2006 CADILLAC DTS Complaints

AS PART OF STATE INSPECTION, TOLD DEALER THAT FRONT SEATS ARE NOT HEATING. TOLD BY DEALER THAT PROBLEM WAS "CONNECTOR TO CLIMATE CONTROL SEAT MODULE BURNED/SHORTED OUT MODULE" AND TO REPLACE CONNECTOR AND MODULE WOULD COST $1016. ASKED DEALER PERSONNEL IF A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY SAID IT IS A ROUTINE/RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE COMPONENTS MELTING FROM THE HEAT BUT DON'T WORRY IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE (DESPITE REFERENCE TO " BURNED/SHORTED OUT"). INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH SAME COMPONENTS IN OTHER CADILLACS BUT ACCOMPANIED BY/WITH SMOKE AND/OR FIRE-- IF OCCURS WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT A HIGH SPEED ON A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY, COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT INVOLVING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEYS COULD BE REMOVED OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE IN THE ON POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN IT RAINS AND THE STREETS ARE WET MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. ...UPDATED 06/09/15 *BF UPDATED 10/3/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE UPSTREAM OXYGEN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE OIL PAN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

DURING A FAMILY OUTING, I NOTICED A REAR TIRE THAT HAD LOST AIR PRESSURE AGAIN. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO VISIT A DISCOUNT TIRE, TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WE HADN'T RUN OVER A NAIL NOR A SCREW, BUT HAD BECOME THE VICTIMS OF CADILLAC'S INFERIOR PRODUCTION. THE CHROME PLATING BEGAN TO PEEL, AND SEPARATE FROM THE ALLOY WHEELS. I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE INFERIOR AFTERMARKET WHEELS IN ORDER TO GET MY FAMILY HOME. THE INFORMATIVE, AND INTEGRATIVE AGENT AT DISCOUNT TIRE SHOWED ME THAT ALL FOUR OF MY STOCK, CHROME, CADILLAC WHEELS HAD PREMATURELY CORRODED, FORCING MY WIFE AND I TO REPLACE THE WHEELS. WE HAVE BEEN SPUN, DISMISSED, AND IGNORED BY NUMEROUS CADILLAC CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AGENTS, REGARDING THIS ISSUE, IN SPITE OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LOGGED BY OTHER DTS OWNERS, POSTED ONTO GMINSIDER.COM. CADILLAC HAS BEEN WELL ADVISED OF THIS FAILURE, YET CADILLAC FAILS TO ACCEPT THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS SUBSTANDARD. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, COUGHLIN MOTORS OF MARYSVILLE, OHIO, IS RETICENT TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, BUT, MY QUESTION IS, DOESN'T THE PRESIDENT OF OUR GREAT NATION, RIDE IN A DTS? IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS OF HIS WHEELS? WELL, OUR VEHICLE HAD THE SAME WHEELS. IT IS MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION, CADILLAC HAS PRODUCED AN INFERIOR PRODUCT, AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT. AFTER ALL, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND HIS FAMILY, SHOULD BE WELCOMED TO THE SAME DURABILITY AND LONGEVITY, OF CADILLAC'S PRODUCT, MY FAMILY AND I, ARE ENTITLED TO? AFTER ALL, DIDN'T ALL OF US BAIL OUT GENERAL MOTORS IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS? IN SHORT, CADILLAC HAS PRODUCED YET ANOTHER INFERIOR PRODUCT. ISN'T IT TIME THAT GM ANSWERS FOR ANOTHER INFERIOR PRODUCT, THAT AFFECTS OUR SAFETY? GRANTED, THE POTUS HAS ANOTHER DTS LIMO AT HIS DISPOSAL; AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. SADLY, MY FAMILY OF FIVE, DOES NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUME NORMALLY OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.