2006 CADILLAC DTS Complaints

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BULBS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY FLICKER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR FROM JACKSON,MS AND A DEER CAME OUT IN FRONT OF HIM HE TRIED TO MISS THE DEER AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND IT FLIPED AND WENT INTO SOME TREES AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN THE STERNING WHEEL AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY THE CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING ABNORMALLY AND SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS AN OIL LEAK THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND GENERAL MOTORS ARE REPAIRING VEHICLES, BUT WILL NOT MAKE A RECALL. THESE AUTOMOBILES ARE CADILLAC, OLDSMOBILE AND BUICK MODELS DATING BACK TO 1993 THROUGH 2008. A BULLETIN # 03-06-01-027 DATED MAY 1, 2008 VERIFIED GM'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A FAULTY DESIGN BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND OIL PAN IN THESE AUTOMOBILES TO CAUSE THEM TO LEAK SO SOON. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD FAIL PREMATURELY APPROXIMATELY EVERY TEN DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCESSORIES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DRAINING THE BATTERY PREMATURELY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50.

2006 CADILLAC DTS LEFT HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, TURN ON MANUALLY TO GET THEM BACK ON. SOMETIMES BOTH OF THEM. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF TWENTY THREE POUNDS. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION TO INFLATE THE TIRE; HOWEVER, THE TIRE WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO READ TWENTY THREE POUNDS. AFTER THE CONTACT REACHED HIS DESTINATION THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS MEASURED BY A TIRE GAUGE WHICH READ FORTY POUNDS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY; IT WOULD TURN OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO IT BEING DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.