2006 CADILLAC CTS Complaints

2006 CADILLAC DTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WERE TWO PANS UNDER THE ENGINE THAT WERE LEAKING OIL AND THE GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONLY THE SMALL PAN WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CONSUMER NOTICED OIL SPOTS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $3,000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SPINE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL # 14405 IN SEPT 2014. GM SAYS THIS IS NOT A RECALL, PER CADILLAC CUST CENTER (800 458 8006). AS SUCH THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION ON SAID RECALL, NOR A TIMEFRAME OF WHEN OR IF SAID RECALL WILL BE PERFORMED. THEY HAVE SAID PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR OF THIS SUPPOSED RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF INJURIES OR FATALITIES FROM THIS SUPPOSED PROBLEM, THEREFORE IT IS NOT A PRIORITY TO GM. THE ONLY REMEDY SUGGESTED BY CUST. ASSISTANCE IS TO PAY DEALER OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP WITH AN IDENTICAL PART. THERE WOULD BE NO RECOVERY OF COST DUE TO SAME FAILURE PART BEING INSTALLED. VEHICLE OWNER CONCLUDES GM WILL NOT COMPLY WITH RECALL 14405, A KNOWN FIRE HAZARD TO THE VEHICLE AND OCCUPANTS. 10,005 VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

AROUND 3:30 P.M , I NOTICED MY CAR WAS JERKING VERY HARD , IT CHANGED GEARS HARD , I LOST POWER , IT WAS HARD TO PICK UP SPEED , AND WHEN I ARRIVED HOME 20 MINUTES LATER , IT STARTED SMOKING UNCONTROLLABLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD, THE SHIFT LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE AXLE PINION SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE EASILY COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED IN TRAFFIC. GM MECHANIC ADVISED THAT IT IS POORLY DESIGNED COOLANT SYSTEM AND ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING THE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MAT SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 04/08/15*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT, DOES EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED. UPDATED 11/4/15*JS

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE CURB. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS VERY SPORADIC BUT THE SITUATION IS THE SAME WHILE PULLING IN TO A PARKING SPOT BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE AS IF I HAVE NO BRAKE ASSIST. TODAY IT HAPPEN AGAIN THIS TIME I HIT A GATE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY FRONT BUMPER AS WELL AS THE GATE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM AND GMC HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. PLEASE HELP US BEFORE IT CAUSES SOMEONE'S LIFE BECAUSE OF A FATAL ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.