2013 Cadillac Ats

MY VEHICLE ALWAYS MISSING OR ACT LIKE IT GOING TO TURN OFF OR SOME TIME IT TURN OFF. IT VIBRATES WHEN YOU TAKE OFF. THEN IT STOPS BUT WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AGAIN IT DOES THE SAME THING EVERYTIME. AND EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP THEY ALWAYS TELL ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO COST ME MORE MONEY. THIS CAR IS A LEMON!!!!!!!!!!! MAJOR PROBLEMS IT STAYS IN THE SHOP. I CAN FAX YOU OR GIVE YOU THE DEALERSHIP NUMBER SO YOU CAN GET ALL THE TIMES IT BEEN IN THE SHOP AND ALL THE PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC ATS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE MESSAGE INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED SUDDENLY DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARADISE CHEVROLET (27360 YNEZ RD, TEMECULA, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OVERHEATING WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ENGINE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER FOR OVERHEATING AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT AND OIL WERE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,664.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC ATS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL PROGRESSING FAILURES WITHIN MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE O2 SENSOR MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES, BUT NO DATA WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ELECTRICAL FAILURES, THE TPMS WARNING INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY, AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE REAR AXLE. IN ADDITION, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER THREE. THE DEALER (PENINSULA CHEVROLET, 4 HEITZINGER PLAZA, SEASIDE, CA 93955, (831) 275-0933) DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LOW RATE OF PRESSURE IN CYLINDER FOUR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED FOR MONTHS AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER OPTED TO REFUSE A BUY BACK OR TRADE IN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *JS

DRIVING ON 71 IN COLUMBUS OH TO MANSFIELD OH GOING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND AT EX 173 STARTED SNOWING HEAVY, TRAFFIC CAME TO HAULT AT 10 MPH, HAD .09 MILES TO EXIT, GOT TO EXIT MADE A RIGHT OFF EXIT STARTED UP A HILL IN SNOW AT 30 MPH AND BEFORE MAKING IT UP THE HILL THE CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ONE LANE RD. AND DISPLAY SAID ...NO POWER STEERING... CALLED 911 THREE TIMES, WAITED OUTSIDE IN SNOW FOR HR AND HALF FOR THEM TO TOW CAR TO BILL HARRIS AUTO 419-289-2000 IN ASHLAND OH FIVE MI DOWN RD. NEXT DAY THEY COULDNT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULDNT FIX IT. I TOLD THEM I DONT FEEL SAFE IN CAR AND THAT I COULD HAVE DIED IF GOING ANY FASTER, IT STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HE SAID HE WOULD GIVE ME $10 THOUS TOWARDS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN CAR IS WORTH $20,500. IN MY EXCELLENT SHAPE. I SAID WHY IS IT ONLY WORTH THAT, HE SAID BECUASE I SAID IT WASNT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT HE COULDNT SELL A CAR IF IT WASNT SAFE. THIS ISNT MY FAULT FOR THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT, THERE ARE 15 COMPLAINTS ONLINE AT WWW.2013ATSCADILLACPOWERSTEERINGPROBLEMS. WHY ISNT THERE A RECALL? I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS, I HAVE ESCALATED CLAIM TO GM AND WANT GM TO DO A REPURCHASE OR A BUY BACK. I SHOULDNT FEEL DANGER WHEN I GET IN MY CAR. [XXX] PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX]ADDRESS IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ENGINE IDLES ROUGHLY. I HAVE ONLY USED PREMIUM GAS DURING FILLUPS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S BECAUSE I'M NOT USING TOP TIER GAS, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. HOW CAN AN ENGINE'S FUEL SYSTEM BE THAT SENSITIVE BECAUSE ONE GAS IS MISSING SOME DETERGENTS PER COUNT IN COMPARISON. MY ECM NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS. IT SEEMED TO START SHAKING AFTER I GOT IT BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT CORRECTED A RECALL PROBLEM THAT DEALT WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. HOW DO YOU PUSH AN IGNORANT MANAGER TO TAKE CARE OF THIS INSTEAD OF BLAMING IT ON THE GAS?

TRANSMISSION ISSUES. RATTLING UNDER THE CHASSIS THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE GRABS THE DRIVE SHAFT AND SHAKES IT WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PUSHED AT SLOW SPEEDS IE MOVING UP AT A STOP SIGN, IN TRAFFIC ETC. DEFECTIVE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL WAS FOUND AFTER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME MY CLAIMS WERE UP TO FACTORY STANDARDS. AFTER TAKING APART THE TRANSMISSION (AT LESS THAT 10K MILES) GEARS 1-4 WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SHIFTING ISSUES AND A LOUD RATTLE. I ROAD TESTED A 2015 MANUAL ATS AND IT DROVE SMOOTH WITH NO RATTLES. I WAS TOLD THE 2015 WOULD DRIVE THE SAME ONCE IT HIT 10K MILES LIKE MINE WHICH IS A RIDICULOUS STATEMENT. VEHICLE HAS ALSO SHUT OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC, AND UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE I NO LONGER HAD AN POWER STEERING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE FOR MYSELF OR MY CHILDREN. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF ISSUES WITH THE 2013-2014 MANUAL ATS AND RECORDS OF GM BUY BACKS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED I CALL GM TO INITIATE A BUY BACK. BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSISTS THIS IS FACTORY STANDARD AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO HER PARENTS HOUSE GOING UP A INCLINE AND THE VEHICLE COULDN'T PULL THE HILL SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX. 20MPH BUMPED AND SHOOK AS IT WENT UP THE HILL. WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AT HER PARENTS HOUSE YOU COULD SMELL SOMETHING LIKE BURNT TRANSMISSION OR SOMETHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AND THE 1ST INSTANCE CADILLAC DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER TO THE TRANSMISSION DUMPED ITS PROGRAM AND THEY WENT IN AND REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK IN AFTER CHRISTMAS. HYDROPLANING IS ALSO A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THIS CAR ALSO DOESN'T LIKE TO STAY IN A LANE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I FEEL THIS CAR ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AND WILL BE LOOKING FOR AN ATTORNEY TO DEEM IT AS A LEMON. *TR

HELLO NHTSA OFFICER, I'M A CADILLAC 2013 ATS CUSTOMER FROM CHINA. SOMEDAY I FIND SOME CUSTOMERS SAY THIS CAR'S ENGINE LEAKS OIL FROM FORUM. THE DETAIL PLEASE SEE HTTP://CLUB.AUTOHOME.COM.CN//BBS/THREAD-C-3207-29560418-1.HTML I CHECK MY CAR THAT ONLY RUN ABOUT 400KM, IT ALWAYS HAS LEAKING. AND ABOUT 90% CUSTOMERS FROM FORUM HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ALL CARS LEAKS PART IS SAME. OUR 4S CAN'T GIVE THE ENOUGH SUPPORTS AND WE DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. SO PLEASE INVESTIGATE IT AND GIVE FEEDBACK. THANKS A LOT! PS:THESE ATS IMPORT FROM US. BR, ATS CUSTOMER *TR