2007 CADILLAC DTS Complaints

WE HAVE A SEVERE VIBRATION IN OUR 2007 CADILLAC DTS THAT STARTS AT 55MPH AND ALSO REPEATS ITSELF AS WE COME TO A STOP. THINK THIS VIBRATION IS ALWAYS THERE, BUT WE FEEL IT AT THESE TIMES. THIS VIBRATION WAS SO SEVERE THAT ON ONE OCCASION WE WERE COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN SIDE IN VIRGINIA WHEN IT BECAME SO VIOLENT WE BARELY WERE ABLE TO BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND BRING IT TO A STOP. THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH DTS GENERAL MOTORS ADVISED US THAT THEIR ENGINEERS ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH DTS AND ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT HOW TO REPAIR.. WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE ASKED .. REALIGNMENT, NEW PADS, NEW ROTARS, FOUR NEW TIRES ..THEY ARE QUITE FRANK THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS, HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, NO ANSWERS, AND THERE WILL BE NO RECALL AS THEIR PLAN IS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY ATTRITION. THEY HAVE STOPPED MAKING THIS MODEL AS A RESULT. HOPE NO ONE HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. OUR RIDE AND SAFETY ARE BOTH NOW COMPROMISED ON A DAILY BASIS.

MY LENS COVERING IS DISCOLORING AND HAS BECOME CLOUDED OVER. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION UNDER WARRANTY. HE SAID THIS IS NOT COVERED. HOW CAN THIS BE WHEN NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS EFFECTIVE THROUGH THIS CLOUDY LENS. OTHER CADILLAC OWNERS IN THE DEALER HEAR MY CONVERSATION AND THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAD THE LENS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $350. A BLIND EYE SEEMS TO BE A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS REACHED 1500. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGINEERED TO OPERATE IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,300. THE CONSUMER STATED HE CAME TO A PASSING LANE ABOUT 1/4 MILE LONG AND PULLED OUT TO PASS. THE SHIFTER LEVER WAS IN "3" ON THE STEEP HILL. HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO ADVANCE INTO 2ND GEAR, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT OR ACCELERATE. HE PULLED THE SHIFTER LEVER INTO 2ND . BUT THE TRANSMISSION STILL DID NOT DOWN SHIFT OR ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER AN EXAMINATION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED TO NOT SHIFT DOWN ABOVE 1500 RPM. IN CONTRAST, THE OWNER'S MANUAL WARNED NOT TO DOWN SHIFT INTO 2ND ABOVE 65 MPH BECAUSE IT MAY DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 11/17/11

HEADLAMPS WOULD FLICKER AND GO OUT INTERMEADLY THEN THE OTHER NIGHT THEY DID THIS AND BOTH WENT OUT I WAS DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD AND COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ALOT OF DTS OWNER HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2007 CADILLAC DTS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TIRES *TGW IN JUNE 2010 THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. IT HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED, SO THERE WAS NO DANGER OF AN ACCIDENT. THE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2010, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE HAD DISINTEGRATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN NOVEMBER 2010, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 75 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRE HAD DISINTEGRATED. *JB

LIKE MANY OTHER CADDY OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TWILIGHT SENSORS OPERATION. PROBLEM BEING THE HEADLAMPS COME ON TOO EARLY AND GO OFF TOO LATE RESULTING IN A DIMMING OF THE INTERIOR DASH ILLUMINATION. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER NOT TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE VEHICLE SPEED...ESPECIALLY IF ITS STILL BRIGHT ENOUGH OUT FOR SUN GLASSES TO BE USED. MY 2007 DTS AND OTHERS. SEE THIS LINK ALSO HTTP://WWW.CADILLACFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/CADILLAC-FORUM/T-92975.HTML I HAD MY CAR TO THE GARAGE JUST TODAY AND THEY DID NOTHING TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. NOT GOING TO ARGUE WITH THEM ANY MORE.... SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO HELP US. THE RENTAL DTS I HAD WHILE MY CAR WAS IN "REPAIR" DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM YET THEY SAID MY CAR TWILIGHT WAS "OK". THANKS

THE LEFT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER THE RIGHT HEADLAMP HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY HAVE LEARNED THAT CADILLAC PUT OUT A BULLETIN, DOCUMENT ID #08014A, THAT ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM WITH CORROSION IN THE HEADLIGHTS. IF THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED OUT AT NIGHT, IN THE RAIN, CLEARLY IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

9-02-2010 DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON I-75 N, 1. CRUISE SUDDENLY CUTS OFF. 2. CAR SLOWS TO 4-5 MILES PER HOUR. 3. SPEED ODOMETER CUTS OFF 4. ALL SAFETY LIGHTS COME ON 5. NO BRAKES 6. ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SINCE THEN CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR THE SAME TYPE OF THING SIX TIMES. AFTER FIRST INCIDENT DEALER KEPT CAR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. LOCAL DEALER VERY HELPFUL BUT CANNOT FIX. FILED COMPLAINT WITH CADILLAC, CASE NUMBER [XXX], NO HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

2007 CADILLAC DTS WITH LEVELING REAR STRUTS HAVE A SERIOUS ISSUE IN WIRING TO THE REAR SUSPENSION. THOSE OPERATING IN HEAVY ROAD SALT ENVIRONMENT ARE EXPERIENCING WIRING FAILURES IN QUICK DISCONNECT TERMINALS. WHERE WIRES ARE INSERTED INTO CONNECTOR PINS SCOP UP SALT AGAINST UNPROTECTED COPPER WIRE . THIS RESULTS IN COMPLETE DISCONNECTION DUE TO CHRONIC CORROSION. THUS THE COMPUTER DISPLAYS A TROUBLE MESSAGE IN THE MAIN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER "SERVICE SUSPENSION." THIS WIRING DISCONNECT/OPEN DISABLES THE AIR RIDE FEATURE IN THE REAR STRUTS. THE WIRING INVOLVED RESIDES UNDER THE FLOOR PAN AND IS UNPROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS. THESE WIRE FAILURES CAN RESULT IN STEERING/HANDLING DIFFICULTIES DUE TO REAR SEAT AND TRUNK HEAVY LOADS. FIX WOULD BE TO REQUIRE POTTING COMPOUND IN ALL GALLYS WHERE WIRES ENTER MALE PINS AND FEMALE RECEIVER CONNECTIONS. POTTING COMPOUND WOULD CREATE A WATERPROOF EXCLUSION TO KEEP OUT THE DAMAGING ELEMENTS. MY VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A GM CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR THAT ORIGINATED IN THE BOSTON MASS AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC DTS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT AC TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THERE WAS A REPEATED THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TREAD WAS WARPED AND THERE WAS A LUMP IN THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.