2011 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

The air bag light comes on intermittently. It has been identified as a problem on several of the CTS and CTS-V forums.

IN 2014 GM ISSUED A RECALL ON THE SUPERSHARGER FOR THE 2010 TO 2015 CADILLAC CTS V AND THE CAMEO ZR1 I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY NOTICE ABOUT IT. I AM REGISTERED ON THE GM RECALL SITE I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL NOW I AM HAVING THE ISSUE I CALLED GM AND THERE SAYING MY CAR IS OUT OF MILEAGE BUT IT WASN'T IN 2014 AND I ONLY LET THE DEALER WORK ON IT AND THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING AND WHEN I SPOKE TO GM SHE COULDN'T FIND ANY PROOF THEY NOTIFIED ME ABOUT THE RECALL HOW CAN I GET THEM TO REPAIR MY CAR UNDER THE RECALL LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE?MY ATTORNEY SAID TRY TO GET YOUR HELP FIRST BECAUSE YOU CAN MAKE THEM COMPLY I WOULD APPRECIATE A SPEEDY RESPONSE TO IF YOU CAN HELP ME THANK YOU.

EVERY TIME THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE WHEELS TURNED SHARPLY TO RIGHT OR LEFT, SUCH AS IN BACKING- OUT OF A TIGHT PARKING SPACE, THE CAR LABORS TO MOVE BACKWARDS AND BINDING NOISES EMANATE FROM DIFFERENTIAL OR REAR AXLE AREA OF THE CAR. THIS CONDITION LESSENS AND COMPLETELY DISAPPEARS AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS RETURNED TO THE STRAIGHT FORWARD OR STRAIGHT BACK POSITION. I BELIEVE THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED IN EARLIER MODELS OF MY VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. THIS MALFUNCTION HAS EXISTED EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE USED CAR IN JUNE OF 2016. OTHER THAN THE DESCRIBED ISSUE, THE CAR HAS SERVED ME WELL.

WHILE DRIVING ON A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD AT APPROX 45 MPH, GOING INTO A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN ANY FURTHER. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE STEERING HAD GONE OUT COMPLETELY. THIS CAUSED ME TO TRAVEL STRAIGHT INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND LAUNCH INTO THE WOODS. NO INJURIES. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. RADIATOR WAS BENT INTO A U SHAPE. NO IDEA WHY NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY

WHEN TAKING TURNS MY 2011 CTS CADILLAC FLASHES THAT MY AIR BAG MUST BE SERVICED. ON THE PASSENGER SEAT.

I BOUGHT MY 2011 CADILLAC CTS-V BRAND NEW ON 04-12-11 ,MY SEALED REAR END WENT OUT AT 33,453 MILES WHICH I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 9 DAYS SO YOU GUYS MADE ME PAY $4690 FOR A 'NEW REAR END THAT HAD UPDATED PARTS THAT FAILED AND I WOULDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVER AGAIN ..... WELL HERE I AM AT 54,569 MILES AND I NEED ANOTHER NEW REAR ENDED REPLACED ME AND THE DEALER BOTH AGREED . NOW THIS TIME SINCE I HAD IT REPLACED AT 33,000 MILES NOW 18,000 1/2 MILES LATER I NEED ANOTHER NEW REAR END THERE'S RECALLS ON ALL YOUR OTHER CTSV MODELS EXCEPT FOR 2011 THROUGH 13 AND THEY'RE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SEALED REAR ENDS IN THE CTSV'S AND THE SPORTS MODELS LIKE I SAID I PAID $100,000 FOR THIS CAR BRAND NEW NINE YEARS AGO I PUT AN AVERAGE OF 4500 MILES ON IT EVERY YEAR MY WIFE DRIVES IT 98% OF THE TIME AND SHE DOESN'T DRIVE IT FAST OR AGGRESSIVE AT ALL THERE'S A REALLY EXTREME PROBLEM WITH YOUR SEALED ELECTRONICA REAR ENDS AND AXLE SHAFTS I REPORTED THIS TO THE SAFETY CENTERS AND THERE'S CURRENTLY 4000 CARS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE AND WITH THE 14 AND 15 MODELS THERE'S 2800 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME REAR END JUST DIFFERENT YEARS PLEASE MAKEAND REPLACE MY REAR END AT NO COST AS IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOUR PARTS FAIL.... PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX]. THE WAY THIS HAPPENED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME AS I WAS DRIVING IN MOTION AROUND CLOVERLEAF ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SOUNDED LIKE I WAS DRAGGING GARBAGE CANS BEHIND MY CAR AS TO THEN I PULLED OVER AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND GOT OUT AND LOOKED BEHIND MY CAR TO SEE NOTHING WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND YOU JUST HEARD THE REAR AND GEARS AND PINS SPINNING WITHOUT MAKING THE CAR MOVE EXTREMELY LOUD AND DANGEROUS MY WIFE COULD' HAVE BEEN HURT IF THE REAR END LOCKED INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO SHIFTED IN REVERSE AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ROHRICH CADILLAC 2116 W LIBERTY AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15226 WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A SPLINE BETWEEN THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER TO THE CONTACT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

