Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 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 2,215,138 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 21,107 complaints for CADILLAC
Incident date: May 12, 2009
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND WENT INTO A CURB. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CAR CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND SMOKING AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED BY A GM DEALER. WE HAD TO TURN THE CAR IN AND FILE BANKRUPTCY AFTER IT STOPPED WORKING.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 12, 2009
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND WENT INTO A CURB. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CAR CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND SMOKING AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED BY A GM DEALER. WE HAD TO TURN THE CAR IN AND FILE BANKRUPTCY AFTER IT STOPPED WORKING.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 12, 2009
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND WENT INTO A CURB. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CAR CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND SMOKING AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED BY A GM DEALER. WE HAD TO TURN THE CAR IN AND FILE BANKRUPTCY AFTER IT STOPPED WORKING.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 19, 2016
EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL LEAKS AND USAGE.PARKED AND DRIVING.I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A VERY TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THE NORTHSTAR ENGINE BUT I DONT BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE SO.THE ESTIMATED COST TO ATTEMPT A FIX RUNS UP INTO THE $1000S OF DOLLARS .I THINK THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE AT MINIMUM PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT!
Incident date: Nov 15, 2015
THE FACTORY SUPPLIED CAR 'SCISSOR' JACK STRUCTURALLY FAILED WHILE THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR WAS BEING LIFTED. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND WAS BEING LIFTED ON A GARAGE FLOOR. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN THE CAR FALLING OFF THE JACK SUBSEQUENT TO THE TIRE BEING REMOVED. NO BODILY INJURY WAS SUSTAINED FROM THE FAILURE BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE CAR, MOST VISIBLY WITH THE RIGHT FRONT FENDE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 28, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES ON THE VEHICLE. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS THREE WEEKS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Incident date: Feb 7, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC XTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS WERE BENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,676.
Incident date: Jan 29, 2016
DRIVING AT NIGHT MY SON HIT ICE AND HIS CADILLAC WENT OFF THE ROAD HITTING A MAILBOX WITH A SUPPORT MADE FROM A TELEPHONE POLE, A ROW OF MAILBOXES THAT CAUSED HIS CAR TO GO AIRBORNE. THE CAR ROLLED 2 TIMES. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED.THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS INTACT. THE FRONT, DRIVERS SIDE,PASSANGERS SIDE AND SUNROOF WINDOWS WERE SHATTERED. HE DIED FROM MASSIVE, MULTIPLE INJURIES.
Crash
1 deaths
Incident date: Feb 1, 2016
I WAS INFORMED BY A GM DEALER THAT THERE WAS A "BULLETIN" AFFECTING THESE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE ISSUE OF THE SEAT WARMERS AND COOLING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE HARNESS WAS "FRYED", LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH TO ME SOUNDS AS THOUGH A FIRE OR SOME BURNING EVENT OCCURRED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $990 AND I CALLED ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jan 7, 2016
01/07/16,MY WIFE AND MY SON OF 3 YEARS WERE DRIVING A 2009 CTS WITH 77K. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STOPS AND WON'T MOVE. NO WARNING SIGNS,NOTHING! AS SHE TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR SHE HEARD A WHINING NOISE. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE.
Incident date: Jan 10, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PAN GASKET AND MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILUR... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A STRONG BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, DROPS OF OIL WERE VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AXLE SEAL FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A STRONG BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, DROPS OF OIL WERE VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AXLE SEAL FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2015
TAKATA RECALL, BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN CHANGED THE YEAR IS LESS THAN 6 YRS OLD. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. GM WANTS 1200.00 FOR JUST THE ASSEMBLY NOT LABOR. THEY LEAK AND MOISTURE GET INSIDE AND BLOWS OUT THE BULBS AND SHORTS OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS BS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. GM USING THE CHEAPEST JUNK POSSIBLE AND SELLING IT FOR AS MUCH AS POSSI... Read more
Incident date: Dec 8, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC ATS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE HEARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER CRASHING INTO A POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED T... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 4, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC ELDORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPR... Read more
Incident date: Sep 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CONDENSATION ENTERED THE HEADLIGHT UNIT AND CAUSED THEM TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Jan 5, 2016
HEADLIGHTS HAVE WATER IN THEM CAUSING LOSS OF DRIVING VISABILITY AT NIGHT. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY.
