2006 Cadillac DTS complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY AUTO SERVICE STATION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ALLOY WHEEL RIM EXHIBITED CORROSION WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE WHEEL RIM WAS CLEANED. THE TIRE WAS RE- MOUNTED AND RE-BALANCED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EVERY THREE MONTHS ON A DIFFERENT WHEEL RIM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR ALLOY WHEELS WERE REPAIRED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF UPDATED 12/29/10.*JB

HEADLAMP INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERS AND THEN EVENTUALLY GOES OUT AND STAYS OUT. HEADLAMP COMES BACK ON IF SWITCH IS MANUALLY TURNED OFF OR IF VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. DEALER DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT PROBLEM BECAUSE LIGHTS WERE WORKING WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO SHOP. I ASKED THAT LAMP BE REPLACED, BUT DEALER REFUSED AND STATED THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS OR SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT 2006 DTS HID LIGHTS OR BALLAST FAILING. THE VEHICLE HAS A SHORT WARRANTY TIME LEFT SO I FEEL THAT AT LEST THE BULB SHOULD BE REPLACED AS IT IS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM OR STATE WHAT WAS DONE. I HAVE CALLED BACK AND ASK THAT THEY SEND ME DOCUMENTATION AND STATE WHAT WAS DONE TO FIX MY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DROVE INTO A SERVICE STATION AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND WHEN THE CONTACT WAS IN ANOTHER STATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER BUT DID NOT STALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CENTRAL COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS FAILING. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE HEADLIGHT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700.00. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT HIS INSURANCE COMPANIES EXPENSE. CADILLAC WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE HEADLIGHT WILL BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

ON RECALL 10153, I CONSIDER THE WASHER HEATER A SAFETY COMPONENT SINCE THE DEFROSTERS ARE WEAK AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIND A FIX FOR THIS RATHER THAN REMOVING IT FROM THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE WOULD NOT OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHWAY SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NINE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE STEERING VALVE AND STEERING GEAR WERE REPLACED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXHIBITED SEVERE DEFECTS AND WAS REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE OTHER RESOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,386. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,881. UPDATED 06/02/10. *LJ THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/12/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SUPPORT ARM WHICH SECURED THE HOOD IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION FAILED TO FUNCTION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EXTREMELY EARLY AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, AND STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS AN INTERMINTENT ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHT AND DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL.THEY GO INTO THE NIGHTTIME MODE IN THE DAYTIME AND IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE THE DASHBOARD WHEN DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES INTO NIGHT MODE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE AS WELL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING TWENTY TIMES, IN REGARDS TO THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE HEADLIGHT FAILURE, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS [XXX] HAS AN INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE LAMPS WILL FLICKER AND ONE OR THE OTHER WILL GO OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE HEADLIGHT TO COME ON AGAIN IS TO TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO THE LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER, AND IS IN THERE NOW, BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE RIGHT TAILLIGHT/BRAKELIGHT/TURNSIGNAL WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT COMPLETELY. THE SIDE-MARKER LED LIGHTS STILL ILLUMINATE, BUT THE REST OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY GOES DARK AND THE TURN SIGNAL IN THE BACK DOESN'T WORK. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IN COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EITHER. SIMILAR PROBLEMS ARE BEING DOCUMENTED IN THE CADILLAC OWNERS FORUM ONLINE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CADDILLAC DTS. THERE IS AN INTERMINTENT ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHT AND DASHBOARD. THEY SOMETIMES GO INTO THE NIGHTTIME MODE IN THE DAYTIME AND IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE THE DASHBOARD WHEN DRIVING. I' SEARCHED GOOGLE AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. GM TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS AND IT IS NOT A BIG ISSUE. SINCE THEY ONLY HAVE FEW COMPLAINTS.THEY DI D FIX THIS IN THE 2007 MODEL BUT THEY SAY EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME MODEL AND BODY THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. YOU ALSO CANNOT USE THE FLASH YO PASS HEADLIGHT IN THE DAYTIME.IT ONLY WORKS IN THE NIGHT MODE. *TR

