2006 CADILLAC DTS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATES. IN ORDER FOR IT TO DIM, HE MUST SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE ON-STAR FUNCTION STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE, BUT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BETWEEN 8-10 TIMES AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE REPAIRED THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE ALWAYS RECURS WITHIN 15 MILES OF LEAVING THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,611 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,087.

THE PLASTIC UNDERCARRIAGE COVER BEGAN DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. I PLACED DUCK TAPE ON IT IN ORDER TO GET IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REMOVED THE TAPE AND REFASTENED ONE OF THE PLASTIC BOLTS AND SAID IT HAD BEEN HIT WITH SOMETHING SO THE WARRENTLY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. BEFORE I GOT HOME IT WAS DRAGGING AGAIN. PART OF IT HAD TO BE CUT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS SO TORN UP AND MANY OF THE BOLTS WERE LOST. WE ULTIMATELY HAD TO WIRE IT ON TO HOLD IT UP.

2006 CADILLAC DEVILLE CONSOLE DESIGN IS FAULTY, CARS SLIDES WHEN MAKING SHARP TURN. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WOULD NOT LET HIM PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CONSOLE IS IN THE WAY, IT IS LOCATED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE CAR , THEREFORE MAKING IT DIFFICULT SO THAT THE RIGHT DRIVING FOOT GETS CAUGHT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS TANK CAP IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND THE CONSUMER BEING SO TALL HE WOULD HAVE TO BRING AN OBJECT ALONG TO CLOSE THE DOOR SO HE WOULD NOT FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS SLIDING WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN AND THE LEATHER SEATS GET REALLY HOT WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, A LARGE PLASTIC PIECE DETACHED FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND DRAGGED ON THE GROUND. AS A RESULT, HE HAD TO TEAR THE PIECE OFF. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE SPLASH SHIELD DETACHES OFTEN AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT MAINTAIN SPEED DOWNHILLS WITHIN REASON. FREEWHEEL ON ALL DOWNHILL GRADE AS FAST AS GRAVITY ALLOWS. EASILY CAN GO 15-20 OVER SET SPEED ON NORMAL HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. FIRST VEHICE OWNED WITH THIS CONDITION. POTENTIAL SAFETY AND SPEEDING TICKET PROBLEM. DEALER STATES THATS THE WAY IT IS. FIX IS DON'T USE CRUISE WHEN THERE ARE HILLS PER OWNERS MANUAL.*AK

IN LESS THAN A YEAR THIS CAR HAS HAD THE BATTERY GO DEAD. CAR WOULDN'T START. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH-TO-PASS FEATURE ONLY FUNCTIONED ON 20'06 CADILLAC DTS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. ALSO, ON ALL OF MY PREVIOUS AUTOMOBILES THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND FLASH-TO-PASS EVEN THOUGH THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT TURNED ON AT THE TIME. I DEMONSTRATED THIS TO THE DEALER, AND HE TRIED IT ON A SIMILAR VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT WORK EITHER. I CONSIDER THIS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE AND WOULD USE IT FREQUENTLY.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AND UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE DOWNSHIFTED IN ORDER FOR IT TO REGAIN NORMAL SPEED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80, THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,800.*AK

2006 CADILLAC DTS, MILEAGE APPROX. 7,000. SUDDEN, TOTAL FAILURE OF LOWER CONTROL ARM. MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA WHEN THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO UP OVER THE CURB. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES. LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER HAS ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AT A SPEED OF 20-25 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA,THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF 50 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD AND WEATHER WERE BOTH GOOD. THE CONTACT S WASN'T CONCERNED AT THE TIME , BUT WHEN A SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED HE THOUGHT HE WOULD REPORT IT. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 12/26/06 WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH AND THE DRIVER HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITH FORCE STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED ON STAR FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WERE HAVING IT SENT TO ANOTHER CADILLAC DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 01/31/07. *JB