Incident date: Jan 15, 2016
AFTER A RAIN STORM, MY HEADLIGHTS CONDENSED UP, THEN THE RIGHT LAMP WENT OUT, AFTER REPLACING THE HEI LAMP, THE LEFT LAMP WENT OUT. THESE LAMPS ARE VARY COSTLY, PLUS THE LABOR, BECAUSE GM HAS A POOR SEAL AROUND THE HEADLAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME OF THE RAIN.
Incident date: Dec 16, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHT UNIT CAUSED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,866.
Incident date: Jan 4, 2016
BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ONE OF THEM IS ALREADY ACCUMULATING MOISTURE AND HAS BURNED OUT AGAIN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL, AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS BEEN VERY COSTLY.
Incident date: Jan 7, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER OVERNIGHT FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER THAT, DUE TO A STRIPPED SCREW IN THE OIL PAN, THE OIL CHANGE COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS RETRIEVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIF... Read more
CADILLAC
ESCALADE HYBRID
(2009) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Feb 3, 2016
Incident date: Feb 1, 2016
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL... Read more
CADILLAC
ESCALADE HYBRID
(2009) — ENGINE
Feb 3, 2016
Incident date: Feb 1, 2016
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL... Read more
CADILLAC
ESCALADE HYBRID
(2009) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Feb 3, 2016
Incident date: Feb 1, 2016
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL... Read more
Incident date: Sep 4, 2009
2004 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE WAS EITHER REPLACED OR SERVICED SIX TIMES. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 45- 50 MPH. *JB
Incident date: Feb 2, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AS THE SPEED INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *JS
Incident date: Feb 2, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AS THE SPEED INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *JS
Incident date: Jan 11, 2016
HELLO, I PURCHASED A 2006 STS V8 LAST JANUARY. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES IMMEDIATELY, A STARTER, AND THE BRAKES AND THEN REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AGAIN. I RECENTLY WENT TO AUTO SHOP AND WAS TOLD CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SUSPENSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER INVESTIGATION I REALIZED THERE WAS RECALLS ON THE 2005 STS V8 MODEL FOR THE BRAKES, SUSPENSION AND THE CATALYTI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2016
HELLO, I PURCHASED A 2006 STS V8 LAST JANUARY. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES IMMEDIATELY, A STARTER, AND THE BRAKES AND THEN REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AGAIN. I RECENTLY WENT TO AUTO SHOP AND WAS TOLD CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SUSPENSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER INVESTIGATION I REALIZED THERE WAS RECALLS ON THE 2005 STS V8 MODEL FOR THE BRAKES, SUSPENSION AND THE CATALYTI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2016
HELLO, I PURCHASED A 2006 STS V8 LAST JANUARY. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES IMMEDIATELY, A STARTER, AND THE BRAKES AND THEN REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AGAIN. I RECENTLY WENT TO AUTO SHOP AND WAS TOLD CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SUSPENSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER INVESTIGATION I REALIZED THERE WAS RECALLS ON THE 2005 STS V8 MODEL FOR THE BRAKES, SUSPENSION AND THE CATALYTI... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2013
WHEN I SHIFT TO PARK, THE DASH TELLS ME I HAVE NOT IN PARK AND I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I HAVE TO REVERSE, THEN SHIFT BACK TO PARK, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES, IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO FINALLY REGISTER THAT I AM IN PARK. ALSO, WHEN I SHIFT TO REVERSE, THERE IS A HUGE THUNKING NOISE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE THAT CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE FROM 1 TIME PER WEEK TO SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT T... Read more
Incident date: Jan 14, 2016
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... Read more
Incident date: Jan 14, 2016
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... Read more
