2008 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STABILITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CADILLAC OF ARLINGTON (LOCATED AT 2001 N COLLINS ST. ARLINGTON, TX 76011, 877-880-5178) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING NEW TIRES AND BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURES, BUT THEY FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES, SUCH AS THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE MIDDLE CONSOLE ELECTRIC FUNCTIONS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS, THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE CONTACT HAD THREE BATTERIES REPLACED AND THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE VENT CONTROLS ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION FOR THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 08/29/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE ODOR WAS AFFECTING THE CONTACT'S BREATHING. THE DEALER PROVIDED NO ODOR TESTING AND THE FAILURE WORSENED AFTER THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

RANDOMLY WHEN I GO TO START MY VEHICLE IT WON'T START BUT THE BATTERY IS GOOD,WHICH LEAVES ME STRANDED ....AND ALSO RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS UP SAYING TRACTION CONTROL OFF ALONG WITH EVERY LIGHT IN THE DASH DISPLAYED AND MAKING THE CHIMING SOUND.IT REDUCES THE ENGINE POWER SUDDENLY WHILE AT A HIGH SPEED CAUSING ME TO SWERVE IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC.

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEEDS. I CAN TURN RIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL FEEL LIKE IT IS LOCKED UP. THEN I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES AN TURN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IT WILL RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL. TODAY BOTH SIDE AT LOCKING UP. I WILL TAKE IT TO MOORE CADILLAC ON MONDAY JAN. 30TH, 2017. I HAVE HAD MY MECHANIC ALREADY LOOKED AT IT. HE STATED IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HE ALSO TOLD ME 2 INCIDENTS HAPPEN IN MASSACHUSETTS PLEASE CONTACT ME TO HELP WITH THE RIGHT COURSE OF ACTION I WOULD NEED TO TAKE PLEASE. [XXX] THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO AN AUDIBLE "CLUNKING" COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE. WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER SHIFTED THE CAR INTO GEAR IN THE SERVICE BAY THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE "CLUNK" TO WHICH HE STATED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE MY DRIVESHAFT WAS "COMING OFF." I LEFT THE CAR AND WENT TO LUNCH. 30 MINUTES LATER I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WAS "STRIPPED" AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE ON IT'S OWN. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND THAT PULLING BACK INTO THEIR PARKING LOT THERE WAS A BANG AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE ANYMORE AND THAT THEY HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE GARAGE. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT BY GENERAL MOTORS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE IN OTHER 2008-2013 CADILLAC CTS MODELS EQUIPPED WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE. I ALSO FOUND THAT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NO GASKET OR BARRIER BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT AND THE TRANSFER CASE INPUT SHAFT. THIS ALLOWS WATER AND/OR MOISTURE TO GET INTO THESE COMPONENTS CAUSING CORROSION WHICH LEADS TO THE "STRIPPING" OF THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT. GM HAS CREATED REVISED COMPONENTS TO ALLOW FOR A GASKET BETWEEN THESE COMPONENTS, BUT THIS REQUIRES A COMPLETE TEAR-DOWN OF THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE. I AM NOW FORCED TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE ON THE VEHICLE (BECAUSE I STILL HAVE A LIEN ON IT) AND CADILLAC AND/OR GM ARE REFUSING TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM OR HELP IN COVERING ANY OF THE REPAIRS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER CADILLAC OWNERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V542000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PULLING THE VEHICLE INSIDE THE GARAGE, A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE FUEL ODOR SEEPED INSIDE THE HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A LINE IN THE FUEL TANK FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

FOR THE FOURTH TIME A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. I WAS TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND MY SPEED WAS LIMITED TO ABOUT 5 MPH, PUTTING ME IN DANGER OF BEING T-BONED. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS OF THIS THE CAR FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND LIT UP THE SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS AND ALLOWED ME TO ACCELERATE AGAIN (EXACTLY AS IT'S DONE THREE TIMES BEFORE WHEN WHEEL SPEED SENSORS HAVE GONE OUT). THIS IS A MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE.