WHILE RETURNING FROM A TRIP, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND ALL THE POWER IN THE CAR WAS GONE, WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION). WE HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1.5HRS. WE WERE GOING ABOUT 65MPH, WHEN THE RADIO AND AC WENT OFF. THERE WAS A MESSAGE THAT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT "BATTERY RESERVE" (?????) I TURNED THE RADIO AND AIR BACK ON. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, "SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST" MESSAGE, THEN ENTIRE DASHBOARD (INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER) GOES DEAD. CAR SHUTS OFF AND IMMEDIATELY DECELERATES. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE IN THE SLOW LANE ALREADY AND COULD GET OUT OF QUICKLY MOVING TRAFFIC (AND THE CARS BEHIND US COULD SWERVE INTO THE OTHER LANE TO AVOID HITTING US). ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ALL POWER WAS STILL LOST AND COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM IGNITION. ATTEMPTED TO "JUMP OFF", WHICH RESTORED POWER TO REMOVE THE KEY. BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND ULTIMATELY HAD IT TOWED. DEALER SAID MOTOR WAS LOCKED BUT DIDN'T KNOW (OR IMMEDIATELY CARE) WHY. AFTER I PRODDED THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE TECHNICIAN CALLED TO SAY IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR BELT THAT WAS LOCKED, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO BE LOCKED. WITH ALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT THE LAST 2 DAYS, I AM CONCERNED THAT NEITHER OF THOSE ARE THE CAUSE, BUT A RESULT. MY KEY "FIX" LASTED ABOUT 2 DAYS. ALTHOUGH MENTIONED, THE KEY WAS NOT "FIXED" ON THE NEXT VISIT.
2006 Cadillac CTS complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
DURING THE WINTER FEBRUARY 2015 I WALKED OUT OF MY RESIDENCE, WENT TO START MY VEHICLE & IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I ACCOUNTED THE ISSUE AS TO THE WEATHER BEING BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURE. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WERE HIGHER THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. THE DAY BEFORE THE CTS LIKE NOT START, I NOTICED IT WAS DRIVING A LITTLE SLUGGISH THAT EVENING WHEN I DROVE TO THE BANK. I JUST HAD A TUNE UP DONE ON THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS PRIOR AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR. I ARRANGED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO THE HOLMAN CADILLAC DEALER IN MY AREA AND RECEIVED THE DIAGNOSTICS REPORT. UPON TEAR DOWN, THEY FOUND ALL FOUR CAM SHAFTS OKAY BUT CRANK GEAR IS OFF 5 TEETH DUE TO PRIMARY CHAIN TENSIONER WEAR WHICH CAUSED SLACK IN CHAIN AND ALLOWED GEAR TO JUMP TIME. I ENCLOSED THE DOCUMENT FROM THEM IN THE COMPLAINT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 07/12/16*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SPEED DECREASED WITHOUT WARNING, AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. FURTHERMORE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,720.
BRAKES FAIL WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM, I'VE HAD IT FIXED LAST YEAR AND IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND WENT INTO A CURB. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CAR CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND SMOKING AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED BY A GM DEALER. WE HAD TO TURN THE CAR IN AND FILE BANKRUPTCY AFTER IT STOPPED WORKING.
