2005 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

VEHICLE HAS MODERATE TO SEVERE WHEEL HOP DURING ACCELERATION OR WHEN ROADS ARE WET OR SLICK, CAUSING SOME LOSE OF CONTROL. REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD LOUD WHINE AND IS PRONE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *JB

WITH ONLY ABOUT 3370 MILES ON A BRAND NEW CAR, MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL INTERNALS WERE DESTROYED AND THE HOUSING CRACKED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING 2 REASONS: 1. EXCESSIVE WHEEL HOP DUE TO A POORLY DESIGNED REAR SUSPENSION 2. THE DIFFERENTIAL THAT COMES STOCK IN EVERY 2004-2005 CTS-V CADILLAC IS NOT RATED TO HANDLE AS MUCH HORSEPOWER AND TORQUE AS THE CAR PUTS OUT. GM CUT CORNERS AND PUT IN A DIFFERENTIAL THAT WAS MEANT FOR THEIR V6 BASE MODEL CTS THAT MAKES ABOUT HALF THE POWER. WHEN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BLEW UP, IT ALSO DESTROYED MY DRIVESHAFT. I NOTICED THE DIFFERENTIAL OVER TIME STARTED TO WHINE AND CLUNK MORE AND MORE AND BECOME LOUDER AND LOUDER UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND A BUNCH OF CLUNKING AND METAL GRINDING. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY UNDRIVEABLE. MY DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY DRIVESHAFT AND THE DIFFERENTIAL WITH A 2006 CTS-V DIFFERENTIAL WHICH IS A BEEFIER PIECE. I HAVE 2500 MILES ON THE NEW DIFFERENTIAL WHICH IS ALREADY STARTING TO WHINE AND CLUNK. WHEEL HOP IS STILL ATROCIOUS AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS DIFFERENTIAL BREAKS AS WELL. MY DEALERSHIP DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ISSUES WITH CTS-V REAR ENDS, AND TRIED TO PLACE THE BLAME ON ME BY STATING THAT MY REAR TIRES WERE VERY WORN FOR ONLY 3370 MILES, SO I MUST HAVE BEEN ABUSING THAT CAR. THAT IS NOT THE CASE, AND THESE TIRES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING THE WORST TREAD WEAR OF ANY TIRE ON THE MARKET, AND EVERY CTS-V OWNER COMPLAINS ABOUT HOW LONG THEY LAST. IN FACT, CONSUMERS GAVE THE TIRES ON THIS CAR THE WORST RATING OF ANY TIRE LISTED ON "THE TIRE RACK." SEE HERE: HTTP://WWW.TIRERACK.COM/TIRES/TIRES.JSP?TIREMAKE=GOODYEAR&TIREMODEL=EAGLE+F1+SUPERCAR+EMT CONSUMERS RATE THE TIRE WEAR AS A 2.6/10. WHAT A JOKE, AND CADILLAC DEALERSHIPS PLACE THE BLAME FOR THE TIRE WEAR ON ME THE OWNER. *NM

4/11/05 - 8,367 MILES - 1 DAY OUT OF SERVICE REAR END FAILURE 4/28/05 - 9,664 MILES - 5 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE REAR BUSHING FAILURE. *JB REAR END FAILURE 5/5/05 - 9,720 MILES - 1 DAY OUT OF SERVICE REAR END FAILURE WHEEL DELIVERED FROM FACTORY WILL NOT BALANCE - NO SIGN OF DAMAGE 7/25/05 - 15,732 MILES - 4 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE PCM RECALL #05544 - DEALER UNABLE TO REPROGRAM REAR END HOPS WILDLY IN RAINY OR SLICK ROADS WHEN ACCELERATING HARD SHIFTING INTO 1ST GEAR REAR END WHINE DRIVE LINE CLUNK PARKING BRAKE GOES TO FLOOR AND WON'T STOP CAR REAR END FAILURE - DEALER REPLACED REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND DID NOT ADD FRICTION MODIFIER, CLAIMED CTS-V'S DO NOT NEED - LATER DETERMINED THIS WAS INCORRECT 8/29/05 - 17,372 MILES - 22 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE REAR END GRINDING FRICTION MODIFIER ADDED TRANSMISSION REBUILT REPLACED PRESSURE PLATE REPLACED CLUTCH - TSB 05-07-31-001 REAR END BUSHINGS INSTALLED TO REDUCE WHEEL HOP TSB 05-04-114-001A NAVIGATION SYSTEM REPLACED AFTER ALL BUTTONS WERE PEELING PARKING BRAKE GOES TO FLOOR AND WON'T STOP CAR PCM RECALL PERFORMED 10/6/05 - 18,990 MILES- 0 DAY OUT OF SERVICE NAVIGATION SYSTEM NOT PROGRAMMED PROPERLY BY DEALERSHIP - RETURNED FOR REPAIR 11/5/05 - 22,151 MILES - 0 DAY OUT OF SERVICE REPLACE ALL CENTER CAPS ON WHEELS - PEELING 1/2/05 - 27,171 MILES - 10 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE REAR END FAILURE RADIATOR FAILURE TSB 05-06-02-005A SUN VISOR REPLACED DUE TO PEELING 1/19/06 - 27,538 MILES - 6 HOURS OUT OF SERVICE PCM REMOVED AND REPLACED AT GORDON HISTED'S REQUEST 1/26/06 - 28,000 MILES - 2 HOURS OUT OF SERVICE NAVIGATION SYSTEM REMOVED AND REPLACED 2/2/06 - 28,500 MILES - ? TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN - WON'T SHIFT INTO REVERSE 10 SERVICE VISITS IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS 44 DAYS OF OUT OF SERVICE IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS. *JB

WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN / POOR WEATHER, THE CAR DURING TAKE-OFF VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN THE REAR WHEELS SPIN. THIS SHAKING HAS THROWN OFF MY REAR ALIGNMENT, AIDED IN PREMATURE TIRE WEAR, AND MAY HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT REAR-END DAMAGE. *JB

NOTICED OIL SPOTTING ON FLOOR AND INSPECTION REVEALED REAR END DIFFERENTIAL UNIT WAS LEAKING FLUID. DEALER FOUND HAIRLINE CRACK AND REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL. *NM

REPLACED TIRE BECAUSE OF SCREW IN TIRE. UPON REPLACEMENT I FOUND OUT THE TIRE ONLY HAD 3/32 OF TREAD LIFE REMAINING. GOODYEAR EAGLE F1 P245/45 XR18 HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AND WAS OEM EQUIPMENT ON 2005 CADILLAC CTS-V. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON A 1-YEAR OLD VEHICLE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND PRONE TO FAIL BECAUSE CONSUMERS ARE UNAWARE OF SUCH MINIMAL TIRE LIFE. *JB

I PURCHASED A USED 2005 CADILLAC IN DEC. 2005 WITH SIX THOUSAND MILES. AT 12000 I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER BECAUSE OF FRONT END VIBRATION AND HE SAID THE GOOD YEAR TIRES HAD FLAT SPOTS AND RECOMMENDED THAT I PUT ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRES ON THE CAR. AFTER TWO MONTHS CADILLAC HAS ONLY AGREED TO REPLACE TWO TIRES AND I PAY FOR TWO. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE BAD. CADILLAC AND THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO PLACE FAULT WITH ME BUT I HAVE COMPLIED WITH ALL THE WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS. THESE ARE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND CADILLAC WILL NOT COVER THEIR WARRANTY. *JB

EXCESSIVE WHEEL HOP FREQUENTLY UNDER MILD TO HEAVY ACCELERATION EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER 4000 TO 6000 MILES REAR END DIFFERENTIAL IS VERY WEAK AND MAY BREAK CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH CADILLAC KNOWS OF PROBLEM PROVIDING SOME CUSTOMERS WITH EXTENDED WARRANTIES HAD A 2004 CTSV AND IT WAS LEMON LAWED IN JULY 2005 FOR THE REAR DIFF BREAKING 3 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. SHE WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND KNOCKED DOWN A STREET SIGN. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A BODY SHOP, AND WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AFTER IT IS REPAIRED. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAD BUMPS AND SCRAPES. THE VEHICLE LUNGED A PREVIOUS TIME, APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AGO WHEN SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME. *NM

WHILE DRIVING CADILLAC CTS THE HEATER IN THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. *TS THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERE SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH HIS BUTTOCKS. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE EXTREME PAIN AND SUFFERING THAT HE ENDURED. HE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE LOSS OF HIS VEHICLE WHICH WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS. *NM