2007 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

I OWN A 2007 CADILLAC CTS. ON MONDAY, MARCH 17TH, AT 5:45AM, I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON I-75. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, TRAVELING AROUND 77 MPH, AT ABOUT MILE MARKER 88, I HEARD A LARGE THUD NOISE LIKE SOMETHING HIT THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE. I THEN HEARD A LOUD METALLIC RINGING NOISE AND FELT A VIBRATION THROUGH THE VEHICLE FLOOR AND STEERING WHEEL. I PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AS I TURNED MY HEAD TO THE RIGHT TO SEE IF IT WAS CLEAR TO GET OVER, I NOTICED A LARGE CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD SEE AN ORANGE REFLECTION OF FLAMES IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR OF THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OF ME. I GOT OVER TO THE SHOULDER AT MILE MARKER 87. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, I LOOKED AT THE LEFT SIDE AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING, THEN WALKED OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE (I WAS STANDING ABOUT 10 FT BEHIND THE VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE) AND NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WALKED BACK ABOUT 50 FEET AND CALLED 911 AND REPORTED THE VEHICLE FIRE. THE INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP SHERIFF'S OFFICE RESPONDED ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER AND WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, BUT BY THAT TIME THE FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT OF HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLAMES WERE ABOUT 4 TO 5 FT AT THAT TIME AND THE OFFICER DECIDED NOT TO ATTEMPT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER THE SHERIFF WAS THERE AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO RANDY WEISS GM DEALER IN FENTON, MICHIGAN. VEHICLE MILEAGE 74,665 MILES. VEHICLE MAINTAINED EITHER BY LASCO FORD IN FENTON MICHIGAN OR AL SIERRA IN GRAND BLANC MICHIGAN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I-75 IN MONROE, MICHIGAN. WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VENTURED OR STEERED INTO MY LANE, WHERE MY 2007 CADILLAC CTS WAS CUT OFF/BUMPED CAUSING A FRONTAL AND BACK IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE CAR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR AND THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED. ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD OF OUR 2007 CADILLAC CTS ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG-OFF LIGHT ON THE REARVIEW MIRROR. (BOTH WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON WHETHER SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT OR NOT) WE DID RESEARCH AND COME TO FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FOR THIS YEAR/MAKE CADILLAC. WHEN WE CALLED OUR LOCAL GMC CADILLAC DEALERSHIP TO INFORM THEM AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST US $95 FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT BUT THAT THE ISSUE HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE CAR SO THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL ANY LONGER. IT OBVIOUSLY HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH QUITE A FEW GM CARS. THIS ISSUE WITH THESE CARS NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO LIST OF AIR BAG ISSUES WITH GM AND FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL WHO DRIVE THESE CARS, THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP! *TR

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A KNOW DIFFERENTIAL ISSUE WITH THE CADILLAC CTS. IN FORUMS EVERY WHERE I AM READING THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL FIRST LEAKS AND THEN GRENADES. I KNOW YOU ARE ONLY REQUESTING INFORMATION WHEN IT GRENADES, BUT I THINK ISSUES SHOULD BE STATED IMMEDIATELY! I DON'T WANT TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND HAVE PROBLEMS THEN. I CONTACTED CADILLAC FIRST AND RECEIVED THE HEISMAN STIFF ARM. I THINK THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT FLAW IN THE CTS DATING BACK TO 2004 AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL! *TR

NO BRAKES DURING SLOW RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PULSATE, CAR WAS NOT STOPPING AS IT SHOULD BUT STOPPED AT A CONCRETE BARRIER, THE BRAKING RECOVERED. PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON JAN. 2012. TOOK CAR TO CADILLAC OF LAS VEGAS FOR DIAGNOSTICS. INVOICE NO. 419185. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE PROBLEM. THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, 2013 BUT CAR HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SINCE DUE TO OTHER PERSONAL ISSUES. *TR

I REPLACED MY BRAKE LINES BEING MANY OTHERS WITH THE CTS-V HAVE HAD FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. ONCE REMOVED, MY LINES WERE STARTING TO CRUMBLE APART UNDER THE RUBBER WHERE THE HOSE CONNECTS TO THE FITTING, JUST AS EXPECTED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE BASE CTS, BUT NOT FOR THE CTS-V, EVENTHOUGH THEY BOTH USE THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBER FOR THE BRAKE LINES. HERE IS A PHOTO OF THE PART: [IMG]HTTP://I1093.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/I424/SEVILLIANSTS/100_8187.JPG[/IMG]. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH HE WAS HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,107.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STABILIZATION ACTIVATED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT AND THE CLOCK MECHANISM WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,094. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,212.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL PULSATED AS THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH THE WHEEL AT A THIRTY DEGREE ANGLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING A FRACTURED STEERING SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000.

IDN7-34821 I COULD NOT ATTACH THE PDF. NOVEMBER 2012 I WAS PARALLEL PARKING AND FELT LIKE MY CAR SLIDE BEFORE STOPPING. I HAD APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I TURNED THE WHEEL TO PARK AND AGAIN IT FELT LIKE THE CAR SLID ON SOMETHING, THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE, PULSATED AND DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO STOP. A DAY OR SO AFTER THAT I WENT TO PARK THE CAR AND THIS TIME THE BRAKES PULSATED, MADE A NOISE AND WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS HEADING FOR A BRICK WALL SO I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK. EACH OF THESE OCCURRENCES HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH WHEN I WENT TO PARK THE CAR TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CADILLAC DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY RECALL, AFTER CHECKING THE CAR THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THEY REPLACED THE HUB & CHARGED ME $725.70. 3 WEEKS AGO (AUGUST 2013) I WENT TO PARK MY CAR AND STARTED TO FEEL THE SAME PULSING OF THE BRAKES AND SLIDING OF THE VEHICLE.A DAY LATER I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY DAUGHTER & THE CAR SLID AND THE BRAKES PULSATED MY DAUGHTER IMMEDIATELY ASKED WHAT HAPPENED SHE FELT IT TOO. ON 9/6/13 I TOOK MY CAR WITH 35,630 MILES ON IT TO A DIFFERENT CADILLAC DEALER THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH SEVERAL CODES & REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE CHARGING ME $1,434.87. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON 9/9/13 ON 9/10/13 THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. I EMAILED CADILLAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE 9/10/13 [XXX] CALLED ME ON 9/11/13 & SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I DROVE THE CAR 1 MORE TIME AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED PULLING INTO MY GARAGE. 9/16/13 [XXX] CALLED TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED I TOLD HIM I WAS STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE TO BRING IT IN TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN, HE SAID THE CUSTOMER CARE SPECIALIST WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 24 HOURS & I HAVE HEARD NOTHING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR