2006 CADILLAC DTS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ANTI THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND UNKNOWN FLUIDS LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V105000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

THE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS THE FIRST FUEL PUMP THAT I'VE EVER REPLACED ON ANY AUTOMOBILE. *TR

THE LED REAR TAIL LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE LIGHT KEPT BLOWING FUSES. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK LATE AFTER DARK AND NOTICED THE TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. I THINK IT HAD NOT BEEN WORKING FOR MONTHS AND I DIDN'T NOTICE BECAUSE IT WAS SUMMER. THE PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN FUSE BUT AFTER THE FUSE BLEW THREE TIMES, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD LED LIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE FUSES TO BLOW. THE TOTAL COST TO DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE THE LIGHT WAS ABOUT $900. THIS WAS THE SECOND LED LIGHT THAT I HAD TO REPLACE. I REPLACED A LED BRAKE LIGHT LAST YEAR AT AT COST OF ABOUT $500. THIS BRAKE LIGHT WAS THE LARGE HORIZONTAL LIGHT THAT GOES ACROSS THE REAR OF THE TRUNK. *TR

POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. HAVE CALLED GM ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T A RECALL... TOOK IT TO EASTON CADILLAC SERVICES AND THE GAVE ME THE SHEET THAT SHOWED IT WAS BETWEEN THE VIN# THAT WAS AFFECTED IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE RECALL. 6U146663-6U550288... MY VIN#6U187900... IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WAS INDICATED ON THE RECALL AND GM IS UNWILLING TO RIGHT THEIR WRONG. *TR

TODAY I HAD THE GM RECALL 14299 PERFORMED ON MY CADILLAC DTS AT MY LOCAL CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. THE REPAIR TOOK ABOUT 1 HOUR AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT ONE KEY HAD A "CLAMP" ON IT AND IF I REMOVED THE "CLAMP" AND THE NEW KEY INSERT DID NOT STAY IN PLACE THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO "FIGURE SOMETHING OUT". I WAITED AN HOUR FOR THE GLUE TO DRY AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE "CLAMP" AND THE INSERT WAS ADHERED TO THE CLAMP AS IT APPEARED RESIDUAL GLUE HAD STUCK TO THE FACE OF THE INSERT AND THE UNDERNEATH SLIDE OF THE CLAMP. I THEN WENT TO PUT A KEY CHAIN ON MY GM VALET KEY AND THE INSERT POPPED OUT OF PLACE ON THAT KEY AS WELL. I HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED THE GM DEALERSHIP, BUT THIS RECALL REPAIR IS VERY TROUBLING AS IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THIS REPAIR WILL HAVE THE LONGEVITY NEEDED TO STAY IN PLACE AND PROTECT THE CONSUMER. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE KEYS IF NEEDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 20 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE ONLY THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL) AFTER THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,995.