2005 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

CLUNKING SOUND AND FEEL FROM REAR AXLE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS . APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. *TR

THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON FOR 2 SECONDS, THEN THE CAR DECELERATES FOR SECONDS, AND THEN ALL IS OKAY. THIS MAY HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW WITHIN 5 TO 10 MINUTES. WE FIRST HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED, AS SUGGESTED. THEN THIS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES, WHEREAS WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT'S HARD TO FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS IT'S HAPPENED AT MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AND ALSO IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED OPERATING, DIFFERENT MECHANICS COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM, CADILLAC DEAL WANTED 200.00 JUST TO REVIEW. SEVERAL OWNERS OF SAME MOCEL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. DEALEARS REFUSE TO CORRECT OR EVEN LOOK AT THE CAUSE WITHOUT CUSTOMERS PAYING FOR SERVICE CALL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, AS OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S FAULTY ELECTRICAL CLUSTER IN INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRENTY, BUT WAS WITHING WARRANTY AT TIME OF OCCURANCE, I FAILED TO TAKE TO DEALER IN TIMELY MANNER. CAN ANYTHING BE DO NE ABOUT THIS. I NOW HAVE 87,000 MILES ON CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

A PASSENGER (6'2" 200 LB.) MAN SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND AS RESULT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I FIGURED IT WAS A SENSOR THAT MUST HAVE SNAPPED OR COME LOOSE. I WENT TO CADILLAC DEALER AND THEY CHARGE $140. TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THEN WANTED ANOTHER $300 TO REPAIR IT. AT NO TIME DID THEY TELL ME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. I JUST CALLED THE NUMBER FOR CADILLAC LISTED ON THE RECALL WEBSITE AND SPOKE WITH SOMEONE, WHO AFTER I GAVE HIM THE VIN NUMBER ON THE CAR, SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HE RECOMMENDED THAT I CALL THE DEALER AND HAVE THAT TAKEN CARE OF...ON MY DIME. IT SEEMS RIDICULOUS THAT I SHOULD GET STUCK PAYING FOR THIS. THIS IS WHY I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM CAR AND MANY PEOPLE THAT I SPEAK WITH, HAVE PURCHASED MERCEDES AND OTHER FOREIGN MADE CARS. APPARENTLY CADILLAC DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. TOO BAD. *TR

ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT ANY WARNING (NOISE, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT) GOING 55MPH DOWN HIGHWAY. ENGINE IS RUINED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND KEPT IT FOR ALMOST 8 YEARS. I HAD ALL ROUTINE AND RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE BY DEALER. I SOLD THIS TO MY FRIEND WHO THIS HAPPENED TO. I HAVE DETERMINED THIS WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE GM RECOMMENDED 10,000 MILES OIL CHANGE. ENGINE FAILURES APPARENTLY HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUITE SOME TIME ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET AND GM OR MY DEALERSHIP NEVER ONCE TOLD ME TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED SOONER OR WARNED ME ABOUT THIS. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. IF I WOULD HAVE PULLED OUT ON THE FREEWAY WHERE I NORMALLY DO TO BLEND INTO 70 MPH TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE FAILED, I WOULD HAVE HAD NO PLACE TO PULL OVER AND COAST TO A STOP AS THERE ISN'T A SHOULDER FOR SEVERAL YARDS. I COULD HAVE VERY WELL BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR AND A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT WITH POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL BECAME ABNORMALLY DARK, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO READ THE FUEL LEVEL AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V020000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,392.

IN NOVEMBER 2011 I COULD NOT TAKE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OF MY CAR.THEN IN 2012 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON ABOUT THE SAME MONTH, COSTING ME A LITTLE UNDER $900.00 BOTH TIMES.THE PROBLEM MENTION WAS STATED INTERNAL FAILURE OF ENGINE CONTROL MODULE.THE MODULE COMPUTER CHIP, WENT OUT BOTH TIMES. NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHAKING AFTER REFUELING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS MODEL CAR IN 2010. I BROUGHT THIS N 2011 FROM FORD OF ROCK HILL IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THERE WERE NO MENTION OF ANY RECALLS. *TR

VEHICLE STOPPED DETECTING PERSON SITTING IN PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINS OFF WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER. SERVICE MESSAGE APPEARS ON DASH STATING TO SERVICE AIRBAG. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2005-2007 CADILLAC CTS MODELS HOWEVER, THERE IS NO RECALL ON MINE FOR SOME REASON. THERE IS NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE OTHER THAN FAULTY EQUIPMENT THAT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY GM. *TR