Service VME - Floor Pan Corrosion 2000-2005 Deville - keywords battery body

The following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the symptom(s) described in the PI.

This voicemail is being sent to all Cadillac dealers participating in the service VME network in which the applicable model is going to be the 2000 to 2005 Cadillac Deville. The topic of this voicemail will be the floor pan corrosion in the battery compartment area and the release of a new repair kit. Some customers may comment that corrosion is present in the floor pan in the area where the battery is located in which the condition may be caused by a weeping of acid from either the battery or from the battery vent tube that has possibly become dislodged. Please be advised that a new floor pan repair kit, part number 88948594, has been released to assist in repair of this condition. For further detail, please reference service bulletin number 05-08-61-002, released January 11, 2005, for further detailed repair procedure and part number information.

Please follow this diagnosis process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed.

(2000-2005 Cadillac DeVille)