2007 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

MONTGOMERY, AL. JULY 22, 2011 2007 CADILLAC CTS: BRAKES FAIL WHEN MAKING TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS INTO DRIVEWAY, PARKING SPOT ETC, AND CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD IN A SLIDE.. DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO BRAKE PROBLEMS AND THAT THEY CAN'T REPLICATE PROBLEM. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I "GOOGLED" THE ISSUE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME SITUATION AND ALL INDICATINGT HE DEALERSHIPS WERE EITHER UNAWARE, UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FINALLY I ACCIDENTALY BUMPED A CAR ON THE CHURCH PARKING LOT ON 7/10/2011 AND I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 7/11/2011 FOR THE 5TH TIME SINCE I PURCHASED IT ON 8/24/2010. I TOLD THEM NOW I DON'T WANT IT BACK AGAIN UNTIL IT IS FIXED, BECAUSE I ALMOST HIT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, HE HAD JUST STEP AWAY FROM THE TRUNK OF HIS CAR, AND I WAS TRYING TO STAND UP ON THESE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP , IT JUST ROLLED INTO THE BACK OF THEIR CAR, THANK GOD I WAS GOING VERY SLOW. MY CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME ON 7/17/2011 AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE FIXED IT THIS TIME, SO FAR IT HAS BEEN A WEEK AND I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM YET . IF THIS HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM, I WILL PUT ANOTHER MESSAGE IN HERE TO LET OTHERS KNOW WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DID TO REPAIR MY CAR. *TT

ON A 2007 CADILLAC CTS THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE HOSE IS DESIGNED AND ASSEMBLED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT COMES IN CONTACT ALL THE TIME WITH A SHARP EDGE OF A METAL BRACKET. THIS INTERFERENCE LEAD TO AN EROSION ON THE HOSE THAT IS CLOSE OF PERFORATING THE HOSE AT ONLY 58,000KM. I GUESS THAT FOR OLDER CARS AND/OR MUCH MILEAGE, THIS HOSE WAS ALREADY PERFORATED. THIS CAR ALREADY HAD A RECALL FOR THE FRONT BRAKE HOSES, THAT WERE REPLACED. BUT FOR THE REAR HOSE THERE IS NO RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE DANGER IS MUCH GREATER. WILL CONTACT GM AND THEN ASK FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE HOSE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

2007 CADILLAC CTS: BRAKES FAIL WHEN MAKING TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS INTO DRIVEWAY, PARKING SPOT ETC, AND CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD IN A SLIDE.. DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO BRAKE PROBLEMS AND THAT THEY CAN'T REPLICATE PROBLEM. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I "GOOGLED" THE ISSUE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME SITUATION AND ALL INDICATING HE DEALERSHIPS WERE EITHER UNAWARE, UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

EVERY TIME I TURN A HARD LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE OR ANY HARD LEFT MY CAR LOOSES ITS BREAKS & MY SERVICE BRAKES ASSIST LIGHT GOES ON. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP TWICE & THEY CANT SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE THE CAUSE FIGURED OUT PLEASE LET CADILLAC KNOW.

2007 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SENSOR *TGW THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. *JB

CADILLAC CTS 2007 FAILS TO STOP WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS AS WHEN PARKING, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT OFTEN ENOUGH TO HAPPEN TWICE PER/WEEK. HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE PARKING. A PERSON HAD JUST CROSSED IN BETWEEN THE TWO CARS AND COULD HAD BEING CRUSHED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO UNDERGO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE SEAT BEING OCCUPIED. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER AIR 10V644000 (BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A 59,000. UPDATED 4/11/2011 *CN

THE FRONTAL PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WORKS THROUGH A SENSOR IN THE FRONT SEAT. IT SENSES WEIGHT APPLIED TO THE SEAT AND TURNS THE AIRBAG CAPABILITY ON FOR THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIRBAG. MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS LIT ON THE DASH AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DISPLAYS THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF WHETHER OR NOT THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. THE NHTSA HAS A CAMPAIGN ID # 10V644000 COVERING THIS SAME SCENARIO. WHEN CALLING THE CADILLAC DEALER FOR MY 2007 CADILLAC CTS, THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION FOR THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER. I CALLED THE NHTSA HOTLINE WHERE I ACQUIRED THE GM RECALL NUMBER OF 100355. AFTER RETURNING MY CALL TO THE DEALER AND HAVE GIVEN THEM THE GM RECALL NUMBER , I AM TOLD THAT THIS RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY CAR AND A $99.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE WOULD APPLY. THE NHTSA SUMMARY CLEARLY OUTLINES MY PROBLEM, CONSEQUENCES AND THE SOPPOSED ACTIONS MY DEALER SHOULD TAKE TO REMEDY THE RECALL. HOW CAN I BE CERTAIN THE INFORMATION MY DEALER HAS GIVEN IS INDEED CORRECT? AT FIRST, THE SERVICE WRITER SEEMED CONFIDENT THAT THERE MAY BE A "RECALL FIX". AFTER MORE CONVERSATION IT SEEMED TO STRAY MORE TOWARDS A POSSIBLE CTS-V RECALL WHICH REPLACES A GLOVEBOX IN CASE THE AIRBAG FAILS, TO CAUSE LESS DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER, IN CASE OF A FRONTAL COLLISON. I AM CONCERNED, NOT ONLY THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY BE DISENGAGED, BUT THIS MAY AFFECT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. ANY INFORMATION THAT CAN BE GIVEN ON THIS TOPIC WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PRESENCE MODULE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.