CADILLAC Complaints

REGARDING TSB 11340 (NHTSA REFERENCE- 10043857), WHICH STATES, "IF PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIMING CHAIN OCCURS ON YOUR 2007 MODEL YEAR GMC ACADIA; SATURN OUTLOOK; 2007-2009 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC CTS, SRX, STS; 2009 MODEL YEAR BUICK ENCLAVE; CHEVROLET TRAVERSE; GMC ACADIA; OR SATURN OUTLOOK VEHICLE, EQUIPPED WITH A 2.8L/3.6L V6 ENGINE, WITHIN 10 YEARS OF THE DATE YOUR VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE OR 120,000 MILES (193,000 KM), WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE" OUR 2009 CADILLAC CTS WITH ~94,000 MILES HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO MAKE THE REPAIRS STATED IN THE TSB AT NO CHARGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TSB. MY EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH CADILLAC OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS INDICATES THAT CADILLAC HAD NO INTENTION OF MAKING THE REPAIRS THAT THEY HAVE INFORMED THE NHTSA WERE APPROPRIATE. IT IS MY OBSERVATION THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAD NO INTENTION OF HONORING THE BULLETIN AND ONLY SUBMITTED THE INFORMATION TO THE NHTSA AS A MEANS TO MITIGATE THE NEGATIVE PUBLIC IMAGE FROM THIS ENGINEERING FAILURE. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO MANIPULATE PUBLIC TRUST AND ABUSE THE RESOURCES OF THE NHTSA FOR THEIR OWN MARKETING BENEFIT. THIS IS A DECEPTIVE PRACTICE AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE THAT THE MANUFACTURER ABIDE BY THE STATED RESOLUTION AND NOT PERMIT THE MANUFACTURER TO ABUSE PUBLIC RESOURCES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CADILLAC SEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 294,853.

SRX WAS DRIVEN EARLIER IN THE DAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. PARKED AT HOME, THEN 6 HOURS LATER CAR DOOR OPENED AND PANORAMIC SUNROOF MAIN PANEL EXPLODED, THE SHATTERED GLASS WAS CAUGHT BY THE RETRACTABLE HEADLINER.

WHEN TURNING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE BREAKING SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILS. THIS NEARLY CAUSED MY ENTIRE FAMILY TO END UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY WE WERE TRAVELING SLOW AND THE EMERGENCY BREAK WORKED. WE IMMEDIATELY GOT HOME AND CHECKED FLUID AS WAS WELL. READING THROUGH ONLINE COMPLAINTS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE EXACT SAME THING. I AM TRULY WORRIED THIS COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED. AT THE TIME THE BREAKS FAILED THEY STUTTERED A BIT AND THE BREAK LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AS WELL AS A TONE OR ALERT IN THE CAR. PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING SUDDENLY OUT OF THE BLUE. MY DAUGHTER HAD TOLD ME HER BREAKS DID SOMETHING STRANGE WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING. THEN THE NEXT DAY SHE SAID IT DID IT AGAIN GOING FORWARD SHE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. I HAD HER TAKE ME FOR A DRIVE SO I COULD SEE FOR MYSELF AND I WAS TERRIFIED WHEN IT HAPPENED.

WILD TRAVELING FAR RIGHT LANE 45 MILE-AN-HOUR 5 LANE MAJOR ROAD IN MICHIGAN HIT POTHOLE LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BEARD LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC STRUGGLED CAR BACK TO THE RIGHT TOOK OVER 1 MILES TO FINALLY COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AT A FOUR FOOT CONCRETE BARRIER IN FRONT OF A CAR DEALERSHIP AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY LOSS OF CONTROL BRAKES STEERING VERY HARD

(1) DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP FAILURE. DEALERSHIP INDICATES BALLAST FAILURE, AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THIS IS A MINIMUM OF $1,200. (2) AS OF APRIL 27, 2016 - CAR WON'T START (10 DAYS): INDICATION IS "NO REMOTE DETECTED" (REMOTE BATTERY WAS REPLACED); VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS REPLACED DECEMBER 2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE HATCH INDEPENDENTLY OPENED, STRUCK THE GARAGE DOOR, AND FAILED TO CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE HATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,800.

THE CAR HAS A CONSTANT VIBRATION AT SPEEDS BEGINNING ABOUT 55MPR AND INCREASING UP TO 70MPR. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND SALE PERSON DROVE THE CAR AND OBSERVED THE SAME FAULT. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR WITH 20 TOTAL MILES. THE CONDITION WAS FIRST OBSERVED ON THE FIRST HIGHWAY DRIVE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE AND CHANGE TIRES; I WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR AXLES, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I ALSO DROVE ANOTHER NEW LUXURY CAR WITH THE DEALER AND IT PERFORMED THE SAME WAY; SUGGESTED THESE WERE SEASON END VEHICLES PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC SRX. ON EACH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE AIR DISTRIBUTION UNITS. EACH UNIT, OUTLINED IN A SILVER COMPONENT, PRODUCED A GLARE AND REFLECTION THAT AFFECTED VISIBILITY IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR. IN ADDITION, THE GLARE IMPACTED THE CONTACT'S VISION WHILE LOOKING THROUGH THE REARVIEW AND FRONT MIRRORS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING COLUMN JAMMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESUMKED TO NORMAL AFTER THIRTY SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.