2006 CADILLAC DTS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ENGINE OIL LEAKED INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CAUSED THE EXHAUST TO SMOKE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE OIL PAN COVER AND GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,605 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,100.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND SUDDENLY I SAW A FLASH OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE OVER MY HEAD FOLLOWED BY A TREMENDOUS "BOOM" ABOVE ME. THE SUNROOF THEN DISINTEGRATED INTO MANY SHARP SHARDS AND RAINED AROUND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER GETTING INTO THE SHIFTING MECHANISM, ELECTRIC SEATS, SEATBELT CONNECTORS AND ALL OVER THE PASSENGERS. THERE WAS NO IMPACT AND THE SUNROOF BLEW UP AND OUTWARDS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

THIS PROBLEM - THE CAR DIES AND I LOSE ALL POWER ASSISTED FUNCTIONS LIKE STEERING AND BRAKES - HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, PROBABLY TWO DOZEN, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME BEGINNING SOME TIME IN 2006, WITH MODEL YEARS 2000, 2001, AND 2006 SEDANS. SINCE 1995 I HAVE DRIVEN ONLY CADILLAC. IT OCCURS ONLY WHEN I'M STOPPED, OR ROLLING AT A SLOW SPEED, AND THEN BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE CAR, SUCH AS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHEN I'M IN A NON-RAISED CENTER MEDIAN ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN AGAINST ONCOMING TRAFFIC (I HAVE LEARNED TO LEFT LOTS OF ROOM NOW). I HOPE I, OR SOMEONE ELSE IN A CADILLAC, WON'T HAVE TO DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE THEY ADMIT THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR FLAGSHIP VEHICLE. I CALLED GM'S 'IGNITION SWITCH RECALL' LINE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE PROBLEM IN THE OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

2006 CADILLAC DTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND EVENTUALLY WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN, IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. HE HAD TO REPEAT THE PROCEDURE OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

I STARTED THE CAR, APPLIED THE BRAKE, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF PARKING SPACE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL HIT THE CARPET. I BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO DAMAGE. I TOWED THE CAR TO A GARAGE AND THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES, 2 OF THEM HAD RUSTED THRU AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO A THIRD. THE FRONT CALIPERS ARE ALSO SO RUSTED OUT THAT THEY CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO BLEED THE LINES AND THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS RUST EFFECTED. THE CAR IS A MASSACHUSETTS CAR I JUST TRANSPORTED TO CALIF. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE FAULTY VEHICLES AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES WILL COST THOUSANDS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON I-70 MY HEADLIGHTS WHEN OUT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD FOR A MINUTE OR SO AND THEY STARTED WORKING. OCCASIONALLY THEY WILL BLINK AND THEN SETTLE DOWN. IN INVESTING THIS ON THE COMPUTER I DISCOVERED THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY ON THIS MODEL. I THINK THE MFG. SHOULD ANNOUNCE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. VISUALIZE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN TOTAL DARKNESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE HEATED SEAT (DRIVERS SIDE) ON, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT AREA. STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT TO FIND A SMOLDERING WIRING HARNESS AND MODULE, THERE WAS A SMALL FLAME. THE FLAME WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TURNED OFF AND BROUGHT TO A GM DEALERSHIP THAT DIAGNOSED IT AS HAVING A BAD CONNECTOR. DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THESE CARS. IN ORDER TO FIX THIS AND MAKE IT SAFE IT REQUIRED THE MODULE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE CONNECTOR TO BE REPLACED. WAS INFORMED THAT THE NEW MODULE IS AN IMPROVED DESIGN THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. ALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE AND ACCESSORIES IS NOW FUNCTIONING AS THEY SHOULD. *TR ....UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF UPDATED 09/8/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE LATER OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT WAS NOT THE BULB BURNING SINCE THE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.