2006 CADILLAC DTS Complaints

ON OCT,30,2017 I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR WITH IT IDLING. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED REGISTERING "HOT". THE DASH BOARD SAID IT WAS RUNNING HOT. THE THERMOSTAT HAND HAD MOVED TO THE RED POINT . I CUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND STARTED BACK UP AND DROVE IT TO CREST DEALERSHIP . AT THIS POINT THE HAND OR NEEDLE HAD GONE BACK TO NORMAL LEVEL. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON INFORMED US THAT IT COULD BE THE GASKET. WE LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM AND WAS TOLD 2 DAYS LATER THAT IT WAS INDEED THE GASKET GOING OUT AND WOULD COST AROUND $6300.00 TO FIX. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR IS SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS, OIL CHANGES, WINTERIZED BELTS CHECKED,ETC. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND HAD IT FIXED. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 45,000 ON IT. THIS ENGINE HAS GIVEN MORE TROUBLE AND I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY. I FEEL THAT THE ENGINE, WHICH IS A NORTHSTAR ENGINE AND IS A "LEMON" AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON GETTING THIS CAR FIXED AND I KEEP IT UP TO DATE ON THE MAINTENANCE OF THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE TAKE TO THE TIME TO CONTACT CREST CADILLAC IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE FOR MY RECORDS.

HEADLITES KEEP GOING OFF AT NITE WHILE DRIVING I NOTICE PLENTY OF COMPLANTS WHY GM NEEDS A RECALL PLEASE FOLLOW THU ASAP

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND CUT IN AND OUT. JIGGLING THE SWITCH SEEMS TO HELP DEALERS COULD NOT FIX'BEEN GOING ON SEVERAL YEARS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUSLY FLASHED OFF AND ON. OCCASIONALLY, ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE SECOND LIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. ALSO, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTING WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (ED MORRIS CADILLAC OF TAMPA, FLORIDA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF BURNING OIL WAS PRESENT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BUD DAVIS CADILLAC LOCATED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE GASKETS AND SEALS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. NINE MONTHS PRIOR, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPLACED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CREST CADILLAC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESET THE LIGHT SWITCH BY FLIPPING THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH FOR THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A BULB OR WIRE CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING OIL LEAK WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO PUT IN A NEW SEAL OR GASKET TO RESEAL THE AREA, BUT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IF THE REPAIR FAILED, THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS EXCLUDED FROM ANY MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGNS TO SERVICE THE ENGINE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, AN OIL ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT GRAY SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE OIL PAN GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,450.

HEATED AND COOLED SEATS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AFTER BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE THAT WAS COMING FROM UNDER PASSENGER SEAT. *TR