CADILLAC Complaints

2009 CTS CADILLAC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR SUSPENSION SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUSPENSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING, SPINNING THE VEHICLE TOWARDS ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE VAHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE INSPECTED. *JS

THE BACK UP GUIDANCE LINES AND WARNING INDICATORS DO NOT ALWAYS APPEAR OR ACTIVATE WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BACK UP CAMERA. THEY ARE MISSING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BACKING UP. I WAS BACKING UP AND TRYING TO JUDGE DISTANCE AND CLEARANCE IN MY NEW CAR. THIS ASSIST DEVICE BEING NON-FUNCTIONAL ALLOWED ME TO BACK INTO BUSHES, DOING NO DAMAGE, BUT CAUSING ALARM. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR TWICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT. THIS BEGAN ON PURCHASE 3/31/2018 AND CONTINUES. I WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS IT WITH THE DEALERSHIP, BUT DON'T EXPECT ANY LONG TERM FIX BY THEM. I WILL MAINTAIN MY DUE DILIGENCE TO ENSURE I DO NOT RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PERSON, BUT IMPROPERLY FUNCTIONING SAFETY ASSISTANCE DEVICES ARE INFECTIVE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE MADE TO ENSURE THEIR PROPER OPERATION, SINCE I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CADILLAC AND OTHER GM SYSTEMS.

TAKATA RECALL - AIRBAG PASSENGER SIDE MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE. CADILLAC SAYS $900 TO REPLACE, PLUS LABOR. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. I CAN'T AFFORD REPLACEMENT. CAN'T SELL THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT'S FIXED.

THE MOON ROOF LEAKING WATER INTO THE CAB AS WELL AS HOLDING WATER IN THE TRUNK DOOR CAUSING EXCESSIVE MOLD BUILD UP THE VEHICLE SITS OVER NIGHT IN THE RAIN AND FILLS UP WITH WATER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 11, 2017, I ENCOUNTERED A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE HEADLAMPS ON MY 2015 CADILLAC SRX. I HAD TO EVACUATE TO VIRGINIA FROM FLORIDA DUE TO HURRICANE IRMA. AS I WAS DRIVING UP A STEEP MOUNTAINSIDE AT NIGHT TO GET TO MY DESTINATION, I NOTICED I COULD BARELY SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS PUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS I COULD NOT USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS BECAUSE THAT WOULD "BLIND" THE CARS COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION AS ONE WRONG MANEUVER COULD SEND YOU OFF THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN OR HEAD-ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTIAN. UPON MY RETURN TO FLORIDA, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AS FOG AND HAZE COVERING THE LENS DUE TO "WEATHER" AND REPLACED BOTH HEADLAMPS. ON MAY 13, 2018, I NOTICED THE SAME HEAD LAMP DIMNESS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD OR PEDESTRIANS OR ANYTHING. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP AND REPLACED IT. THIS HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT. CLEARLY THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE DESIGN AND/OR INTEGRITY OF THESE HEADLAMPS AND A NEWER VERSION MUST BE MANUFACTURED. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND IF MOISTURE IS CAUSING THIS, THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY COSTLY TO FIX, NOT TO MENTION, LIFE THREATENING AS YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD OR PEDESTRIANS OR ANYTHING ELSE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH BARELY ANY LIGHT ILLUMINATING THE PATH IN FRONT OF YOUR VEHICLE.

WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE BECAUSE MY LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS AND 3RD BRAKE LIGHT WEREN'T WORKING. I CHECKED ONLINE CADILLAC FORUMS AND DISCOVERED A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS BREAKING WHERE IT BENDS NEXT TO THE PASSENGER TRUNK HINGE. WHEN I CHECKED MY WIRE HARNESS I DISCOVERED 3 BROKEN WIRES AND 2 PARTIALLY BROKEN WIRES.

I PURCHASED A 2003 CADILLAC CTS FROM CAR MART IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA ON OR ABOUT MAY 5, 2017. SHORTLY AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT, WHICH INCLUDED AN AIRBAG REFERENCE, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON. THEY COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES AND INCLUDE SERVICE AIRBAG ANDREW AIRBAG ICON. I DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER STEERING WHEEL HAD A SMALL CRACK ACROSS IT THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE AIRBAG CONTAINER. AFTER BEING ASSURED THAT AN EXCUTIVE OF THE COMPANY WOULD REVIEW OUR CONTRACT AND GET BACK WITH ME ON THIS COMPLAINT AROUND 2 WEEKS AFTER TAKING POSSESSION OF VECHICLE. AS OF TODAY I HAVE HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED EVEN AFTER CALLING AND LEAVING MESSAGES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY.78 WEST WHEN THE LIGHTS FIRST CAME ON AND CONTINUE TO DO SO AT RANDOM TIMES. MY WIFE IS SHORT SO SHE IS ALMOST UP TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I ALSO HAVE A 5 YR OLD DAUGHTER. I AM IN CONSTANT FEAR AND WORRY THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY PREMATURELY OR WHEN HITTING A SMALL POTHOLE. I HAVE CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THERE ARE NONE. I WOULD TRULY APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE I CAN GET TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEPPER MOTOR FOR THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER DASHBOARD FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND TACHOMETER TO DISPLAY THE INCORRECT READINGS AND FAIL COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (HENDRICK AND CARREY CADILLAC, 101 TEAM HENDRICK WAY #101, CARY, NC 27511) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT MISSED THE SPECIAL ROLL OUT PROGRAM TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

RAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. CAR SHIFTED DOWN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR FOR SPEED TRAVELING CAUSING 8000 RPM THAT RESULTED IN ENGINE BLOW. SMOKE EVERYWHERE. CAR WAS TOWED. I NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO TRANSMISSION SHIFTING DOWN PLUS WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH TRANSMISSION