2008 CADILLAC STS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE SPEED INCREASED TO 90 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE TO 30 MPH. THE AUTOMATIC PUSH BUTTON IGNITION WAS ACTIVATED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000. UPDATED 7/26/10 *CN UPDATED 08/03/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT TIMES. CONSUMERS WROTE IN PENCIL IN CURSIVE. THE COMPLAINT IS ILLEGIBLE. UPDATED 09/21/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WAS DRIVING 13 MPH HIS ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGHER SPEED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE HIS KILL SWITCH TO TURN TO STOP THE ACCELERATION AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO CHECK INTO THE FAILURE BUT NO ONE HAS CALLED HIM. THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS TWO DIFFERENT VIN;S FOR THIS VEHICLE AND BOTH WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,354.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. DURING INSPECTION A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28900.

OWN A 2008STS V --ON MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A STOP,THE CAR LOST POWER WITH NO ERROR MESSAGES,AND FULL ELECTRICAL POWER.WOULD SURGE TO ABOUT 3 MPH--GOT TO A SPOT WHERE I COULD TURN CAR OFF.STARETED IT UP AND THE CAR WAS FINE.DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBELM.FEEL ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND AM PUSHING THE DEALER TO CONTACT GM ENGINEERING AND FIND OUT WHAT COULD CAUSE THAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE "ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZE DEALER FOR INSPECTION FOR AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,400. UPDATED12/11/09 *BF UPDATED 12/14/09.*JB

PURCHASED 2008 CADILLAC STS IN DECEMBER 2008, SINCE PURCHASED I HAVE REPLACED 6 RIMS DUE TO CRACKING. DAMAGES HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF POTHOLES OR SPEED BUMPS, COASTING $900 AT GM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ONLY THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT HE WANTED THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

2008 CADILLAC STS AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS A MALFUNCTION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS 100LB WIFE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT SOMETIMES STAYED ON, BUT MOST TIMES IT WAS OFF. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT WHICH STILL DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE DEALER SENT THE CONSUMER A GM FLYER THAT EXPLAINED THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE MADE THE DECISION AS TO WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT SHOULD BE ON. *JB

2008 CADILLAC SEVILLE WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS. MOLDINGS WERE NOT INSTALLED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, RPM'S RAN HIGH, AND HAD AN ODD ODOR. *KB THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING WAS DUE TO A BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *JB