2006 CADILLAC DTS Complaints

AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VERA CADILLAC IN PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING AT THE CRIMP. ALSO, THE FLUID LEAKED DOWN TO THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH SPRAYED THE FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE HOSE AND THE BELT WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE (OVER $500). I KNEW THERE WAS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V105000) FOR THIS VEHICLE CONCERNING THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT I WAS TOLD THAT BASED ON MY VIN THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ONLINE FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS A COINCIDENCE. I HAVE THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE WITH THE EXACT SAME FAILURE AS STATED IN THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON 2/06 AND HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE WHY THESE OTHER VEHICLES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT SOMEONE SIMPLY MADE A MISTAKE WHEN GM FIRST INVESTIGATED WHICH VEHICLES TO INCLUDE. *TR

POWER STEERING HOSES LEAKS, AND OIL PAN GASKET LEAKS I HAVE OIL IN THE STREET AND IN MY DRIVE WAY/GARAGE BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING HOSES ARE LEAKING THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR SOME VIN # CARS FOR THE POWER STEERING. OIL PAN GASKET ON THE OIL PAN IS LEAKING I HAVE FOUND OUT THERE IS NO RECALL BUT GM HAVE BEING HAVING PROBLEM WITH THESE 4.6L NORSTAR ENGINE OIL PANS GASKETS FOR A LONG TIME THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE ISSUE-- BULLETIN NO.: 03-06-01-027A THAT STATE YOU MUST REMOVE THE ENGINE TO DO THE REPAIR THIS IS VERY COSTLY THIS IS ALSO A ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V105000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE DRIVER HAD TO USE THE SWITCH TO GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BULBS AND THE BALLASTS WERE BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

( JUST BOUGHT THIS USED CAR , FIRST TIME DRIVING IT HOME FROM DEALER) SPEED CONTROL WAS SET AT 70 MPH ON I-88 STARTED DOWN A STEEP HILL, SPEED KEEP GOING UP . I KEEP MY FOOT ON HE BRAKE AS THE SPEED WAS UP TO 85 MPH . THE CAR NEVER SLOWED DOWN. I HAVE HAD CADILLACS BEGINNING IN 1991, NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS BEFORE, IF YOU ARE ON A FLAT ROAD DOING 50 MPH, TAKE YOUR FOOT OF THE GAS THE CAR WILL START SLOWING DOWN AFTER YOU DRIVE 3/10 OF A MILE AND THAN SLOW VERY SLOWLY. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR, AFTER DRIVING FOR 50 YEARS ALL MAKES AND MODELS , I NEVER HAD A CAR DO WHAT THIS CAR IS DOING. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG FOR SURE. *TR

THIS 2006 CADILLAC DTS WAS PURCHASED USED IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 30,743 MILES, WAS LIGHTLY USED AND NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000 MILES. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED THE RIGHT SIDE HID HEADLIGHT FLICKERING AND GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. THINKING IT WAS A BULB, I SPOKE TO THE DEALER BY PHONE WHO ADVISED IT MAY BE A BULB, BALLAST OR LOOSE CONNECTION. FROM RESEARCH AND DEALER CONVERSATION, I LEARNED IT WAS A COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING REPAIR JUST TO REPLACE THE BULB, DUE TO DESIGN ISSUES REQUIRING REMOVAL OF THE ENTIRE BUMPER COVER JUST TO ACCESS THE HEADLIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, THE FLICKERING HAS GOTTEN WORSE, NOW AFFECTING BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THEY RANDOMLY FLICKER OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING PROVING TO BE A DISTRACTION TO ME, AS WELL AS DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO GO OUT. A SEARCH OF THIS ISSUE VIA GOOGLE REVEALS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INSTANCE WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT IN FACT, IS VERY WIDESPREAD WITH MANY DOCUMENTED CASES MIRRORING MY SITUATION. CADILLAC / GM TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAS NOT OFFERED ANY RELIEF TO AN ISSUE THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. PER THE DEALER, REPAIR OF THE BALLAST COULD BE WELL OVER $1000. HOWEVER, REVIEWING OTHER'S EXPERIENCE, THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE SUCCESS IN FINDING OR REPAIRING THE ISSUE. CADILLAC IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FLAGSHIP FOR GM AND A PREMIUM AUTOMOBILE. I WOULD THINK RELIABLE, SAFE AND FUNCTIONAL HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE A MINIMUM THRESHOLD FOR SAFETY. I ASK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN REVIEWING THE DOCUMENTED ISSUES FROM MANY FRUSTRATED CADILLAC OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES THAT I AM HAVING AND EXERT SOME PRESSURE ON GM / CADILLAC TO RECTIFY THIS KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

POWER STEERING IS NOT IN EFFECT WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL. HAVE TO USE EXTRA EFFORT WHILE TURNING, ESPECIALLY IN TIGHT SPACING OR LOW SPEEDS. *TR

AIR BAG FAILURE - 2006 LUX III CAR TOTALED 12-03-12 51558 MILES TOTALED CAR. WE WERE HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BY A 2003 1/2 TON EXTENDED CAB CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK AT 35 TO 40 MILES PER HR., THE DRIVER WAS DRUNK AND BEING PURSUED. HE WENT INTO THE CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION WITH STOP SIGNS ON ALL SIDES AND HIT ME AS I WAS TURNING LEFT. THERE WERE SEVERAL CARS AT THE INTERSECTION TAKING THEIR TURNS. THE ACCIDENT WAS A HIT AND RUN DUI. THEY DID CATCH HIM LATER. THE SIDE AIR DID NOT GO OFF, ALSO ONSTAR DID NOT GO OFF. I HAD MY CELL PHONE IN MY POCKET AND CALLED 911. WE WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. I HAD A LACERATION TO THE HEAD AND MY WIFE HAD 2 BROKEN RIBS. WE WERE REALLY SHAKEN UP , DAZED AND MY WIFE WAS SCREAMING FOR HELP.. REPORTED TO GENERAL MOTORS, NO EXPLANATION OF THE AIRBAG FAILURE YET (12-16-12). I HAVE TALKED TO AT LEAST 5 PEOPLE AT GM. ONSTAR SAID THE ONSTAR HELP IS NOT NOTIFIED IF THE AIR BAGS DO NOT GO OFF. WE HAD NO DASHBOARD WARNINGS ABOUT THE AIR BAGS. ALL OF OUR MONTHLY ONSTAR REPORTS HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS REPORTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF BEFORE COMPLETELY FAILING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF IN ORDER TO GET THEM TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE FILING THE COMPLAINT, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THEY STATED THERE WAS WATER INTRUSION IN THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH SHORTED OUT THE BALLAST. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT TO PAY $2,000. UPDATED 11/15/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN AN ABNORMAL GROWLING SOUND WAS EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE EXHIBITED A HOLE, WHICH WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC DUE THE VEHICLE BEING INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 06V105000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL (GM RECALL NUMBER:06026) WAS NON- EXISTENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 9/26/12 *CN