Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 21,483 complaints for CADILLAC
CADILLAC
ESCALADE ESV
(2007) - AIR BAGS
Oct 21, 2016
Incident date: May 27, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED NOTIFICATION, BUT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE REMEDY AND PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 26, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE LIGHTER AREA. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A PENNY IN THE LIGHTER AREA. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S CHANGE HOLDER WAS POSITIONED IN A MANNER WHERE CHANGE COULD FALL INTO THE LIGHTER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD, SEATS, AND ELECTRICAL WIRING ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 26, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE LIGHTER AREA. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A PENNY IN THE LIGHTER AREA. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S CHANGE HOLDER WAS POSITIONED IN A MANNER WHERE CHANGE COULD FALL INTO THE LIGHTER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD, SEATS, AND ELECTRICAL WIRING ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Oct 14, 2016
I PURCHASED A 2013 CADILLAC ATS 4 ON 9/29/16. ON 10/14/16 WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING COLUMN LIGHT UP AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE IN MOTION. I WAS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN DRIVING ON GRATIOT, WHICH IS A STRAIGHT STREET, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL TO PULL OVER. I KEPT TRYING TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TURN AND PULL OVER. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEAR I ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2015
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF2012. BOTH HEADLAMPS ARE FILLED WITH MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION CAUSING POOLING ON THE FLOOR BOTTOM OF BOTH LAMPS. AT NIGHT, THE LUMINATION IS POOR. I STARTED NOTICING THE PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 YEAR AGO. IT IS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW AND LIFT GATE WERE INOPERABLE POSSIBLY DUE TO THE WATER LEAKING I... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2015
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF2012. BOTH HEADLAMPS ARE FILLED WITH MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION CAUSING POOLING ON THE FLOOR BOTTOM OF BOTH LAMPS. AT NIGHT, THE LUMINATION IS POOR. I STARTED NOTICING THE PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 YEAR AGO. IT IS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW AND LIFT GATE WERE INOPERABLE POSSIBLY DUE TO THE WATER LEAKING I... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2015
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF2012. BOTH HEADLAMPS ARE FILLED WITH MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION CAUSING POOLING ON THE FLOOR BOTTOM OF BOTH LAMPS. AT NIGHT, THE LUMINATION IS POOR. I STARTED NOTICING THE PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 YEAR AGO. IT IS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW AND LIFT GATE WERE INOPERABLE POSSIBLY DUE TO THE WATER LEAKING I... Read more
Incident date: Oct 18, 2016
PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS FULL OF CONDENSATION, REASON UNKNOWN.
Incident date: Sep 1, 2015
CRACKED DASH- DRIVER'S SIDE, COMPLETELY CRACKED AND SEPARATED, FROM STEERING WHEEL SIDE TO WINDSHIELD. CRACKED IN SECOND PLACE A FEW DAYS AGO, OFF THE MAIN CRACK. VERY FLIMSY MATERIAL AND CREATES A NOISE WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Incident date: Oct 1, 2012
I OWN A 2010 CADILLAC SRX, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT IT MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT DANGEROUS, THEY ARE SO DIM YOU CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD WELL ENOUGH TO DRIVE AND MUST USE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS TO SAFELY DRIVE, I HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT, THERE IS WATER INSIDE THE FIXTURES ALSO. *TR
Incident date: Mar 2, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BEARINGS, CVC JOINTS, A ROTOR ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, AND TWO ROTORS IN THE REAR. MONTHS LATER, THE ABNORMAL NOISE RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE C... Read more
Incident date: Oct 18, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CADILLAC XT5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash
Incident date: Oct 18, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CADILLAC XT5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash
Incident date: Oct 17, 2016
RIGHT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT KEEPS FLOODING WITH WATER, LIGHTS GO OUT CANT SEE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WANTS $2,000.00 TO REPLACE. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY. WATER LEAKS ON FLOOR AND ON THE ELECTRICAL OF PASSENGER SIDE FROM SUNROOF DRAIN, I'VE BEEN TOLD THE DRAIN IS TOO SHORT AND DISCONNECTS. THESE ARE DEFAULTS IN THE CAR, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING TO HAVE FIXED. *TR
Incident date: Oct 17, 2016
RIGHT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT KEEPS FLOODING WITH WATER, LIGHTS GO OUT CANT SEE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WANTS $2,000.00 TO REPLACE. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY. WATER LEAKS ON FLOOR AND ON THE ELECTRICAL OF PASSENGER SIDE FROM SUNROOF DRAIN, I'VE BEEN TOLD THE DRAIN IS TOO SHORT AND DISCONNECTS. THESE ARE DEFAULTS IN THE CAR, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING TO HAVE FIXED. *TR
Incident date: Oct 14, 2016
ON MY 2013 CADILLAC ATS PREMIUM MODEL MY CADILLAC CUE SYSTEM TOUCH SCREEN ISN'T WORKING I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR THREE DAYS FROM A DEALER. I AM NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, THE WEATHER, RADIO SETTINGS, MY CLIMATE CONTROL, AND BLUETOOTH. BY RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CADILLAC IN THEIR TOUCH SCREEN TECHNOLOGY.
