2003 Cadillac CTS

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2009· BACK OVER PREVENTION

  THE LICENSE PLATE BACK UP LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO MY CADILLAC CTS 2003 MYSTERIOUSLY CAME UP MISSING. THIS IS A COSTLY PIECE TO REPLACE. I HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE SALVAGE YARDS TO FIND OUT THAT A LOT OF THEM RECEIVES 2-3 CALLS PER WEEK FOR THIS PART. I TALKED TO A CLAIM REPRESENTATIVE AT STATE FARM AND HE SO HAPPENED TO HAVE HAD 3 OPEN CLAIMS WITHIN ONE MONTH. ALL CONVERSATIONS LEAD THIS TO BEING A DEFECT IN THE MAKING OF THE VEHICLE. NOT HAVING THIS PART, LEAVES MY BRAKE LIGHTS EXPOSED. *TR

• 12/31/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE SAMS CLUB PARKING LOT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ON. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 12/29/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2003 CADILLAC CTS. MY ENGINE STARTS SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I TURN ON MY HEATER WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE. I REPLACED MY BRAKE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES. MY WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE IS BROKE. I HAD TO GET A NEW MOTOR FOR MY WINDOW BECAUSE THAT BROKE. I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME CONDITIONS AS ME. WHY ISN'T IT ON RECALL ??? I MEAN WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR IT SO WE SHOULD GET THE SAME QUALITY BACK !!! I KNOW GM HAS TO REVIEW OUR COMMENTS. THEY JUST DON'T CARE ABOUT THERE CUSTOMERS. GM NEEDS BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE THERE SERVICE SUCKS!!!! RECALL....RECALL....RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

• 12/28/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED IN HER REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED THAT THE LENS COVER OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

• 12/28/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION AT 65 MILES PER HOUR DUE TO BAD WEATHER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *JB

• 12/26/2018· AIR BAGS

  DRS AIRBAG LIGHT ON ON DASH

• 12/24/2017· AIR BAGS,WHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  TRACTION CONTROL ALWAYS COME ON,AIR BAGS LIGHTS ON,CUTS OFF IF IDLE TO LONG

• 12/20/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  2003 CADILLAC CTS WITH 45852 MILES - OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE CAM/ VALVE COVER SEALS DUE TO EXTREME COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS. I WAS MERGING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND HAD JUST REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO THE ACCELERATE WHEN THICK BLACK SMOKE BEGAN POURING THROUGH THE HEATING SYSTEM INTO THE CAR. VISIBILITY WAS OBSTRUCTED AND BREATHING WAS IMPAIRED. WITHIN SECONDS, I WAS FORCED TO EVACUATE THE CAR. SMOKE BEGAN ROLLING OUT FROM BENEATH THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW SPARKING AND SMALL FLASH FIRES ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR NEAR THE TIRE. I WAS IN A RURAL AREA IN 20 DEGREE WEATHER AND WAS FORCED TO SLOWLY LIMP THE CAR TO A SAFER AREA TO GET HELP AND CONTACT TOWING SERVICE. AS OF DECEMBER 20TH, MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND I AM RECEIVING CONFLICTING INFORMATION BETWEEN CADILLAC AND THE DEALERSHIP. GENERAL MOTORS DOCUMENT ID # 1644918 STATES THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON APRIL 7, 2005 AND ALSO STATES THAT TO PREVENT RECURRENCE AN AFTER MARKET PART MUST BE INSTALLED. HOWEVER, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AND GENERAL MOTORS/CADILLAC ARE REFUSING TO ASSIST ME IN EITHER HANDLING THE ISSUE AS A WARRANTY OR REPAIRING THE CAR WHICH IS STILL AWAITING PARTS AND SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONSUMER SAFETY ISSUE AS IT ONLY OCCURS DURING EXTREME COLD AND COULD POSE SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERNS DUE TO EXPOSURE AS WELL AS TRAFFIC INCIDENTS DUE TO VISIBILITY IMPAIRMENT FROM THE SMOKE. *NM

• 12/18/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,900.

• 12/16/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  CUSTOMERS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING TO REPAIR SHOP, 3 MILE TRIP, FLUID WAS LOW, P/S FRONT HOSE WAS SWOLLEN AND BUSTED LEAKING FLUID, D/S FRONT HOSE WAS SWOLLEN. LOSS OF BREAKING CONTROL EVIDENT WHILE PULLING CAR INTO SHOP. CONTACTED DEALER TO CHECK ON RECALL, WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. ALL SIGNS, INCLUDING VIN BREAK WERE THE SAME. REPAIR IS BEING DONE IN FACILITY, NOT UNDER RECALL.