THE CAR WAS BEING PARKED AT HOSPITAL BY MY DAUGHTER WHERE SHE WORKS THE BRAKE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR CAR HIT BUILDING NO INJURERS 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE CAR HAS FRONT DAMAGE NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED THERE ARE OVER 500 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED LOOKING AT WEBSITES THIS NEEDS FIXED BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED ALL THE SAME CARS
I WAS AT A STOP SIGN WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS THE CAR STARTED TUG AND IT WOULD ONLY DO THAT ON THE FIRST GEAR ONE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND I KEPT TESTING THE CAR OUT AND I KEPT PRESSING ON THE GAS TO SEE IF THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE BUT IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING AS THE FIRST TIME
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PUDDLE OF OIL WAS FOUND UNDER THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PAN GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR AND SEAT BELT RETENTIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE VALVE COVER. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO OTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANICS THAT CONFIRMED THE OIL PAN GASKET WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,500. ...UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE MODULE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SLOWED DOWN AFTER THE TRACTION ENGAGED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED RAPIDLY INCREASED; HOWEVER, THE SPEED BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S MANUAL INSTRUCTED HIM TO DEPRESS THE TRACTION BUTTON THAT WAS LOCATED IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BUTTON AND IT RE-ENGAGED THE TRACTION; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,400.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. UPON ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO 15 MPH. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FLUID EMITTING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FITTING DETACHED FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO EXCEED 40 MPH. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ELECTRONIC ENGINE REDUCED MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
MY BACK CENTER BRAKE LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS AND SINCE THIS WAS POINTED OUT TO ME EARLIER THIS MONTH, I HAVE NOTICED AT LEAST FOUR OTHER CTS CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEY RANGE FROM MY YEAR ('06) TO AT LEAST 2009. AND WHEN QUOTED A PRICE ($600+!) I BALKED AT HAVING IT REPLACED. ANYONE ELSE NOTICE THIS OR HAVE THIS ISSUE?
TURNED ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WINDSHIELD WASHER MOTOR STARTING SPRAYING CLEANER. I TRIED TURNING OFF THE WIPERS AND EVEN CHANGING THE WIPER SPEEDS BUT THE MOTOR KEEPS TRYING TO SPRAY CLEANER. EVENTUALLY I RAN OUT OF CLEANER BUT YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING WHEN THE WIPERS ARE ON. PULLED OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF, WAITED 5 MINUTES AND STARTED CAR AGAIN BUT THE WASHER MOTOR STILL COMES ON WHEN I TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AS IT JUST FLOODED MY VIEW WITH WIPER FLUID. NOT SURE IF WIPER WASHER MOTOR WILL BURN OUT AND CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. MA 10/16/15 UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN
ON 07/26/2015 WENT TO START CAR. IT STARTED OK, BUT THEN THERE WAS NO POWER TO DASH NON ON MY INDICATORS CAME ON, WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE. SO I WENT TO TURN THE CAR OFF, AT THIS POINT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN ALL THE WAY TO FULL OFF POSITION AND IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, ALL NIGHT. THIS OF COURSE MEANS THE ALARM WOULD NOT GO ON. SO KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, NO ALARM, NO DASH POWER. THIS OF COURSE BY MORNING HAD KILLED A NEW BATTERY OF ONLY 5 DAYS OLD.
I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, I HAVE HAD A LOUD BANG IN THE REAR END WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS. I HAVE BEEN INTO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT BUT THEY NEVER CORRECTED IT OR EVEN EXPLAINED IT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PINION SEAL THAT THEY DID REPLACE BUT IT DID NOT HELP THE BANG IN THE REAR END. RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL AND BUSHINGS WHICH ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL CAN SHIFT AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. I WENT BACK INTO THE DEALER WHO SENT 78 PAGES OF REPAIR AND COMPLAINT HISTORY OF THIS CAR TO GENERAL MOTORS, WHO BASICALLY SAID IF I WOULD HAVE CONTACTED THEM WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY MIGHT TAKE STEPS WITH THE REPAIR. WELL I DID CONTACT THEM DURING THE EARLIER YEARS SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT TODAY.
MAY '15 NOTICED SMALL PINK PUDDLE OF FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. NEW SET OF BRAKES PUT ON IN JAN '15 SO DROVE TO MY MECHANIC. WHEN I DID A HARD LEFT INTO THE PARKING SPOT AT 2-5 MPH THE CAR BRAKE PEDAL SHUTTERED, WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP. MECHANIC HAD IT FOR 3 HRS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM/TEST DRIVING IT MANY TIMES. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TWO WEEKS AGO THE "SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST" DASH MESSAGE CAME ON. I LOOKED IT UP ON THE COMPUTER. I FOUND OVER 75+ COMPLAINTS OF OTHER CADILLAC CTS OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL OF THEM HAD THEIR MECHANIC OR DEALER LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. MOST OF THOSE FAILED TO FIND ANY PROBLEM OR REPAIRED THINGS THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ALMOST EVERYONE SAID GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING OR AT LEAST LET OWNERS KNOW. THE SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS. I ALSO CAME ACROSS THE WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM FROM A COMPLAINT FORUM POSTER : "IT IS A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM - HAVE YOUR MECHANIC CHECK THE WIRING HARNESS FOR SOURCES OF INDUCTIVE VOLTAGE. EVENTUALLY, AN INTELLIGENT MECHANIC FABRICATED A NEW HARNESS WITH NEW TERMINAL GROUNDS FROM THE EBCM TO THE LEFT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND REROUTED THE HARNESS AWAY FROM ANY POSSIBLE SOURCES OF INDUCTIVE VOLTAGE. ONCE THAT WAS COMPLETE, WE HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC (WORKS FOR DEALERSHIP) SAID TO US THAT ANECDOTALLY HE HAS RUN INTO THIS PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE AND THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A FAILURE IN THE DESIGN /WORKMANSHIP IN SOME OF THE WIRING HARNESSES C
THE AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR DASH & RADIO APPEARED 6/24/2015. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT BAYVIEW CADILLAC, FT. LAUDERDALE. FL ON 6/27/2015. I WAS ADVISED THAT PROBLEM WAS THAT AIRBAG SENSOR IN PASSENGER SET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT PRICE OF $800. FURTHER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR, WHICH THE SERVICE TECH DESCRIBED AS "PILLOW LIKE," PROBABLY HAD A KINK IN IT. THERE WAS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V105000), HOWEVER, BOTH BAVIEW CADILLAC AND GM RECALL CENTER ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. I SPOKE TO GM RECALL CENTER AND WAS ASSIGNED CASE NUMBER 71-1494438978. I WAS TOLD THAT GM WOULD OFFER NO RELIEF ON REPAIR COST. I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND $800 ON A NON MECHANICAL, WARNING LIGHT ISSUE. I WILL MOST LIKELY ATTEMPT TO DISABLE THE WARNING LIGHT. I WAS TOLD BY BOTH LOCAL AND CENTRAL GM/CADILLAC PERSONNEL THAT THE AIRBAG IS STILL OPERATIVE DESPITE THE MALFUNCTIONING WARNING LIGHT. BECAUSE NHTSA PUBLIC INFO DOES NOT PROVIDE VIN #'S, RATHER THE TERM "CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 CADILLAC CTS VEHICLES," I MUST DEPEND ON GM'S HONESTY ... WHICH I DO. MY REASON FOR REGISTERING AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT IS TO ALERT NHTSA THAT ADDITIONAL VEHICLES MAY BE INVOLVED.
I TOOK MY WIFE TO GET A HAIR CUT ON SATURDAY JUN 20TH; WHEN SHE WAS DONE A COUPLE HOURS LATER WE RETURNED TO THE CAR AND NOTICE IT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. I DIDN'T SEE ANY FIRE BUT COULD SMELL SOMETHING WAS MELTING, I UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY FIGURING THAT IT MAY BE ELECTRICAL RELATED. I OPENED ALL THE DOORS TO LET THE SMOKE OUT ONCE THE SMOKED CLEARED I PLUGGED THE BATTERY BACK IN AND DROVE IT TO MURDOCKS CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE MECHANICS TAKE A LOOK. THEY FOUND THAT THE MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE FORWARD MOVEMENT ON THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD FAILED OR SHORTED AND MELTED. I AM NOT SURE IF THE MECHANIC REPORTED THE INCIDENT SO I AM FILLING OUT THIS FORM. ..UPDATED 08/31/15 *BF
WHILE VERY SLOWLY TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT MY 2006 CADILLAC CTS ACTED AS THOUGH THE ABS WAS ENGAGING AND WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO MANUALLY PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK TO STOP. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES UNDER SIMILAR SCENARIOS. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS 'SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST' APPEARS ON THE DRIVER DISPLAY AND THE T/C AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON. AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE DISPLAY IS NORMAL, DASH LIGHT S ARE OUT AND THINGS WORK NORMAL, UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN. I AM IN CANADA, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM HAVE FOUND MANY, MANY SIMILAR INCIDENCES AND FELT ADDING TO THE LIST MAY HELP TO ENGAGE GM TO ISSUE A RECALL.
