2006 CADILLAC DTS Complaints

2006 CADILLAC DTS SURGES WHILE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, RPM'S GET HIGHER, SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *KB ***NAR*** THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE CAR AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY HESITATE WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. *NM

VEHICLE WILL NOT START. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE THE END OF NOVEMBER 2005 AND ON TWO OCCASIONS THE CAR WAS DEAD. I DID NOT BUY THE CAR TO RUN EVERYDAY OR IN BAD WEATHER. *JB

FLICKERING TAIL LIGHTS. RECENT MODELS OF CADILLAC (E.G. DTS), USE LED TAIL LIGHTS. ON THIS CAR, THEY FLICKER AT ABOUT 50 HZ. I WORK IN THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY AND CAN CLEARLY SEE COMPUTER MONITORS FLICKERING AT 60 HZ OR BELOW. AT NIGHT, AND ESPECIALLY WHILE IN MOTION, THESE TAIL LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DISTRACTING, AND OCCASIONALLY NAUSEATING. I HAVE NOTICED THIS BEGINNING TO OCCUR ON MORE TYPES OF VEHICLES EACH YEAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT ON SAFETY AND COMFORT SHOULD THIS TREND BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE. I BELIEVE THE DOT SHOULD MANDATE THAT LED LIGHTS ON ALL VEHICLES HAVE A REFRESH RATE OF 100HZ OR GREATER IN EACH MODE (DIM: TAIL LIGHT, BRIGHT: BRAKE LIGHT...). THERE ARE EXAMPLES OF LED TAIL LIGHTS THAT DO NOT FLICKER, IN PARTICULAR, MOST LARGE SEMI-TRAILERS DO NOT HAVE THIS FLICKER EFFECT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOW OUT OF THE SIDEWALL IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CONTACT DISCOVERED BOTH THE RIGHT FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE FLAT. AIR APPEARED TO BE SEEPING THROUGH SECTIONS OF THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR VOGUE Y TRAC TOURING II H RATED. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM