2009 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH AFTER HEARING THE GAS PEDAL MAKE A POPPING SOUND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING GEARS AND DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO INFORMED HIM TO PUT HIS FLOOR MATS IN THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,900. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THERE IS A STEERING PROBLEM FELT VIBRATION COMING FROM STEERING WHEN MAKING TURNS, TOOK TO ONE DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED IT IS FIXED, AND IT WASN'T, TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TWO WEEK LATER FOR STEERING VIBRATION, THEY FOUND OUT THE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE WORST INVESTMENT OF MY LIFE SINCE THE CAR HAD ALSO A WATER LEAK FROM THE SUNROOF WHICH THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR

THERE WAS WATER STAINS PRESENT ON THE HEADLINER, REAR PASSENGER SEAT AND LATER DISCOVERED THE FLOOR CARPER WAS DAMPENED -ALL BECAUSE OF WHAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT CADILLAC DEALERSHIP CALLED A SUNROOF LEAK FROM A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR

CADILLAC CTS, 2009 MODEL YEAR. PLACED THE CAR IN "PARK" AND TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO "OFF" POSITION. ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT HE HAS ENCOUNTERED SIMILAR OCCURRENCE WITH MANY 2009, 2010 CTS VEHICLES. MY FATHER DISABLED THE ENGINE BY REMOVING THE FUEL PUMP FUSE LOCATED IN THE REAR TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A CADILLAC DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE. IF THERE WERE AN ENGINE FIRE, ONE COULD NOT "TURN-OFF" THE MOTOR AND FUEL WOULD FEED AN ENGINE FIRE. *TR

2009 CTS DI HAS HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATION IN FRONT END FELT THRU STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AS WELL. OCCURS ANYWHERE FROM 60-75 MPH MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. DEALER HAS TRIED CHANGING TIRES, REPLACING SUSPENSION PARTS AND STILL THE DEALER STATES CANNOT FIND THE CULPRIT. DEALER IS ACTING VERY RESPONSIBLE AS ALWAYS. I HAVE CONCERNS THAT A SAFETY ISSUE IS LOOMING AND HOPE THIS GETS RESOLVED SOON. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SOME TIME AND DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR RESOLUTION OF SAME 4 TIMES. DEALER AGREES A PROBLEM EXISTS BUT TO DAT NO CURE. ( 8-15-2010). *TR

2009 CADILLAC CTS HAS SERIOUS VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE, CHANGING THE LEFT FRONT AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, THE DEALER CLAIMS THE CAR OPERATES AS DESIGNED, I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I HAVE ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE DEALER TO RIDE WITH ME IN THE CAR. HE FAILED TO DO SO, AND DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR TWO APPOINTMENTS AT HIS DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE VIBRATION WAS PRESENT WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIPS SON TOLD ME THE VIBRATION EXISTED IN MANY CARS BECAUSE OF THE TIRES GETTING FLAT SPOTS. HE ASSURED ME IT WOULD GO AWAY IN 200 MILES OR SO. 10,000 MILES LATER THE VIBRATION STILL PRESENT. SINCE THE VIBRATION IS WORST BETWEEN 64 OR 75 MILES AN HOUR, AND CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHANK THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT EXIST ANYTIME THE CARS ARE DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WITH ABOUT 5,000 MILES OF 09 CADILLAC CTS BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAL. AT 8,381 MILES DEALER REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND COMPLETED SERVICE BULLETIN TO ROTORS. WHILE ON VACATION, AT 10,000 MILES BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUED. WHILE TAKING CAR TO LOCATE DEALER, PROBLEM JUST WENT AWAY. DEALER KEEP CAR FOR 3 DAYS BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. 2 WEEKS HAVE PAST AND 1000 MILES AND ALL IS NORMAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED WHEN IT ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO TWO POLES. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED COST OF $2,800. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SAFETY ASSIST GRIPPING HANDLES ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. UPDATED 11/08/10 * BF UPDATED 11/10/10*JB

VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR AND SEATS. ALSO A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM TIRES DURING THE FIRST FEW MILES OF DRIVING. AT TIMES THE VIBRATION IS SO BAD YOU CAN SEE THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED TWO OF THE OEM MICHELIN TIRES WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY FORCE ROAD BALANCED THE TIRES A COUPLE OF TIMES, AGAIN DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP NOW STATING THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR