2005 Cadillac CTS complaints

I CANNOT UNLOCK THE IGNITION SYSTEM TO REMOVE THE KEY, I BELIEVE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. SO WHAT SHOULD I DO?

I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY, WHILE MAINITANING A CONSTANT SPEED. SUDDENLY ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE CUT OFF INCLUDING MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. IN A PANIC AS I AS COASTING I WAS FORTUNE ENOUGH TO WEAVE MY WAY ACROSS 2 LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND ROLL TO A COMPLETE START. AFTER GATHERING MYSELF I TURNED THE IGNITION FROM THE RUN POSITION TO OFF. I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I JUMPED OUT, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND HEARD POPPING AND STEAM/SMOKE RISING UP FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE BY THE FIREWALL. I PULLED THE OIL DIPSTICK AND I WAS ABOUT A QUART LOW, AND IT LOOKED NORMAL. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MIN AND CHECKED THE LEVEL AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT. I THEN TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOT RESPONSE AT ALL. I WAS UNABLE TO ROLL UP MY WINDOWS, AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO DISPLAY ANY INFORMATION ON DASH. WHEN MY WIFE ARRIVED I HOOKED UP JUMPER CABLES AND AFTER A WHILE I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY FORWARD TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT SAID MY BATTERY WAS AT THE CORRECT VOLTS, AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DASH. WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION TO START. MY DASH FLICKERED RAPIDLY AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE BUT THE ENGINE MADE NO SOUND AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO TURN OVER. SO I CALLED TOW TRUCK AND GOT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BY ME IN 09 WITH 32K MILES. IT HAD AN ISSUE WHERE IT WAS EATING UP TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1K-3K MILES. I HAD PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO BYE 50K MILE

I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CTS FOR A MONTH BUT WHEN BRAKING ON ABOUT THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PUSH BACK AGAINST MY FOOT. THESE HAVE OCCURRED TWICE IN MY DRIVEWAY STOPPING TO BACK INTO MY GARAGE AND ONCE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TAKATA RECALL - OWNED CAR SINCE 2007, NEVER NOTIFIED OF AIRBAG RECALL. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC ON 3/15/15. ADVISED OF RECALL. CALLED CADILLAC CUST. SERV. RECALL WAS REMOVED 12/15/14 AND TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR HELP SINCE. MY CAR IS UNSAFE.

THE AIRBAG SENSING SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS FAILED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR GM WHO HANDLED IT BY MEANS OF A "SERVICE ACCOMMODATION" THAT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. IF IT WAS HANDLED AS A RECALL IT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THEM TO MAKE THE NEEDED REPAIRS NO MATTER WHAT, THEY ARE DODGING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY BY HANDLING IT IN THIS MANNER AND WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT FOR CONSUMERS ONCE YOU PASS THE EXPIRATION. THIS IS FRAUD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKE FLUID. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V225000 (SERVICES BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. A FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND AT THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TAKATA RECALL-NOT NOTIFIED OF AIRBAG RECALL. RECALL WITHDRAWN DECEMBER 2014. MARCH OF 2015 MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO MY CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC, CHECKED IT OUT AND SENT ME TO CHUCK FAIRBANKS (DEALER) BECAUSE OF RECALL. THIS IS WHEN I WAS TOLD THE RECALL HAD BEEN WITHDRAWN. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR HELP WITH THIS DANGEROUS MATTER SINCE. I NEED MORE INFORMATION ON WHO AND WHAT TO DO REGARDING GETTING THE SERVICES NEEDED. IT IS NO LONGER A SAFE CAR FOR ME TO HAVE A PASSENGER WITH ME. I DID CALL CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I AM NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO MAKE THIS REPAIR, RETIRED, ELDERLY AND ON SS. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME WHERE AND WHAT TO DO NEXT? I HAVE OWNED CADILLACS SINCE 1985 AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED NOT BEING NOTIFIED OF RECALLS. PLEASE NOTIFY ME OF ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ADVISE ME OF AT P. O. BOX 220, RED OAK, TX 75154. I HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY E-MAIL AND AT&T HAS SCREWED UP MY TELEPHONES. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME AND I WANT TO BE SURE I RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE. I AM NOT VERY COMPUTER SAVY AND MY COMPUTER IS QUITE OLD. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT AND MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY USED KEY TO UNLOCK DOORS. ONCE VEHICLE WAS STARTED A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN TO "SERVICE THEFT SYSTEM" AND GUAGES IN VEHICLE NO LONGER WORKED. I WAS AT A STORE WHEN THIS HAPPENED SO I PRECEED WITH MY TRIP AS I STARTED DRIVING CAR WAS HESITATING TO DRIVE, I THEN PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF... KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION AND CAR WOULD NO LONGER START...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING OIL PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN EVER I MAKE A SLIGHT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS,IE. 10 MPH OR LESS THE ABS ACTUATES AND THE CAR IS UNABLE TO STOP. THIS IS VERY PREVALENT WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I HAVE HAD FIRESTONE AUTO, PARKER CADILAC, AND AMERICAN TIRE AND AUTO IN MY HOMETOWN LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND ALL TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT PULL CODES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF ANY INDICATOR DASH WARNING LIGHT COME ON THEN IT WILL TRIP A CODE, BUT THIS ISSUE DOES NOT. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS CAR..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

