2006 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON REACHING THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS MOST LIKELY THE ISSUE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A MALFUNCTION WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR THAT DID NOT DETECT A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID HOSE BECAME RUSTED, WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE HOSE ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

PREVIOUSLY THIS P2138 HAS OCCURRED. I WAS CLEARED WITH A COMPUTER SCANNER.THE CAR DROVE NORMAL ANOTHER DATE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING (IN MOTION)ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 62 IN THE CITY OF YUCCA VALLEY CALIFORNIA 92284 WHEN THE CTS SUDDENLY LOST POWER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR HOUSE. WE PUT A SCANNER ON THE COMPUTER WHICH READS P2138 ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR (APPS) ERROR CODE. THE SCANNER WAS USED TO CLEAR THE CODE. THE CTS DROVE NORMAL.I REVIEWED FOR ANY RECALL FOR 2006 CTS ON P2138. THERE WERE P2138 RECALL FOR THE 2006 CTS -V ONLY. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE 2006 CTS SEDAN HAVING MY VIN#. ON 4 JANUARY 2017 I WAS DRIVING(IN MOTION) THE 2006 CTS ON LERRERA AVE TWENTY-NINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA 92277 WHEN THE CTS LOST POWER TO 5 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A SIDE STREET. I USED THE COMPUTER SCANNER TO CLEAR THE CODE IN ORDER TO GET HOME. BECAUSE THIS HAS OCCURRED THE THIRD TIME LATER THAT DAY ON THE 4 JANUARY 2017 WE HAD THE TOW TRUCK BRING THE CTS TO JESSUP CADILLAC 68-11 EAST CANYON DRIVE, CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 92234 ( OVER 60 MILES AWAY)FOR DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS CALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP ASKING WHAT WAS THE ISSUE. I EXPLAINED THE CODE WAS P2138 THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. ALSO, I EXPLAINED THE CODE WAS CLEARED IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET HOME. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. SO FAR NO ISSUES IN 45 DAYS. I HAVE ATTACHED MY REPAIRED INVOICE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED BY GM FOR THE EXPENSES THIS MALFUNCTION HAS CAUSED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY GM DID NOT DO A RECALL FOR MY 2006 CTS? ALSO, I AM GRATEFUL MY WIFE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. IT WOULD BE DISASTROUS IF WERE IN A METROPOLITAN AREA WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC.

WINDOW WIPERS WONT TURN OFF OR WORK ON DELAY. KEEP GOING ON OFF. SAME PROBLEM ON 2003 CADILLAC A YEAR AGO AND COST US OVER $400. IF NOT A DEFECT, HOW COULD ONE PERSON END UP WITH TWO VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE & MODEL DOING THE SAME THING ON WIPERS? ESPECIALLY SOMETHING SO EXPENSIVE AND NOT SOMETHING SIMPLE. NOW I HAVE TO PAY THAT AGAIN AND HAVE NEVER HAD THAT ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED.

ENGINE HAS USED ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 800 TO 1000 MILES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2013. NO SMOKING, NO LEAKING. JUST DISAPPEARS AND NO WAY TO KNOW WHERE IT WENT. ONLY HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS 85000 MILES ON IT NOW AND STILL DOES IT. TOLD BY ONE PLACE THAT GENERAL SAY IT IS NORMAL FOR THAT CAR? DON'T BELIEVE THAT.. WAS ALMOST EMPTY BE TIME I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AND CHECKED IT. I HAD PUT 3000 MILE ON THEN AND DID NOT EXPECT A OIL LOSS LIKE THAT. HAVE KEPT EYE ON IT NOT TO GET THAT LOW SINCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT A FAILURE WAS OCCURRING WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,893.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED POWER WHEN THE DRIVER LIFTED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER DISCOVERING FLUID LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

DIFFERENTIAL AND BUSHINGS, REAR BUSHINGS DISINTEGRATED APPARENTLY HAPPENS TO CADILLACS OF ALL YEAR GROUPS. LOTS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A MAJOR FLAW WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN ADDRESSED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS-V. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT STUD ASSEMBLY DETACHED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE WASHER BENEATH THE CASTLE NUT WAS FRACTURED AND BEGAN TO LOOSEN OVER TIME. THE ISSUE CREATED A GAP BETWEEN THE CASTLE NUT AND THE CTS ASSEMBLY THAT EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE DETACHMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.