Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 10, 200710,000 milesPA
EXCESSIVE SHIFTING FROM 5TH TO 4TH AND 4TH TO 5TH GEARS IN AUTOMATIC MODE, A CHUCKLE OR SHUDDER WHEN IN 5TH GEAR AND ADDING LIGHT ACCELERATION. *AK
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2007 Cadillac STS 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 2007 record →
Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Dec 11, 20061,900 milesFL
VEHICLE FAILED TO START THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASED NEW AND HAD COMPLETE SHUT OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ONCE. SINCE THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, CADILLAC DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE WITHOUT REPRODUCING PROBLEM. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND AN UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE FROM CADILLAC. *JB
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