2006 Cadillac CTS

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

• 12/30/2009· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT ON. I CALL CADILLAC AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER. I ASK THE REPRESENTATIVE IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE SAID A FEW. I ASKED HIM IF ITS UNDER WARRANTY AND HE SAID THAT HE WILL FORWARD IT TO THE WARRANTY PERSON WHO WILL HANDLE MY CASE. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NEED A REPORT FROM THE DEALER ON THE PROBLEM AND IF THE DEALER FINDS THE PART DEFECTIVE THEY WILL REPLACE IT AT NO COST TO ME. HE CONNECTED ME TO THE HEALEY BROTHERS THE NEAREST DEALER TO MY HOME. I MADE THE APPOINTMENT AND BEFORE I MADE THE APPOINTMENT THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE TRIED TO INFORMED ME THAT IF THE CAR WAS NOT IN A CRASH THE PART MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE WAS STILL ON THE LINE AND IMMEDIATELY CUT OFF THE DEALER AND STATED YOU ARE TO CHECK THE CAR AND GET BACK TO ME AND WE WILL HANDLE IT FROM THERE. I MADE THE APPOINTMENT & TOOK THE CAR ON NOVEMBER 17, 2009. I HAD TO PAY THE DEALER FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF $113.29. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR IN AND OUT FOR ANY CRASH DAMAGE AND THEY FOUND NONE AND COMMENTED ON HOW WELL I TAKE CARE OF THE CAR. THEY A COMPUTER CHECKED AND FOUND FAILURE CODE SET B0092 FOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION TRACED TO FAILURE WITHIN THE SEAT AND MUST REPLACE MODULE TO ENABLE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO WORK/OPERATE. THEY GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CASE # 71-776491182 AND ADVICE OF REPAIR NEEDED AND COST OF $920.93 AND IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE $113.00 THAT I PAID FOR. I RECEIVED A CALL A DAY LATER AND THE GM REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE CARS WARRANTY EXPIRED HOWEVER, THEY WILL OFFER ME A RESOLUTION TO ME BY REDUCING SOME OF THE LABOR REPAIR AND A MAINTENANCE PACKAGE IF I AGREE TO ABSORB THE REST OF THE COST. I EXPLAIN THAT I SHOULD NOT ABSORB ANY COST. HE STATED LET ME SPEAK TO MY BOSS AND ILL GET BACK TO YOU AND ILL CALL YOU BACK WITH A DECISION. I DID NOT GET A RETURN CALL. I LEFT A MESSAGE TO THE GM REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIN PEPPER AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED RETURN CALLS SINCE. *TR

• 12/29/2010· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MODULE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

• 12/29/2009· AIR BAGS

  2006 CADILLAC CTS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR . ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 68700. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND CAME BACK AS PASSENGER SIDE MODULE HAD FAILED. ( SAFETY WARNING AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY FOR ANY REASON.) HAD SENOR MODULE REPLACED AT COST OF $ 596.18 IN REVIEWING THE LOG THIS MODEL YEAR HAS HAD A NUMBER OF THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE. WHAT IS NEEDED TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? HOW MANY AIR BAGS ARE DISCONNECTED DUE TO COST OF REPAIR ? IF A 3 YEAR OLD CAR HAS A MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENT (AIR BAG ) NOT WORKING. WHAT CAN BE DEEMED WHEN THE MAJORITY OF THE CARS REACH 5 YEARS? SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS ARE FOR THE PASSENGERS SAFETY. THIS IS A FAMILY CAR. *TR

• 12/23/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  SLOW SPEED BRAKES APPLIED ABS ACTIVATES DRY ROADS NO WHEEL SLIPPING CAR WILL NOT SLOW DOWN MUST SHIFT TO N APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKES. *TR

• 12/22/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 12/18/2014· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  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 INVESTIGATED THE TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM IN THE 7 YEARS IT WAS OCCURRING. PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT MOST PEOPLE FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT A TIMING CHAIN DON'T KNOW HOW TO CATEGORIZE IT (I FOUND INSTANCES UNDER AIRBAGS, ELECTRICAL, ETC.) THESE ARE ONLY THE CASES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTFS, BUT THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/17/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  2006 CADILLAC CTS "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT ON MONTHS AFTER A CRASH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CRASH. *TR

