2008 Cadillac Cts

AFTER BACKING THE VEHICLE IN TO A PARKING SPOT I WANTED TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THERE WAS A LOUD SHRILLING NOISE (SOUNDED SOMEWHAT LIKE BRAKES PEELING) AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I PUMPED THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT EVERY TIME I PUSHED THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD BUCK FORWARD. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE VEHICLE CRASHED IN TO A WALL. THIS WHOLE INCIDENT WAS LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THIS WAS A LOANER VEHICLE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE FLOOR MATS FOR THIS VEHICLE WERE IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR AND CARDBOARD WITH PLASTIC WRAP OVER IT WAS BEING USED IN THEIR PLACE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS BUT WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE. THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY BEGAN LEAKING FLUID AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER MADE A COMMENT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/07/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE EXAMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 27, 2011 THE STABILITY TRAC SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THAT IT HAD FAILED. THE CAR DID NOT REACT PROPERLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNCONTROLLABLE LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR DID A 360 AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. THE STABILITRAC WAS REPAIRED JUST A MONTH PRIOR AT A CADILLAC DEALERSHIP, BUT STILL OPERATED INCORRECTLY. THIS INCIDENT PUT MY LIFE AT DANGER AND HAS CAUSED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE STABILITRAC SYSTEM WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY AT ALL. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT THE CAR AND CONFIRMED THAT THE STABILITRAC SYSTEM WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL. AT THIS POINT, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR, EVEN AFTER IT'S REPAIRED. MY BUSINESS CONSISTS OF ME DRIVING FREQUENTLY AND I FEAR THAT IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE RESULTS COULD BE WORSE IF THE SYSTEM FAILS AGAIN. *TR

THE CAR HAS HAD 7 BATTERIES REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN TOWED THREE TIMES TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS THE DOOR LOCK, THE ENGINE WILL NOT START, LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK, THE CAR IS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE LAST TIME MY WIFE WENT ONE MILE AND THE LIGHTS,RADIO, AIR CONDITIONING AND DOORS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE CAR SAT FOR TWO HOURS. WHEN SHE WENT BACK TO THE CAR EVERYTHING WORKED LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. SHE DROVE HOME AND THE NEXT MORNING THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ODOR OF BURNING WIRING WAS OBVIOUS. ONE WEEK LATER THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE FUSE BLOCK WAS REPLACED AND THE RADIO CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS LEASED AND I JUST RETURNED IT WITH 17,890 MILES. WE WENT OUT AND PURCHASED ANOTHER CAR WHEN THEY SAID THE WIRING AND FUSE BLOCK WAS BURNT. WE JUST LET IT SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL THE LEASE RUN OUT. *TR

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A SLOW SPEED <10 MPH RIGHT HAND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE ENGINE DID NOT STALL NOR LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER AND NO ICONS APPEARED ON DASH DISPLAY TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED WHEN BRAKES WERE SLAMMED ON TO PREVENT CRASHING INTO BUILDING.AFTER THIS CAR WAS OPERABLE AND ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO PARKING AREA WITHOUT INCIDENT.WHEN KEY WAS REMOVED FROM IGNITION IT WAS BENT,APPARENTLY FROM STEERING WHEEL TRYING TO GO TO LOCKED POSITION.VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DEALER A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY TEN MILES WITHOUT REPEAT OF PROBLEM.DEALER KEPT VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK TRYING TO REPLICATE PROBLEM DRIVING IT APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT.DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH BUT ADMITTED THAT THEY COULD NOT SAY THE SWITCH WAS CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.REFUSED TO ACCEPT VEHICLE FEELING IF PROBLEM REOCCURRED AGAIN AT HIGHER SPEED DANGER POSSIBLY EXISTED TO ANY OCCUPANTS OF THIS OR ANY VEHICLES NEAR IT. DEALER THEN AGREED TO BUY BACK VEHICLE.DEALER WAS VERY ACCOMMODATING BUT AGREED THAT MANUFACTURER DID NOT APPEAR SUPPORTIVE OR CONCERNED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CTS CADILLAC WHEN WITH NO WARNING I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT IT WAS I SAW THAT MY REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED NOTHING HAD HIT MY WINDOW I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE CADILLAC DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY CAN NOT REPAIR IT WITH OUT HAVING ME PAY FOR THE COST. I WENT ONLINE AND SEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE ON GM MODELS AND WAS LISTED ON THE TSB AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. I AM SO UPSET THAT I CAN'T GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V2400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE REMEDY ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. HE STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS OFFERING A $100 REIMBURSEMENT TO DISCONNECT THE HEATED WASHER FLUID AND THE CONTACT STATED THE COMPONENT COST MUCH MORE THAN $100. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE REMEDY TO BE AN UNFAIR REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000.