2005 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

I WAS HIT FRONT END NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO REACT. 110 MPH IMPACT. ENGINE TRANSMISSION BRACKETS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO SHEAR OFF TO KEEP ENGINE FROM GOING INTO DRIVER COMPARTMENT DID NOT . EVERYTHING CAME FORWARD CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, HORRIBLE INJURIES. *TR

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. I PRESS IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL STILL. IT SEEMS THERE IS NO EMERGENCY BRAKE AT ALL. *TR

INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, DURING SHARP RIGHT TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS. MOST TIMES AS YOU PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT. STARTED AS A RUMBLE AND BUMPING STOP WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT, NOT LONG AFTER BUYING THE CAR, THOUGHT IT WAS JUST HOW ABS WORK?? OVER THE PAST 7 YEARS THIS HAS PROGRESSED TO WHERE THE BRAKE PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DOESN'T STOP. I'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER WHO CAN NEVER RECREATE, THEREFORE CANNOT FIX. WE RECENTLY MOVED, AND IN OUR NEW DRIVEWAY, I MUST MAKE A VERY SHARP RIGHT TURN INTO MY GARAGE, I'VE ALMOST HIT MY HOUSE MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. LAST WEEK ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT...IT TOOK 1/2 THE DISTANCE OF THE SPACE AND MY SON PUTTING CAR INTO REVERSE TO AVOID THE COLLISION. CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $2,500 TO TRY A FEW THINGS BUT NOT SURE IF ANY OF THEM WILL FIX THE ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS FOR A FEW CTS YEARS (2004-2007 IT APPEARS) BUT GM HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY OR ACKNOWLEDGED AN ISSUE. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO BE KILLED FIRST? *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD HIT US FROM BEHIND EXCEPT THERE WAS NO ONE THERE. I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK END OF CAR AND IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND STOPPED MY VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR IT I COULD NO LONGER GET IT TO MOVE FORWARD. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT ABLE TO GO INTO GEAR. HAD A TOW TRUCK HAUL IT HOME FROM EL CENTRO, CALIF TO YUMA, AZ. THE CAR HAD TO LITERALLY BE DRAGGED ONTO THE TOW TRUCK CAUSE THE REAR WHEELS WERE FROZEN IN PLACE. LUCKILY THE WHEELS DIDN'T CEASE WHILE WE WERE STILL MOVING. AFTER REMOVAL OF DIFFERENTIAL WE DISCOVERED IT WAS BONE DRY. I HAD REPLACE A BUSHING NOT TO LONG AGO BUT SAW NO SIGN OF LEAKS. I PURCHASED THE 2005 CTS NEW FROM A DEALER IN YUMA AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF A RECALL FOR THE SEALS. OR FOR ANYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THIS HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 29 2012. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AGAIN ON MAY 18 2013 AND THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,998 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,852. UPDATED 6/21/13 *CN UPDATED 07/17/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TR

A FEW WEEKS AFTER MY LATEST OIL CHANGE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN SEMI CROWDED CONDITIONS WHEN THE CAR STARTED BUCKING. THE CAR SLOWED AND I HAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND ALMOST WAS HIT AS THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND, WAS SCARED TO DEATH. I THOUGHT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT WHEN I CALLED THE MECHANIC HE KNEW WHAT IT WAS RIGHT AWAY, HE SAID CHECK YOUR OIL AND I DID AND IT WAS NEAR EMPTY. NO OIL IN MY GARAGE, NO OIL IN MY WORK PARKING SPOT, NO VISIBLE LEAKS, BUT ALL THE OIL GONE. IT JUST HAPPENED FOR A SECOND TIME AND WHEN I LOOKED FOR COMPLAINTS ON THE CAR IT IS THE SAME ISSUE TIME AND TIME AGAIN. HOW IS CADILLAC NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE TO THE DRIVING PUBLIC FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. HOW MANY MUST DIE BEFORE IT IS RECALLED? *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND A "SERVICE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM" MESSAGE CAME ON THE RADIO. THE ENTIRE DASH QUIT WORKING, RADIO WENT OFF, POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWING HOW FAST I WAS GOING OR WHAT WAS GOING ON. AFTER I GOT THE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT, I SHUT IT OFF AND CAME INSIDE. WHEN I WENT OUT THE NEXT MORNING TO START IT, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE DASH LIGHTS UP, EVERYTHING WORKS BUT THE GAS GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE, BUT THE CAR DOESN'T START OR EVEN ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER. THE SECURITY MESSAGE AND SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE SHOWS ON THE RADIO. I WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY BE THE KEY SO I PURCHASED A NEW ONE FROM MOSES CADILLAC AND ATTEMPTED IT BUT A NEW MESSAGE CAME UP "IGNITION START DISABLED, REMOVE KEY." I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT, THE ENTIRE CAR IS LOCKED UP AND WON'T START SO I CAN'T EVEN GET IT TO THE DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT. WHEN YOU'RE IN IT AND TURN THE KEY ON ALL THE DOORS LOCK, YOU CAN HEAR THE FUEL PUMP START, AND NOTHING ELSE. THE KEY LOCKS ITSELF INTO THE IGNITION, I HAD TO ACCESS THE MANUAL RELEASE TO GET IT OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED HOWEVER, THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.