2005 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

I HAVE HAD 3 REAR DIFFERENTIALS REPLACED IN THE TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP FOR MY 2005 CADILLAC CTS-V. THEY WERE EVALUATED BY MY DEALERSHIP TO BE FAULTY AND WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, MY 4TH DIFFERENTIAL IS NOT GIVING ME A PROBLEM BUT I AM CONFIDENT IT IS SIMPLY A MATTER OF TIME. *JB

- DEGRADATION OF THE REAR CARRIER ASSEMBLY (E.E. REAR DIFFERENTIAL). - REPLACEMENT OF REAR CARRIER ASSEMBLY 3 TIMES (ON 4TH DIFFERENTIAL BY 45K MILES) - NO CATASTROPHIC FAILURES, BUT ON ALL OCCASIONS CARRIER ASSEMBLY BECAME SO NOISY THAT IT COULD BE HEARD WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN AT SPEED WITH THE RADIO ON. HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE A FAILURE, AS THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. ON THE 3RD DIFFERENTIAL, THE PINION SEAL BEGAN TO LEAK ALSO. *JB

MULTIPLE SERVICE VISITS WITH COMPLAINTS RE BRAKES NOT WORKING FULLY, FUEL GAUGE WAS ALWAYS INCORRECT, PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT WORKING. AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING FUEL GAUGE AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR, WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM FOUND. *AK STBILITY SENSOR REPLACED WHILE GOING THRU PARKING LOT AT 15 MPH, SLIGHTLY TOUCHING THE BRAKES, THE CARS STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES FAILED. CAR DID HARD RIGHT, BRAKES FAILED AND CAR RAN OVER CURB AND INTO SIGN. GM FINALLY REPURCHSED THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MISCOMMUNICATIONS RE THE TERMS OF REPURCHASE BUT REFUSED TO COVER THE DAMAGE TO THE SIGN AND EXPECTED ME TO REPAIR THE CAR BEFORE THEY WOULD PURCHASE

CAR SHUTTERS WHEN DRIVING UP A GRADE. HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES THIS MONTH AND STILL NOT FIXED. *TR

CUSTOMER PURCHASED A CADILLAC WITH RUNFLAT TIRES AND THE TIRES WERE BAD AND CUSTOMER WANTS GOODYEAR TO GIVE HIM ANOTHER SET OF TIRES**CC THE CONSUMER HAD RUN FLAT TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE. *TR

I LEASED A 2005 CADILLAC CTS IN JULY OF 2005 FOR A 3 YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP 5+ TIMES FOR ISSUES. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED, RECALL ON THE FUEL GAUGE, DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE PLASTIC PEELED AND WAS REPLACED, RADIO REPLACED DUE TO RADIO BUTTONS PEELING. DURING THE FIRST 9 MONTHS OF MY LEASE I NOTICED THAT THE RADIO BUTTONS (CHANNELS 1-6) BEGAN TO PEEL. THE SYNTHETIC MATERIAL IS VERY SOFT AND CHEAP (ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE DEALER). I ALERTED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS OCCURRING AND THEY SAID BRING THE CAR IN AND WE'LL FIX IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT COLONIAL CADILLAC ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE SYNTHETIC MATERIAL COULD BE EASILY RUBBED OFF WITH ANY TYPE OF OILS (HANDS, FINGERS, LOTIONS, ETC.), AND CADILLAC WOULD FIX THE ISSUES WHEN IT OCCURS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE RADIO (EVEN THOUGH JUST A FEW BUTTONS WERE TORN) WITH NO COST TO ME. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS ALSO PEELING. THE PEELING WAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RADIO BUTTONS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE HANDLE REPLACED, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT WITH NO COST TO ME. IN NOVEMBER 2006, THE SAME ISSUE RE-OCCURRED WITH MY RADIO BUTTONS (BUTTONS 1 & 2). I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR BE BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE RADIO BY REPLACING THE RADIO ONCE AGAIN. IN EARLY DECEMBER 2006 I PUT AN AIR FRESHENER IN THE VENT (ONE OF THOSE AIR FRESHENERS THAT ATTACH TO THE VENT WITH OILS). A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF THE OILS SPILLED ONTO THE VENT AND THE TOP OF THE RADIO CAUSING THE CHEAP SYNTHETIC MATERIALS TO PEEL. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX. I COULD NOT FIND ONE INSTANCE IN MY LEASE AGREEMENT THAT SAYS IF THE SYNTHETIC MATERIAL ON YOUR DASHBOARD, RADIO AND DOOR HANDLES IS NOT COVERED. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE AS I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OTHER DRIVERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *JB

I OWN A 2005 CADILLAC CTS-V. I MADE A HIGH-SPEED RIGHT-HAND EXIT FROM THE FREEWAY, THEN HAD TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT LANE OF THE TWO-LANE EXIT RAMP WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY SLOWED. THE CADILLAC DRIFTED LEFT AND HIT THE CURB. REAR WHEELS HIT JUST BEFORE THE FRONT. THE HIT WAS PRETTY HARD - MISALIGNED BOTH LEFT WHEELS. THE CAR RECOVERED OFF THE CURB, BUT A STABILITY CONTROL WARNING FLASHED ON THE NAVIGATION/INFORMATION SCREEN, AND THE BRAKES COMPLETELY QUIT! THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR, AND I SAILED THRU A RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION. ABOUT 3 - 4 SECONDS LATER, THE WARNING SCREEN WENT OUT, AND THE BRAKES RETURNED. CLEARLY THIS IMPACT WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE MODE OF THE STABILITY/ABS SYSTEM SHOULD BE FULL BRAKES WITHOUT ANTI-SKID, RATHER THAN NO BRAKES. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 CADILLAC CTS-V MY FIRST ISSUE WAS BACK IN 05/05 8,200 MILES ON CAR WHILE DRIVING CAR WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT OR CHANGE GEARS THE CAR STALLED AND ROLLED TO A STOP. I CALLED FOR ROAD SERVICE 2 HOURS FROM HOME THEY TOWED CAR TO AN AREA DEALER WHO LATER CALLED TO INFORM ME THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND GM HAD REFUSED TO PAY FOR SERVICE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALER AT MY EXPENSE, AT MY DEALERS REQUEST. THEY INFORMED ME THAT GM SAID THE CAR HAD EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER ABUSE OR AGGRESSIVE DRIVING I WAS FORCED TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY AND PAY FOR A VEHICLE I COULDN'T DRIVE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. LATE IN AUGUST 05 CADILLAC AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. 01/07 27,000 MILES I WAS DRIVING THE CTS-V CHANGED GEARS FROM 2ND TO 3RD APPROX 30 MPH HEARD A CLUNK AND REAR END STARTED TO WHINE I PARKED THE CAR, CALLED ROAD SIDE SERVICE ,THEY TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER. CUSTOMER SERVICE REP CALLED A FEW DAYS LATER HE SAID THE REAR END HAS FAILED AGAIN AND NEEDS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT THE HANGAR BARING IS BENT, THE MAIN BOLT IS BROKE IN TWO PIECES AND IS RECOMMENDING A COMPLETE NEW REAR END HE ALSO SAID GM REFUSED TO PAY FOR SERVICE TO HIS SURPRISE. HERE WE GO AGAIN. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS THE CAR IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET, SO YES THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE CADILLAC CTS-V REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS WEAK AND MAY BREAK CAUSING THIS CAR TO SKID OR SUDDENLY STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, INJURY,OR DEATH. CADILLAC KNOWS OF PROBLEM AND HAS PROVIDED SOME CUSTOMERS WITH WARRANTY REPAIR, OFFERED 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR OTHERS AND YET DENIED REPAIR FOR CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS UNDER RATED FOR THIS CARS HORSE POWER AND WAS DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE STANDARD CTS VERSION OF THIS CAR THE REAR TIRES HAVE ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM SHOWING EARLY SIGNS OF WEAR. I HAD TO REPLACE MY FIRST SET FRONT AND REAR AT 8,500 MILES, THESE TIRES ARE WORST RATED TIRE BY CONSUMERS AT WWW.TIRERACK.COM AND CADILLACFAQ.COM *JB

I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE NEW HEADLIGHTS ON THE LATEST MODEL CARS, THEY MAY BE NICE FOR THE DRIVER OF THE AUTO BUT, THE GLARE AND NON-DIMMING TO THE ONCOMING DRIVER, I FEEL IS A DEFINITE HAZARD TO THE ONCOMING DRIVER. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE "FOG LIGHTS" THAT MANY CARS HAVE, IF THEY WERE TRULY FOG LIGHTS THEY WOULD BE YELLOW. WE DON'T NEED 4 HEAD LIGHTS. PLEASE GIVE SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT TO THESE CONCERNS. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE. *JB

PURCHASED MY NEW 2005 CTS IN JAN. 2005. WONDERFUL CAR. WINE BEGAN IN THE REAR END OF THE CAR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PINION GEAR, SEALS ETC . NOISE PERSISTED. HAD THE DEALER CHECK FOR THE NOISE AGAIN ABOUT MAY .'05 , THEY COULD NOT HEAR ANY NOISE. IT CONTINUES TO GET LOUDER ESPECIALLY UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION IN THE 40 TO 50 KILOMETER RANGE. IT IS UNNERVING AND I FEAR IT IS GOING TO FAIL . NOT A NICE THING FOR SUCH A GREAT CAR !THE DEALER IS LESS THAN INTERESTED IN RESOLVING THE MATTER. *JB