Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2004 Cadillac CTS

Five problems related to brake hoses, lines/piping, and fittings have been reported for the 2004 Cadillac CTS. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Cadillac CTS based on all problems reported for the 2004 CTS.

1 Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problem

Failure Date: 09/02/2015

I took my car in to the dealer to have other recalls handled and was informed my brake hose fittings were rusted and should be replaced. Upon researching the issue I found NHTSA campaign number: 15v225000 / gm recall 15149. This seems to be the same issue detailed in the recall, however I was told the recall is not applicable to me. My car falls within the date range from the recall, but is not in one of the listed states. It seems clear to me that I am suffering this issue due to the same defect, and I suspect my vehicle was inspected for this issue due to the recently issued recall, however I am not being covered because I live in northern virginia and not ~10 miles away in maryland or DC. The weather in my location is more or less identical to the district of columbia (in fact, the suburbs often get more snow), and I drive my vehicle year round (including trips in MD/DC/wv) encountering road salt when applied, which is the stated reason for the corrosion. I am unaware of the vehicle's history but for all I know if could have spent most of the 7 years prior to my ownership in one of the listed states from the recall. I feel this recall should be extended to all vehicles in areas which experience snow that show the listed issue.

2 Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problem

Failure Date: 11/22/2014

Shortly after a routine oil change, I was driving at highway speed in suburban minneapolis. When applying the brake to exit the interstate, there was little change in speed and the driver information center displayed braking and stability system errors. I was able to slowly drive back to the dealership I purchased the vehicle at where it was determined the passenger side front brake hose had corroded and ruptured, resulting in the braking failure. I noticed the trim level of my vehicle was not included in a 2010 recall, however the same condition seems to exist in the v-series Cts. Only one brake line was replaced, leading me to be concerned about the safety of the vehicle in its current state.

3 Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problem

Failure Date: 09/27/2014

Noticed puddle on garage floor so moved car out on driveway and found that it was oil on floor. Went back to car and there was a wet spot behind wheel on drivers side. Moved car back and it was oil. Made decision to go to closest place to have problem checked that I trusted and went to big o tire. By the time I got there brake was going all the way to floor to stop car. The checked and said the rubber brake lines needed to be replaced and they replaced them. Looked up what happened on internet and saw there was a recall for this very problem but, only for states with heave winters. I live in kentucky and there was not recall for my area. I listed speed above at 10 this is what speed I drove after finding problem.

4 Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problem

Failure Date: 05/28/2010

The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Cts. The contact received notification of NHTSA recall campaign id number: 10v105000 (service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings). The contact received the notice may 2010 and after was told the parts needed to make the repairs were not readily available. The contact stated the parts were still not available after three months. She was concerned with the safety defect not being acknowledged in a timely manner. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

5 Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problem

Failure Date: 05/18/2010

The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Cts-v. The contact stated that there was corrosion on the metal brake line. The contact noticed the corrosion after finding out about recall 10v105000 (service brakes, hydraulic:foundation, hoses, lines/piping). He experienced no failures at this time. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The current mileage was approximately 64,000. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.




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