2008 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY INCREASED TO 80 MPH AS THE REAR TIRES BEGAN SPINNING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE CARS ENGINE RUNS AWAY WITH MY CAR WHEN I AM SITTING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR AT VERY SLOW IDLE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE PROBLEM IS ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THE SAME COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MILEAGE,( 29,000-32,000 MILES ). I AM REACHING OUT TO YOU BECAUSE MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND I REFUSE TO TAKE MY CAR BACK AT THIS POINT. I PAID CASH FOR THIS CAR AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS BEEN IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ON MONDAY AFTERNOON I PULLED INTO MY BANK WITH CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND BESIDE ME. I CAME TO A STOP, HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD, MY ENGINE WAS SCREAMING, MY SPEEDOMETER SAID 80 MPH, I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TO NOT HIT THE WOMAN IN FRONT, MY REAR WHEELS WERE SMOKING AND SCREAMING AND MY CAR WAS JUMPING SIDE TO SIDE BECAUSE OF THE SPINNING WHEELS AND NOWHERE TO GO BECAUSE AT THIS POINT I AM STANDING ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET. SOMEONE SCREAMED TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND THE MOMENT WAS OVER. COURTESY CHEVROLET IN SALISBURY MD, JUST CALLED TO SAY THE PROBLEM DIDN'T THROW A CODE SO CADILLAC WON'T PAY THEM TO LOOK AND FIX THE PROBLEM. IF THEY WON"T FIX WHAT'S WRONG THEY CAN KEEP THE VEHICLE AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK AND AS I TOLD THEM I WON'T STOP UNTIL I GET SOMEONE TO LISTEN AND WARN OTHERS OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WIDESPREAD AND THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED. MY HUSBAND SAYS IT'S PROBABLY A PROBLEM IN THE COMPUTER THAT WHEN THE PRECISE PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE, THE SIGNAL TO THE ENGINE IS GO NOT STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY PROVIDED AN ERRONEOUS READING OF 80 MPH. THE WHEELS ALSO BEGAN SPINNING RAPIDLY AS THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM SIDE T0 SIDE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE ABS AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECENTLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 32,000. UPDATED 1/11/13 *CN UPDATED 1/28/2013*JS

I WAS TRAVELING AT 25MPH WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN VERY LOUD EXPLOSIVE/GRINDING NOISE(IT BROUGHT PEOPLE RUNNING OUT OF ADJACENT BUILDINGS). I HIT MY BRAKES IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED UNTIL I PUT IT INTO PARK. I EXITED THE CAR AND UNDER THE REAR AXLE OF MY VEHICLE WERE MULTIPLE LARGE BOLTS AND SCREWS LINED UP IN A ROW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DISABLED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY DETERMINED THAT ALL THE REAR AXLE BOLTS JUST FELL OUT AT ONCE.THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND TO THE VEHICLE. MY CONCERNS REMAIN AS TO "WHY DID THIS HAPPEN" AND "WHAT IF I HAD BEEN GOING AT AN ACCELERATED RATE OF SPEED"? MULTIPLE EXPERIENCED MECHANICS AND SPECIALIST (INCLUDING CADILLAC) HAVE NO ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. *TR

ALTHOUGH I LOVED THE CAR OVERALL AT THE TIME I DECIDED TO OWN, , MY DREAM CAR CADILLAC CTS HAS TURNED INTO MY DREAM NIGHTMARE. CADILLAC CTS 3.6 2008 WHEN I GET ON IT A LITTLE BIT ACCELERATION IT MAKES A SOUND THAT SOUNDS LIKE ALL AIR LEAKS INSIDE THE CAR. THE DEALER WAS REPORTED EVER SINCE MY FIRST EARLY VISIT TO SERVICE CENTER BUT IT'S ONLY DURING MY LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY MENTIONED GM HAS SANCTIONED APPROVAL IE. AT THE TIME THE ODOMETER READS 65000KM? STRANGE! THE DOOR LOCKS ARE TERRIBLE?DESPITE RECTIFYING; TIME AND AGAIN BY YOUR DEALER THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST TO DATE. SAFETY HAZARD INDEED. THE COMPUTER HAD ERROR AS FOR TYRE LOW AIR PRESSURE VERY BAD ON SAFETY STANDARDS. ON 12TH AUG 2012 WHILE I WAS EN-ROUTE TO THE CADILLAC SERVICE CENTER THE VEHICLE HAD A BREAK DOWN. ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN NEAR ODOMETER IT DISPLAYED ENGINE TEMPERATURE TOO HIGH ?. DUE TO THIS I HAD TO PULL THE CAR TOWARDS SAFETY AND GOT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD UNDER THE HOT SUN. HOW CAN YOU JUSTIFY A CAR WHICH IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY YOUR AUTHORIZED AGENCY AT REGULAR PERIODIC INTERVALS TO HAVE SUCH A FATE? I FELT IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE IT SERVICED DURING MY ABSENCE IN TOWN BEFORE THE REGULAR KM INTERVAL; BUT, ONLY TO GET STRANDED ON THE ROAD IN THE HOT SUN. IT IS INDEED, TOO MUCH TO SUFFER AFTER BUYING A CAR OF GM FLAGSHIP BRAND < CADILLAC > AND SUFFER AGONY ON THE ROAD SIDE. NOT TO MENTION THE DEALERSHIPS WARRANTY YOU PROVIDE WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE NEW CAR FROM YOUR AUTHORIZED AGENTS, PROBABLY DON'T FIX ANYTHING WITH THE WARRANTY SERVICE PROGRAM. IF THE JOB WAS RIGHT THEN THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE OVER HEATED ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST RUN 71000 KMS. APPROX... *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THERE WAS A NICE DAY AND THE CAR JUST BEGAN TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL AFTER THE STABILITY TRACK LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE MALFUNCTIONED AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CENTER CONSOLE REPLACED. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

AFTER BACKING THE VEHICLE IN TO A PARKING SPOT I WANTED TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THERE WAS A LOUD SHRILLING NOISE (SOUNDED SOMEWHAT LIKE BRAKES PEELING) AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I PUMPED THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT EVERY TIME I PUSHED THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD BUCK FORWARD. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE VEHICLE CRASHED IN TO A WALL. THIS WHOLE INCIDENT WAS LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THIS WAS A LOANER VEHICLE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE FLOOR MATS FOR THIS VEHICLE WERE IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR AND CARDBOARD WITH PLASTIC WRAP OVER IT WAS BEING USED IN THEIR PLACE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS BUT WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE. THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY BEGAN LEAKING FLUID AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER MADE A COMMENT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/07/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE EXAMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 27, 2011 THE STABILITY TRAC SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THAT IT HAD FAILED. THE CAR DID NOT REACT PROPERLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNCONTROLLABLE LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR DID A 360 AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. THE STABILITRAC WAS REPAIRED JUST A MONTH PRIOR AT A CADILLAC DEALERSHIP, BUT STILL OPERATED INCORRECTLY. THIS INCIDENT PUT MY LIFE AT DANGER AND HAS CAUSED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE STABILITRAC SYSTEM WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY AT ALL. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT THE CAR AND CONFIRMED THAT THE STABILITRAC SYSTEM WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL. AT THIS POINT, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR, EVEN AFTER IT'S REPAIRED. MY BUSINESS CONSISTS OF ME DRIVING FREQUENTLY AND I FEAR THAT IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE RESULTS COULD BE WORSE IF THE SYSTEM FAILS AGAIN. *TR