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2005 Cadillac STS: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

101 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

57,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2005 model year. Data updated: . 81 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 19 of 101 complaints (18.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior1514.9%
Electrical and battery issues1110.9%
Steering behavior98.9%
Engine operation65.9%
Transmission and shifting44.0%
Fuel system concerns22.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System
19
Power Train
13
Engine
12
Air Bags
11
Fuel/Propulsion System
5
Seats
5
Service Brakes
5
Unknown Or Other
5
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Electrical System19
Power Train13
Engine12
Air Bags11
Fuel/Propulsion System5
Seats5
Service Brakes5
Unknown Or Other5

Electrical System: 19; Power Train: 13; Engine: 12; Air Bags: 11; Fuel/Propulsion System: 5; Seats: 5; Service Brakes: 5; Unknown Or Other: 5

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
15
25,000 to 49,999
17
50,000 to 74,999
23
75,000 to 99,999
10
100,000 to 149,999
9
150,000 and above
7
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00015
25,000 to 49,99917
50,000 to 74,99923
75,000 to 99,99910
100,000 to 149,9999
150,000 and above7

Under 25,000: 15; 25,000 to 49,999: 17; 50,000 to 74,999: 23; 75,000 to 99,999: 10; 100,000 to 149,999: 9; 150,000 and above: 7

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (23). 20 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2005
7
2006
7
2007
7
2008
7
2009
7
2010
5
2011
7
2012
3
2013
5
2014
18
2015
6
2016
5
2017
3
2018
3
2019
7
2020
1
2022
1
2023
1
2025
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20057
20067
20077
20087
20097
20105
20117
20123
20135
201418
20156
20165
20173
20183
20197
20201
20221
20231
20251

2005: 7; 2006: 7; 2007: 7; 2008: 7; 2009: 7; 2010: 5; 2011: 7; 2012: 3; 2013: 5; 2014: 18; 2015: 6; 2016: 5; 2017: 3; 2018: 3; 2019: 7; 2020: 1; 2022: 1; 2023: 1; 2025: 1

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 15 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 11 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 9 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10120320 · 2005-06-03 (June 3, 2005)

DT: CONTACT STATES THE VEHICLE'S VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. IF YOU STATE A COMMAND 50% OF THE TIME IT WILL EXECUTE A DIFFERENT COMMAND. ONCE A COMMAND HAS BEEN EXECUTED IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE COMMAND. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A FILE NUMBER(GM FILE NO. 1322945605) BUT NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM.*AK *NM

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Owner report 10126001 · 2005-06-21 (June 21, 2005)

PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS COMPLAINT # 10120320 DT: CONTACT STATES THE VEHICLE'S VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. IF YOU STATE A COMMAND A MAJORITY OF THE TIME IT WILL EXECUTE A DIFFERENT COMMAND. ONCE A COMMAND HAS BEEN EXECUTED IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE COMMAND. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A FILE NUMBER(GM FILE NO. 1322945605) BUT NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM.

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Owner report 10126737 · 2005-08-12 (August 12, 2005)

DT: PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAD AN ODD SMELL, BUT SOON BECAME OVERPOWERED WITH ITS STRONG ODOR. CONSUMER'S WIFE EYES WATERED FROM THE SMELL AND HER THROAT BURNED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR WHO TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY PLACING ODOR EATERS INSIDE OF THE TRUNK FROM WHERE THE SMELL WAS STRONGEST. THE ODOR WAS STRONGER WHEN VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE IN HEAT OR HOT WEATHER. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE TOXIC. THE PROBLEM WAS ONGOING. CONTACTED GM , BUT THEY DID NOT ANSWER THE CONCERNS. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SMELL OF ODORS. *…

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10126737 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10129862 · 2005-07-25 (July 25, 2005)

VEHICLES VOICE RECOGNITION & BLUTOOTH TELEPHONE SYSTEM ARE UNSTABLE/UNUSABLE. VR SYSTEM RECOGNIZES STATED CXOMMANDS APPROX. 10% OF THE TIME. SYSTEM MISS-IDENTIFIES COMMANDS 90% OF THE TIME CAUSING IMPROPER/INCORRECT EXECUTION OF WRONG COMMAND. SERVICING DEALER STATES THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH ALL OWNERS AND THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR FIX ACTIONS AT THIS TIME OR KNOWN. CADILLAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER IN RESPONSE TO A WRITTEN LETTER INFOMRS THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BEING A MAJOR CONCERN AND INFERRED IT WAS A "USER" ISSUE IN PROPE…

Owner-reported narrative. 97 miles reported. Look up ODI 10129862 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10137629 · 2005-09-26 (September 26, 2005)

USE OF DRL. *JB

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Owner report 10141453 · 2005-11-01 (November 1, 2005)

DT: THE CONTACT'S WIFE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE GROCERY STORE. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WENT IN THE STORE. WHEN SHE CAME OUT SHE NOTICED PEOPLE WERE LOOKING OVER AN EMBANKMENT. SHE REALIZED THEN THAT THE CAR HAD ROLLED BACKWARD OVER THE EMBANKMENT. A TOW TRUCK CAME AND PULLED THE VEHICLE UP, AND THEN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE ENGINEER AT THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A NEW KEY…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10141453 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10142150 · 2005-11-01 (November 1, 2005)

2005 CADILLAC STS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD STATING "VEHICLE SPEED LIMITED TO 80 MILES PER HOUR". *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE NO OTHER TROUBLE CODES WERE TRIGGERED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BUT THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ON UNTIL THE CONSUMER P…

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Owner report 10149656 · 2006-02-07 (February 7, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH SMOKE WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED WITH SMOKE. THE OCCUPANTS GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MORNING, DIAGNOSTICS TEST WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE WIRING AND THE MODULE UNDER THE SEAT HAD MELTED. THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE WIRING WAS ROUTED IN…

Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10149656 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

3 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

06V020000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery

Reported: 2006-01-25 (January 25, 2006)

CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE FUEL IS NO LONGER SUPPLIED TO THE ENGINE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE FUEL LEVEL LOW INDICATOR LIGHT OR THE WARNING CHIME.

Consequence: IF THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING, THE OPERATOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED IN DECEMBER 2005 AND ASKED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST 1/4 OF A TANK FUEL LEVEL TO AVOID THIS CONDITION UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE, OWNER RENOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 23, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.

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06V125000 · Suspension:Rear

Reported: 2006-04-20 (April 20, 2006)

CERTAIN VEHICLES HAVE A LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION TOE LINK THAT COULD SEPARATE BECAUSE OF AN INCORRECT WELD.

Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE AFFECTED REAR WHEEL WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN IN OR OUT, AFFECTING VEHICLE CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RIGHT AND LEFT TOE LINK AND REPLACE AS REQUIRED. IF A TOE LINK IS REPLACED, THE DEALER WILL PERFORM A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.

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07V589000 · Power Train:Axle Assembly:Axle Shaft:Seal

Reported: 2007-12-20 (December 20, 2007)

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL DOES NOT MEET ALL OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK.

Consequence: A REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND POSSIBLY LOSS OF CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PINION SEAL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 1, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006 OR HTTP://WWW.CADILLAC.COM; PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR HTTP://WWW.PONTIAC.COM; AND SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR HTTP://WWW.SATURN.COM.

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Data completeness

101 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

80.2%Usable mileage81 / 101 records
100.0%Valid incident date101 / 101 records
100.0%Valid filing date101 / 101 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates101 / 101 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Air Bags
133.3%
ODI 10394538 · 53,896 mi

THE MAIN AIR BAG FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SET OFF WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND IN PARK. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING NOR WAS THERE ANY COLLISION TO SET OFF THE AIR BAG. LATER INVESTIGATION BY CADILLAC/GM DETERMINED FAULTY SENSORS THAT CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY IMPROPERLY WHICH CREATED/CREATES A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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114.3%
ODI 10104469 · 561 mi

ON 12/5/04 I PARKED OUR NEW (561 MILES) 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE AT THE COVERED WEST PALM BEACH AIRPORT PARKING LOT. I LEFT ON BUSINESS AND RETURNED TO THE CAR AT 7:30 PM ON THURSDAY, 12/9/04. I GOT INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE, PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE CAR. THE TWO FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! THE DRIVER BAG RAKED UP THE INSIDE OF MY RIGHT FOREARM (WHICH WAS STILL HOLDING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION) AND THEN HIT ME IN THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE. I WAS SUFFERING FROM A TERRIBLE COLD AT THE TIME AND HAD TO SIT THERE …

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1110.9%
ODI 10380258

2005 STS CADILLAC. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLES WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY *TGW

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5036.0%
ODI 10180738 · 3,501 mi

1. I STARTED MY CAR VIA REMOTE START TO WARM IT UP.. PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WAS REPORTED VIA THE DASH CONTROLS AS NON-FUNCTIONAL AT THAT TIME 2. DROVE 100 YARDS AND THE REAR WINDOW IMPLODED INTO THE VEHICLE SENDING SHARDS OF GLASS ALL OVER THE INTERIOR. IT RESULTED IN MANY SMALL BLOODY CUTS AND SCRATCHES 3. SELLING DEALER WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ISSUE. NON-SELLING DEALER TOWED THE CAR FOR REPAIR. *JB

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1426.9%
ODI 10354850 · 26,025 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND WHEN A WHEN A PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. ONCE THE DEALER CALIBRATED THE SENSOR, A SECOND TIME THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATED THE FAILURE. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO FAILURES. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFERRED H…

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918.0%
ODI 10248148

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

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533.3%
ODI 10735601 · 32,000 mi

SINCE MAY 2015, GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, THEN AGAIN IN JUNE 2015 GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND STAYS ON. ONCE AGAIN , IN JULY LIGHTS COMES BACK ON AND STAYS ON HAS NOT GONE OUT AS OF 21 JULY 2015.. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN 2014 WITH ONLY 19,000 MILES, THE CAR NOW ONLY HAS 32,500 ODD MILES ON IT. WE NEED TO KNOW IF IT HAS A RECALL , DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AS OF NOW... WE DO SEE THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE YEARS OFF 2000-2008...

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Electrical System
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646.2%
ODI 10139330 · 35,124 mi

ON 11/27/00 CAR LEASED FROM CHEVY DEALER AND ONSTAR PUT ON BY CADILLAC DEALER. ON 01/08/01 CAR DEAD IN DRIVE,CADILLAC DEALER INSTALLED NEW BATTERY. ON 10/01/01 CAR QUIT WHILE DRIVING, CADILLAC DEALER INSTALLED NEW GENERATOR. ON 7/18/02 CAR DEAD IN DRIVE,CHEVY DEALER REPLACED GENERATOR. ON 9/13/04 CAR DEAD IN DRIVE ,CHEVY DEALER FOUND NOTHING. ON 11/18/04 CAR DEAD IN DOCTOR'S LOT,CHEVY DEALER FOUND NOTHING AND SENT IT TO CADILLAC DEALER WHO ALSO FOUND NOTHING. TWO DAYS LATER CAR DEAD IN STORE LOT. SENT BACK TO CADILLAC DEALER WHO INSTALLE…

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114.3%
ODI 10566171

I HAVE READ ABOUT THE GM RECALL. I HAD A 2002 CADILLAC. THE CAR DIED TWO DAYS IN A ROW WHILE I WAS DRIVING. COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN. I CALLED GM. THEY SAID TAKE TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER "REPAIRED THE IGNITION". THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD SEEN THE PROBLEM BEFORE. THEY SAID THERE WAS A FLAW IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. MINE HAPPEN AT LOW SPEED BUT THEY SAID IT COULD HAVE HAPPEN ANYTIME. I NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR. *TR

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225.0%
ODI 10012342

WHILE DRIVING THE BOLT CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. *NLM THERE WERE ENGINE PROBLEMS/STALLING, AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE RADIO CUTS ON BY ITSELF, HORN WAS INOPERATIVE, ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. RECALL #0311500 IN RE: CADILLAC CTS. SCC

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1918.8%
ODI 10120320

DT: CONTACT STATES THE VEHICLE'S VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. IF YOU STATE A COMMAND 50% OF THE TIME IT WILL EXECUTE A DIFFERENT COMMAND. ONCE A COMMAND HAS BEEN EXECUTED IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE COMMAND. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A FILE NUMBER(GM FILE NO. 1322945605) BUT NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM.*AK *NM

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2014.4%
ODI 10173768 · 1,500 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND THOUGHT THIS COULD BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK

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1019.2%
ODI 10195639 · 300 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS INADVERTENTLY DEPRESSED INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE CRASH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO BE OF ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON TWO OCCASIONS AND WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED BOTH …

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714.0%
ODI 10334164 · 13,559 mi

PURCHASED AS A "PROGRAM CAR" 5/21/08 WITH 7017 MILES ON ODOMETER, AUTO HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SOURCE OF TROUBLE WHICH SELLING DEALER CREST CADILLAC OF VENICE, FL SEEMS UNABLE TO CORRECT. MYRIAD PROBLEMS OCCUR BUT FAIL TO REGISTER ON RECORDER WHICH PREVENTS CORRECTIVE ACTION. I DO NOT FAULT DEALER STAFF BUT BLAME OVERALL PROBLEM ON CADILLAC'S REFUSAL TO CONSIDER DEFECTIVE INTERACTIVE COMPUTER NETWORK FROM STUPIDITY OR CUPIDITY. ON THE LAST TRIP TO THE REPAIR FACILITY ELEVEN ITEMS WERE ADDRESSED WITH THREE NOT BEING ADDRESSED WITH PROBLEMS NOT L…

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16.7%
ODI 11291164

WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF WATER WILL CAUSE THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO ENGAGE AND IT DOES NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS SAT FOR A LONG AMOUNT OF TIME. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. FIRST THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN YOU LOSE POWER. 3RD ROW LED TAILLIGHT OUT... 400 TO FIX. PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2018 WITH 93K MILES. CURRENTLY AT 104K.

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125.0%
ODI 10823523 · 53,007 mi

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP FAILED AFTER CONDENSATION BUILD UP IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I HAVE THE HID HEADLAMPS AND CHANGED THE BULBS CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND RELAYS BUT IT STILL WILL NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE CHANGED AND IT WAS NOT COVERED AS BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 53000 MILES. THE COST IS $1695 THEY SAID THE LIGHT FAILED BECAUSE THE SEAL IS BAD AND THIS ALLOWED CONDENSATION TO BUILD UP. I CHECKED AROUND AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR CADILLAC SRX 2010…

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342.9%
ODI 10572730 · 53,000 mi

DASH LIGHTS FAIL TO COME UP UPON START - SPORADIC IN MARCH 2013, CHRONIC IN NOVEMBER TO PRESENT BACK UP SENSORS MALFUNCTIONING - JANUARY 2014 TO PRESENT POWER WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN - SPORADIC JAN 2014 CD/RADIO VOLUME EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH AND THEN RE-ADJUSTS ITSELF HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN THEY SHOULD BE ON - 2 OCCURRENCES - FEBRUARY 2014 2 EMISSION WARNING FROM ONSTAR DENIED BY DEALER - JAN - 03/2014 ALARM COMING THROUGH REAR-VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY - VERY, VERY LOUD AND PERSISTENT - FEBRUARY 2014 I REPORTED SEVERAL OCCURRENCES IN 2013. DEA…

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Engine
00.0%

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215.4%
ODI 10470401 · 128,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD BOLTS WERE NOT THE CORRECT SIZE FOR THE ENGINE AND AS A RESULT, THEY STRIPPED, CAUSING THE ENGINE HEAD TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REMANUFACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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18.3%
ODI 10786499 · 40,000 mi

ENGINE LEAKS OIL FROM THE GASKETS DUE TO DISIMULAR METALS EXPANDING WHEN ENGINE IS HOT AND CONTRACTS WHEN COOLING DOWN CAUSING THE GASKETS TO LEAK

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18.3%
ODI 10680917 · 12,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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1211.9%
ODI 10542907 · 123,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 CADILLAC STS IN AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSS ACCELERATION. THE CAR WOULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED (60 MPH) WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. HAD TO EXIT FREEWAY. THE CAR CONTINUED TO OPERATE ONLY AT IDLE. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS WORKING, BUT COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE PEDAL. WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY EXIT AND ENTER A PARKING LOT. RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF NORMALLY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR 4 DIFFERENT TIMES (OVER A MONTH TOTAL) AND WAS NOT ABLE…

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2014.4%
ODI 10505490 · 78,142 mi

THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AT 20 MPH, AND ALSO SHUT OFF 5 TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. THE CLUSTER PANEL TURNED OFF, BUT THE RADIO STAYED ON. THE ODOMETER SHOWED A MESSAGE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). I PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE EACH TIME. THE CADILLAC DEALERSHIP SAID THAT REAR AXLE PINION SEAL WAS THE ONLY RECALL FOR MY STS, BUT I AM EXPERIENCING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V020000 , AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V007000 ALSO. *TR

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47.7%
ODI 10481205 · 103,000 mi

THIS CADILLAC MAKE & MODEL DOES NOT HAVE AN AMERICAN ENGINE, A FACT THAT WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME UPON PURCHASE. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST AND DEALERSHIP WOULD MESS WITH WIRES UNDER SEAT AND SOMEHOW GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF AND TELL ME IT WAS THE AIRBAGS THAT WOULD MAKE THE SENSOR GO OFF. THEN WHEN I PAY MY LAST NOTE AND GET TO 100,000 THEY DECIDE TO REVEAL TO ME THAT THE SAME ENGINE LIGHT DEFECT MEANS REAL ENGINE PROBLEMS. SO AFTER LETTING TWO MORE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MECHANICS DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD BY BOTH …

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918.0%
ODI 10484877 · 93,959 mi

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2010 FROM APPLE CHEVROLET CADILLAC LOCATED IN YORK PA. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I BOUGHT IT USED HOWEVER IT STILL HAD THE REMAINING MANUFACTURES POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. IT HAD 51,554 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. ON FEB 9, 2011 I REPORTED TO HERITAGE CADILLAC IN BELAIR MD. THAT I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THAT I WANT TO HAVE THAT TAKE CARE OF BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR THERE I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE LIGHT HAD WENT OUT BEFORE I GOT THERE, THERE WAS NO WAY…

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213.3%
ODI 10940234 · 140,000 mi

VEHICLE DETECTS FAULT AND DISPLAYS MESSAGE TO SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. SPECIFIC PROBLEM NOT YET DIAGNOSED. WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS, THE DISPLAY STATES THAT ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. THIS CAUSES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO 10-15 MPH. PRESSING GAS PEDAL CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOWER GEAR SLOWING VEHICLE FURTHER. CANNOT SAFELY MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC, BRAKES REQUIRE MUCH HIGHER PEDAL PRESSURE DUE TO LOW VACUUM BOOST AFTER ENGINE POWER REDUCED. INSUFFICIENT WARNING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. PROBLEM IS NOT WITH …

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Fuel/Propulsion System
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112.5%
ODI 10617211 · 63,000 mi

THE VEHICLE STALLS SOMETIMES WHEN STANDING AT A LIGHT OR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS & SOMETIMES INTO A TURN WITHOUT WARNING, THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. *JS

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114.3%
ODI 10691504

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE, BUT THE NOTICE STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT SURE OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE RECALL WAS LISTED AS 14405, BUT WAS NOT LISTED ON THE SAFERCAR.GOV WEBSITE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

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55.0%
ODI 10639705 · 187,774 mi

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISES ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. NOW IS MISFIRING IN CYLINDER 1 AND ALSO HAS UNEXPECTED GAINED SPEED WITHOUT ANY GAS PEDDLE PUSHED. GM EXTENDED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARRANTY TO 200,000 MILES DUE TO CONVERTER PROBLEMS. BUT MY VIN THEY SAY ISN'T INCLUDED. MY CAR IS A V6. MY SISTER WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER SHE SAID SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFORMATION. THE WEBSITE SHOWS NO OPEN RECALLS BUT THE WORK WASN'T COMPLETED SINCE SHE PURCHASED IN 2007. GM WEBSITE DOESN'T HELP AT ALL. *TR

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1812.9%
ODI 10459026 · 82,000 mi

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 83,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONVERTER. AT 93,000 MILES, RECEIVED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WARNING AGAIN AND THE CODE INDICATES THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS A PROBLEM. THE SIDE AFFECT IS THAT THE CAR LACKS POWER WHEN HAVING A NEED ACCELERATE. GM HAS RECALLED THE 2005 CONVERTER, BUT NOT THE 2006. *TR

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35.8%
ODI 10694064

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V542000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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48.0%
ODI 10484877 · 93,959 mi

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2010 FROM APPLE CHEVROLET CADILLAC LOCATED IN YORK PA. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I BOUGHT IT USED HOWEVER IT STILL HAD THE REMAINING MANUFACTURES POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. IT HAD 51,554 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. ON FEB 9, 2011 I REPORTED TO HERITAGE CADILLAC IN BELAIR MD. THAT I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THAT I WANT TO HAVE THAT TAKE CARE OF BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR THERE I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE LIGHT HAD WENT OUT BEFORE I GOT THERE, THERE WAS NO WAY…

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125.0%
ODI 10875538 · 16,000 mi

FUEL LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD TO TOW TO DEALER DUE TO FREIGHTING EXPERIENCE OF POSSIBLE FIRE AND INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. DEALER STATED COST WOULD BE A MIN. 1000 DOLLARS WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE FUEL TANK TO ACCESS PROBLEM AND STATED A TWO DAY WAIT ON PARTS TO REPAIR ..CAR HAS 16000 MI ON IT. WHAT A TRIAMINIC EXPERIENCE.

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Power Train
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1312.9%
ODI 10408694 · 46,540 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL LEAKAGE OF FLUIDS FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN: AXLE ASSEMBLY: AXLE SHAFT: SEAL) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,540 AND THE CU…

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75.0%
ODI 10283550

TO DATE THREE REAR DIFFERENTIAL "REPAIRS" HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON MY 2006 CADILLAC STS AND I AM MAKING AN APPOINTMENT FOR A FOURTH. EACH TIME THE PARTS WERE SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED. AT THIS POINT AM BECOMING AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AS THE HARSH GRINDING NOISE AND REAR THUDS AND THUMPS ARE QUITE DISCONCERTING. *TR

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23.8%
ODI 10892779 · 120,000 mi

I NOTICED THE GEAR SHIFTER LOCKED IN PLACED WHERE ONE CAN NOT MOVE THE UNIT FROM PARK TO DRIVE; I RECEIVE THE SHIFT TO PARK MESSAGE ON THE VIC VISUAL INFORMATION CENTER. I BELIEVED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME CAR IN THE 2006 CADILLAC STS; THE SHIFT TO PARK ERROR MESSAGE ALSO COMES ON AFTER DRIVING AND UNABLE TO TURN THE UNIT OFF (RED LIGHTS OF COURSE) UNTIL THE BATTERY DIES. NO RECALL

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510.0%
ODI 10294126 · 18,000 mi

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

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16.7%
ODI 10605307 · 47,000 mi

THE CAR SIMPLY MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD NOT STEER, BRAKE OR ACCELERATE. THE GEARS WERE CORRODED AND AS A RESULT THE GEAR SHIFT HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. THE CAR HAS 47,000 AND IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND I WAS TOLD THAT GM DID NOT PUT A SEALANT ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND AS A RESULT WATER AND ICE AND ALL OTHER WEATHER AFFECTED THE GEARS AND LITERALLY RUSTED OUT. I AM ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WHEN THEY REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION, THEY WILL NOW PUT THAT SEALANT WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. TO ME THIS IS A …

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Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
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114.3%
ODI 10633834 · 100,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING EVERY SHUTS DOWN HAVE TO PULL OVER TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK TO RESTART CAR. *TR

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112.5%
ODI 10473982 · 112,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN DRIVEWAY DURING STRONG ELECTRICAL STORM. LIGHTNING APPEARED TO HIT A TREE NEARBY. SIMULTANEOUSLY, SEVERAL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON, INCLUDING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE, TRACTION AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNINGS. CALL WAS MADE TO INSURANCE COMPANY AND VEHICLE TOWED TO CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID CAUSE OF THE WARNING LIGHT WAS A BOLT NEAR WIRE TO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE POWER CONTROL MODULE HAD WORN INSULATION OFF, CAUSING FAILURE OF POWER CONTROL MODULE.IF INDEED LIGHTNING/POWER SURGE DID NOT CAUSE THIS PROBLE…

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33.0%
ODI 10607645 · 67,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A CITY ROADWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE'S STABILITY, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, ALMOST CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO COLLIDE WITH MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER, LAWLEY'S GM STORE IN SIERRA VISTA, AZ. WHERE I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT HAPPENED...HE SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICKUP THE VEHICLE AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDING REPLACEMENT...I BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND HAD …

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85.8%
ODI 10275137 · 3,000 mi

CADILLAC STS. *TR

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59.6%
ODI 10231488 · 20,500 mi

I WAS LEAVING GREENVILLE, S.C.AND THE LEFT SIDE BRAKES LOCK AND PULLED ME INTO THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THE CAR FREE ROLLED FOR A SHORT DISTANCE WHILE I GOT BACK IN MY LANE. I REAPPLIED THE GAS AND GOT BACK UP TO TWENTY-FIVE MPH AND THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKES LOCKED. I WAS ONLY GOING APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FIVE MPH WHEN ALL OF THIS OCCURRED. I STOPPED IN THE EMERGENCY LANE AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I SAW NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG AND STARTED UP THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO LOCK AS I WAS GOING UP THE EMERG…

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36.0%
ODI 10425063 · 83,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS-V. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE SYSTEM STABILITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS AN INTERMITTENT RECURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILUR…

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426.7%
ODI 10940227 · 140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STABILITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RESUMING DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

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125.0%
ODI 10669370 · 79,000 mi

DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE POSTED 70 MPH SPEED MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE CARS ENGAGED SUDDENLY BEGINS TO RAPIDLY POWER DOWN. A FEW MOMENTS LATER I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN 40 MPH AS THE TRANSITION REVIVED TO 2X NORMAL LEVELS. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE AND TURN OFF THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES, RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE WHILE THE TRANSITION LIGHT REMAINED LIGHT UP. OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHT/ENGINE POWERING DOWN SITUATION HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND ALMOST A DAILY SITUATIO…

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Steering
133.3%
ODI 10595072 · 120,000 mi

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS (THANKFULLY BOTH AT SLOW SPEEDS) STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT BE TURNED (LOCKED UP HEADING LEFT). SHE WAS ABLE TO GUIDE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT INJURY. SHE TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED AND STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES ALL CADILLAC MODELS OF THIS VINTAGE AND SOME NEWER ARE EXPERIENCING THIS STEERING PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED. THIS IS THE LAST GM PRODUCT WE WILL EVER PURCHASE. *TR

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17.7%
ODI 10293397 · 174,000 mi

RACK /PINION BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. *TR

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216.7%
ODI 10153831 · 32,714 mi

1.CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT END, CONTINUOUS PLAY IN FRONT END. 2.HIGH SPEED SHAKE OR VIBRATION. 3.REPEATED DEALER FIXES FAIL TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB

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114.3%
ODI 10475538 · 140,000 mi

CAR STARTS TO SHAKES IN FRONTEND OF CAR AT 50 TO 70 MPH. SYSTEM STABILITY NOTIFICATION COMES ON. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND MECHANICS CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NEW TIRES AND CALIBRATION DOES NOT HELP. *TR

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33.0%
ODI 10307522

STEERING WHEEL MAKES THUMP/CLUNK SOUND WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS WHICH CAUSES STEERING WHEEL HAVE WIGGLE/LOOSE. STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO MAKING RUBBING SOUND WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED SLOWLY IN ANY DIRECTION. I HAD MY LOCAL DEALER LOOK INTO THIS AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT WHEEL NEEDED TO BE GREASED. THE THUMP/LOOSE STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I ENDED UP TAKING VEHICLE TO ANOTHER CADILLAC DEALER NEARBY. I EXPLAINED TO ADVISOR OF CONTINUING PROBLEM AND INFORMED THEM THAT ANOTHER DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY ADVISOR THAT PROBLEM…

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53.6%
ODI 10277108 · 27,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND FELT LOOSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, BUT LOST CONTROL AND DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NOSE AND BROKE HER RIGHT ANKLE. THE MANUFACTURER FILED CASE NUMBER 71741801936. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND WILL BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/08…

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00.0%

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510.0%
ODI 10375529 · 22,000 mi

TILT STEERING FAILED TO LOWER STEERING COLUMN IN PROPER DRIVING POSITION. THE POWER MOTOR UNIT FAILED AND IT CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO STAY IN THE HIGHEST POSITION, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND IT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

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320.0%
ODI 10605307 · 47,000 mi

THE CAR SIMPLY MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD NOT STEER, BRAKE OR ACCELERATE. THE GEARS WERE CORRODED AND AS A RESULT THE GEAR SHIFT HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. THE CAR HAS 47,000 AND IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND I WAS TOLD THAT GM DID NOT PUT A SEALANT ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND AS A RESULT WATER AND ICE AND ALL OTHER WEATHER AFFECTED THE GEARS AND LITERALLY RUSTED OUT. I AM ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WHEN THEY REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION, THEY WILL NOW PUT THAT SEALANT WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. TO ME THIS IS A …

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00.0%

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114.3%
ODI 11634057

The steering wheel became uncontrollable while idle and can't turn the steering wheel without picking up speed. While stopped you can't turn the steering wheel, it's like trying to turn it while the engine is off.

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Vehicle Speed Control
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18.3%
ODI 897538

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, IT MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE TO 90 MPH, CAUSE UNKNOWN. SWITCH SEEMS TO BE FAULTY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. *JG *AK

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18.3%
ODI 10242388 · 40,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL, SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER BEING SET. *TR

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00.0%

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55.0%
ODI 10156284 · 15,526 mi

THE CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO START. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY ELECTRIC THAT SOMETIMES THE CIRCUITS OR TRANSMITTERS BLOW OUT, 2005 CADILLAC STS. *NM WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED INCREASED. THE CONSUMER PURPOSELY RAN INTO A DIVIDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT REMAINED FOR 45 DAYS. *NM

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64.3%
ODI 10211615 · 3,342 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC STS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED THROUGH THE FENCE. SHE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE FRONT GRILL AND HOOD WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,362 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,342.

