2006 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AS A RESULT OF BATTERY FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SUCCESSFULLY JUMPSTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. A NEW BATTERY WAS PURCHASED AT AN AUTO PARTS SHOP AND INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE REAR AXLE PINION. THE SEAL AND FLUID WERE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE VEHICLE HAS B.F. GOODRICH TOURING T/A TIRES. WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, CUFFED, AND THREADED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE DEALER REARRANGED THE TIRES, PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT, AND A BALANCE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE CONTACT HAD NOT MAINTAINED REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON HER TIRES. SHE PLANNED TO PURCHASE FOUR NEW TIRES IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 46,736.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND STRUCK A BUILDING. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLIANT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE COLLISION SHOP, WAITING TO BE SEEN BY AN ADJUSTER. . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000. UPDATED 12/16/08 *CN UPDATED 12/19/08.*JB

I OWN A 2006 CADILLAC CTS WHICH I'VE HAD FOR TWO YEARS. LAST NIGHT WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE, MY SUNROOF SHATTERED. AFTER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT NO DEBRIS HAD FALLEN ON IT AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE WERE NO EXISTING CRACKS OR SCRATCHES. I LOOKED INTO IT AND REVIEWED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND THE FACT THE NHTSA HAS INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM WITH CADILLAC BEFORE. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A CADILLAC DEALER TOMORROW, BUT AFTER SPEAKING TO THEM ON THE PHONE THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY THINK THE SUNROOF SHATTERING WAS A RESULT OF SOMETHING I DID. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ONLY REPAIRED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND THE REAR AXLES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL FILTER AND THE MODULE SENSOR CENTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

MY CAR STARTED MAKING "CLUNKING" SOUNDS EVERY TIME PLACED IT IN DRIVE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE, I CAME UP WITH A RECALL GM WAS DOING ON MY CAR. ACCORDING TO GM, THERE WAS A BAD REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL, AND THAT OIL MAY LEAK OUT. WELL THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. NOT ONLY DID THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAK OUT BUT THE BUSHING BROKE AS WILL. THE DEALERSHIP COVERED THE FLUID LEAK REPAIR (RECALL)...BUT SAID THE BUSING BROKE BECAUSE OF WERE AND TEAR...NOT BECAUSE OF THE OIL LEAK. THEY QUOTED ME OVER $500 TO REPAIR WHEN THIS WOULDN'T OF HAPPENED HAD THE SEAL BEEN GOOD IN THE FIRST PLACE! *TR

FOUR (4) ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT DRIVE TRAIN ISSUES (LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT WAS RENTING A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR IDLING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STOPS WORKING. THE FAILURE INCLUDES THE WINDOWS, DOORS, AND CONTROL PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE ABS LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, THE TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATES, THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK, AND THE DOORS DO NOT WORK WITH THE REMOTE OR KEY. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT REMOVE OUT OF THE IGNITION. WHILE THE KEY IS STILL IN THE IGNITION AND THE DOOR IS SHUT, THE VEHICLE LOCKS. THE ONLY COMPONENTS THAT STILL WORK ARE THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM'S. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT CADILLAC DEALERS ON TEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 08/12/08 *BF THE POWER SEATS AND DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/12/08. UPDATED 08/15/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AT NIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND LOST TOTAL POWER. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR FOR THE SAME FAILURE IN FEBURARY OF 2008 AND JUNE 17, 2008. THE FIRST TIME THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A GLITCH WITH THE COMPUTER SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION. AT THE SECOND VISIT, THE SHOP EXPLAINED THAT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. IT WOULD HAVE TO RECUR IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE PROPERLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000.