2006 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

MY 06 CADILLAC CTS HAD LESS THAN 35000 MILES ON IT AND LESS THAN 3,000 ON AN OIL CHANGE WHEN I NOTICED THE OIL LEVEL WAS BELOW THE READING MARKS ON THE DIPSTICK. NO DRIPS ON THE GROUND. AFTER RESEARCHING I DISCOVERED THEIR SPEC IS TO BURN 1 QUART PER 1000 MILES (1 QUART PER 500 MILES IF AGGRESSIVELY DRIVEN). I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN EVALUATION TO SEE IF IT HIT THEIR "SPECS", AND THE SERVICE MANAGER PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE, AND SET ME UP FOR A REINSPECTION AT 2,000 MILES. WHEN I WENT IN HE CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL, AND IT WAS LOW, I ASKED WHERE THE LEVEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE DIPSTICK AND HE GAVE ME A RANGE. IF THE CONSUMPTION RATE IS SO SPECIFIC, SHOULDN'T THE TEST FOR CONSUMPTION HAVE STRICT GUIDLELINES ABOUT WHERE THE DIPSTICK READINGS SHOULD BE? I HAVE OWNED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY GM VEHICLES FOR MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE. EVEN IN THE ONES I'VE KEPT FOR 150,000 MILES PLUS, I HAVE NEVER HAD EVEN ONE OF THEM LEAK LET ALONE BURN OIL AT THIS RATE. IN 3000 MILES, I HAVE TO PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT'S NORMAL. IT MAY NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE, AT LEAST UNTIL MY CAR ENGINE SEIZES ON THE HIGHWAY FROM LACK OF OIL, BUT IT IS DEF SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS ON A FREQUENT BASIS. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION SEAL WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AT THE DEALERSHIP. TWO OF THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED BY RECALL 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL) AND THE THIRD TIME THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTACT. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

I HAD A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THREE TIMES IN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS, IT WAS A BRAND NEW CAR. I TOOK IT TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT, AND THEY SAID THEY RESET OR FIXED THE PROBLEM. I HAD A CAR WRECK A FEW MONTHS LATER FOLLOWING AN AMBULANCE WITH MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS HAVING CHEST PAINS. SOMEONE STARTED TO COME OVER IN MY LANE AND I SWERVED. LOST CONTROL AND HIT A BRIDGE 4 TIMES. ALMOST EVERY PANAL WAS HIT ON MY CAR AS THE BRIDGE THREW MY CAR AROUND. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I WAS SHAKEN UP AND SORE, BUT NOT BLEEDING, SO ASSUMED I WAS OKAY. NOW I AM HAVING BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS AND HEADACHES. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT OTHER CTS'S HAD SAME PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING IN NEWS. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. WHY IS THE MEDIA NOT PICKED UP ON THIS LIKE IT IS TOYOTA AND HONDA. EVEN THOUGH MY CRASH DID NOT RESULT IN DEATH. I WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH PAIN AND MEDICINE AND DOCTOR VISITS. THEY SHOULD HAVE LOOKED INTO AND FIXED, WHEN I HAD TO KEEP BRINGING MY CAR BACK.

ON MY 2006 CADILLAC CTS, I EXPERIENCED A DEFECT IN THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG. THIS OCCURRED IN AUGUST, 2009. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED. NOW SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE SAME DEFECT LIGHT IS COMING ON INDICATING THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT OR MAY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED BUT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS WITH VERY LIMITED INCOME AND ARE NOW TOLD WE MUST PAY FOR THE CORRECTION OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY SPOUSE AS A PASSENGER UNTIL WE CAN GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I HAVE ANY OPTIONS UNDER THE SAFETY DEFECT ACT.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON. I CALL CADILLAC AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER. I ASK THE REPRESENTATIVE IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE SAID A FEW. I ASKED HIM IF ITS UNDER WARRANTY AND HE SAID THAT HE WILL FORWARD IT TO THE WARRANTY PERSON WHO WILL HANDLE MY CASE. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NEED A REPORT FROM THE DEALER ON THE PROBLEM AND IF THE DEALER FINDS THE PART DEFECTIVE THEY WILL REPLACE IT AT NO COST TO ME. HE CONNECTED ME TO THE HEALEY BROTHERS THE NEAREST DEALER TO MY HOME. I MADE THE APPOINTMENT AND BEFORE I MADE THE APPOINTMENT THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE TRIED TO INFORMED ME THAT IF THE CAR WAS NOT IN A CRASH THE PART MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE WAS STILL ON THE LINE AND IMMEDIATELY CUT OFF THE DEALER AND STATED YOU ARE TO CHECK THE CAR AND GET BACK TO ME AND WE WILL HANDLE IT FROM THERE. I MADE THE APPOINTMENT & TOOK THE CAR ON NOVEMBER 17, 2009. I HAD TO PAY THE DEALER FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF $113.29. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR IN AND OUT FOR ANY CRASH DAMAGE AND THEY FOUND NONE AND COMMENTED ON HOW WELL I TAKE CARE OF THE CAR. THEY A COMPUTER CHECKED AND FOUND FAILURE CODE SET B0092 FOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION TRACED TO FAILURE WITHIN THE SEAT AND MUST REPLACE MODULE TO ENABLE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO WORK/OPERATE. THEY GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CASE # 71-776491182 AND ADVICE OF REPAIR NEEDED AND COST OF $920.93 AND IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE $113.00 THAT I PAID FOR. I RECEIVED A CALL A DAY LATER AND THE GM REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE CARS WARRANTY EXPIRED HOWEVER, THEY WILL OFFER ME A RESOLUTION TO ME BY REDUCING SOME OF THE LABOR REPAIR AND A MAINTENANCE PACKAGE IF I AGREE TO ABSORB THE REST OF THE COST. I EXPLAIN THAT I SHOULD NOT ABSORB ANY COST. HE STATED LET ME SPEAK TO MY BOSS AND ILL GET BACK TO YOU AND ILL CALL YOU BACK WITH A DECISION. I DID NOT GET A RETURN CALL. I LEFT A MESSAGE TO THE GM REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIN PEPPER AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED RETURN CALLS SINCE. *TR

2006 CADILLAC CTS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR . ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 68700. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND CAME BACK AS PASSENGER SIDE MODULE HAD FAILED. ( SAFETY WARNING AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY FOR ANY REASON.) HAD SENOR MODULE REPLACED AT COST OF $ 596.18 IN REVIEWING THE LOG THIS MODEL YEAR HAS HAD A NUMBER OF THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE. WHAT IS NEEDED TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? HOW MANY AIR BAGS ARE DISCONNECTED DUE TO COST OF REPAIR ? IF A 3 YEAR OLD CAR HAS A MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENT (AIR BAG ) NOT WORKING. WHAT CAN BE DEEMED WHEN THE MAJORITY OF THE CARS REACH 5 YEARS? SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS ARE FOR THE PASSENGERS SAFETY. THIS IS A FAMILY CAR. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE WAS GONE IN IT AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT CAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND ITS A RECALL ON THE 2009 MODEL CADILLAC CTS FOR THE AIRBAG BUT NOT THE 2006. IF IM IN A CAR ACCIDENT, IT WILL NOT DEFLATE. *TR

AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SENSOR IN MY 2006 CADILLAC CTS IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER (DAVID TAYLOR CADILLAC, HOUSTON, TX) HAS ADVISED THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT FUNCTION UNLESS THE SENSOR IS REPLACED, AT A COST OF $625.00 THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. GM WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT COST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE LUG NUTS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE LUG NUTS SHEARED OFF THE TIRES BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $1000.00. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER IN WHICH THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT ALL OF THE WHEELS HAD THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF 2500.00. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I OWNED A 2006 CADILLAC CTS AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY A COUPLE DEER JUMP IN FRONT OF ME I TRIED TO SWERVE BUT MY TIRE HIT A SOFT SPOT IN THE DIRT A JACKNIFED AND FLIPPED THREE TIME AND NONE OF THE 8 AIRBAGS WENT OFF. *TR