• 12/17/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY NEW CADILLAC CTS (PURCHASED IN 3/06) WAS T-BONED. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED...I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MAJOR BACK AND LEG PAINS OF WHICH THE DOCTOR SAID COULD BE RELATED TO FAILURE OF AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. MY CAR WAS FIXED BY A LOCAL CADILLAC DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY TO ANSWER OUR CONCERNS. WE CONTACTED CADILLAC AND HAVE HAD NO ONES ATTENTION. *JB

• 12/16/2014· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  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

• 12/16/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE REAR AXLE PINION. THE SEAL AND FLUID WERE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

• 12/11/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  2006 CTS ENGINE RACED AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN BACKING UP WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL. *TS THE FIRST TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE, HOWEVER THE SECOND INCIDENT RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE RACING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET AND INTO A NEIGHBORS HOUSE, WHICH CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE AND THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

• 12/10/2015· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 12/10/2013· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000. *TR

• 12/08/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE REAR TIRES LOCKED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED.*AK THE REAR PINION SEALS LEAKED WHICH CAUSED THE AXLE TO SEIZE. UPDATED 01/19/07. *JB

• 12/07/2015· POWER TRAIN,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

  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.

• 12/05/2014· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 12/04/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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.

• 12/04/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN MAKING A RIGHT BRAKING TURN AT LESS THAN 5MPH. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES VERY HARD AND PRESS DOWN VERY HARD TO STOP THE CAR OTHERWISE I HIT THE PARKING SPACE STOP. MANY PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THE 2006 CTS AND THEY ARE TOLD THE SAME THING FROM THE DEALER THAT I WAS. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS WHICH ANOTHER MECHANIC TOLD ME WAS NOT NECESSARY SINCE THE PADS STILL HAD 50% LEFT ON THEM. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE ON THIS CAR AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. *TR

• 11/30/2010· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES DUE TO DEFECTIVE MODULE BENEATH PASSENGER SEAT. CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES. GM HAS ALREADY ISSUED A RECALL ON SELECT MODEL YEARS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY THE 2006 MODEL IS NOT YET INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT SHOULD BE. *TR

• 11/28/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING SLIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE AT 55 MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE THE BRAKES BY PUMPING THE PEDAL UP AND DOWN. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED, AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AS THOUGH BRAKE PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.

• 11/27/2018· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  WHEN TURNING SLOWLY INTO PARKING SPACES THE BREAKS GO OUT AND DO NOT WORK CAUSING THE CAR TO EITHER HIT OR RUN UP THE CURBING. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT WE ARE BECOMING SCARED TO DRIVE CAR. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE DEALERS AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIXT THE ISSUE.

• 11/27/2006· POWER TRAIN

  NEW (4 MONTH OLD) CTS WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, CTS SEEMED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CAR BACKFIRED AND BLEW WHITE SMOKE. THE REAR OF THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AS IF GRINDING AND LOUD RUMBLES. COMPUTER DID NOT DID NOT DETECT MALFUNCTION. DEALER DETERMINED REAR END DIFFERENTIAL UNIT MALFUNCTION. *JB

• 11/26/2020· AIR BAGS

  MY CAR AIRBAG LIGHT JUST COMES ON AND NEVER CUTS OFF IT JUST STAYS ON AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE AND I'M JUST WONDERING IS THIS A PROBLEM WITH EVERY AIR MAKING MODEL OF THE CAR THAT I HAVE

• 11/21/2013· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HOSE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE RADIATOR AND TO THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT N REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

• 11/20/2008· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE VEHICLE HAS B.F. GOODRICH TOURING T/A TIRES. WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, CUFFED, AND THREADED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE DEALER REARRANGED THE TIRES, PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT, AND A BALANCE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE CONTACT HAD NOT MAINTAINED REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON HER TIRES. SHE PLANNED TO PURCHASE FOUR NEW TIRES IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 46,736.

• 11/15/2014· POWER TRAIN

  REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING, AND MAKES NOISE HARD GRINDING NOISE. *TR

• 11/15/2014· ENGINE

  ENGINE OIL LEAKING. FROM OIL PAN AREA, LEAKS 1 QUART EVERY 200 MILES. *TR

• 11/15/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE DOES NOT START ON COLD MORNINGS. IT CRANKS BUT NO START. GOOD BATTERY. *TR

• 11/13/2015· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 11/13/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND STRUCK A BUILDING. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLIANT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE COLLISION SHOP, WAITING TO BE SEEN BY AN ADJUSTER. . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000. UPDATED 12/16/08 *CN UPDATED 12/19/08.*JB

• 11/12/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLIPS FOR THE FLOOR MATS BROKE. THE MAT BECAME LODGED UNDER THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO NOT FULLY ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO GAVE HIM REPLACEMENT CLIPS WHICH BROKE SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE MATS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

• 11/11/2007· POWER TRAIN

  2006 CADILLAC CTS. FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS WHERE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, PINION SEAL HAS LEAKED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING SMOKE, NOISE AND RENDERED THE CAR UN-DRIVABLE. FOUR SEPARATE TOWS, FOUR SEPARATE STRANDINGS. TWO OF THE STRANDINGS WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. BLOGS AND DISCUSSIONS I HAVE READ INDICATE THIS PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD. SOME REPORT THE REAR AXLE LOCKING UP AND CAUSING A SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO FOUR SEPARATE CADILLAC DEALER REPAIR FACILITIES AND EACH TIME THEY JUST BUBBLE-GUM REPAIR (REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SEAL) AND SEND ME ON MY WAY HOPING THAT MY WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE BEFORE THE SAME OLD PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN. I NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR. I RENT WHEN I MUST TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN. THIS CAR IS GOING TO GET ME KILLED AND LIKELY SOME OTHER INNOCENT PEOPLE WHEN THE REAR END LOCKS-UP ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH. THE INCIDENT DATE NOTED BELOW IS ONLY THE MOST RECENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED 40 MILES TO FISHER CHEVROLET CADILLAC IN YUMA, ARIZONA AND REMAINS THERE AS OF THIS DATE. *TR

• 11/10/2010· AIR BAGS

  2006 CADILLAC CTS "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT IS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THIS. THE COST IS $754.00. THIS IS LUDICROUS AS THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN USED. *TR

• 11/08/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEATS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROE MOTORS (201 NE 7TH ST, GRANTS PASS, OR 97526, 541-237-7208) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

• 11/06/2017· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CREST CADILLAC (2121 ROSA L PARKS BLVD, NASHVILLE, TN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION SUPPORT WERE NOT THE CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ENGINE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

• 11/06/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES

  IT HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPACE OR PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE MY 2006 CADILLAC CTS 3.5 DID NOT STOP WHILE BRAKING THE CAR IN EITHER DIRECTION. DURING THAT I FELT A SHUDDER SOUND COMING OUT OF FRONT WHEELS AND BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. AT THE SAME TIME A MESSAGE ?SERVICE BRAKES ASSIST? APPEARED ON THE VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY WINDOW AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON IN THE DASH BOARD. I TOOK MY CAR TO MORE CADILLAC LOCAL DEALER AT CHANTILLY, VA. AND GET IT CHECKED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 09149, BUT HE TOLD ME THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE FITTING ARE NOT CORRODED AND HE COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 11/06/2014 AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION OF THE ISSUE. THEY ASSIGNED ME A REFERENCE # [XXX] AND WE HAD A CONFERENCE CALL WITH THE MOORE CADILLAC SERVICE ADVISOR. IT SEEMS LIKE THE GM AND MOORE DEALER ADVISOR ARE NOT ADMITTING THAT IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE, BUT I HAVE READ SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WWW.SAFECAR.GOV SITE AND FEE LIKE THAT IT IS A GM MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. CURRENTLY, MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS ONLY 59,200 AND I NOTICED THIS ISSUE AT MILEAGE 55,000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/05/2007· STEERING

  RUBBING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. SOUNDS LIKE PLASTIC BEING STRESSED WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ON 3 OCCASIONS (GROMMETS LUBRICATED) AT 2 DIFFERENT CADILLAC DEALERSHIPS AND NOISE HAS NOT BEEN ELIMINATED. WILL BE RETURNING CTS BACK TO DEALER AGAIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ALSO NOTED POPPING NOISE IN DASH PANEL. NOISE NOTED AS A FLAW IN DESIGN OF VEHICLE BE ONE DEALER UNREPAIRABLE. NOISE DETRACTS FROM PLEASURE OF OWNING A CADILLAC. *TR

• 10/31/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SERVICE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE EXAMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,600.