I HAVE A PERIODIC PERSISTENT STALLING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS THAT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE FROM ABOUT 60,000 MILES. THE CAR SOMETIMES JUST STALLS OUT WHILE AT A RED LIGHT OR A STOP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SINCE IT BEGAN AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. IS THIS AN UNSAFE MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THESE CARS? *TR

THIS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. MY ENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT DROP AFTER FOOT REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR. 4 OF THE SIX TIMES WAS ON FREEWAY EXIT RAMP. I VERIFIED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT IN ANY WAY INTERFERING AFTER THE FIRSTIME THIS HAPPENED. I CONTACTED MY DEALER 3 TIMES - CENTRAL CADILLAC, AND THEY SAID THEY CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN MY FLOOR MAT. I KNOW IT WAS NOT! I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE CRUISE CONTROL RELATED AS IT HAPPENED IN CITY TRAFFIC TWICE. WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY AFTER BRAKING TO STOP ENGINE WOULD STAY AT 1800 RPM TO 2300 RPM DEPENDENT ON OCCASION. THE SAME RPM RANGE WAS IN CITY ALSO. *TR

AN EXAMPLE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CONCERN IS AS FOLLOWS; IF THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN ENGAGED AT SOME SPEED,LETS SAY 40 MPH AND THEN DISENGAGED AND THE CAR DECELERATES TO SAY ABOUT 30MPH THEN ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN INSTEAD OF SMOOTHLY ACCELERATING BACK UP TO THE PREVIOUSLY SET 40 MPH THE CAR ABRUPTLY ACCELERATES AND SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFTS AND THE SPEED CAN GO UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH BEFORE IT SETTLES BACK DOWN TO THE PRESET 40MPH.THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY RANDOM OCCURRENCE AND CANNOT BE ALWAYS DUPLICATED. THE SPEEDS AT WHICH THIS CAN OCCUR ARE VARIED. THIS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION CAN BE VERY UPSETTING AND I BELIEVE IN SOME SITUATIONS MAY EVEN PRESENT A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 CADILLAC DTS IN OCTOBER OF '06. IN THE SPRING OF 2009, THE HEADLIGHTS ON SAID VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLICKER. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD HEADLAMP. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO DETERMINE WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 8 - 9 MONTHS SINCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED AND NOW ONE HEADLIGHT OR THE OTHER OR SOMETIMES BOTH WILL GO OUT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER 4 HOURS OF TESTING THAT THE BALLASTS IN THE HEADLIGHT UNIT ARE BOTH BAD CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO DO THIS. REPAIR COST AT A NON-GM MECHANIC WAS $1700 - $2000. A GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR COST WILL BE $1403.82. THIS IS TO REPLACE THE BALLASTS, HEADLAMPS AND THE LABOR COSTS. I FEEL THIS IS A RIDICULOUS COST FOR REPAIR OF HEADLIGHTS, BUT HAVE ORDERED PARTS AND HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED NEXT WEEK. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AS I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT AND HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON IS TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON, BUT EVEN THEN IT ONLY WORKS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE REPEATING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THIS, I HAVE SEEN OTHER INTERNET POSTS FROM CADILLAC OWNERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. I DID COMPLAIN TO GM/CADILLAC AND THEY ARE OFFERING TO COVER 25% OF THE REPAIR COSTS. IN THE INTERIM, I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR HAVING HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING AND I HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN AWARE THAT THEY HA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH A FUSE WHICH CONTROLS THE ECM BURNED OUT AND DISABLED THE ENGINE THREE TIMES. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

POWER STEERING HOSE CONNECTION FAILED, GM REFUSED TO FIX RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V105000), THEY SAID THAT MY "VIN" WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL, ONLY ON UNITS BUILT FROM DEC 06 THROUGH FEB 06, MY CAR WAS BUILD IN MAR 06.... DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS THE FAULTY PART... PAID 519.49 FOR THE FIX AND 110.00FOR A TOW... WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE MIGHT START ENGINE FIRE.... GM SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THESE CARS WITH FAULTY HOSES. *TR

2006 CADILLAC DTS INVOLVED IN MODERATE FRONT END CRASH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND ONSTAR'S AUTOMATIC CRASH RESPONSE DID NOT ACTIVATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V441000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, BUT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. CURRENTLY, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS FRACTURED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,917 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED.UPDATED 03/19/09.*JB

2006 CADILLAC DTS - BRAKES SHUDDER WHEN TRAVELING DOWN STEEP GRADES. MANUFACTURE HAS TSB ON THIS, WITH LARGER BRAKE PADS. BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COVER THIS UNDER THEIR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT WOULD SPORADICALLY HEAR A LOUD GROWLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE DIFFERENTIAL COURIER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

2006 CADILLAC DTS HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. *NJ THE DAY THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING IN THE CARPORT OVERNIGHT. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY. 3 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR BRAKING PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED EVERY TIME HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATED/SHIMMIED AND WHEN HE RELEASED THE BRAKES, THE NOISE STOPPED. *JB

2006 CADILLAC DTS RECALL NOTICE FOR WASHER FLUID HEATER. CONSUMER HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT CHANGES TO THE OWNERS MANUAL AND HOW WILL THE OWNER KNOW IF WASHER FLUID HEATER WILL WORK AFTER THE REPAIRS. *NJ

2006 CADILLAC DTS HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE WARNING SENSORS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE ONGOING AND BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARNING SENSORS FAILED TWICE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OF THE WARNING SENSORS, RESULTED IN TWO MINOR ACCIDENTS.*JB

2006 CADILLAC DTS WITH 23,000 MILES ON IT AND AT A STAND STILL AND WHEN COMING UP TO A STOP AND MAKING A TURN THERE IS A DEFINITE CLICK OR KNOCK IN THE FRONT WHEELS OR STEERING COLUMN THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL. EVEN WHEN SITTING STILL YOU JUST TURN THE WHEEL A LITTLE BIT BACK AND FORTH AND THERE IS KNOCK THAT CAN BE FELT. HAVE REPORT TO LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER AND TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE AND TO LIVE WITH IT. TRIED ANOTHER DEALER SHIP 45 MILES AWAY AND THEY HEARD THE NOISE ALSO AND CANNOT FIGURE WHERE IT COMES FROM THEN TRIED 3 OTHER CARS IN LOT OF SAME VINTAGE AND THE ONES WITH MORE MILES ON THEM HAD THE SAME NOISE. I WOULD EXPECT THAT FROM A LESS EXPENSIVE CAR BUT NOT A CADILLAC. ALSO HAVE A TIRE NOISE THAT CADILLAC AND CONTINENTAL TIRE SAID IS NORMAL. BUT THIS IS EMBARRASSING WHEN YOU PULL UP TO STOP OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS YOU CAN HEAR NOISE LIKE A SQUEAK OR RUBBING NOISE LIKE THE BRAKE PADS ARE RUBBING. TOLD THIS IS COULD BE THE DESIGN OF THE TIRES, BUT HAVE NO PROOF AND CADILLAC FIELD REP WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE PLEASURE OF TALKING TO HIM, I HAD TO DISCUSS THROUGH A 3RD PARTY THAT DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES AND I WAS BY HIM THAT THE REP DO NOT TALK TO CUSTOMERS THEY ONLY GIVE THEIR OPINION TO THE 3RD PARTY AND THEY IN TURN PASS INFO ON TO CUSTOMER. NOT SURE WHAT A CUSTOMER FIELD REP DOES IF HE DOES NOT TALK TO A CUSTOMER, THEY SHOULD CHANGE THEIR TITLE THEN. AM NOW FEARFUL THAT WITH THE TIRE ISSUES AND THE STEERING CLUCKING THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO PARTS FAILURE OR ACCI

2006 CADILLAC DTS DRIVER SIDE MIRROR DOES NOT EXTEND OUT FAR ENOUGH TO ELIMINATE A BLIND SPOT AND AT THE SAME TIME UP FAR ENOUGH TO SEE ANY DISTANCE BEHIND HIM. *CW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED IF HE ELIMINATES THE BLIND SPOT, HE CAN NOT SEE TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, HE BACKED INTO A SMALL PICKUP TRUCK AND DAMAGED HIS LEFT REAR BUMPER. *JB

2006 CADILLAC DTS SWITCHING LANES WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS RELEASED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS SWITCHED LANES ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 OR MORE MPH. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT. *KB THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. *JB

HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING ON OUR SEDAN FLEET. THE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST STOP WORKING. WE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON EIGHT OF OUR CARS SO FAR. IT IS NOW STARTING TO REOCCUR ON THE CARS. THEE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY BALLAST ASSEMBLY. WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL CARS THAT HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING, WITH A CAR AT THE DEALER NOW FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLES STARTED FAILING AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES AND IT IS A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS LINES GOING ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE LINES WERE WAVY AND CAUSED BLURRY VISION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY HIGH MILEAGE AND FREQUENT WASHING OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,376. UPDATED 12/31/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO START. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE BATTERY HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,000. UPDATED 01-30-08. *KB UPDATED 01/18/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATES. IN ORDER FOR IT TO DIM, HE MUST SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE ON-STAR FUNCTION STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE, BUT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BETWEEN 8-10 TIMES AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE REPAIRED THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE ALWAYS RECURS WITHIN 15 MILES OF LEAVING THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,611 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,087.

THE PLASTIC UNDERCARRIAGE COVER BEGAN DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. I PLACED DUCK TAPE ON IT IN ORDER TO GET IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REMOVED THE TAPE AND REFASTENED ONE OF THE PLASTIC BOLTS AND SAID IT HAD BEEN HIT WITH SOMETHING SO THE WARRENTLY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. BEFORE I GOT HOME IT WAS DRAGGING AGAIN. PART OF IT HAD TO BE CUT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS SO TORN UP AND MANY OF THE BOLTS WERE LOST. WE ULTIMATELY HAD TO WIRE IT ON TO HOLD IT UP.

2006 CADILLAC DEVILLE CONSOLE DESIGN IS FAULTY, CARS SLIDES WHEN MAKING SHARP TURN. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WOULD NOT LET HIM PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CONSOLE IS IN THE WAY, IT IS LOCATED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE CAR , THEREFORE MAKING IT DIFFICULT SO THAT THE RIGHT DRIVING FOOT GETS CAUGHT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS TANK CAP IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND THE CONSUMER BEING SO TALL HE WOULD HAVE TO BRING AN OBJECT ALONG TO CLOSE THE DOOR SO HE WOULD NOT FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS SLIDING WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN AND THE LEATHER SEATS GET REALLY HOT WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, A LARGE PLASTIC PIECE DETACHED FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND DRAGGED ON THE GROUND. AS A RESULT, HE HAD TO TEAR THE PIECE OFF. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE SPLASH SHIELD DETACHES OFTEN AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT MAINTAIN SPEED DOWNHILLS WITHIN REASON. FREEWHEEL ON ALL DOWNHILL GRADE AS FAST AS GRAVITY ALLOWS. EASILY CAN GO 15-20 OVER SET SPEED ON NORMAL HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. FIRST VEHICE OWNED WITH THIS CONDITION. POTENTIAL SAFETY AND SPEEDING TICKET PROBLEM. DEALER STATES THATS THE WAY IT IS. FIX IS DON'T USE CRUISE WHEN THERE ARE HILLS PER OWNERS MANUAL.*AK

IN LESS THAN A YEAR THIS CAR HAS HAD THE BATTERY GO DEAD. CAR WOULDN'T START. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH-TO-PASS FEATURE ONLY FUNCTIONED ON 20'06 CADILLAC DTS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. ALSO, ON ALL OF MY PREVIOUS AUTOMOBILES THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND FLASH-TO-PASS EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT TURNED ON AT THE TIME. I DEMONSTRATED THIS TO THE DEALER, AND HE TRIED IT ON A SIMILAR VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT WORK EITHER. I CONSIDER THIS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE AND WOULD USE IT FREQUENTLY.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AND UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE DOWNSHIFTED IN ORDER FOR IT TO REGAIN NORMAL SPEED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80, THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,800.*AK