NHTSA 10043857 -- 2005 CTS ERROR CODE P0016 ENGINE TIMING CHAINS. CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND ENGINE THAT IS IN TECH BULLETIN SB-11340. 86,176 MILES ON ENGINE WHEN TESTED FOR THIS PROBLEM BY GM DEALERSHIP. I HAD CAR REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP EARLIER THIS MONTH AND HAVE SUBMITTED RECEIPTS TO CADILLAC FOR REIMBURSEMENT. CURRENTLY I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK REGARDING THE STATUS ON THIS CLAIM. CADILLAC SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER IS 8-1628649320. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I UNDERSTAND THE AGE OF MY CAR IS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD BUT I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE DESIGN AND CAR REPAIR TOOK 3 DAYS AT THE GM REPAIR FACILITY. THIS IS NOT A MINOR REPAIR OR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. DURING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THE TECH BULLETIN AND YOUR REFERENCE NUMBERS REGARDING THIS DEFECT. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THIS CHAIN DID NOT FAIL DURING OPERATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ UPDATED 04/18/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES PREMATURELY CORRODED WITH EXTENSIVE RUST AND WERE REPLACED MORE THAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES ONCE. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WITHIN WEEKS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 15V225000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

2005 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE FAILED AND ESSENTIALLY SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT A GUARDRAIL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER BOUNCING OFF THE GUARDRAIL. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE ABS DASH LIGHT, SEVERAL TIMES. *JB *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE MESSAGE TO SERVICE AIR BAG DISPLAYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY MY CAR STABILITY SYSTEM SPONTANEOUSLY ENGAGED CAUSING MY CAR TO SUDDENLY JERK TO THE LEFT. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR DROPPED A LITTLE ON THAT SIDE AND THE TIRES LOCKED UP. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO FLIP MY CAR BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IT IN TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE THEN, RANDOMLY, AND AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS, ALWAYS THROWING ME TO THE LEFT (INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC!). MY "STABILITY SYSTEM ENGAGED" MESSAGE POPS UP ON THE SCREEN. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO RESET THE SYSTEM BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN JUST THE OTHER DAY WITH MY WIFE IN THE CAR. AGAIN, TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH, THE CAR DROPPED AND VEERED TO THE LEFT SUDDENLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR IS NOW AT A CADILLAC DEALERSHIP, AND WE ARE WAITING FOR AN UPDATE. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL/YEAR BUT WHY NO RECALL? MANY LIVES COULD BE LOST BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE!!

SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGE ON SCREEN AND ABS/ TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS. BRAKES WERE CHECKED WITH NO ISSUES FOUND. ALSO ANTI-LOCKS WILL ACTIVE ON DRY ROAD FOR A SECOND OR TWO.

THE IGNITION IS HAVING A BREAK DOWN.THE KEY KEEPS GETING STUCK IN THE IGNITION, WHEN THE KEY DOES FINALLY COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, AS I GO TO PUT THE KEY BACK INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR THE KEY GETS STUCK AT ONE POSITION IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT RESPOND TO START THE CAR.

AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT BROGAN CADILLAC SERVICE IN TOTOWA, NJ, THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE (APPROX COST $1200) WAS THE REAR DIFF BUSHING WAS WORN AND THE REAR AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING FLUID. AN INTERNET SEARCH UNCOVERED GM RECALL# 07204 FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL THAT STATES "THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL DOES NOT MEET ALL OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK." WHEN I CALLED GM TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS ISSUE I WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM FOR CARS SOLD IN NEW JERSEY, IT WAS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS AND MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS GROUP. HOWEVER, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT MADE 2 FOLLOW UP CALLS TO ME AND THE SUPERVISOR OFFERED TO LOOK INTO MY SITUATION AND WOULD CONTACT ME ONCE SHE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER. PLEASE NOTE: FOR THE PAST TWO OR THREE YEARS THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM ALERT WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND INQUIRY AT THE DEALER LED TO ME HAVE THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS REPLACED BUT THE ALERT HAS NEVER RESET AND THE WARNING STILL COMES ON. ADDITIONALLY, THE INTERNET SEARCH UNCOVERED GM RECALL #09149 FOR THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEMS WHICH THE ALERT HAS BEEN ON FOR A FEW YEARS AS WELL. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS AND THE WARNING IS STILL PERSISTENT. I HAD BEEN TOLD IT WAS THE SENSOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AND NOT TO WORRYABOUT IT. NOW I WONDER IF THIS TOO WAS "VIN SPECIFIC" AND DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE BUT LEAVES ME UNSAFELY AT RISK.

AIR BAGS WERE REPAIRED 10/10/11, RECALL #10355. THIS WAS DONE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR IS ONCE AGAIN ON. I WAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR THE FIRST REPAIR. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURE, WITHOUT ANY PERSONAL EXPENSE.

