Symptoms - Suspension General Diagnosis. Cadillac DeVille 2005

For 1990-2009 cars only

Makes 🢒 Cadillac 🢒 2005 🢒 DeVille 🢒 General Information 🢒 Vibration Diagnosis and Correction 🢒 Symptoms - Suspension General Diagnosis

Important: The following steps must be completed before using the symptom tables.

Determine whether the vehicle is equipped with an electrically assisted or active suspension system. Perform electrical diagnosis prior to beginning mechanical diagnosis. Refer to the following list in order to diagnose the system:

•	Diagnostic Starting Point - Tire Pressure Monitoring in Tire Pressure Monitoring

•	Diagnostic Starting Point - Automatic Level Control in Automatic Level Control

Review the system description and operation in order to familiarize yourself with the system functions. Refer to the appropriate description and operation:

•	Front Suspension Description and Operation in Front Suspension

•	Rear Suspension Description and Operation in Rear Suspension

•	General Description in Tires and Wheels

•	Inspect for aftermarket devices which could affect the operation of any of the Suspension subsystems.

•	Inspect the easily accessible or visible system components for obvious damage or conditions which could cause the symptom.

•	Inspect for proper tire size and inflation pressure. Refer to Vehicle Certification, Tire Placard, Anti-Theft, and Service Parts ID Label in General Information.

Refer to a symptom diagnostic procedure from the following list in order to diagnose the symptom:

•	Ride Diagnosis

•	Vehicle Leads/Pulls

•	Body Leans or Sways in Corners

•	Suspension Bottoms

•	Torque Steer

•	Memory Steer

•	Radial Tire Lead/Pull Correction

•	Poor Directional Stability

•	Noise Diagnosis - Front Suspension

•	Noise Diagnosis - Rear Suspension

•	Suspension Strut and Shock Absorber Testing - On Vehicle

•	Wheel Bearings Diagnosis