2006 CADILLAC DTS Complaints

WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AUTO, OR MANUAL, THE LIGHTS FLICKER, TURN OFF, SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON THUS FAR. I FIND THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE, HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS TO FIND IF THERE ARE ISSUES KNOWN TO THEM. *TR

WHILE ON A TRIP IN WISCONSIN, I WAS TRAVELING AT NIGHT ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY WITH TWO FRIENDS IN THE CAR AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITH NO INDICATION OF FAILURE ON THE DASH. THANKFULLY, WE WERE THE ONLY ONES ON THE ROAD. I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED TO THE SIDE AS BEST AS I COULD SEE. UPON STOPPING THE CAR, I SWITCHED THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL BOTH HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I PULLED BACK ON THE ROAD TO PROCEED - AGAIN NO INDICATION ON THE DASH THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, ONE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I SWITCHED THE HEADLIGHTS ON-OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND BOTH CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON 28SEP2009 AND THEY REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS UNDER WARRANTY. A FEW WEEKS LATER ON 4DEC2009, I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT CONTINUED TO GO OUT WITH NO INDICATION ON THE DASH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLAMP AND I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL RECENTLY. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER 8NOV2013 BECAUSE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT, COME BACK ON, GO OUT, COME BACK ON, ETC. WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION ON THE DASH. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! IF YOU READ SOME BLOGS ON THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE CASE - AND THERE IS NO EXPLANATION WHY IT OCCURS. IF THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, YOU SHOULD GET AN INDICATION ON THE DASH THAT A LAMP IS BAD. CERTAINLY, BOTH LIGHTS SHOULD NEVER GO OUT AT ONCE WHILE YOU ARE TRAVELING. IT IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE HEADLAMPS IN THIS CAR >$550 PER LIGHT!!!!! MORE IMPORTANTLY, I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE AND I TURNED ON OUR SEAT HEATERS, AND BOTH NOTED A SMELL OF BURNING WIRE AND PLASTIC. WE EVACUATED THE VEHICLE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CHECK UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. I VISUALLY NOTED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE. I HAVE SINCE PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE HEATED/COOLED SEAT MODULE, AND REPAIRED IT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS IF NOT I'M ALMOST SURE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WILL BE IN GM'S NEAR FUTURE FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS FAULT. UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE MODULE I NOTE SEVERAL BURNT WIRES AND MELTED CONNECTORS ON THE MODULE. NOT EVEN A WEEK AFTER I REPLACED THE MODULE IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME! THIS TIME THERE WAS EVEN MORE SMOKE AND I WAS SURE THERE WAS A FIRE. THERE WASN'T; JUST BURNING WIRES AGAIN. DEALERS CHARGE UPWARDS OF $800.00 FOR THIS REPAIR!! A HIGH PRICE TO PAY FOR NOT WANTING TO BE SET ABLAZE FOR WARM OF VENTILATED SEATS JUST FOR IT TO DISASTROUSLY FAIL AGAIN! DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT GM! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FACTORY JACK FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING A TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE JACK WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHAT WOULD APPEAR TO BE A BURNED OUT BLINKER BULB HAS NOW TURNED INTO A RIDICULOUS MESS ESPECIALLY WITH THE FEW SEARCHES I HAVE CONDUCTED ON THIS ISSUE SO FAR ESPECIALLY OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 5 DAYS (PURCHASED USED) NOT ONLY IS THIS A HEAT ISSUE FROM THE BULB THE PLASTIC HOUSING HAS BECOME SO BRITTLE THAT IT IS FALLING APART INTO SMALL PIECES & DUST SO, ONCE MY BULB FELL OUT OF ITS RESPECTIVE PLACE IN ITS SOCKET IT WAS RESTING ON THE HOUSING I WOULD SAY I HAVE A UNEVEN LARGE OPENING THE SIZE OF A TANGERINE WHERE THE BLINKER BULB USED TO RESIDE. GOOD THING I CHECKED TO SEE WHERE ALL THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM AND TO INVESTIGATE THE BURNING GOING ON I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS THUS FAR SO MUCH SO, IT MAKES ME WONDER ABOUT THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IT MAKES ME WONDER IF I HAVE MADE A MISTAKE SO TO THINK THAT A NEW REPLACEMENT COST WELL OVER $700.00 I AM NOT HAPPY OVER THIS ISSUE OVER POOR PLASTICS DETERIORATING WITHIN 7 YEARS IN MY CASE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED...THIS IS A CADILLAC!!! MY STANCE IS...IF CADILLAC IS NOT HELD RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE QUALITY OF THEIR PARTS OR EVEN THEIR PRODUCT THEN THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE! AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN MORE THAN ONE WAY I DO NOT HAVE A USABLE BLINKER WHEN WANTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN UPON INSPECTING THE BURNING SMELL & SMOKE I DO BELIEVE A FIRE COULD HAVE HAPPENED! *TR

DRIVING ALONG THE TURNPIKE ALL OF THE CAR'S WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND LOCKS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL, I THOUGHT THE CAR MAY OF BEEN ON FIRE WITH THE SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL SMELL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW SO I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. THERE IS A SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS HID HEADLIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOT FREQUENTLY, SHUT OFF. YOU CAN RESTORE THE HEADLIGHT BY JUST SHUTTING THE HEADLAMP OFF AND BACK ON. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE EARLY GM HID SYSTEMS INCLUDED ON THE CADILLAC AND CORVETTE. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT. THERE IS NO INDICATION THIS WILL OCCUR AND THERE IS NO WARNING ON THE DASH OF ANY KIND. YOU SIMPLY HAVE DIMINISHED VIEW SUDDENLY WHICH IS A RISK TO BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT IS IN THE ROADWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE LEVER ON AND OFF IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ON I-40 WEST IN SAMPSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THEY CAME BACK ON SHORTLY. THEY BLINKED A FEW TIMES AFTER THAT. WE WERE NEARLY 100 MILES FROM HOME AT NIGHT AND TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND THE WASHER PUMP SENSORS FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE, THE POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE, AND A WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V105000 (STEERING), OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V441000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000.