• 10/31/2008· VISIBILITY

  I OWN A 2006 CADILLAC CTS WHICH I'VE HAD FOR TWO YEARS. LAST NIGHT WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE, MY SUNROOF SHATTERED. AFTER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT NO DEBRIS HAD FALLEN ON IT AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE WERE NO EXISTING CRACKS OR SCRATCHES. I LOOKED INTO IT AND REVIEWED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND THE FACT THE NHTSA HAS INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM WITH CADILLAC BEFORE. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A CADILLAC DEALER TOMORROW, BUT AFTER SPEAKING TO THEM ON THE PHONE THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY THINK THE SUNROOF SHATTERING WAS A RESULT OF SOMETHING I DID. *TR

• 10/30/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRAKING FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ROTORS HAD LIKELY BECOME WORN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 10/29/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE WILL NOT BRAKE AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

• 10/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT A FAILURE WAS OCCURRING WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,893.

• 10/26/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICCrash

  2006 CTS BRAKES FAIL WHEN SLOWING TURNING AND BRAKING. *TR

• 10/25/2021· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,ENGINE

  Thank these things i feel cadilac should consider fixing due to milage before and after i purchased the cadilac due to the miles before and after purchase. Due to being 100% disabled since 2009, Air bag & safety belt system light comes on when i have onstar diagnose the problem they said it has something to do with my seat belt system on passenger side which mind you isnt used often at all and cadilac will not help with the cost and was told by onstar it needs repairs asap because it could cause air bags to pop out while driving or not come out during a crash. Im afraid some times driving it. In the 7yrs of owning this i maybe put around 40,000 miles on the car its in good condition. Which lead me to the other problem due to miles. When i purchased the cadilac a few days later the check engine light came on it was the catalytic converter it was almost $800 it has two of them the dealer repaired it. Here the other day i had onstar do a complete system scan and the report showed the converter was in the process of going out again but just hasnt triggered my check engine lite. I was shocked because of the miles i drivewhich is under 6000 miles a yr and i use top grade fuel there isnt any way these converters should be going out they should have lasted for the rest of my life and the cars life i take very good care of it changing the oils on a regular bases and other cares are met but when talk to cadilac they didnt even consider my care and miles driven at all or find out why tne converter is needed twice since i owned the car when most cars never need converter replacement. Im 62 yrs old, these are concerns i have but mostly the treatment by cadilac (GM) the safety part being on passenger side that seat never hardly get used but could cause air bags to open while driving and two convertersin 6-7 years of ownership when most cars never need one and othhers just once. Which tells me theres a problem some where else causing it to not work properly, but it didnt matter.

• 10/24/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED POWER WHEN THE DRIVER LIFTED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER DISCOVERING FLUID LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

• 10/23/2015· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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.

• 10/23/2009· AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT

  MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE WAS GONE IN IT AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT CAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND ITS A RECALL ON THE 2009 MODEL CADILLAC CTS FOR THE AIRBAG BUT NOT THE 2006. IF IM IN A CAR ACCIDENT, IT WILL NOT DEFLATE. *TR

• 10/22/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  COMING OF THE TURNPIKE THIS MORNING AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP MY CAR IT KEPT GOING I HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK SO THAT THE CAR COULD COME TO A STOP. THIS HAS NOT BEEN MY FIRST TIME DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE MY CAR DOES THE SAME THING. I HAVE TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

• 10/21/2014· EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

  DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE FLOOR MAT ROLLS UP UNDER THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PRESS BOTH PEDALS. HAVE STRAIGHTEN IT OUT EVERY TIME BEFORE USING CAR. HAVE REMOVED IT SOMETIMES WHILE ON LONG TRIPS TO KEEP FROM CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TR

• 10/20/2014· SUSPENSION

  THE REAR END AIR RIDE SUSPENSION WENT OUT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVER. *TR