2006 CADILLAC DTS Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 CADDILLAC DTS. THERE IS AN INTERMINTENT ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHT AND DASHBOARD. THEY SOMETIMES GO INTO THE NIGHTTIME MODE IN THE DAYTIME AND IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE THE DASHBOARD WHEN DRIVING. I' SEARCHED GOOGLE AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. GM TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS AND IT IS NOT A BIG ISSUE. SINCE THEY ONLY HAVE FEW COMPLAINTS.THEY DI D FIX THIS IN THE 2007 MODEL BUT THEY SAY EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME MODEL AND BODY THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. YOU ALSO CANNOT USE THE FLASH YO PASS HEADLIGHT IN THE DAYTIME.IT ONLY WORKS IN THE NIGHT MODE. *TR

I HAVE A PERIODIC PERSISTENT STALLING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS THAT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE FROM ABOUT 60,000 MILES. THE CAR SOMETIMES JUST STALLS OUT WHILE AT A RED LIGHT OR A STOP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SINCE IT BEGAN AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. IS THIS AN UNSAFE MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THESE CARS? *TR

THIS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. MY ENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT DROP AFTER FOOT REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR. 4 OF THE SIX TIMES WAS ON FREEWAY EXIT RAMP. I VERIFIED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT IN ANY WAY INTERFERING AFTER THE FIRSTIME THIS HAPPENED. I CONTACTED MY DEALER 3 TIMES - CENTRAL CADILLAC, AND THEY SAID THEY CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN MY FLOOR MAT. I KNOW IT WAS NOT! I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE CRUISE CONTROL RELATED AS IT HAPPENED IN CITY TRAFFIC TWICE. WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY AFTER BRAKING TO STOP ENGINE WOULD STAY AT 1800 RPM TO 2300 RPM DEPENDENT ON OCCASION. THE SAME RPM RANGE WAS IN CITY ALSO. *TR

AN EXAMPLE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CONCERN IS AS FOLLOWS; IF THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN ENGAGED AT SOME SPEED,LETS SAY 40 MPH AND THEN DISENGAGED AND THE CAR DECELERATES TO SAY ABOUT 30MPH THEN ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN INSTEAD OF SMOOTHLY ACCELERATING BACK UP TO THE PREVIOUSLY SET 40 MPH THE CAR ABRUPTLY ACCELERATES AND SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFTS AND THE SPEED CAN GO UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH BEFORE IT SETTLES BACK DOWN TO THE PRESET 40MPH.THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY RANDOM OCCURRENCE AND CANNOT BE ALWAYS DUPLICATED. THE SPEEDS AT WHICH THIS CAN OCCUR ARE VARIED. THIS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION CAN BE VERY UPSETTING AND I BELIEVE IN SOME SITUATIONS MAY EVEN PRESENT A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 CADILLAC DTS IN OCTOBER OF '06. IN THE SPRING OF 2009, THE HEADLIGHTS ON SAID VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLICKER. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD HEADLAMP. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO DETERMINE WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 8 - 9 MONTHS SINCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED AND NOW ONE HEADLIGHT OR THE OTHER OR SOMETIMES BOTH WILL GO OUT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER 4 HOURS OF TESTING THAT THE BALLASTS IN THE HEADLIGHT UNIT ARE BOTH BAD CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO DO THIS. REPAIR COST AT A NON-GM MECHANIC WAS $1700 - $2000. A GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR COST WILL BE $1403.82. THIS IS TO REPLACE THE BALLASTS, HEADLAMPS AND THE LABOR COSTS. I FEEL THIS IS A RIDICULOUS COST FOR REPAIR OF HEADLIGHTS, BUT HAVE ORDERED PARTS AND HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED NEXT WEEK. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AS I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT AND HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON IS TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON, BUT EVEN THEN IT ONLY WORKS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE REPEATING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THIS, I HAVE SEEN OTHER INTERNET POSTS FROM CADILLAC OWNERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. I DID COMPLAIN TO GM/CADILLAC AND THEY ARE OFFERING TO COVER 25% OF THE REPAIR COSTS. IN THE INTERIM, I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR HAVING HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING AND I HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN AWARE THAT THEY HAD GONE OUT WHILE I'VE BEEN DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH A FUSE WHICH CONTROLS THE ECM BURNED OUT AND DISABLED THE ENGINE THREE TIMES. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

POWER STEERING HOSE CONNECTION FAILED, GM REFUSED TO FIX RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V105000), THEY SAID THAT MY "VIN" WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL, ONLY ON UNITS BUILT FROM DEC 06 THROUGH FEB 06, MY CAR WAS BUILD IN MAR 06.... DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS THE FAULTY PART... PAID 519.49 FOR THE FIX AND 110.00FOR A TOW... WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE MIGHT START ENGINE FIRE.... GM SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THESE CARS WITH FAULTY HOSES. *TR

2006 CADILLAC DTS INVOLVED IN MODERATE FRONT END CRASH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND ONSTAR'S AUTOMATIC CRASH RESPONSE DID NOT ACTIVATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V441000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, BUT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. CURRENTLY, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS FRACTURED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,917 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED.UPDATED 03/19/09.*JB

2006 CADILLAC DTS - BRAKES SHUDDER WHEN TRAVELING DOWN STEEP GRADES. MANUFACTURE HAS TSB ON THIS, WITH LARGER BRAKE PADS. BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COVER THIS UNDER THEIR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *TR