to all Cadillac Product Service Publications (PSPs). This will include
bulletins for all cars sold by Cadillac and will not
be limited to PSPs applicable to any
particular model. When you buy a subscription, you will receive\
the PSPs in periodic
mailings shortly after they come out.
A subscription costs $100.00 U.S. ($110.00
including a special binder) and it entitles you to all PSPs published by Cadillac during
that model year. You can purchases a subscription by sending a\
check or money order
to
Cadillac Service Publications, Post Office Box 07130, Detroit, Michigan 48027, along
with the order form located on page
15. Your may get additions subscription ordering
forms by calling the toll-free number shown in this section or your
can find them at
participating dealerships.
Individual PSPs
If you don’t want to buy all the PSPs issued by Cadillac for all models in the model year,
you can buy individual
PSPs such as those which may pertain to a particular model. To
do this, you will first need to see our index of PSPs. It provides a variety of information.
Here’s what you’ll find in the index
and how you can get one.
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+ A list of all PSPs published by Cadillac in a model year (1990 or later). PSPs
covering all models of Cadillac cars are listed in the same index. I-
+ ordering information so you can buy the specific PSPs you may want.
+ Price information for PSPs you may want to buy.
How You Can Get an Index:
Indexes are published periodically. Most of the PSPs which could potentially apply to
the most recent Cadillac models will by listed in the last qu\
arterly publication for that
model year. This means you
may want to wait until the end of the model year before
ordering an index, if you are interested in buying
PSPs pertaining to a current model year
vehicle.
Some
PSPs pertaining to a particular model year vehicle may be published on later
years, and these would
be listed in the later year’s index. When you order an index for a
model year that is not over yet, we’ll send you the most \
recently published quarterly
issue. You can specify an index for
an earlier model year, but not before 1990.
Cut out the order form, fill it out, and mail it. We will see to it that an index is mailed to
you. There is no charge for indexes for the 1990-1993 model years.
Toll-Free Telephone Number
If you want an additional ordering form for an index or a subscription, just call toll-fiee
and we’ll be happy to send you one. Automated recording equipment will take your
name and mailing address. The number to call is
1-800-551-4123.
Copies at Participating Dealers
Copies of Indexes and individual PSPs are at your Cadillac dealership. You can ask to
see them.
A VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER: These PSPs are meant for technicians. They are
not meant
for the ‘da-it-yourselfer’. Technicians have the equipment, tool\
s, safety
instructions, and
training to do a job quickly and safely.
Cadillac reserves the right to change these procedures without \
notice after November,
1991.
Cadillac Owner’s Manuals and Service Publications
You can get these by using the order form. Additionally, past model Owner’s Manuals
and Service Information Manuals are available for a minimum of ten model years and
frequently much longer. Credit card orders may
be placed using the toll-free number
1-800-782-4356. High quality copies of out of print older model manuals ar available,
also.
You may receive a free listing of either by using the order form.
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