ON 12-2-19 AT 730AM EASTERN TIME, I WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH SIDE IMPACT CRASH TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BY A SEMI TRUCK ON INTERSTATE 475 NORTH IN TOLEDO, OHIO, MILE MARKER 10, NEAR HOLLAND, OHIO. NO SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IS IN 100% EXCELLENT MAINTAINED CONDITION. NO FAULT CODES. VEHICLE STRUCTURE MAINTAINED VERY WELL FOR A HIGHWAY SPEED CRASH, HOWEVER, I HAVE A CONCUSSION FROM THE SIDE IMPACT AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CAR WAS TOTALLED BY THE SEMI TRUCK INSURANCE COMPANY THAT STRUCK ME.

AFTER A 45 MINUTE DRIVE AND RETURNING HOME I PARKED MY CAR ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOME. THE CAR DROVE PERFECTLY NORMAL AS ALWAYS AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING ELSE TO INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I ENTERED MY HOUSE AND AS I WALKED PASTED MY KITCHEN WINDOW I COULD SEE FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUTES SINCE FROM THE TIME I ENTERED MY HOUSE. WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED WITH FLAMES. AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THEN FIRE I ASKED WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSE THE FIRE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY AN ELECTRICAL OR A FUEL MALFUNCTION.

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR HAS COME ON. I OWN TWO CADILLAC VEHICLES AND COINCIDENTALLY THE ESCALADE HAS AN AIRBAG RECALL AND, THE SAME INDICATOR LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON BOTH VEHICLES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS RECALL IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD. WE LIVE IN FLORIDA WHERE IT'S HOT, SO WE CONSTANTLY DRIVE IN THE SUN. FOR THE RECALL TO BE UNRESOLVED AND NOW BOTH INDICATORS FOR AIRBAGS ARE ILLUMINATED I BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY BE APART OF THIS TAKATA ISSUE. SEE BELOW 1UNREPAIRED RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN MAY 27,2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER2049151 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V381 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE SUMMARY TAKATA CORPORATION ('TAKATA') HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2007-2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT, CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO 1500, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, GMC SIERRA 1500, YUKON, YUKON XL, AND 2009-2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500/3500 AND GMC SIERRA 2500/3500 VEHICLES. THIS IS BASED UPON TAKATA'S DECISION THAT FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATORS IT SUPPLIED TO GM ARE DEFECTIVE. GM HAS SUBMITTED TO NHTSA A PETITION FOR INCONSEQUENTIALITY AND NHTSA HAS GRANTED GM UNTIL AUGUST 2017 TO COMPLETE ITS INVESTIGATION AND TO SUBMIT ALL DATA SUPPORTING THE PETITION. IF THE PETITION IS DENIED, GM WILL CONDUCT A RECALL OF THE AIRBAG INFLATORS COVERED BY TAKATA'S DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV AND SEARCH FOR DOCKET NO. NHTSA-2016-0124. SAFETY RISK THE PROPELLANT IN SOME TYPES OF TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME, ESPECIALLY AFTER LONG TERM EXPOSURE IN HOT AND HUMID REGIONS. IF THE PROPELLANT DEGRADES TO A CERTAIN LEVEL, THE INFLATORS MAY RUPTURE DURING DEPLOYMENT, CAUSING SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURIES.