Cadillac ATS owners have reported 26 service brakes related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common service brakes problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes (21 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's brake loud noise (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes problems | |
| Brake Loud Noise problems | |
| Brake Light On problems | |
| Brakes Failed problems | |
| Brake Sensor problems |
Vehicle has an issue where it intermittently throws errors, loses power, accelerates on its own, and is difficult to steer. I purchased it with 12,800 miles in it and it has been having this issue since then and no one has been able to fix it. Read details...
Upon braking car shakes and makes a loud noise but eventualy stops. About 8 days later while parking the brakes failed to operate resulting in a collision. Read details...
Parking brake will fail to disengage fully (when disengaging the parking brake) or partially engage on its own while driving. The result is that the car experiences increasing dragging, poor acceleration, and sudden stopping. Read details...
Drove my car on the highway and the brakes failed. I applied all of my force to get the car to stop. This is the second time the brakes failed while driving on the highway in less than 14 months. Had it repaired the first time. It had no brake assist and a cracked pcv valve. Read details...
I have two issues to report that may be a safety concern: 1) there have been multiple times when driving in wet conditions (rain/snow) where I will get a 'power steering failure' warning. When this happens the power steering does one of two things. Read details...