2005 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF TWENTY QUARTS PER MONTH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING OIL AT A NORMAL RATE. THERE WERE NO OIL LEAKS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED PERFORMING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, BUT THE TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT VISIBLY LOCATE A LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ADVISED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD WAS FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE TWO HOLES IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $6000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO FILED A CLAIM ON BEHALF OF THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND CRASHED INTO SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS/HER LEGS. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 04/27/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE INJURIES TO BOTH WRIST AND FOREHEAD, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS CUTS AND BRUISES. UPDATED 06/13/2012 *JS UPDATED 07/03/12.*JB UPDATED 08/28/12. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

THIS CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES THE NEWEST BEING IT STARTED USING EXCESSIVE OIL JUST AFTER THE MAIN COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE PROPER TIMES AND NEVER USED A DROP OF OIL. WHEN IT STARTED USING OIL IT USED FIVE LITERS OF OIL IN JUST 24 DAYS OR 2000 MILES. IT CONTINUES TO USE A LITER EVERY TWO DAYS. DEALER HAS KNOW IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENING BUT THE CAR IS BURNING IT, THE WHITE EXHAUST IS VERY EVIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, HE SMELLED AN UNUSUAL CHEMICAL ODOR WITHIN THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL ASSISTED WITH EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE IT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN A LOUD RUMBLING WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE RUMBLING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOA SECOND DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE HUBS WERE MISPLACED ON THE REAR DRIVE WHEEL. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE HUBS AND SUGGESTED THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE INITIAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE BENT WHEELS AND THE WORN TIRES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO DUE TO ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,075. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ

I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS HEAD ON COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING CAR. MY CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING ME TO GET 10 STITCHES, A FRACTURED NOSE, NECK, BACK, CHEST AND ABDOMINAL PAIN. THE AIR BAGS WERE SERVICED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AT THE SPECIFIC BRAND CAR DEALER BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO STOP SIGNS OR TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO PREVENT THIS AND ALSO THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION SEEM TO BE AT FAULT. IF THE DRIVER OF BOTH SIDES STAYS NEXT TO IT THE CARS WILL HIT EACH OTHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL LEAKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT IT WOULD COST $315 TO BE REPAIRED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V589000, POWER TRAIN: AXLE ASSEMBLY: AXLE SHAFT: SEAL WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE PASSENGER SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A REPROGRAMMING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SEAT SENSOR BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPROGRAM IT FOR SOME REASON. THE LIGHT STILL REMAINED ILLUMINATED DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. UPDATED 05/25/11 *BF THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED DURING THE WINTER TIME, THE REAR DOORS WOULD FREEZE AND NOT CLOSE. UPDATED 11/21/11