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON TODAY. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WHICH MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND BATTERY SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
I WAS NUMBER 6 OF PERSONS TO HAVE A SEVERE ROLLOVER WRECK IN THE SAME SPOT. IN A CURVE, MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUGHT T THE LIP OF A 3 FOOT DEEP CONCRETE CULVERT IN A DRIVEWAY. IT WAS 9 INCHES FROM THE ROAD EDGE. IT FLIPPED OVER FRONT TO ON ROOF. I WAS TRAPPED IN CAR.MY FRONT AIRBAG PARTIALLY OPENED BUT NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP MY FACE AND CHEST AREA FROM HITTING AND BREAKING THE STEERING WHEEL. NO OTHER OF 7 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL. EVERY WINDOW, INCLUDING SUNROOF WAS TOTALLY BROKEN OUT. BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE CRUSHED INTO THE FLOOR AND TOO HOT TO TOUCH.. SINCE IT OCCURRED IN THE COUNTRY, I WAS SAVED BY THE NEIGHBORS CALLING FOR HELP.ONSTAR FAILED TO NOTIFY ANYONE AND THE FIRE/EMT MAN SAID CAR WAS 5 MINUTES AWAY FROM GOING UP IN FLAMES. MY IMPLANTS WERE BOTH RUPTURED BY HITTING STEERING WHEEL AND FACE CUT UP AND BRUISED BY GLASS AND LACK OF FULL EMPLOYMENT BY DRIVER AIRBAG. I HAVE PHOTOS SHOWING CAR AND AIRBAG. THE AIRBAG WAS PRISTINE CLEAN WITH 2 LARGE TORN HOLES. NO SMOKE OR DUST OFF ANY TYPE. I STILL HAVEN'T DRIVEN IN 21/2 YEARS. PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR OPINION. THANK YOU. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE HAD RUPTURED AND THE CHECK BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
2006 CADILLAC DTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WERE TWO PANS UNDER THE ENGINE THAT WERE LEAKING OIL AND THE GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONLY THE SMALL PAN WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CONSUMER NOTICED OIL SPOTS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $3,000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SPINE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL # 14405 IN SEPT 2014. GM SAYS THIS IS NOT A RECALL, PER CADILLAC CUST CENTER (800 458 8006). AS SUCH THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION ON SAID RECALL, NOR A TIMEFRAME OF WHEN OR IF SAID RECALL WILL BE PERFORMED. THEY HAVE SAID PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR OF THIS SUPPOSED RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF INJURIES OR FATALITIES FROM THIS SUPPOSED PROBLEM, THEREFORE IT IS NOT A PRIORITY TO GM. THE ONLY REMEDY SUGGESTED BY CUST. ASSISTANCE IS TO PAY DEALER OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP WITH AN IDENTICAL PART. THERE WOULD BE NO RECOVERY OF COST DUE TO SAME FAILURE PART BEING INSTALLED. VEHICLE OWNER CONCLUDES GM WILL NOT COMPLY WITH RECALL 14405, A KNOWN FIRE HAZARD TO THE VEHICLE AND OCCUPANTS. 10,005 VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *TR
AROUND 3:30 P.M , I NOTICED MY CAR WAS JERKING VERY HARD , IT CHANGED GEARS HARD , I LOST POWER , IT WAS HARD TO PICK UP SPEED , AND WHEN I ARRIVED HOME 20 MINUTES LATER , IT STARTED SMOKING UNCONTROLLABLY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD, THE SHIFT LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE AXLE PINION SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE EASILY COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED IN TRAFFIC. GM MECHANIC ADVISED THAT IT IS POORLY DESIGNED COOLANT SYSTEM AND ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING THE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. *JS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MAT SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 04/08/15*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT, DOES EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED. UPDATED 11/4/15*JS
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE CURB. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS VERY SPORADIC BUT THE SITUATION IS THE SAME WHILE PULLING IN TO A PARKING SPOT BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE AS IF I HAVE NO BRAKE ASSIST. TODAY IT HAPPEN AGAIN THIS TIME I HIT A GATE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY FRONT BUMPER AS WELL AS THE GATE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM AND GMC HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. PLEASE HELP US BEFORE IT CAUSES SOMEONE'S LIFE BECAUSE OF A FATAL ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AND THE DEALER RESET THE AIR BAG LIGHT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AFTER BEING REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,585.
THE CAR WILL NOT STOP WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES, COMING UP TO STOP LIGHTS OR GOING DOWN HILLS. WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING, I THOUGHT I JUST NEEDED NEW BRAKES. I WENT TO THE MECHANIC AND REPLACED MY BRAKES AND GOT NEW TIRES, BUT THE ISSUE CONTINUED. IN ORDER TO STOP, I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHILE IT IS ROLLING. I PUMP THE BRAKES, BUT THAT DOES NOT HELP. I HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED VEHICLES WHILE COMING TO STOP LIGHTS. I HAVE ALMOST RAN INTO LIGHT POLES WHILE PARKING MY CAR. I HAVE ROLLED OUT INTO THE STREET ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. ALL OF THESE EXAMPLES HAPPEN SPORADICALLY BUT OFTEN. MY TRACTION LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON AND I RECEIVE A WARNING ON MY DASH STATING "SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST". I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY SO FAR THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN IN OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT I AM EXTREMELY FEARFUL THAT EVENTUALLY THIS WILL HAPPEN. *TR
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 CADILLAC CTS 3.6L V6 WITH A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN WHICH IS A $1,500 REPAIR. I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE 2007 MODEL, IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. UPON RESEARCHING THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CADILLAC CTS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF ITS APPEARANCE IN 2003. THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM 2003 TO 2006 FOR THE TIMING CHAIN ON THE NHTFS WEBSITE WAS THE SAME AS THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN THE YEARS COVERED BY GM'S SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY (GM SUBJECT 10287 CONCERNING TIMING CHAIN ISSUE) FOR THE 2007-2009 CTS. GM REALIZED THE TIMING BELTS WERE AN ISSUE AND FOUND A WAY TO ONLY COVER THOSE 3 YEARS BY BLAMING THE NEED TO REPROGRAM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. BY DOING THIS THEY MANAGED TO PREVENT INVESTIGATIONS BY THE NHTFS REGARDING THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. WHILE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE IN THE 2007 ' 2009 YEARS, IT IS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE SINCE THE PROBLEM EXISTED IN THE 4 YEARS PRIOR TO THE ADDITION OF THE FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE YEARS FOLLOWING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THERE HAVE BEEN ZERO COMPLAINTS RELATED TO TIMING CHAIN ISSUES. THIS INDICATES THAT PERHAPS THE TIMING CHAINS BEING USED PREVIOUSLY WERE LIKELY REPLACED, BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO INVESTIGATE THAT. THE NHTFS HAS NEVER INVEST
RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GENERAL MOTORS BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2014,RECALL # 14172 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH SAFETY PROBLEM. TO DATE I HAVE READ THEIR HAVE BEEN 43 RELATED DEATHS.. I CALLED MY LOCAL CADILLAC DEALERSHIP ON 10/6/2014 AT 2001 N COLLINS ST,ARLINGTON,TX,PHONE 877-584-7149. THEY TOOK ALL MY INFO AND RECALL NBR AND SAID AS SOON AS THE PARTS COME IN THEY WILL CALL ME AND TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT. WELL IT IS NOW DECEMBER 16,2014 AND I AM STILL WAITING????????? I CAN SEE HOW SERIOUS GM IS ABOUT THIS RECALL [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,536.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
ENGINE OIL LEAKING. FROM OIL PAN AREA, LEAKS 1 QUART EVERY 200 MILES. *TR
REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING, AND MAKES NOISE HARD GRINDING NOISE. *TR
VEHICLE DOES NOT START ON COLD MORNINGS. IT CRANKS BUT NO START. GOOD BATTERY. *TR
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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