2002 CADILLAC SEVILLE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

I WAS GOING TO GET AN INSPECTION STICKER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS BECAUSE OF AN EMISSION PROBLEM. CYLINDER 4 WAS MISFIRING. *TR

DIAGNOSTIC CHECK RESULTS: RANDOM MIX-FIRE (TUNE UP) SECONDARY AIR INJECTION EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SENSOR (PRESSURE IN TANK) TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID (INSIDE TRANSMISSION) ENGINE METAL OVER TEMP. STRUT & MAINTENANCE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REMAINS ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CADILLAC SEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FIVE TIMES WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,416. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF UPDATED 10/07/10*JB

DT: WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. DID NOT HAVE BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. IT DID THIS ANYTIME WHEN DRIVING BELOW 35 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GMC DEALER 6 TIMES. THEY HAVE CHANGED EGR VALVE, INSTALLED A RECORDER FOR 20 DAYS, CLEANED PISTON WASHERS, THEY FLUSHED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AND CHANGED CRANK SHAFT SENSORS . BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THE PROBLEM STARTED ON AUGUST 20, 2003. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CRANK SENSOR. *AK