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35.8%
ODI 10380134 · 36,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AS SHE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

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36.0%
ODI 10325116 · 15,000 mi

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

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16.7%
ODI 10940227 · 140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STABILITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RESUMING DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

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125.0%
ODI 10669370 · 79,000 mi

DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE POSTED 70 MPH SPEED MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE CARS ENGAGED SUDDENLY BEGINS TO RAPIDLY POWER DOWN. A FEW MOMENTS LATER I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN 40 MPH AS THE TRANSITION REVIVED TO 2X NORMAL LEVELS. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE AND TURN OFF THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES, RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE WHILE THE TRANSITION LIGHT REMAINED LIGHT UP. OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHT/ENGINE POWERING DOWN SITUATION HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND ALMOST A DAILY SITUATIO…

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Electrical System47,000–96,000 mi67,000 mi17
ODI 10156284 · 15,526 mi

THE CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO START. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY ELECTRIC THAT SOMETIMES THE CIRCUITS OR TRANSMITTERS BLOW OUT, 2005 CADILLAC STS. *NM WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED INCREASED. THE CONSUMER PURPOSELY RAN INTO A DIVIDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT REMAINED FOR 45 DAYS. *NM

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ODI 10184476 · 21,227 mi

VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE FOR 4 DAYS. CAR BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED OF POWER. NEEDED TO BE RE-CHARGED. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY CAUSE OF BATTERY LOOSING POWER. PROBLEM ORIGINALLY OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 SAME AS MARCH 2, 3007 - BATTERY COMPLETELY DRAINED OF POWER. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP - DEALERSHIP CLAIMED PROBLEM WAS BODY CONTROL MODULE (WOULD CAUSE HIGH BEAMS TO COME ON WHEN CAR WAS OFF) - REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10188566 · 96,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 CADILLAC STS. THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR MOVED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN. WHEN THE THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED THE RADIO LIGHTS BLINKED ON & OFF. THE AIR CONDITIONER IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED FROM COLD TO HOT AIR. THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, BUT DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 133,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. *AK

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Power Train55,800–106,121 mi74,000 mi9
ODI 10408694 · 46,540 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL LEAKAGE OF FLUIDS FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN: AXLE ASSEMBLY: AXLE SHAFT: SEAL) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,540 AND THE CU…

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ODI 10429443 · 75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE REAR WHEEL AXLE PINION SEAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN: AXLE ASSEMBLY: AXLE SHAFT: SEAL) AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,…

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ODI 10458774 · 60,000 mi

THE ABOVE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY IN A SHOP FOR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT WHEN MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK OF LUBRICANT IN THE REAR END OF THE AUTOMOBILE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE AUTOMOBILE HAS JUST 60,000 MILES. AFTER CHECKING THE NHTSA HE FOUND THAT A RECALL, GM RECALL NUMBER 07204 HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN I PRESENTED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR THIS MORNING AT MARION CHEVROLET CADILLAC THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE PROBLEM UNDER THE RECALL STATIN…

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Engine68,375–147,000 mi100,500 mi10
ODI 10542907 · 123,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 CADILLAC STS IN AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSS ACCELERATION. THE CAR WOULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED (60 MPH) WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. HAD TO EXIT FREEWAY. THE CAR CONTINUED TO OPERATE ONLY AT IDLE. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS WORKING, BUT COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE PEDAL. WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY EXIT AND ENTER A PARKING LOT. RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF NORMALLY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR 4 DIFFERENT TIMES (OVER A MONTH TOTAL) AND WAS NOT ABLE…

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ODI 10607645 · 67,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A CITY ROADWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE'S STABILITY, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, ALMOST CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO COLLIDE WITH MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER, LAWLEY'S GM STORE IN SIERRA VISTA, AZ. WHERE I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT HAPPENED...HE SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICKUP THE VEHICLE AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDING REPLACEMENT...I BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND HAD …

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ODI 10631580 · 110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND, AFTER ONE ATTEMPT, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

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Air Bags49,250–86,250 mi68,500 mi8
ODI 10561798 · 11,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CADILLAC STS DOING ABOUT 45 MILES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOST CONTROL. I PUT ON BRAKES AND MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I TRIED STEERING TO THE LEFT TO AVOID TREES AND MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN IT APPEARED THAT MY ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK AND MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. MY CAR HIT THREE TREES AND WHEN IT STRUCK THE THIRD TREE I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES IT STILL WOULDN'T STOP THEN I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I GOT IT TO STOP. MY BACK WHEEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME OFF AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. MY AIR BAG DID …

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ODI 10575556 · 135,000 mi

I NOTICE THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE SAYING SERVICE AIRBAG SOON, SO I WENT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT I CAN PUSH THE RESET BUTTON AND IT SHOULD GO OFF, WELL WE PUSHED IT AND THE LIGHT NEVER WENT OFF. A WEEK OR TWO LATER I HEARD GM WAS DOING A RECALL FOR THAT SOME PROBLEM BUT ON LATER MODEL LUXURY CARS. *TR

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ODI 10853167 · 50,000 mi

PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING IS ON. IT WAS REPAIRED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY. I AM NOW DRIVING WITH NO AIR BAGS BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE MODULE WAS REPLACED WITH A MODULE FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER THAT MADE THE FIRST DEFECTIVE ONE. IF MY CAR WAS A CTS IT WOULD BE REPAIRED BY CADILLAC AS HUNDREDS OF CTS CARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS REASON. I HAVE OWNED CADILLACS MOST OF MY LIFE. THIS MAY BE THE LAST ONE.

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Fuel/Propulsion SystemToo few reports for a range147,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10639705 · 187,774 mi

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISES ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. NOW IS MISFIRING IN CYLINDER 1 AND ALSO HAS UNEXPECTED GAINED SPEED WITHOUT ANY GAS PEDDLE PUSHED. GM EXTENDED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARRANTY TO 200,000 MILES DUE TO CONVERTER PROBLEMS. BUT MY VIN THEY SAY ISN'T INCLUDED. MY CAR IS A V6. MY SISTER WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER SHE SAID SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFORMATION. THE WEBSITE SHOWS NO OPEN RECALLS BUT THE WORK WASN'T COMPLETED SINCE SHE PURCHASED IN 2007. GM WEBSITE DOESN'T HELP AT ALL. *TR

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ODI 10701911 · 147,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

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ODI 11244766 · 124,000 mi

MY FUEL HAND IS ALWAYS INACCURATE. WHEN IT GET CLOSE TO THE 1/8TH MARKER THE ENGINE COMPLETELY TURNS OFF DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING MY VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN IN FOR ALL RECALLS BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.

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Seats15,000–82,000 mi38,455 mi5
ODI 10126737 · 200 mi

DT: PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAD AN ODD SMELL, BUT SOON BECAME OVERPOWERED WITH ITS STRONG ODOR. CONSUMER'S WIFE EYES WATERED FROM THE SMELL AND HER THROAT BURNED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR WHO TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY PLACING ODOR EATERS INSIDE OF THE TRUNK FROM WHERE THE SMELL WAS STRONGEST. THE ODOR WAS STRONGER WHEN VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE IN HEAT OR HOT WEATHER. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE TOXIC. THE PROBLEM WAS ONGOING. CONTACTED GM , BUT THEY DID NOT ANSWER THE CONCERNS. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SMELL OF ODORS. *…

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ODI 10191650 · 15,000 mi

FRONT CAR SEATS ARE MAKING A FARTING NOISE, I HAVE HAD IN THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES & EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE NOT. ALSO, MY FRONT HEADLAMP HAS STRESS CRACKS IN IT THEY TOLD ME THEY ORDERED IT, WELL ITS BEEN 8 WEEKS & STILL NO HEADLAMP THE MANAGER WAS SUPPOSE TO CALL ME & NEVER HAS

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ODI 10231395 · 38,455 mi

I HAVE RUST IN MY CAR AND UNDER THE BOTTOM. CADILLAC STATES THIS IS NORMAL AND THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THERE IS A HOLE IN THE VEHICLE. THEY RELY ON THE DEALERS FEEDBACK. THE DISTRICT MANAGER IN THE AREA IS OF NO USE. THE DEALER OVER RIDES HIS DECISIONS. WHAT DOES GMC PAID THIS FELLOW FOR? *TR

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Service BrakesToo few reports for a range74,000 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10610116 · 30 mi

MY 2005 CADILLAC STS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED MY CAR TO CRASH. AFTER RESEARCH I AM SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN CHANGING GEARS YOU CAN HEAR THE GEARS CHANGING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS AS WELL AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT AND RECALL ON THE AXLE. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE THAT I JUST PURCHASED FOR ALITTLE OVER 7 MONTHS. THERE IS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. AS I AM DRIVING, THE HOOD AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF MY HOOD BEING AJAR. IN ADDITI…

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ODI 10641345 · 91,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY( AT NIGHT), GOING 70MPH, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I LOST ALL POWER, BRAKES, STEERING, LIGHTS. ON DASH MESSAGE STATED "ACCESSORY ACTIVE" AND THEN "SHIFT TO PARK." TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY AND CAM/CRANK SHAFT ALONG WITH A COUPLE OTHER SMALL THINGS. GOT THE CAR BACK, AND 1 WEEK LATER, THE PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN BUT WORSE. IT WOULD DO IT REPEATEDLY, AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. A COUPLE OF TIMES RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION! TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER…

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ODI 10873455 · 57,000 mi

ON JUNE 9, 2016 I WAS DRIVING ON A WET ROAD SO WHEN I TRIED TO STOP IT TOOK AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF DISTANCE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I FIGURED THE BRAKES GOT A LITTLE WET CAUSING THE PROBABLE. THE NEXT DAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. TRAFFIC STOPPED AHEAD OF HER STOPPED SO SHE TRIED TO STOP. WITH BOTH LEGS PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDALS THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. SHE WAS ALMOST KILLED SINCE SHE HAD TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 57000 MILES ON IT SO FIGURED THE CAR HAD A LOT OF LIFE IN IT. NOT ANYMORE. THE DEALER (ED MORSE IN TAMPA) H…

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Unknown Or OtherToo few reports for a range49,000 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10129862 · 97 mi

VEHICLES VOICE RECOGNITION & BLUTOOTH TELEPHONE SYSTEM ARE UNSTABLE/UNUSABLE. VR SYSTEM RECOGNIZES STATED CXOMMANDS APPROX. 10% OF THE TIME. SYSTEM MISS-IDENTIFIES COMMANDS 90% OF THE TIME CAUSING IMPROPER/INCORRECT EXECUTION OF WRONG COMMAND. SERVICING DEALER STATES THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH ALL OWNERS AND THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR FIX ACTIONS AT THIS TIME OR KNOWN. CADILLAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER IN RESPONSE TO A WRITTEN LETTER INFOMRS THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BEING A MAJOR CONCERN AND INFERRED IT WAS A "USER" ISSUE IN PROPE…

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ODI 10458774 · 60,000 mi

THE ABOVE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY IN A SHOP FOR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT WHEN MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK OF LUBRICANT IN THE REAR END OF THE AUTOMOBILE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE AUTOMOBILE HAS JUST 60,000 MILES. AFTER CHECKING THE NHTSA HE FOUND THAT A RECALL, GM RECALL NUMBER 07204 HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN I PRESENTED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR THIS MORNING AT MARION CHEVROLET CADILLAC THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE PROBLEM UNDER THE RECALL STATIN…

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ODI 10745455 · 38,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SAME DAY. MY WIFE NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR AND WANTS TO SELL IT.

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-011None
ODI 11639843 · 92,721 mi

The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac STS. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the contact became aware of a fluid leak. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a pinion seal leak on the rear axle. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not repaired because the vehicle was not under recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,721.

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2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 24 reports

2010: 1 complaints · 2011: 4 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2010111
2011034
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2010400
2011700

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentElectrical SystemPower TrainEngineAir BagsFuel/Propulsion SystemSeatsService BrakesUnknown Or Other
Electrical System—
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ODI 10610116 · 30 mi

MY 2005 CADILLAC STS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED MY CAR TO CRASH. AFTER RESEARCH I AM SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN CHANGING GEARS YOU CAN HEAR THE GEARS CHANGING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS AS WELL AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT AND RECALL ON THE AXLE. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE THAT I JUST PURCHASED FOR ALITTLE OVER 7 MONTHS. THERE IS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. AS I AM DRIVING, THE HOOD AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF MY HOOD BEING AJAR. IN ADDITI…

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ODI 10899089 · 144,719 mi

JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND I HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BACK OF THE CAR. THE KEY FOB WASN'T WORKING CORRECTLY AND DRAINED THE BATTERY AND I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT ITS DRIVEABLE FOR NOW BESIDES THE SLIGHT BANGING NOISE. IT NEED TO BE CHECKED FOR RECALLS.

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ODI 10607645 · 67,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A CITY ROADWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE'S STABILITY, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, ALMOST CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO COLLIDE WITH MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER, LAWLEY'S GM STORE IN SIERRA VISTA, AZ. WHERE I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT HAPPENED...HE SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICKUP THE VEHICLE AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDING REPLACEMENT...I BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND HAD …

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1
ODI 10547188 · 82,000 mi

AFTER LEAVING RESTAURANT GOT INTO CAR AND ADJUSTED DRIVER SEAT, PROCEEDED TO EXIT,APPROACHED STOP LIGHT, THEN HEARD FAINT POPPING SOUND THEN SMELLED ODOR AND SAW SMOKE.IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO ADJACENT RESTAURANT ACROSS STREET,EXITED VEHICLE AND CAR WAS ON FIRE. AN EMPLOYEE AT RESTAURANT ADVISED TO MOVE AWAY FROM CAR FEARING AN EXPLOSION. IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 AND WAS DISPATCHED TO LOCAL FIRE DEPT. *TR

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ODI 10610116 · 30 mi

MY 2005 CADILLAC STS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED MY CAR TO CRASH. AFTER RESEARCH I AM SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN CHANGING GEARS YOU CAN HEAR THE GEARS CHANGING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS AS WELL AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT AND RECALL ON THE AXLE. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE THAT I JUST PURCHASED FOR ALITTLE OVER 7 MONTHS. THERE IS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. AS I AM DRIVING, THE HOOD AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF MY HOOD BEING AJAR. IN ADDITI…

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Power Train
2
ODI 10610116 · 30 mi

MY 2005 CADILLAC STS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED MY CAR TO CRASH. AFTER RESEARCH I AM SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN CHANGING GEARS YOU CAN HEAR THE GEARS CHANGING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS AS WELL AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT AND RECALL ON THE AXLE. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE THAT I JUST PURCHASED FOR ALITTLE OVER 7 MONTHS. THERE IS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. AS I AM DRIVING, THE HOOD AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF MY HOOD BEING AJAR. IN ADDITI…

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ODI 10899089 · 144,719 mi

JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND I HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BACK OF THE CAR. THE KEY FOB WASN'T WORKING CORRECTLY AND DRAINED THE BATTERY AND I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT ITS DRIVEABLE FOR NOW BESIDES THE SLIGHT BANGING NOISE. IT NEED TO BE CHECKED FOR RECALLS.

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2
ODI 11144600 · 279,900 mi

WITHOUT WARNING MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING . I CAN MOVE THE GREER WITH OUT IT COLLECTING ANY GREER . NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT NOTHING . I PULLED THE PARKING LOT AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT STREET .

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ODI 11255603

IT JUST STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, AND IT DOSENT GO NO FASTER THAN 40MPH.

