2006 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

FATAL CAR CRASH RESULTED IN DEATH OF DRIVER (ONLY PERSON IN THE AUTOMOBILE). HISTORY OF SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC PROBLEM ON THE 2006 CADILLAC CTS--PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AND LUNGING OR SUDDEN ABNORMAL ACCELERATION WITH LOSS OF STEERING. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPOT AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT WHEN TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPACE MY CAR DOES NOT WANT TO COME TO A STOP,MY BRAKES BECOME HARD AND TO COME TO A STOP I HAVE TO KEEP PUMPING THE BRAKES.I AM VERY SCARED TO EVEN GO INTO A PARKING SPACE.DONT KNOW IF MY CAR IS GONNA STOP OR KEEP GOING.THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME IS WHEN FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR,BUT BEING THAT U CAN USE THIS CAR AS STICK OR STANDARD I THOUGHT MAYBE I DID SOMETHING WRONG,I ALMOST WENT INTO MY APARTMENT BUILDING.I AM AFRAID THAT I MIGHT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR OR EVEN HIT SOMEONE WALKING. *TR

I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE I AM REPORTING ON THE INTERNET ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS CAN'T DETERMINE THE ISSUES AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE! THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM I WAS SLOWLY (LESS THAN 5MPH) TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, IT JUMPED THE SIDEWALK, BUT STOPPED BEFORE HITTING THE BUILDING. I HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE, BUT WOULD GUESS MANIFOLD GASKET, THAT?S A LOT OF MONEY FOR A GUESS FIX THAT MAY NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE; YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED WHILE IN REVERSE (TURNING WHEEL TO THE LEFT UNDER 5 MPH) I THOUGHT I WASN'T GOING TO EVER STOP! HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/COMMENT/4050860 LIST A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO THEM AND THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS HAVE GUESSED FIXES FROM WHEEL HUBS TO LOOSE RADIATOR HOSES, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AFTER THE GUESS FIX. UNTIL SOMEONE GETS DEATHLY INJURED BEHIND THIS ISSUE, I DON'T THINK CADILLAC IS TAKING IT SERIOUSLY. THE OTHER COMMON PROBLEMS TRACTION ENGAGING (LIGHT COMES ON) WHEN MAKING TURNS AT HIGHER SPEEDS (OVER 5MPH) MAY BE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH ME AND MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE, EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, THE DEALERSHIP (WHICH APPEARS CLUELESS AS MANY OTHERS DO) AS WELL AS A LOCAL REPUTABLE FAMILY OWNED AUTO MECHANIC BUSINESS IN MY COMMUNITY. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND FIXED, BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS TO ME. THANK YOU. 2006 CAD CTS-FRUSTRATED OWNER (DEALERSHIP HAS MILKED ME DRY AND STILL EXPERIENCE SAME ISSUES, ALREADY PAID DEALERSHIP IN THE LAST YEAR: PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ($495) REAR DIFFERENTIAL ($600+) AND NOW POSSIBLY SPENDING $600+ ON A DEFECT FIX GUESS ? MANIFOLD ). *TR

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PANEL THAT HELD THE AIR BAG CAME APART. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER YET. IF THIS PANEL IS NOT IN CORRECTLY AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS, THE PANEL MAY NOT SEPARATE CORRECTLY AND CAUSE INJURY TO ANY PASSENGER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE PRESENCE MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE PRESENCE MODULE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V644000(AIR BAGS) ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME DEFECT AS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CADILLAC DEALER AS WELL AS TWO INDEPENDENT SHOPS GAVE THE SAME DIAGNOSIS -- THE TIMING CHAINS [3] HAD EVIDENTLY 'STRETCHED' -- NO RECALL, NO WARRANTY -- ONLY $1,500.00 OUT OF MY POCKET -- WHO EVER HEARD OF SUCH A DUMB THING, THIS IS NOT A TOYOTA WITH TIMING BELTS -- I AM TRULY DISGUSTED, THAT'S THE END OF CADILLACS FOR ME -- *TR

I NOTICED THAT, WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOWLY AND TURNING SHARPLY TO LEFT AND BRAKING CAR WOULD SHUDDER AND FEEL LIKE BRAKES NOT WORKING. FINALLY, ONE DAY IT WOULD NOT STOP AND I ALMOST HIT A CAR. TOOK IN TO SERVICE CENTER AND ABS SYSTEM IN WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW I AM HAVING SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AGAIN AND "CHECK BRAKE ASSIST" AND "ABS" WARNING LIGHTS ON. WHEN THIS CAR WAS 6 MOS OLD, THE ABS ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CAR BUT CADILLAC DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. IS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND IF I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND START FROM STRAIGHT DRIVE, PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR OR REGISTER IN WARNING SYSTEM. *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR JUST DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE SHOP FOUND OUT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. *TR