Incident date: Oct 17, 2016
WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH GOING 48MPH AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG OR ANY OTHER AIR DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END THAT THE CAR WAS TOTALED A COMPLETE LOSS. I WOULD LIKE CAR TO BE INSPECTED FOR FAULTY AIR BAGS AND ALSO FRONT END FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT AS DID NOT HOLD UP WELL WITH CRASH. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 78,000 MILES AND WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION PRIOR TO CRASH.... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 17, 2016
WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH GOING 48MPH AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG OR ANY OTHER AIR DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END THAT THE CAR WAS TOTALED A COMPLETE LOSS. I WOULD LIKE CAR TO BE INSPECTED FOR FAULTY AIR BAGS AND ALSO FRONT END FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT AS DID NOT HOLD UP WELL WITH CRASH. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 78,000 MILES AND WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION PRIOR TO CRASH.... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 5, 2016
CAR LOST ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, POWER BREAKS AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTION EXCEPT FOR HAZARD LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES AND I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR TWO REPAIRS. I HAVE TO CRUISE TO A STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE.
Incident date: Oct 5, 2016
CAR LOST ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, POWER BREAKS AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTION EXCEPT FOR HAZARD LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES AND I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR TWO REPAIRS. I HAVE TO CRUISE TO A STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE.
Incident date: Oct 8, 2016
DIFFERENTIAL AND BUSHINGS, REAR BUSHINGS DISINTEGRATED APPARENTLY HAPPENS TO CADILLACS OF ALL YEAR GROUPS. LOTS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A MAJOR FLAW WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN ADDRESSED?
Incident date: Oct 14, 2016
THE CAR DIED ON A CVS PARKING LOT IN TROY,NY,TOWED BACK TO BOSTON,MA.AFTER PUTTING A NEW ENGINE IN ON JULY,2016,THE KEY COULDN'T COME OUT,NORWOOD CADILAC DEALER TOLD US SOMETHING IS DREWING THE BATTERY,AFTER $920 ELECTRICAL CHECK,DIED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING WEEK WHILE PARKED ON OUR DRIVEWAY. THEN ANOTHER$900 THEY DISCONNECTED THE RADIO,DVD,TELLING US IT'LL BE GOOD FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE BACK TO COL... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,977.
Incident date: Oct 12, 2016
VEHICLE JERKS WHEN PUTTING IN GEAR.
Incident date: Sep 19, 2016
THE 2010 CADILLAC SRX WITH ONLY 29,526 MILES WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. FOUND TO BE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ASSEMBLY. RETURNED TO HAVE PART REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTROL STICKING DURING OPERATION REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTROL SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. PARTS WAS $207.83 AND LABOR WAS $280.00, MISC $25.00. SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 29,526 MILES.
Incident date: Oct 7, 2016
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE PLACE WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE ANCHORS IN THE FRAME OF THE CAR. CAR WAS PARKED AND NOT IN MOTION. I WENT TO BUCKLE MY SEAT BELT, AND IT FELL APART. NO KNOWN RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. CONCERNED FOR OTHER XTS OWNERS' SAFETY. DEALER IS REPLACING SEAT BELT (AFTER A $100 DEDUCTIBLE).
Incident date: Sep 1, 2016
CUE MALFUNCTIONING: I PURCHASED MY CAR TWO MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE PAST MONTH AFTER THE CUE QUIT RESPONDING. THE CADILLAC DEALER CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP BECAUSE CADILLAC DOES NOT MAKE THE CUE ANY MORE. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOLD THEM THAT I WAS TOLD TO "GET IN LINE BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE THAN 700 CUSTOMERS AHEAD OF YOU WITH THE SAME PROBLEM". REALLY? AND THAT'S JUST... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2016
SOLENOID THAT COMMUNICATES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTER. (THIS WAS CAUSING THE THE STABILITY TRAC TO KICK ON AND SOMETIMES SHUT THE CAR OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL TURNING) THEY ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS A 2013 CTS COUPE 69000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED. I CONTACTED GM CORPORATE OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE. (P0101 ,P0100, U0101, LOST OF CO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2016
SOLENOID THAT COMMUNICATES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTER. (THIS WAS CAUSING THE THE STABILITY TRAC TO KICK ON AND SOMETIMES SHUT THE CAR OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL TURNING) THEY ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS A 2013 CTS COUPE 69000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED. I CONTACTED GM CORPORATE OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE. (P0101 ,P0100, U0101, LOST OF CO... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CADILLAC XT5. WHEN DRIVING IN THE SUN AT ANY SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD ACTED LIKE A MIRROR AND CAUSED EVERYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD TO REFLECT ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER'S VISION WAS OBSCURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CADILLAC XT5. WHEN DRIVING IN THE SUN AT ANY SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD ACTED LIKE A MIRROR AND CAUSED EVERYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD TO REFLECT ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER'S VISION WAS OBSCURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE ... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2014
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MAY 2014 AT 58,000 MILES. MY TIMING CHAIN WORE OUT PREMATURELY. GM HAD A RECALL THROUGH JULY 2013 FOR THIS ISSUE (TSB #10287 2007-09 CTS AND SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 11340C) THAT REPAIRED AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS FROM DATE OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. IN MAY 2014, I PAID THE DEALERSHIP $... Read more
Incident date: Oct 6, 2016
THE FRONT BLINKER AND RUNNING LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT. I'VE REPLACED THEM 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO DO. THE BULBS ARE ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE BLINKER BULBS TO PURCHASE ( ACCORDING TO MY PARTS STORE) AND IT TAKES OVER AN HOUR TO GET TO THE BULB. WHAT A MESS!
CADILLAC
ESCALADE ESV
(2009) - SERVICE BRAKES
Oct 6, 2016
Incident date: Jul 8, 2016
STUCK THROTTLE AT 4000+ RPMS: WHILE PASSING A CAR ON A STRAIGHT TWO LANE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STAYED AT 4000 RPMS OR GREATER AFTER THE THROTTLE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. NO CARPET OR FLOOR MAT WAS IMPEDING THE THROTTLE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD AND RELEASE SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO DISENGAGE THE THROTTLE BUT RPMS STAY ABOVE 4000 RPMS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED INTO THE MANUAL POSITION BUT RPMS CO... Read more
CADILLAC
ESCALADE ESV
(2009) - ENGINE
Oct 6, 2016
Incident date: Jul 8, 2016
STUCK THROTTLE AT 4000+ RPMS: WHILE PASSING A CAR ON A STRAIGHT TWO LANE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STAYED AT 4000 RPMS OR GREATER AFTER THE THROTTLE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. NO CARPET OR FLOOR MAT WAS IMPEDING THE THROTTLE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD AND RELEASE SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO DISENGAGE THE THROTTLE BUT RPMS STAY ABOVE 4000 RPMS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED INTO THE MANUAL POSITION BUT RPMS CO... Read more
CADILLAC
ESCALADE ESV
(2009) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Oct 6, 2016
Incident date: Jul 8, 2016
STUCK THROTTLE AT 4000+ RPMS: WHILE PASSING A CAR ON A STRAIGHT TWO LANE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STAYED AT 4000 RPMS OR GREATER AFTER THE THROTTLE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. NO CARPET OR FLOOR MAT WAS IMPEDING THE THROTTLE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD AND RELEASE SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO DISENGAGE THE THROTTLE BUT RPMS STAY ABOVE 4000 RPMS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED INTO THE MANUAL POSITION BUT RPMS CO... Read more
Incident date: Oct 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENDURED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2016
WE OWN A 2011 CADILLAC STS. RECENTLY MY WIFE WAS LEAVING FOR WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT THE HOUSE SHAKE. MY WIFE WAS REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL WAS SO HARD SHE COULD NOT PRESS THE PEDAL DOWN. TO AVOID A CRASH SHE PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE TO KEEP IT FROM GOING INTO THE STREET. ONCE SHE WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE STREET SHE PUT THE CAR IN NEU... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2016
WE OWN A 2011 CADILLAC STS. RECENTLY MY WIFE WAS LEAVING FOR WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT THE HOUSE SHAKE. MY WIFE WAS REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL WAS SO HARD SHE COULD NOT PRESS THE PEDAL DOWN. TO AVOID A CRASH SHE PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE TO KEEP IT FROM GOING INTO THE STREET. ONCE SHE WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE STREET SHE PUT THE CAR IN NEU... Read more
Incident date: May 27, 2016
TAKATA RECALL: WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RESOLVED? THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED IN MAY, 2016!!! WHAT ARE THE CADILLAC FOLKS DOING TO ANSWER THIS DANGER? THIS DELAY IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND, SHOULD I, OR ANYONE DRIVING MY CAR, BECOME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE(S) OR HARM OCCURS DUE TO RUPTURE OF THE AIRBAG INFLATORS, I WILL TAKE ALL LEGAL ACTION NECESSARY.
Incident date: Sep 29, 2016
ALL OF A SUDDEN I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS THINGS GOING WRONG. FIRST I STARTED SMELLING THIS STRANGE AWFUL ODOR, NOT KNOWING THAT ITS SOME TYPE OF WATER LEAK SOAKING MY CARPET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, UNDERNEATH THE MAT. I HAD MY CAR DETAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASION BEFORE NOTICING THIS WATER PUDDLES ON THURSDAY MORNING. ON TOP THAT, I GET OFF WORK ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALL I SEE IS WATER POURING FR... Read more
Incident date: Sep 29, 2016
ALL OF A SUDDEN I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS THINGS GOING WRONG. FIRST I STARTED SMELLING THIS STRANGE AWFUL ODOR, NOT KNOWING THAT ITS SOME TYPE OF WATER LEAK SOAKING MY CARPET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, UNDERNEATH THE MAT. I HAD MY CAR DETAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASION BEFORE NOTICING THIS WATER PUDDLES ON THURSDAY MORNING. ON TOP THAT, I GET OFF WORK ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALL I SEE IS WATER POURING FR... Read more
Incident date: Jul 19, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PAR... Read more
Incident date: Sep 25, 2016
I SAW A BLUE SPAKE WHEN I HAD GOTTEN OUT OF MY CAR AND LEFT THE DOOR OPEN. THE SPARK WAS LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR. IT SHOWED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS AJAR. I RESHOT THE DOOR IT STILL SHOWED THE DOOR WAS AJAR. I PRESSED THE CLEAR BOTTOM THE CAR SEEMED SMOKY I TRIED TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW BUT MY WINDOWS WAS NOT WORKING NOR WAS THE RADIO. I DROVE A MILE T... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Sep 25, 2016
I SAW A BLUE SPAKE WHEN I HAD GOTTEN OUT OF MY CAR AND LEFT THE DOOR OPEN. THE SPARK WAS LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR. IT SHOWED THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS AJAR. I RESHOT THE DOOR IT STILL SHOWED THE DOOR WAS AJAR. I PRESSED THE CLEAR BOTTOM THE CAR SEEMED SMOKY I TRIED TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW BUT MY WINDOWS WAS NOT WORKING NOR WAS THE RADIO. I DROVE A MILE T... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE MOON ROOF. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE TUBES/DRAIN HOSE FAILED AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. IN ADDITION, THE LIFTGATE FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MANUFACTURER'S S... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE MOON ROOF. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE TUBES/DRAIN HOSE FAILED AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. IN ADDITION, THE LIFTGATE FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MANUFACTURER'S S... Read more
Incident date: Sep 26, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC CTS-V. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT STUD ASSEMBLY DETACHED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE WASHER BENEATH THE CASTLE NUT WAS FRACTURED AND BEGAN TO LOOSEN OVER TIME. THE ISSUE CREATED A GAP BETWEEN THE CASTLE NUT AND THE CTS ASSEMBLY THAT EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE DETACHMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIR... Read more
Incident date: Aug 23, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC ATS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CADILLAC USER EXPERIENCE (CUE) SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CUE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Incident date: Sep 27, 2016
FOR THE FOURTH TIME A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. I WAS TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND MY SPEED WAS LIMITED TO ABOUT 5 MPH, PUTTING ME IN DANGER OF BEING T-BONED. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS OF THIS THE CAR FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND LIT UP THE SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST, AND SERVICE TRACTION ... Read more