• 12/12/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE GOING TO A FRIENDS HOUSE TO SPEND THE NIGHT. AT AROUND 2AM ON 12/09/2013 AS I WAS COMING AROUND A CORNER I HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. MY 2003 CTS SLID ACROSS THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC AND HIT A TREE STUMP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TREE STUMP IMPACTED THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE, SHATTERING THE FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE THE FLIPPED THE CAR ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED AND BOTH ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. WITH ALL THE DAMAGE AND SEVERAL TYPES OF IMPACTS DONE TO THE CADILLAC CTS NOT A SINGLE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. THIS SEEMS VERY ODD TO ME AND IM HOPING SOMEBODY CAN SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS FOR ME. *TR

• 12/11/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL LEAK FROM FROZEN PCV VALVE AND VALVE COVER GASKET. CAUSES OIL TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE AND EXHAUST AND FUMES FROM BURNING OIL TO ENTER INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. *TR

• 12/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2003 CADILLAC CTS CONSUMER HAVING COMPUTER PROBLEMS WITH THE KEYS AND CAN'T GET IN THE CAR OR TRUNK. *MW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WOULD PUT HIM ON A LIST, AS THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE IGNITION RECALL. *JB

• 12/10/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS PROJECT BLACK BAR ACROSS ROADWAY OBSTRUCTING STREET SIGNS, STOP SIGNES, ETC. DT

• 12/08/2004· AIR BAGS,SEATSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE HEAD REST FAILED. CONSUMER, AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. *AK...CONSUMER AND WIFVE SUFFERED WHIPLASH. IT REQUIRED SEVERAL MONTHS OF DOCTOR VISITS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. *AK

• 12/06/2011· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  2003 CADILAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER TWO DAYS LATER. ALSO, THE STRUTS, THREE WHEEL BEARINGS, RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND GAS TANK, WHICH WAS LEAKING HAD TO REPLACED. *JB

• 11/30/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIRS TWICE CONCERNING A COOLANT PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED, AND THEN A MONTH LATER THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE ENGINE COOLER, ALSO IT TAKES TWO TO THREE CRANKS BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTS AND THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL TO FAST. *JG

• 11/28/2004· POWER TRAIN

  NOTICED A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE COMING FROM REAR AT 50000 MILES. STOPPED BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS THE TIRES CAUSING THE NOISE. CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SOUND BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, SO NEEDED TO SERVICE THE CAR. THIS REPAIR WAS UNRELATED TO THE WHINE, AN EMISSION CONTROL VALVE HAD FAILED. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP REQUESTED THEY CHECK, AGAIN, THE WHINE FROM THE REAR. WAS NOTIFIED THAT INDEED IT WAS THE DIFFERENTIAL THAT NEEDED REPLACING. HAVE NOT TAKEN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, BUT AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT NOW. MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

• 11/27/2013· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND AN ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE WAS HEARD. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/24/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE PUSHING IT OFF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND THE OTHER DRIVER SUSTAINED HIP INJURIES THAT ALSO REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

• 11/24/2004· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  RECALL 03V115000 CONCERNING INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BOLT. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST, STEERING GEAR OFF TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A CURB. THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WITH THIS ISSUE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE BREAK LINE WAS BAD AS INDICATED ON THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR. *TC

• 11/22/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CAR STALLS AT 25 MPH TO 45 MPH, OVER 20 OCCURANCES, DEALER ATTEMPTED 3 REPAIRS. DT

• 11/21/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF DUE TO THE KEY FOB MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER'S KNEE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

• 11/20/2002· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD GETS FOGGED UP, MAKES VISIBILITY DIFFICULT WHEN DRIVING. DT

• 11/19/2004· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG DEFECT ON GOING FOR 2 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS CAR TO THE DEALER OVER AND OVER AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION THE OTHER DEFECTS I HAVE HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR. *AK

• 11/13/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  A BLACK BAR APPEARS ABOUT 75 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR WITH THE LOW BEAMS ON. THIS IS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING ALONG NARROW COUNTRY ROADS IN THE AREA IN WHICH I LIVE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN UNSAFE DESIGN AND HAVE REPORTED IT AS SUCH TO CADILLAC BUT THE COMPANY DOESN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH A LOW BEAM SYSTEM THAT HAS A BUILT IN BLIND AREA IN THE PROJECTED BEAM IN THE DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT. REQUEST YOU INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT PLEASE. DT

• 11/12/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1. I PURCHASED A USED 2003 CADILLAC CTS IN 2005 WITH 45,000 ORIGINAL MILES FROM A GM DEALERSHIP IN ONTARIO, OREGON. IT WAS REPUTED TO BE IN EXCELLENT MECHANICAL CONDITION BY THE GM MECHANICS. 2. THIS VEHICLE HAS SINCE CUT ENGINE POWER SPONTANEOUSLY SEVERAL TIMES ON THE FREEWAY AND IN TOWN, PRESENTING SUDDEN AND SERIOUS DANGER TO DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND OTHER MOTORISTS AS THE VEHICLE MUST BE STEERED POWERLESS TO THE MEDIAN/SHOULDER. ONCE WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF 75 MPH FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. 3. GM TECH'S ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AFTER 7-8 ATTEMPTS, SO IT CONTINUES TO RECUR. GM REFUSES TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE DESPITE THEIR INABILITY TO DIAGNOSE, ENFORCE THE WARRANTY, AND THE OBVIOUS DANGER TO ALL INVOLVED. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WOULD NOT ARBITRATE BECAUSE MILEAGE WAS OVER 24,000. I AM CURRENTLY SEEKING LEGAL COUNSEL, BUT FEEL THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. *NM

• 11/10/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 11/06/2019· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AND THE CHECK BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V225000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), WHICH HE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

• 11/05/2015· ENGINE

  PURCHASED CAR FROM DEALERSHIP IN OCT 2015. WHILE DRIVING, I BEGIN TO SMELL BURNING OIL AND NOTICED OIL LEAK UNDER VEHICLE ON LEFT SIDE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO SEE WHERE LEAK IS COMING FROM AND HE STATED THAT VALVE COVER GASKET IS LEAKING OIL OUT AS WELL AS OIL IS PRESENT IN THE SPARK PLUG RESERVOIRS. WILL HAVE TO GET GASKETS REPLACED BEFORE FURTHER DAMAGE IS CAUSED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND I RECENTLY SAW ON NEWS WHERE GM RECALLED OTHER MODELS AND YEARS OF VEHICLE WITH SAME ISSUE. WHY WASN'T THIS MODEL CADILLAC INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WHEN IS SHOULD HAVE?

• 11/05/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/05/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BACK UP WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. *NM WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN COME TO A JOLTING HALT, THE ENGINE WOULD REV FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND STILL BE DEPRESSED. THE SOLENOID WOULD BE REPLACED WHICH DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEN THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *SC

• 11/05/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DARK BAR OBSTRUCTING NIGHT LUMINATION. HAVE HAD THE LIGHTS ADJUSTED THREE TIMES. CADILLAC WILL NOT CORRECT. UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR SAFELY AT NIGHT. LIGHT SHINES AS FAR AS THE TOP OF TREES AND UNDERPASSES. ON COMING DRIVERS FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AS IF I HAVE MY HIGH BEAMS ON. *AK

• 11/05/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE CLEAR BACK LENS OF THE 2003 CTS IS FULL OF CONDENSATION AND WATER. TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALER IN NEW ROCHELL . THEY DRILL PILOT HOLES TO ALLOW FOR THE WATER TO DRAIN, THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE PLENTY OF CONDENSATION IN THE BACK CLEAR WHITE LENS IN THE BACK TRUNK. WHAT SHOULD I DO. *AK

• 11/02/2008· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  MINOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DRIVERS SEATBELT BUCKLE EXPLODED RELEASING SEATBELT, STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYED FROM THE SIDE. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/02/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MY BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES. WITHIN 6 MONTHS MY BRAKE PADS AGAIN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I NOW HAVE 34,000 MILES ON MY CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THESE BRAKES AND ROTORS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THIS FAST. *NM

• 11/01/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

  2003 CTS - SERVICE TRACKING SYSTEM BEGAN TO DISPLAY AND ENGAGE FREQUENTLY. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BEGAN VIBRATING BADLY AND PULLING TOWARD LEFT (UNABLE TO BRAKE). RETURNED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY REPLACED "STEERING SENSOR" $650.00. TWO MONTHS LATER BEGAN TO LOSE POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER START UP, DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HOME PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN. DISPLAYED LOW BATTERY, THEN MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS FOR SERVICE (ABS, TRACKING, AIRBAG ECT...). RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY REPLACING ALTERNATOR. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS IS THE REAL PROBLEM BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ ON-LINE REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE SAME LEAKAGE ISSUES FROM BOTH COOLANT AND OIL SOURCES THAT I HAVE READ ON-LINE. DEALER CONTINUES TO TELL ME TO REPLACE BOTH GASKETS AND THERMOSTAT. THESE AGAIN ARE COMMON ISSUES THAT ARE POSTED CONSISTENTLY ON-LINE BY CONSUMERS. THESE ARE SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS FAILURES BASED ON PEOPLE'S PERSONAL SAFETY. GM MUST STEP UP AND HONOR THESE SAFETY ISSUES BY RECALLING THESE ITEMS. INABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE DUE TO TRACKING SYSTEM ENGAGING AND NOT ABLE TO BRAKE, VEHICLE LOSING POWER AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING 50 MILES AN HOUR, AND LASTLY FIRE HAZARD DUE TO LEAKING PLASTIC VALVE COVER GASKETS. *TR

• 11/01/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  LOST CONTROL OF 2003 CADILLAC CTS ON THE MASS PIKE - HIT THE JERSEY BARRIER AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, CAREENED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT A TREE. CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

• 10/31/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  V6 ENGINE WITH COOLANT LEAKS. 3RD TIME SOMETHING DEALING WITH A LEAK REASON FOR SERVICE. THIS TIME A WATER PUMP THAT LEAD TO BROKEN,CRACK PULLEY. I CAN FIND NO ONE EVER HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR ALMOST 30 DAYS. *TR

• 10/30/2015· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS RUSTED OUT, CAUSING HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

• 10/30/2011· VISIBILITY

  HAD THE WIPERS ON, RAIN STOPPED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. BROUGHT CAR TO BE DIAGNOSED. FOUND WIPER POWER COVER DEFECTIVE. AUTO SERVICE FOUND THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. I HAD TO GO WITHOUT WIPERS FOR A WEEK BEFORE PART WAS IN. AUTO SERVICE SAID THAT PART WAS NOT IN STOCK ANYWHERE IN TAMPA. HAS THIS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR CTS OWNERS SEEING THE PART IS SCARCE? HAS THERE BEEN OR GOING TO BE A RECALL? *TR

• 10/30/2006· SUSPENSION

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING UP FROM A PARKING SPACE ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AT 5 MPH, THE BOLT AND WHEEL ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED AND LATER REPAIRED. THE FAILED PART AND THE REPAIR INVOICE WERE AVAILABLE.

• 10/30/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  (CORRECTED COMPLAINT) HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM ON THE CADILLAC CTS 2003 HAS A BLACK BAR THAT REDUCES VISION TO ABOUT 75 FEET AND ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS, THIS SHORTENED VISION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE HEADLIGHT SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION. WHAT WAS CADILLAC THINKING? CADILLAC DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY DON'T EVER DRIVE THEIR PRODUCT ON DARK ROADS AT NIGHT. THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED!! IT IS AWFUL! *AK

• 10/29/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2003 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14172.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED IN MAY 2011, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, SHE/HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND HE/SHE WAS UNABLE TO RE-START IT. THREE YEARS LATER, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, THE NEXT DAY. AN INSPECTED REVEALED A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER, AND REPLACED THE ECM. *JB

• 10/28/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. ALSO, THE KEY BECAME STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CONTACT DETECTED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. FURTHERMORE, THE "REMOVE KEY" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE DOOR LOCK AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED WINTER CHEVROLET (3750 CENTURY CT, PITTSBURG, CA 94565, (925) 232-0290) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKES, KEY, AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

• 10/28/2003· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL

  THE 2003 CTS IS EQUIPPED WITH STABILITY SYSTEM. SEEMS THAT THE STABILITY SYSTEM CAN FAIL WHEREAS IT ENGAGES AT HIGH SPEED AND MOMENTARLY APPLIES BRAKING TO ONE WHEEL. DEALER (MCGINNIS CADILLAC) STATED IT WASN'T POSSIBLE, BIT DISCOVERED DURING ATEST DRIVE THAT IT WAS INDEED. AFTER A WEEK OF TRIAL AND ERROR THEY DISCOVERED A BAD SENSOR IN THE WHEEL. IMAGINE TRAVELING AT 70MPH AND HAVING ONE WHEEL MOMENTARLY LOCK UP DUE TO AN ONBOARD SYSTEM. HAS THE POTENTIAL OF DRAGGING THE CAR OUT OF IT'S LANE, PERHAPS EVEN UNDER A LARGE FREIGHT TRUCK. PERHAPS FLIPPING THE CAR AS WELL.*AK

• 10/27/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  (1) FLICKERING DISPLAY LIGHTS; BUZZING WHEN TURN SIGNAL ENGAGED; BATTERY DIED AFTER 30,000 MILE MAINTENANCE; EIGHT [8] CONSECUTIVE TIMES OF "ENGINE HOT--AC TURNED OFF" ON DIC--LAST TIME WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DISPLAY.*AK

• 10/25/2004· TIRES

  VEHICLE COMMENCED TO FISH TAIL WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

• 10/25/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FLOORBOARD STAYS WET AND THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

• 10/25/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  8/13/02 MALFORMED FUEL TANK INLET HOSE REPLACED; 8/28/02 LOW COOLANT SENSOR INTERNAL FAILURE, REPLACED COOLANT RESERVOIS AND ADDED COOLANT; 9/17/02 RED FLUID LEAKING FROM ENGINE OIL COOLER. RESEALED OIL COOLER AND AGAIN FILLED COOLING SYSTEM; 10/8/02 NOW CAR MUST BE CRANKED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ENGINE STARTS. CAR IS A LEMON. DT