2005 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND I LOST COMPLETE BRAKE PRESSURE IN MY 2005 CADILLAC CTS. I WAS ABLE TO STOP JUST BEFORE I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BY CONTINUING TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND THE PRESSURE WOULD NOT COME BACK. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL FIRESTONE WHO TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL CADILLAC DEALERSHIP WHO WILL BE REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE LINES IN MY CAR BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL CORRODED. AT LEAST 2 OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO CORRODED THAT THEY ARE LEAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT PRIOR TO REPAIRS, IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,844. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE REPLACEMENT WAS ALMOST $600. TEN MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE DEALER WANT TO CHARGE ANOTHER $5000 AND STATED IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT COMPONENT. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAS SINCE BEEN ISSUED AND HE WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. UPDATED 06/15/11 STATUS UPDATE. 06/30/11 UPDATED 11/17/2011 *LN

LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 CADILLAC CTS FROM CADILLAC OF TURNERSVILLE, NJ. I JUST RECENTLY NOTICED A SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING AND DECIDED TO INSPECT THE TIRES AND FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES HAVE A LARGE BUBBLE IN THE OUTER SIDEWALL. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR / EAGLE RS-A P225/55R16 94H. I LOOKED ONLINE AND NOTICED A LARGE RECALL ON GOODYEAR / EAGLE RS-A TIRES WITH SIDEWALL FAILURE NOTED AND WOULD LIKE TO NOW REPORT THE ISSUE WITH OURS AND SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO HAVE THE TIRES RECALLED AND REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AS I AM NOT ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL WE REPLACE THEM. WE HAVE A NEWBORN SON AND GET VERY NERVOUS AT THE THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HADN'T PAID THE CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MILD SHIMMY AS SOON AS I DID. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU, YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER IS MUCH APPRECIATED. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF MY CADILLAC CTS-V HAS BEGUN TO WHINE AT 70,000 MILES, DEALER SAYS THE ONLY OPTION TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE. *TR

DEFECTIVE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION BUSHING RESULTING IN A AUDIBLE "CLUNK" WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET OFFERS A REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION BRACE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE POOR GM DESIGN. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2009 FROM A SMALL DEALER. IT SNOWED OVER THE WEEKEND IN DELAWARE. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR AXLES AS I WOULD TRY TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE SNOW. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE REAR IS HOPPING UP AND DOWN RADICALLY. THIS IS HAPPENING FROM THE POINT OF TAKE OFF WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE THROUGH THE SNOW AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR TO PEP BOYS IN PHILADELPHIA, PA TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC'S INFORMED ME THAT THEY HEARD THE REAR BOUNCING UP AND DOWN WHEN THEY WERE TRYING TO TRANSPORT THE CAR FROM THE PARKING SPACE TO THE CAR LIFT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED ON A WET ROAD, THE DRIVER HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LUNGED HARD TO THE RIGHT (THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT OR CONTROL). FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED AND CRASHED INTO TWO TREES. THE ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN INITIATED BY A MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) SYSTEM, CAUSING UNEXPECTED BRAKING ACTION AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. OTHER MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRONIC SENSORS AND/OR ASSOCIATED VEHICLE CONTROL MODULES, KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (HARSH OR UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION SHIFTS: TSB 02-07-30-013E), OR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS PROBLEMS (REAR AXEL OR WHEEL HOP: TSB 05-04-114-001A) COULD HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. *TR

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT PROVOCATION ON 2005 CADILLAC CTS. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY SERVICES AND DID NOT INVESTIGATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE LEFT AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,565

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. A REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTOR POWER AND CONTROL WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000.