2006 CADILLAC DTS, MILEAGE APPROX. 7,000. SUDDEN, TOTAL FAILURE OF LOWER CONTROL ARM. MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA WHEN THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO UP OVER THE CURB. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES. LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER HAS ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AT A SPEED OF 20-25 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA,THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF 50 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD AND WEATHER WERE BOTH GOOD. THE CONTACT S WASN'T CONCERNED AT THE TIME , BUT WHEN A SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED HE THOUGHT HE WOULD REPORT IT. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 12/26/06 WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH AND THE DRIVER HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITH FORCE STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED ON STAR FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WERE HAVING IT SENT TO ANOTHER CADILLAC DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 01/31/07. *JB

MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS HAS ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 EPISODES OF POLICE RADAR INTERFERENCE WITH THIS FEATURE. THE SYMPTOM IS THAT THE CC INDICATES THAT A CAR IS IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT SOUNDS THE ALARM AND APPLIES THE BRAKES AS STRONGLY AS THE FEATURE ALLOWS. THE WORKAROUND IS TO IMMEDIATELY HIT THE GAS OR KILL THE CC TO GET BACK UP TO SPPED AND AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. I HAD MY DEALER TEST THE UNIT AND VALIDATE THE ALIGNMENT. THE UNIT TESTED ERROR FREE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH A FLORIDA STATE POLICE CAR 1 TIME AND HILLSBOUROGH COUNTY POLICE CARS 2 TIMES. I CONTACTED THE COUNTY AND THEY TOOK A FIRM POSITION THAT IT COULDN'T BE THEIR RADAR UNITS. I FRANKLY DON'T CARE WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS IT WILL ESCALATE TO A FATALITY INDUCING SITUATION. I MAY ALO TAKE THE PFOBLEM TO THE FCC AS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A BANDWIDTH PROBLEM ON THE PART OF THE POLICE RADAR UNITS OR THE CADILLAC ADAPTIVE CC MODULE. FIRSY FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN I WAS FOLLOWING A POLICE CRUISER WHO WAS APPROX 200 FEET AHEAD OF ME AND IN THE ADJACENT LANE (THE ONE TO MY RIGHT) THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NO ONE WITHIN 500 FEET TO THE REAR. WITHOUT WARNING MY CAR WENT INTO EMERGENCT STOP AND SPUNDED THE PROXIMITY WARNING. I TAPPED THE ON/OFF SWITCH AND BROUGHT THE CAR UP TO SPEED. IT HAS ALSO FAILED AS I PASS A POLICE CAR THAT IS SITTING PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD. THE DURATION IS SHORT AS YOU ARE RAPIDLY PASSING THRU THE RADAR CONE.

CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO HOLD SET SPEED AT DOWNGRADES OF 3% OR GREATER. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO INCREASE SPEED, CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. DRIVER MUST PROVIDE EXCESSIVE BRAKING TO CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED ON DOWNGRADES. *NM

THE STEERING IN THE CONSUMER 2006 CADILLAC DTS WAS SENSITIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT WHEN THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HIT TWO GUARDRAILS AND OVERTURNED ONTO IT'S TOP. *NM THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT SECURE THE OCCUPANTS DURING THE IMPACT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PRE-TENSIONERS DID NOT ACTIVATE. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK DOOR MANUALLY. UPDATED *JB *NM UPDATED

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S CONTINENTAL FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE TIRE WAS TOO NEW TO HAVE BEEN ROTATED. THE TIRES WERE KEPT AT REGULAR PRESSURE AND THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL BULGING. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE TIRE HAD A TEAR IN THE SIDE THAT CAUSED THE BLOWOUT. THIS WAS A CONTINENTAL, SIZE: P235/55R17.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON DRY ASPHALT, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE VIOLENTLY DEFLATED WITHOUT WARNING, SPINNING THE VEHICLE 360 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS THROWN INTO A GUARD RAIL. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. THE TIRE SIZE WAS P235/55R17.*AK

CADILLAC VEHICLES WITH VERTICAL STRIP LED TAIL LIGHTS ARE HIGHLY DISTRACTING. I CAN SEE THE LIGHTS "BLINK" AS I LOOK AT THEM AND AWAY FROM THEM. MANY OF THE NEWER CADILLAC VEHICLES EXHIBIT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS BY FAR THE MOST DISTRACTING THING ON THE ROAD TODAY. I BELIEVE THAT I AM IN THE MINORITY AS MY WIFE DOESN'T EVEN NOTICE THEM. BUT I CAN SEE THEM FROM SOME DISTANCE AND IT'S ALL WITHOUT ANY CONCERTED EFFORT TO LOOK AT THEM OR STARE AT THEM. IT'S AS IF SOMEONE HAD A STROBE LIGHT ON! *JB

FAILURE OF CRUISE CONTROL TO MAINTAIN SPEED WITHIN REASONABLE BOUNDARIES ON EVEN MINIMAL DOWNHILL GRADES CREATES UNSAFE CONDITION. *JB

2006 CADILLAC DTS-L3, SUN REFLECTS INTO THE CHROME BEZEL SURROUNDING THE ANALOG JEWEL CLOCK. *KB THE CLOCK IS MOUNTED AT AN ANGLE OF APPROX 45 DEGREES. DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF DAY AND THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL THE CLOCK ACTS LIKE A MIRROR AND REFLECTS THE BRIGHT SUN FROM THE GLASS AND CHROME INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES. DARK SUNGLASSES PROVIDED LITTLE, IF ANY, RELIEF FROM THE GLARE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAPE A PIECE OF CLOTH OVER THE CLOCK TO GET SOME RELIEF. *NM

WE HAVE CONTACTED CADILLAC AND THEY TELL US THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR TESTING TWO TIMES FOR SEVERAL DAYS. RICH TRETHEWAY, THE HEAD TECHNICIAN AT THE WEAVER DEALERSHIP IN GRASS VALLEY WHO DROVE MY CAR AND THEN EXPLAINED TO US WHAT THE CAR DOES. HERE IS WHAT THE CAR DOES FROM A DRIVING POINT OF VIEW. WHEN GOING DOWN HILL OR TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, WHEN THE CAR REACHES ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR OR ABOUT 1000 RPM, IT THEN GIVES ITSELF GAS WHICH CAUSE A FEELING THAT ONE WOULD HAVE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON (IT IS NOT). THAT IS; THAT THE CAR SURGES FORWARD GOING UP ABOUT 600 OR 700 RPM. THIS OCCURS WHEN I HAVE SHIFTED THE CAR DOWN TO 1ST OR 2ND. SINCE I LIVE IN AN AREA WITH MANY HILLS THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I SHIFT DOWN TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GOING EXCESSIVELY FAST DOWN THE HILLS. WHEN I AM DRIVING AND WANT TO TAKE A CURVE AT 20 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR MANY TIMES SURGES FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT IS OFF THE THROTTLE; I HAVE TO USE THE BRAKE CONTINUALLY TO GET AROUND THE CURVES AND DOWN HILLS AT A SLOW ENOUGH SPEED TO BE SAFE. THIS SURGING HAPPENED ONCE IN A PARKING LOT AS WE WERE TRYING TO PARK. RICH WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THIS PROBLEM, BUT WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE OTHER SURGING PROBLEM. THE CURE FOR THIS IS AS I UNDERSTAND IT FROM RICH AND ONE OF THE OWNERS OF WEAVER IS TO ALWAYS DRIVE IN OVERDRIVE AND USE THE BRAKE INSTEAD OF SHIFTING DOWN. IT ALSO DOES THIS IN OVERDRIVE. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT IF THERE IS NO MECHANICAL REPAIR THAT

CAR GAINS EXCESSIVE SPEED ON DOWNHILL SLOPES. 15 MPH ON HILLS THAT OTHER CARS GAIN 3 TO 5 MPH. *JB