Incident date: Aug 13, 2010
PURRCHASED CAR USED IN 2010. WHILE ON A TRIP EAST THE ENINE WOULD STAR REVVING UP DURING ANY TYYPE OF ACCELARATION.I CALLED ON-STAR FOR AN ANALISIS OF WHAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM.THEY RAN A REPORT WHILE I WAS STILL DRIVING AND CAME BACK WITA DIAGNOSIS OF LOW LVEL OF MOTOR OIL.I TOLD THEM I SHHOWED A LEVEL OF OVER 20% .THEY SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE HOME BUT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AS SOON AS I GOT HOME. ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 23, 2016
THE CAR WAS BEING PARKED AT HOSPITAL BY MY DAUGHTER WHERE SHE WORKS THE BRAKE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR CAR HIT BUILDING NO INJURERS 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE CAR HAS FRONT DAMAGE NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED THERE ARE OVER 500 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED LOOKING AT WEBSITES THIS NEEDS FIXED BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED ALL THE SAME CARS
Crash
Incident date: Sep 18, 2015
I PURCHASED MY 2009 DTS CADILLAC FOLEY IN NOV. OF 2008. PRESENTLY I HAVE ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I SERVICED MY BRAKES ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THERE HAS BEEN NO SIGN OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. IN DRIVING FROM CHICAGO NORTH TO HIGHLAND PARK ILLINOIS ON THE EXPRESSWAY, I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP WHEN THE TRAFFIC SUDDENLY CAME TO A HALT IN FRONT MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT AN INC... Read more
Incident date: Jan 28, 2016
CAR VIBRATES FROM 35MPH UP TO 80 PLUS. HAD IT TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A VIBRATION. THEY SAID GM SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS OUT OF BALANCE AND GM WAS DESIGNING A FIX . ABOUT 5 CALLS AND THREE WEEK LATER THEY RECEIVED A NEW SPECIAL TORQUE CONVERTER AND AFTER IT WAS INSTALLED THE VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE. YOU CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, THROTTLE, CENTER CON... Read more
Incident date: Jan 22, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PAN GASKET AND THE MAIN CRANK SEAL GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF TH FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE F... Read more
Incident date: Jan 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASS FLOW SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASS FLOW SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V064000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE A... Read more
Incident date: Dec 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V064000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE A... Read more
Incident date: Jan 28, 2016
BOTH HEADLIGHTS ACCUMULATE MOISTURE INSIDE, CAUSING THE LIGHT OUTPUT FROM THE LOW BEAMS TO BE ALMOST NONE EXISTING. IT FORCES ME TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. I FEEL GM NEED'S TO PERFORM A RECALL ON THIS HEADLIGHTS.
Incident date: Sep 30, 2015
GROSS MOLDY ODOR EMANATING FROM THE HVAC SYSTEM CAUSED BY WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS MOISTURE TO CONDENSE ON THE COILS CAUSING MOLD AND BACTERIA TO BE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. GM ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THIS EXPANSIVE ISSUE BY ADDING DEODORANT TO THE SYSTEM AND THEN HOPE CONSUMERS WILL GO AWAY.
Incident date: Dec 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Incident date: Jan 25, 2016
REAR COMPRESSOR FOR AIR SUSPENSION FAILS AND LOWERS CAR TO AN UNSAFE CONDITION. COMPRESSOR FAILED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION CAUSING ERRATIC HANDLING BEHAVIOR.
Incident date: Jan 25, 2016
ECM UNIT FAILED TO FUNCTION LEAVING THE CAR IN A ENGINE POWER REDUCED MODE. CAR WILL NOT RESPOND TO ACELLERATION AND WILL NOT GO MORE THAN 40 MPH
Incident date: Jan 25, 2016
ECM UNIT FAILED TO FUNCTION LEAVING THE CAR IN A ENGINE POWER REDUCED MODE. CAR WILL NOT RESPOND TO ACELLERATION AND WILL NOT GO MORE THAN 40 MPH
Incident date: Dec 31, 2015
DURING A RAINSTORM MY LEFT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE LIGHT. THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED.COST WAS OVER $1300.00. VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 63,400 MILES ON IT. AFTER REVIEWING MULTIPLE FORUMS I FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SPECIFICALLY, IF... Read more