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0
1
ODI 11255603

IT JUST STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, AND IT DOSENT GO NO FASTER THAN 40MPH.

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0
2
ODI 10610116 · 30 mi

MY 2005 CADILLAC STS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED MY CAR TO CRASH. AFTER RESEARCH I AM SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN CHANGING GEARS YOU CAN HEAR THE GEARS CHANGING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS AS WELL AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT AND RECALL ON THE AXLE. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE THAT I JUST PURCHASED FOR ALITTLE OVER 7 MONTHS. THERE IS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. AS I AM DRIVING, THE HOOD AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF MY HOOD BEING AJAR. IN ADDITI…

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ODI 11447806

el carro se bloquea tanto en direccion como en velocidades. pareciera ser que pierde brake fluid and gasoline

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ODI 10458774 · 60,000 mi

THE ABOVE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY IN A SHOP FOR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT WHEN MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK OF LUBRICANT IN THE REAR END OF THE AUTOMOBILE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE AUTOMOBILE HAS JUST 60,000 MILES. AFTER CHECKING THE NHTSA HE FOUND THAT A RECALL, GM RECALL NUMBER 07204 HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN I PRESENTED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR THIS MORNING AT MARION CHEVROLET CADILLAC THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE PROBLEM UNDER THE RECALL STATIN…

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ODI 11144600 · 279,900 mi

WITHOUT WARNING MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING . I CAN MOVE THE GREER WITH OUT IT COLLECTING ANY GREER . NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT NOTHING . I PULLED THE PARKING LOT AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT STREET .

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Engine
1
ODI 10607645 · 67,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A CITY ROADWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE'S STABILITY, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, ALMOST CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO COLLIDE WITH MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER, LAWLEY'S GM STORE IN SIERRA VISTA, AZ. WHERE I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT HAPPENED...HE SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICKUP THE VEHICLE AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDING REPLACEMENT...I BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND HAD …

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ODI 11144600 · 279,900 mi

WITHOUT WARNING MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING . I CAN MOVE THE GREER WITH OUT IT COLLECTING ANY GREER . NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT NOTHING . I PULLED THE PARKING LOT AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT STREET .

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ODI 11255603

IT JUST STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, AND IT DOSENT GO NO FASTER THAN 40MPH.

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3
ODI 10639705 · 187,774 mi

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISES ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. NOW IS MISFIRING IN CYLINDER 1 AND ALSO HAS UNEXPECTED GAINED SPEED WITHOUT ANY GAS PEDDLE PUSHED. GM EXTENDED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARRANTY TO 200,000 MILES DUE TO CONVERTER PROBLEMS. BUT MY VIN THEY SAY ISN'T INCLUDED. MY CAR IS A V6. MY SISTER WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER SHE SAID SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFORMATION. THE WEBSITE SHOWS NO OPEN RECALLS BUT THE WORK WASN'T COMPLETED SINCE SHE PURCHASED IN 2007. GM WEBSITE DOESN'T HELP AT ALL. *TR

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ODI 10660516

THIS VEHICLE HAS PUMPED THROUGH 5-7 QUARTS OF OIL APPX EVERY 500 MILES. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL. CAR WAS OVERHAULED, THE TRANS WAS BASICALLY REBUILT, WITH NEW COMPONENTS.PROBLEM WITH OIL EVAPORATING AT VERY LOW MILEAGE STILL AN ISSUE. ***NO LEAKS*** OR SYMPTOMS ASIDE OF DIMINISHING OIL EVERY SAID SET OF MILES. VERY FRUSTRATING ISSUE THAT HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

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ODI 11255603

IT JUST STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, AND IT DOSENT GO NO FASTER THAN 40MPH.

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0
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ODI 10641345 · 91,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY( AT NIGHT), GOING 70MPH, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I LOST ALL POWER, BRAKES, STEERING, LIGHTS. ON DASH MESSAGE STATED "ACCESSORY ACTIVE" AND THEN "SHIFT TO PARK." TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY AND CAM/CRANK SHAFT ALONG WITH A COUPLE OTHER SMALL THINGS. GOT THE CAR BACK, AND 1 WEEK LATER, THE PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN BUT WORSE. IT WOULD DO IT REPEATEDLY, AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. A COUPLE OF TIMES RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION! TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER…

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ODI 11244847 · 155,000 mi

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ENGINE/ ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURS, BRAKES AND STEERING LOSE PROPER FUNCTIONALITY CREATING A THREAT TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS. THE VEHICLE THEN IS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE PROPER STARTING PROCEDURE. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IS INCONSISTENT. IT MAY START IMMEDIATELY UPON COMMAND OR IT MAY CAUSE A THEFT PROCEDURE TO INITIATE. THE VEHICLES DIC WILL POSSIBLY SHOW THE FOLLOWING PROMPTS JUST BEFORE THE SHUTDOWN FAILURE OCCURS; SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, SERVICE STABILI…

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ODI 11144600 · 279,900 mi

WITHOUT WARNING MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING . I CAN MOVE THE GREER WITH OUT IT COLLECTING ANY GREER . NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT NOTHING . I PULLED THE PARKING LOT AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT STREET .

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ODI 11144607 · 194,000 mi

WHEN I MOVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT THE "AIRBAG" SYMBOL APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. IF I MOVE THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH , AFTER A FEW TRIES, THE "AIRBAG" SYMBOL DISAPPEARS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOOK UNDER THE SEAT, BUT I HAVE SEEN A VIDEO WHERE SOMEBODY HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT FOUND BURNT WIRES UNDER THE SEAT. I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS A FIRE HAZARD. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY.

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Fuel/Propulsion System0
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ODI 11255603

IT JUST STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, AND IT DOSENT GO NO FASTER THAN 40MPH.

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ODI 10639705 · 187,774 mi

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISES ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. NOW IS MISFIRING IN CYLINDER 1 AND ALSO HAS UNEXPECTED GAINED SPEED WITHOUT ANY GAS PEDDLE PUSHED. GM EXTENDED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARRANTY TO 200,000 MILES DUE TO CONVERTER PROBLEMS. BUT MY VIN THEY SAY ISN'T INCLUDED. MY CAR IS A V6. MY SISTER WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER SHE SAID SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFORMATION. THE WEBSITE SHOWS NO OPEN RECALLS BUT THE WORK WASN'T COMPLETED SINCE SHE PURCHASED IN 2007. GM WEBSITE DOESN'T HELP AT ALL. *TR

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ODI 10660516

THIS VEHICLE HAS PUMPED THROUGH 5-7 QUARTS OF OIL APPX EVERY 500 MILES. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL. CAR WAS OVERHAULED, THE TRANS WAS BASICALLY REBUILT, WITH NEW COMPONENTS.PROBLEM WITH OIL EVAPORATING AT VERY LOW MILEAGE STILL AN ISSUE. ***NO LEAKS*** OR SYMPTOMS ASIDE OF DIMINISHING OIL EVERY SAID SET OF MILES. VERY FRUSTRATING ISSUE THAT HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

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ODI 11255603

IT JUST STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, AND IT DOSENT GO NO FASTER THAN 40MPH.

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Seats
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ODI 10547188 · 82,000 mi

AFTER LEAVING RESTAURANT GOT INTO CAR AND ADJUSTED DRIVER SEAT, PROCEEDED TO EXIT,APPROACHED STOP LIGHT, THEN HEARD FAINT POPPING SOUND THEN SMELLED ODOR AND SAW SMOKE.IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO ADJACENT RESTAURANT ACROSS STREET,EXITED VEHICLE AND CAR WAS ON FIRE. AN EMPLOYEE AT RESTAURANT ADVISED TO MOVE AWAY FROM CAR FEARING AN EXPLOSION. IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 AND WAS DISPATCHED TO LOCAL FIRE DEPT. *TR

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1
ODI 11144607 · 194,000 mi

WHEN I MOVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT THE "AIRBAG" SYMBOL APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. IF I MOVE THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH , AFTER A FEW TRIES, THE "AIRBAG" SYMBOL DISAPPEARS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOOK UNDER THE SEAT, BUT I HAVE SEEN A VIDEO WHERE SOMEBODY HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT FOUND BURNT WIRES UNDER THE SEAT. I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS A FIRE HAZARD. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY.

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Service Brakes
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ODI 10610116 · 30 mi

MY 2005 CADILLAC STS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED MY CAR TO CRASH. AFTER RESEARCH I AM SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN CHANGING GEARS YOU CAN HEAR THE GEARS CHANGING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS AS WELL AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT AND RECALL ON THE AXLE. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE THAT I JUST PURCHASED FOR ALITTLE OVER 7 MONTHS. THERE IS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. AS I AM DRIVING, THE HOOD AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF MY HOOD BEING AJAR. IN ADDITI…

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ODI 10610116 · 30 mi

MY 2005 CADILLAC STS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED MY CAR TO CRASH. AFTER RESEARCH I AM SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN CHANGING GEARS YOU CAN HEAR THE GEARS CHANGING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS AS WELL AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT AND RECALL ON THE AXLE. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE THAT I JUST PURCHASED FOR ALITTLE OVER 7 MONTHS. THERE IS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. AS I AM DRIVING, THE HOOD AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF MY HOOD BEING AJAR. IN ADDITI…

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ODI 11447806

el carro se bloquea tanto en direccion como en velocidades. pareciera ser que pierde brake fluid and gasoline

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ODI 10641345 · 91,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY( AT NIGHT), GOING 70MPH, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I LOST ALL POWER, BRAKES, STEERING, LIGHTS. ON DASH MESSAGE STATED "ACCESSORY ACTIVE" AND THEN "SHIFT TO PARK." TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY AND CAM/CRANK SHAFT ALONG WITH A COUPLE OTHER SMALL THINGS. GOT THE CAR BACK, AND 1 WEEK LATER, THE PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN BUT WORSE. IT WOULD DO IT REPEATEDLY, AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. A COUPLE OF TIMES RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION! TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER…

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ODI 11244847 · 155,000 mi

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ENGINE/ ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURS, BRAKES AND STEERING LOSE PROPER FUNCTIONALITY CREATING A THREAT TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS. THE VEHICLE THEN IS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE PROPER STARTING PROCEDURE. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IS INCONSISTENT. IT MAY START IMMEDIATELY UPON COMMAND OR IT MAY CAUSE A THEFT PROCEDURE TO INITIATE. THE VEHICLES DIC WILL POSSIBLY SHOW THE FOLLOWING PROMPTS JUST BEFORE THE SHUTDOWN FAILURE OCCURS; SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, SERVICE STABILI…

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Unknown Or Other0
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ODI 10458774 · 60,000 mi

THE ABOVE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY IN A SHOP FOR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT WHEN MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK OF LUBRICANT IN THE REAR END OF THE AUTOMOBILE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE AUTOMOBILE HAS JUST 60,000 MILES. AFTER CHECKING THE NHTSA HE FOUND THAT A RECALL, GM RECALL NUMBER 07204 HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN I PRESENTED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR THIS MORNING AT MARION CHEVROLET CADILLAC THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE PROBLEM UNDER THE RECALL STATIN…

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ODI 11144600 · 279,900 mi

WITHOUT WARNING MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING . I CAN MOVE THE GREER WITH OUT IT COLLECTING ANY GREER . NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT NOTHING . I PULLED THE PARKING LOT AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT STREET .

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ODI 11144600 · 279,900 mi

WITHOUT WARNING MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING . I CAN MOVE THE GREER WITH OUT IT COLLECTING ANY GREER . NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT NOTHING . I PULLED THE PARKING LOT AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT STREET .

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

5 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

9 mentions · 8.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 74,000 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10142150

2005 CADILLAC STS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD STATING "VEHICLE SPEED LIMITED TO 80 MILES PER HOUR". *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE NO OTHER TROUBLE CODES WERE TRIGGERED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BUT THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ON UNTIL THE CONSUMER P…

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ODI 10241395 · 61,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF THE SHOP; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND NO LONGER WANTS THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

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ODI 10339717 · 81,000 mi

I OWN A 2005 CADILLAC STS. I NOTICE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE FOLLOWED BY SLUGGISH AND STALLING ENGINE WHILE IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY TIMING CHAIN. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 OTHER CARS OF THE SAME TYPE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT SAFE WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING AND THE CAR BEGINS TO STALL AT 55 OR 60 MPH. THIS REPAIR COSTS OVER $3100.00. *TR

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

5 mentions · 5.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 82,975 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10188482

2005 CADILLAC STS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO FIX. CODE PO171, PO174. *TR

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ODI 10574088 · 83,029 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE ACCESSORY ACTIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,029. UPDATED 05/12/14 *LJ THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/14/14

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ODI 10574183 · 60,000 mi

CAR DISABLED POWER UNDER LOAD FIRST TIME 4 YRS AGO. THEN FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS CONTINUED TO COME AND GO. STILL HAPPENING TO THIS DAY. CODES: P0651 AND P2108. AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND INTERMITTENT TIMES WOULD PUT ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. CAR CANT ACCELERATE. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART. BIGGEST MISTAKE WAS BUYING AN AMERICAN CAR. *TR

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 33,203 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10156284 · 15,526 mi

THE CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO START. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY ELECTRIC THAT SOMETIMES THE CIRCUITS OR TRANSMITTERS BLOW OUT, 2005 CADILLAC STS. *NM WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED INCREASED. THE CONSUMER PURPOSELY RAN INTO A DIVIDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT REMAINED FOR 45 DAYS. *NM

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ODI 10223833 · 50,880 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE SYBILLA TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SLIDING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL AND CAUSED $7,014.75 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE ABS DID NOT MALFUNCTION AT ALL. ONSTAR STATED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP IN SPRINGFIELD, VA. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,8…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Steering assistance concerns

2 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 121,410 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10468237 · 99,130 mi

CAR SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. MUST GET OUT OF HARMS WAY COME TO COMPLETE STOP PUT IN PARK AND RESTART. WHEN CAR SHUTS DOWN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, RADIO, GAUGES AND LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES. GM CADILLAC CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS WORKING ON IT CASE NO [XXX]EMPLOYEE [XXX] PHONE [phone removed] EXT [XXX] HOWEVER TEC IN DETROIT WANTED TO USE A BRAND NEW SWITCH REPLACEMENT THEY OVERNIGHTED TO VAN CADILLAC IN KANSAS CITY HOWEVER[XXX] NOR I CAN FIND OUT IF THEY USED IT OR A RECONDITIONED ONE FRO…

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ODI 10732191 · 143,689 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN MY CADILLAC STS A (SERVICE ELECTRIC SYSTEM) WARNING FLASHED ON MY DASH. A FEW MOMENTS LATER EVERYTHING ELECTRIC IN MY CAR STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. THE RADIO, POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, AND FINALLY THE ENGINE. I CRUISED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. *TR

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10806962

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT RE COPY OF A LETTER ADDRESSED TO GENERAL MOTORS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MARY BARRA REGARDING THE RECALL OF VEHICLES THAT CAN LEAK OIL AND CATCH FIRE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED HIM WHERE BURNT OIL HAD LEAKED THROUGH ENGINE GASKETS BETWEEN THE CRANKCASE AND MANIFOLD. THE CONSUMER WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $ 4,153.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GASKETS. THE PRICE WENT UP, AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE IN PROGRESS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED ADDITIONAL GASKETS WERE NEEDED…

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b