general problems of the 2008 Cadillac CTS

Car went crazy one day while behind the wheel everything malfunctioned then car shut off and won't start again. I could of easily got into an accident had there been any other vehicles around. Kids were scared. Codes come up as u0100,u0140,u0101,c0242,b0081-0f,b0081-71,b1370-01,b1370-06,u0155-00,u0170-00,p0856-00.

I was driving down the road going bout 29 miles per hour when I heard a big boom. It sounded nd felt like I had hit something . So I slowed down and pulled over to the side of the road put the car in park looked underneath nothing was there . I then preceeded to my at. Which thank god was only another block away . I started going only going maybe 5 miles per hour at this point because it sounds like I'm dragging like metals on the ground . When I got to my apt. I went to park the car when I went to put it into park it would not go when I went to reverse it would nit go it still went into drive and thts it and even getting it into driveyou really had to push it and it felt like the tires were going to wobble off , I mean bye this time it just felt like the car was gonna fall apart shaking abd wobbling all over because I kept trying g to go from drive to neutral to get it to go into park but it didn't budge I had to leave it in neutral and put on the emergency break and shut the car off leaving my key I side cause it ws stuck due to the car not going into park. When I came out of my apt. I ws just frazzled I didn't understand wht ws going on she hd been running beautifully. But I did remember when I first test drove her I had told the sales man she had felt like I ws pulling something she ws kinda hesitant to excelerate . He assured me she's had a 5 star inspection and the whole cars under warranty nd he works on Cadillacs himself . Yada yada yada. I had called. Friend to come help me tow her home . He tried to get her to manually go into drive but it still wouldn't budge he thought maybe the shift link u til we got her home it was the drive shaft it had sheered off all the bolt one half was on the one part the other part of the bolt were broke off where it connected to the tyranny. He said you can't replace this with out trying to back our the bolts but there metric bolts and would be hard to find . And I would just be better off with a new driveshaft.

February 14, 2020 is just the last date it has happened on. It's happened approximately 30 times. For the past two years if you don't just ease on the gas the reduced engine light and traction control light comes on and the car will not go over 5 m. P. H. I have read several hundred articles online on different websites with people describing the exact same thing. It almost got me hit on the ms. River bridge the other day. If u have to go up any type of incline it does it also. I was accelerating slowly as I possibly could going up the small incline on the bridge that connects louisiana and mississippi. All of a sudden the reduced engine power light came on and I could not get out of traffic that was doing approximately 55 m. P. H. And my two year old grandson was in the backseat. The only way to fix it temporarily is to get off the bridge because there is no where to pull to the side of the bridge. You have to kill the car for a few seconds and recrank it. I've had mechanics look at it and I've had it hooked to the computer at o'reillys. No one can tell me anything. But if it weren't a safety recall why would almost 1,000 vehicles that I know of be doing the same thing. You can google it and see that I'm telling the truth. Lots of these cars have the identical problem. I'm currently looking for a newer model between 2014-2018, but I'm afraid of having the same or a similar problem. This is definitely a recall. But it seems to me that you all do not want to do any recalls on these Cadillacs. I've been to lots and lots of websites and I have not found anyone who's been able to figure out the problem. Even the ones that have had it put in the dealership have still yet to figure out the problem. It has to be electrical or one or more sensors malfunctioning. Thank you for your time.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Cadillac Cts. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle slowed down to approximately 30 mph. The traction and "satellite off" indicators illuminated. The failure recurred three times and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic each time. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000. The VIN was not provided.

For the fourth time a wheel speed sensor malfunctioned. I was turning left across traffic and all of the sudden the stability control light started blinking and my speed was limited to about 5 mph, putting me in danger of being t-boned. After about 15 seconds of this the car finally figured out that something was wrong and lit up the service stabilitrak, service brake assist, and service traction control warnings and allowed me to accelerate again (exactly as it's done three times before when wheel speed sensors have gone out). This is a massive safety issue.

I brought a 2008 Cadillac back in sept. 2014. April of 2015 I had a crankshaft sensor went out on me three times all three times I took it in to roth Cadillac of erie PA and I also contact Cadillac headquarters at the same time. I pay all three times. They fixed the sensor and repaired the wiring harness all three times. It seems like every 3-6 months it would break down. We were told by the mechanic at roth Cadillac that they got a memo about this problem. But wasn't going to do a recall on it.

The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac Cts. The contact stated that after shifting into park, the vehicle rolled away independently. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,500.

While trying to park, the steering wheel becomes stiff. I took it to the dealer to correct problem and it cost me $2,558. 35 to replace steering pump and to get a wheel alignment. A week later I had to take the car back to the dealer for noises after applying the breaks and they had to replace both control arms and stabilizer links to correct problem. That job cost me $1,362. 93. In April 2013, my front passenger door handle didn't open from the outside. The dealer had to replace the inside door handle housing split, trim pad and handle housing. This job cost me $1,376. 99. Not sure why I'm having all of these problems when I get all the required maintenance and all jobs are done at a gm Cadillac dealership.

The cars engine runs away with my car when I am sitting with my foot on the brake or at very slow idle with my foot on the brake. The problem is one that needs to be recalled. The internet is full of the same complaint for the same year and mileage,( 29,000-32,000 miles ). I am reaching out to you because my car is at the dealer, nothing has been done to fix the problem, and I refuse to take my car back at this point. I paid cash for this car and this is the second time it has been in for the same problem. On Monday afternoon I pulled into my bank with cars in front of me and beside me. I came to a stop, had my foot on the brake and all hell broke loose. My car lunged forward, my engine was screaming, my speedometer said 80 mph, I had both feet on the brake to not hit the woman in front, my rear wheels were smoking and screaming and my car was jumping side to side because of the spinning wheels and nowhere to go because at this point I am standing on the brake with both feet. Someone screamed turn off the ignition and the moment was over. Courtesy Chevrolet in salisbury MD, just called to say the problem didn't throw a code so Cadillac won't pay them to look and fix the problem. If they won"t fix what's wrong they can keep the vehicle and I want my money back and as I told them I won't stop until I get someone to listen and warn others of this problem. I have researched the internet and this is a very serious problem widespread and these cars need to be recalled. My husband says it's probably a problem in the computer that when the precise pressure is applied to the brake, the signal to the engine is go not stop.

I was traveling at 25mph when there was a sudden very loud explosive/grinding noise(it brought people running out of adjacent buildings). I hit my brakes immediately, but the noise continued until I put it into park. I exited the car and under the rear axle of my vehicle were multiple large bolts and screws lined up in a row. The vehicle was totally disabled, and subsequently was towed to the dealer. They determined that all the rear axle bolts just fell out at once. There was no other damage found to the vehicle. My concerns remain as to "why did this happen" and "what if I had been going at an accelerated rate of speed"? multiple experienced mechanics and specialist (including Cadillac) have no answers to these questions and have never seen this happen before.