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2004 Cadillac Dts

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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7Owner complaints

Model-year median: 28.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
2Air Bags
1Engine
1Power Train
1Steering
1
All reported categories
Tires
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 7 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

1 reports
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100,000 miles · Aug 16, 2013
Air BagsCrashInjury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED O DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED ELBOW AND BRUISING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTU…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED O DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED ELBOW AND BRUISING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ODI #10535801

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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