I WAS DRIVING INTO A DRUGSTORE PARKING LOT AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR SPED UP INSTEAD OF STOPPING, THE MORE I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE FASTER THE CAR WENT...IT APPEARS THAT THE SPEED WENT FROM ABOUT 10 MPH TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF THIS, MY CAR SPED UP AND WENT ACROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION AND INTO ANOTHER DRUGSTORE PARKING LOT. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE PILLARS IN FROM OF THE SECOND DRUGSTORE, WE PROBABLY WOULD BE DEAD. THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT STOP! IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER HITTING THE PILLARS AT THE SECOND DRUGSTORE. IT WAS GOD WHO BLESSED UP AND KEPT US HERE ON THIS EARTH..MY CAR WAS TOTALED. NOW I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THIS CAR WAS A RUNAWAY CAR AT THE TIME THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

CAR WAS BUCKING . ANALYSIS FOUND BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

STARTING TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY ARE STIFF AND BARELY WORKING AND REALLY HARD TO STOP CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE CAR HAS UNBELIEVABLE OIL CONSUMPTION. I WAS TRAVELING FROM ILLINOIS TO IOWA TO VISIT MY FATHER. DURING THE FIRST 4 HOURS, I HAD TO ADD 4 QUARTS OF OIL. THAN 20 MINUTES FROM OUR DESTINATION, WE HEAR A POP, THE CAR STOPS RUNNING, NO BRAKES AND I AM DOING 70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE WITH NO POWER STEERING. I LUCKILY GET THE CAR TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND TOW IT TO A MECHANIC WHO TELLS ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE. UPON RESEARCHING ANY ISSUES WITH CTS, I FIND NUMEROUS BLOGS WITH CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME CAR AND ISSUES. MANY OF WHO COMPLAINED TO CADILLAC. WHY HAS THE MANUFACTURER NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS, NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND PREVENT ANY INJURIES OR WORST A POTENTIAL DEATH. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? THEY KNOW ABOUT THE BLOGS BECAUSE THEIR REPRESENTATIVE WAS ON THERE AFTER SOMEONE SUGGESTED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TRYING TO DEFUSE THE SITUATION.

THE TRUNK LID ON THE CTS HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND WILLNOT STAY UP. IT CAME DOWN ANS HIT ME ACROSS THE SHOULDERS WHEN TRYING TO UNLOAD ITEMS IN THE TRUNK. THIS HAD HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MANY TIMES I HAVE OR OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN STUCK IN THE HEAD FORCEFULLY BY THIS HEAVY LID. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP DISCHARGED INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL AND ENGINE BEARINGS TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V542000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG PRESSURE SENSOR MODULE. DUE TO MISSING THE CUTOFF DATE OF EXACTLY 1 MONTH THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR THE PAIRS. DUE TO THE $650 REPAIRS REQUIRED I WAS NOT PREPARED TO HAVE THAT SERVICE DONE. ANY ASSISTANCE OR CLARITY ON THIS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNED OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MPH. I HAVE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME YEARS POWERTRAIN SEAL GOING BAD AND THINK THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE MODEL THAT WASN'T RECALLED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS SERIOUS ISSUE??? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS SLIGHT HESITATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2005 CADILLAC CTS EXPERIENCED WHAT HE PERCEIVED WAS A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. *MW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL YEARS LATER, AFTER HE PERFORMED THE REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE AND AT HIS EXPENSE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED BACKWARD AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH OR WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. THE POWER WINDOWS ALSO FAILED AND WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY, AS WELL AS THE RADIO BECOMING INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT NOT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND THE CONTACT HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SWAYED VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO BECOME UNSTABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MORE THAN ONCE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND PARK IT AT HIS RESIDENCE THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

WOKE UP IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK AFTER A COLD NIGHT. STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT EXTREME EFFORT. CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. OBTAINED APPROPRIATE GM POWER STEERING FLUID AND REFILLED RESERVOIR ONLY TO HAVE IT LEAK OUT IN A MATTER OF HOURS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR ONLY 76 DAYS AND THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING. LITERALLY HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. *TR

CAME TO A STOP WAITING FOR A CAR AHEAD OF ME TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. WAS THEN CONTACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND THAT WAS TRAVELING AT AN ESTIMATED 60 MPH. MY CTS-V WAS THEN PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THAT VEHICLE, AND CRUSHING MY FRONT END. OF ALL AIRBAGS IN THE CTS-V, NOT ONE DEPLOYED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500. UPDATED 01/20/15*LJ UPDATED 6/9/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V39000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE GROUND AND THE SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT WAS ABLE TO RESET THE ABS SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 12/22/14*LJ UPDATED 05/26/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED, THE FLUID WOULD CONTINUE TO SPRAY INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT PRESSING THE BUTTON FOR THE FLUID TO DISCHARGE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLUID WOULD SPEW OUT EVEN WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE PRE-TENSIONER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V62200 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 1/7/15*CN UPDATED 01/15/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG BECAME WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.