2006 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

COMING OF THE TURNPIKE THIS MORNING AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP MY CAR IT KEPT GOING I HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK SO THAT THE CAR COULD COME TO A STOP. THIS HAS NOT BEEN MY FIRST TIME DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE MY CAR DOES THE SAME THING. I HAVE TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE CRUISING ON HIGHWAY, 70MPH. INCIDENT CAUSED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE REQUIRING ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, $8500.00. ODOMETER 66,998. 2006 CADILLAC CTS, 3.6L V6 ENGINE, RWD. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED CADILLAC CTS FROM BILL JACOBS IN JOLIET, IL (JEFFERSON ST.) I PAID FOR THE CAR WITH MY TRADE A 07 HUMMER H3 IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER. I WAS ALSO TO RECEIVE PAYMENT IN CASH FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE DIFFERENCE, WHICH TO DATE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED. WITHIN 24 HOURS THE CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE, I CONTACTED THE DEALER PRIOR TO 24 HOURS BEING UP AND NOTIFIED THEM THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, AND WAS GIVEN A LOANER. I EXPLAINED TO SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES THAT I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT RELIABLE AND DID NOT HAVE A GOOD FEELING ABOUT KEEPING THE CAR DUE TO IT BEING CERTIFIED BY A MECHANIC AND STILL HAVING MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES. THE DEALER OFFERED TO FIX THE VEHICLE, I OBLIDGED. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRES, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE RIMS BUT HE NEEDED ADDITIONAL TIME TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. I SPOKE WITH THE SALES MANAGER AND TOLD HIM THAT MY CONFIDENCE IN HIS DEALERSHIP WAS 0 AND THAT I WANTED TO JUST GIVE THEM THE CADILLAC BACK AND TAKE MY RELIABLE CAR BACK. JOHN THE MANAGER STATED THAT WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE CAR WAS SOLD WITH A MECHANICAL DEFECT AND THAT I HAD NO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS WOULD BE A RELIABLE CAR. I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY (09/11) THE THIRD DAY WITH NO CAR AND EXPLAINED THAT I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE DEALERSHIP OR THIER ABILITY TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE CAR TO ME IN THE PRICE RANGE THAT HAD BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH THE PREVIOUS DEAL. THEY OUTRIGHT REFUSED TO GIVE ME MY TRADE IN BACK AND SAID IT WAS TOO LATE. THEY WERE UNWILLING TO SELL IT BACK TO ME AT THE PRICE OF THE DEAL FOR TRADE AND RECOMMENDED I PICK ANOTHER CAR ON THE LOT. AS WAS THE ISSUE WITH MY ORIGINAL VISIT, THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR I WAS INTERESTED IN. I LIKE THE CAR I BOUGHT AND WOULD HAVE BEEN A PLEASED CONSUMER HAD THAT CAR NOT BEEN A DEFECT. I OF COURSE BECAME HYSTERICAL BECAUSE TH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. ALSO, FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT A DIFFERENT TIME. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID STRIKING AN ANIMAL (BELIEVED TO BE A LARGE COYOTE) THAT SUDDENLY APPEARED FROM THE LEFT OF US97N NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, A TWO LANE ROADWAY. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO TRAVEL TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE SHOULDER WAS COVERED WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF CINDER MATERIAL USED BY THE STATE TO PROVIDE TRACTION ON ICE AND SNOW. IT WAS BUILT UP DUE TO THE ACTION OF SNOWPLOWS. (THE ROAD WAS CLEAN AND DRY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT). THE WHEEL SANK INTO THE ACCUMULATED CINDERS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ENTER A SPIN AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO ROLL DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. NONE OF THE FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. GM'S CADILLAC DIVISION WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS FACT AND CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION OF THEIR OWN. THEY SINCE ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WOULD NOT HAVE PREVENTED THE INCIDENT BUT MAY HAVE LESSENED THE EXTENT OF THE INJURIES SUFFERED BY THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. POST ACCIDENT PHOTOGRAPHS, RESCUE AGENCY REPORTS, POLICE REPORTS AND A READOUT OF THE VEHICLE'S "BLACK BOX" COMPUTER EQUIPMENT ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, AN E-MAIL DIAGNOSTICS REPORT FROM THE VEHICLE'S ON-STAR SYSTEM DATED JUNE 22, 2010 WAS RECEIVED ALMOST FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT STATING "NO ISSUES FOUND" WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BUT THAT THE ON-STAR SYSTEM, WHICH ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, REQUIRED ACTION. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM NO LONGER OPERATING. "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT REMAINS ON. 2006 CADILLAC CTS. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM NO LONGER OPERATING PRIOR TO REACHING 40,000 MILES. "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT REMAINS ON. 2006 CADILLAC CTS. *TR

2006 CTS. WHILE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC I FELT THE CAR "HYDROPLANE" FOR A SECOND. IT WASN'T RAINING AND I SAW NOTHING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO CAUSE IT. I CONTINUED ON AT ABOUT 30MPH AND BEGAN TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE SLOWLY AS A RED LIGHT WAS AHEAD. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND I PLOWED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CADILLAC REPAIR CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. NOW I'M FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN. SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG YET I CAN GET NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

MY 2006 CADILLAC CTS WITH A 3.6L V6 STARTED BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 31,000 MILES AND BURNS A QUART EVERY 800 MILES. I DRIVE ABOUT 6500 MILES PER YEAR, MOSTLY IN SHORT DISTANCE CITY DRIVING. THE CAR STILL DRIVES WELL AND IT STILL PASSES THE TEXAS VEHICLE INSPECTION WHICH INCLUDES EMISSIONS TESTING. THE OIL GETS BLACK QUICKLY AFTER A CHANGE. THIS OIL CONSUMPTION IS EXCESSIVE FOR SUCH A LOW MILEAGE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AND WOULD NOT SEAL PROPERLY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.