2014 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS SISTER WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER CONTINUED DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED GATEWAY CHEVROLET CADILLAC (501 38TH ST S, FARGO, ND 58103; (701) 282-5522) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V038000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING AN ACTIVE RECALL ON MY CADILLAC...MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERN192279370 AND NHTSA RECALL NUMBER20V038. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL AND IN MAY 2020 THAT THE PARTS TO FIX THE CAR WERE NOW AVAILABLE. I WENT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIR AND THE PARTS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND WERE ON BACK ORDER. AS OF THIS DATE THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS RECALL COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SERIOUS ISSUE, BUT GM SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON FIXING THE PROBLEM! IT WILL SOON BE 5 MONTHS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PARTS SUPPOSEDLY BEING AVAILABLE BUT MY CAR IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. IT SEEMS A BIT UNREASONABLE TO ME FOR THIS TO BE TAKING SOOOO LONG TO FIX A SERIOUS FLAW IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO SPEED THIS PROCESS UP? THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU CAN OFFER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT CALLED EARNHARDT CHANDLER CADILLAC (1450 S GILBERT RD, CHANDLER, AZ 85286) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL ONCE THE PARTS ARRIVED. A MONTH LATER THE SAME DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND HE RECEIVED THE SAME INFORMATION. TWO MONTHS LATER HE CALLED COULTER CADILLAC TEMPE (7780 S AUTOPLEX LOOP BUILDING 200, TEMPE, AZ 85284) WHERE HE WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THEY ALSO INFORMED HIM THAT HE HAD TO WAIT A FEW MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE CUE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN CRACKED/WEBBED WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY JOBS PARKING LOT. THIS CAUSED ALL FEATURES USING THE SCREEN INCLUDING HANDSFEE FOR CALLS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATES THIS IS A KNOWN RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE 2014 CUE SCREENS. APPARENTLY THEY ARE PRONE TO DELAMINATING AND CRACKING DUE TO A POOR MANUFACTURING GM DESIGN. THEY STATED THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THE SCREENS YET AND THE REPAIR WILL BE OUT OF POCKET.

I CONTACTED CLAUDE NOLAN CADILLAC JACKSONVILLE FL(DEALER) IN MAY 2020 TO PERFORM A RECALL SERVICE AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION FROM GENERAL MOTORS GLOBAL VEHICLE SAFETY. I WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THE PARTS WERE ON ORDER AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS WERE RECEIVED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ON AUGUST 11TH 2020 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, FUEL PUMP, BATTERY AND FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FAILED. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,400.

THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE BEEN WAITING ON PARTS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. GM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. WE ARE ALSO BEING PROVIDED WITH LOANER CARS CAR BUT IT WAS NOT ONE I COULD ACCEPT AND AS SUCH, RISK INJURY EVERY TUBE WE DRIVE.*DT*DT*JB*JB

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, PERTAINING TO THE REAR-AXLE DIFFERENTIAL, GM RECALL N192279370. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2020. I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE MID-MAY 2020. ON JUNE 29TH 2020, I CONTACTED MY LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER, HARVEY CADILLAC OF GRAND RAPIDS, TO REQUEST THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO GIVE ANY TIMELINE ON PARTS AVAILABILITY OR TIMELINE ON REPAIRS. I WAS UNABLE TO GET A LOANER OR RENTAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH HARVEY CADILLAC AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT CADILLAC CUSTOMER CARE FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. I MADE CONTACT INITIALLY ON JULY 7TH 2020 AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND RECEIVED A BOILERPLATE RESPONSE ABOUT LACK OF PARTS VIA VOICEMAIL. IN DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE NHTSA, GM STATED THAT COURTESY TRANSPORTATION MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE UNTIL REPAIRS WERE ABLE TO BE MADE, AND REFERENCED COMPANY MEMOS INDICATING HOW THIS WERE TO TAKE PLACE. FURTHER CONTACT TO CADILLAC CUSTOMER CARE REQUESTING THIS LOANER/RENTAL ASSISTANCE VIA MULTIPLE TELEPHONE CALLS, VOICEMAILS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA WENT UNANSWERED. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT OR PROMPT ANY RESPONSE SINCE THAT INITIAL JULY 7TH DESPITE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. HARVEY CADILLAC ON AUGUST 17TH STATED NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON PARTS AVAILABILITY OR A TIME FRAME ON WHEN THE REPAIR COULD BE COMPLETED. TODAY'S DATE IS AUGUST 31ST, 2020, AND IT HAS BEEN NINE WEEKS SINCE I INITIALLY CALLED TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS FOR A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD PUT MY FAMILIES SAFETY AT RISK. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY DEALER AND CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES THAT I SHOULD AVOID DRIVING THE VEHICLE IF POSSIBLE, AS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COULD LOCK UP AND CAUSE A CRASH AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, BUT HAVE BEEN GIVEN NO SOLUTION OR ASSISTANCE AS TO HOW TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH A MEASURE. I HAVE NO ESTIMATED DATE WHEN THE REPAIRS COULD BE COMPLETED.

MY CAR IS PART OF RECALL #N192279370 WHICH WAS ISSUED ALMOST 8 MONTHS AGO. THE RECALL IS FOR AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHICH CAN LOCK UP AND SEIZE WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SYMPTOMS. GM HAS DEEMED THE CAR SAFE TO DRIVE DESPITE SAYING THIS IN THE RECALL NOTICE..."IF THE CONDITION OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR WHEELS MAY LOCK UP. THIS MAY AFFECT THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH." FOR ALMOST 8 MONTHS NOW I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO BE SENT TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE CAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE GARAGE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PAST 8 MONTHS, WHICH HAS LEFT MY FAMILY SHORT A CAR. GM WILL NOT PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR AT THIS TIME, WHICH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF WHEN THE CAR IS ACTUALLY IN FOR SERVICE ONCE THE PARTS FINALLY ARRIVE. AT THIS TIME THERE IS STILL NO FIRM DATE ON WHEN THE NEW PARTS MIGHT ARRIVE AND I AM LEFT WITH A CAR THAT COULD HAVE THE REAR WHEELS COMPLETELY LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY TIME SHOULD I CHOOSE TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE.

MY 2014 CADILLAC CTS VSPORT IS PART OF GM RECALL N192279370 (FAILURE OF ROLL PINS IN THE REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL). IN EARLY JULY, I BEGAN THE PROCESS TO HAVE THE REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, BUT THE DEALER (BOB MOORE CADILLAC IN EDMOND, OKLAHOMA) TOLD ME THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE RECALL. SIX WEEKS HAVE PASSED SINCE THAT INTIAL CONTACT AND THERE ARE APPARENTLY STILL NO PARTS IN STOCK AT ANY LEVEL. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL, WITH THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FAILURE (LOCKING UP OF BOTH REAR WHEELS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) BEING VERY SERIOUS. I IMPLORE THE NHTSA TO PRESSURE GM TO COME UP WITH THE NECESSARY ASSETS TO GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED ON ALL 2866 AFFECTED VEHICLES, OR PROVIDE EQUIVALENT TRANSPORTATION UNTIL SUCH TIME IT CAN BE DONE.