2011 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

GASOLINE LEAK FROM THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AND UPON LOOKING UNDER MY CAR, NEAR THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE, I FOUND A SMALL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND. I COULD SEE GASOLINE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. I RESEARCHED ON THE CTSVOWNERS.COM FORUM AND RATHER QUICKLY FOUND OTHERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. IN ORDER TO FIX THE ISSUE, THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY (PART# 19207950) HAD TO BE REPLACED. I THINK THIS WARRANTS A RECALL, BECAUSE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IS SO HEAVY IT MIGHT CAN IGNITE IN A GARAGE AND POTENTIAL DANGER FROM CATCHING FIRE WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST. EACH OF THE CARS I READ WITH THE SAME ISSUE, ALL HAD LESS THAN 50K MILES.

THE GM REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS DEFECTIVE ON THIS 2011 CADILLAC CTS I OWN. NHTSA DID AN INVESTIGATION ON THESE REAR DIFFERENTIALS TO INCLUDE THE 2004 TO 2007 REAR ENDS. THE SAME REAR END IS ON CADILLAC STS, CTS-V AND THESE REAR ENDS WERE CONTINUED TO BE PLACED BY GM, WITHOUT FIX, IN CADILLAC CTS UNTIL 2013. SAME DESIGN, SAME MECHANICAL PARTS. MY CAR IS A 2011 THAT JUST HAD A NEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL FROM GM PUT IN TO SOLVE ITS ISSUES. AFTER INSTALLATION, THE SAME PROBLEMS EXIST WITH A ROARING AND THUMPING NOISE THAT HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY REPAIR SHOPS COMING FROM THE OLD AND NEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THESE ISSUES ARE EITHER WITH THE SIDE DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER BEARINGS AND/OR THE RING AND PINION SYSTEM. GM HAS NEVER PROVIDED A FIX EXCEPT TO RECOMMEND A DIFFERENT VISCOSITY OF FLUID THAT ONLY QUIETENS DOWN THE NOISE. EVENTUALLY, THE REAR ENDS HAVE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND HAVE CAUSED, AS INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA, THE CAR TO SPIN AND INJURY OR WORSE RESULT. THIS ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED BY GM AND THEY CONTINUE TO SELL AND INSTALL REAR DIFFERENTIALS FOR WHICH THERE IS NO FIX. I DISCUSSED THIS ALSO AT LENGTH WITH SERVICE MANAGER OF SEWELL CADILLAC IN DALLAS TEXAS AND THEY STATE THAT THEY REPLACE THESE REARS ALL OF THE TIME AND THAT THERE IS NOT FIX FOR THEM BY GM. I HAVE ENCLOSED MY COMPLAINT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THAT PUT THE NEW GM REAR END ON MY CAR WITHOUT EXERCISING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND RESEARCH AS TO INSTALLING A MAJOR COMPONENT ON A CAR FOR WHICH THERE IS NO FIX BY GM AND THE DISTINCT POSSIBILITY OF A FAILURE THAT WOULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH.

VEHICLE ENTERS A MODE AT RANDOM THAT ABRUPTLY REDUCES AND INHIBITS OR STOPS THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS THIS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. AS IN MY CASE, I WAS INMOST STRUCK BY SEVERAL VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND FORWARD MOMENTUM AS I INITIATED A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION FROM ONE MAJOR ARTERY ONTO ANOTHER DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION WOULD NOT HAVE EXISTED OF NOT FOR THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION BY THE VEHICLE ENTERING THIS MODE. ON ANOTHER INSTANCE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES TO OVERTAKE A VEHICLE, THE CAR ENTERED THIS SAME MODE, AND WAS ALSO ALMOST STRUCK BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN DECELERATION AND LOSS OF POWER. THIS ALSO OCCURRED ON A MAIN ARTERY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AS WELL, AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED IN THIS INSTANCE AS WELL DUE TO THE OTHER VEHICLES ABILITY TO BRAKE AND VEER AWAY. *TR

THE CAR AIRBAG HARNESS FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED WITH PART 20973030 . I WAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE CAR HAS LIMITED MILES ON IT. IT APPEARS TO BE A REGULAR PROBLEM WITH THE CTS HARNESS SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST WITH OTHER SIMILAR AIRBAG PROBLEMS GENERAL MOTORS CURRENTLY HAS. THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POST. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSING MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE. AFTER DOUBLE CHECKING THE WIRING UNDER PASSENGER SEAT THE WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THEN CAME BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER. RINSE AND REPEATED THE SCENARIO MULTIPLE TIMES. OBVIOUSLY THE SAME PROBLEN FOR WHICH OLDER MODELS WERE RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN ELECTRONICALLY FROM THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY PULL A LEVER TO OPEN THE DOOR IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

MY CADILLAC CTS 2011 HAS HAD A FAILURE IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THE FIRST TIME WAS SEPT 2013 AND THE ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND NOW JAN 2016, THE EXACT SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE VEHICLE OF SB11084 AND AN NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10038765. IT IS A SAME THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN GENERATED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE OUT OF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AT THE END OF FEBRUARY SO UNLESS A RECALL IS DONE, THIS WILL NOT BE COVERED ON ITS NEXT FAILURE IN A YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,180.