General Motors Corp.: Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft › Seal
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 20, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 275,936. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL DOES NOT MEET ALL OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK.
The risk
A REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND POSSIBLY LOSS OF CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PINION SEAL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 1, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006 OR HTTP://WWW.CADILLAC.COM; PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR HTTP://WWW.PONTIAC.COM; AND SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR HTTP://WWW.SATURN.COM.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Cadillac CTS | 217 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 2007 Cadillac SRX | 52 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 Cadillac STS | 52 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 Pontiac Solstice | 290 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 2007 Saturn Sky | 284 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 Cadillac CTS | 269 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 2006 Cadillac SRX | 68 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 Cadillac STS | 139 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 2006 Pontiac Solstice | 243 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 2005 Cadillac CTS | 277 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 2005 Cadillac SRX | 122 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2005 Cadillac STS | 101 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 07V589000.
Full record for the 2007 Cadillac CTS → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →