general problems of the 2008 Cadillac CTS

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.

Service power steering message comes up on drivers info system and steering gets very hard. Last time it happened I was pulling into a parking space, the steering got very tight and the warning chime went off. I had to hit the brakes or risk hitting a parked car. I took the car to my mechanic who scanned the system and reset it. 2 days later it did the same thing again as I was going around a corner at about 20 mph. I am taking the car to the dealer but when I do take the car in, I'm told that I need to trade it.

Power steering sluggish and monitoring message came on on turns around 20 mph & above. Took to dealer and they are needing to replace the whole system. Is this a known , but not communicated issue.

My steering wheel locks up at low speeds. I can turn right the steering wheel feel like it is locked up. Then I would apply the brakes an turn the opposite direction it will release the steering wheel. Today both side at locking up. I will take it to moore Cadillac on Monday Jan. 30th, 2017. I have had my mechanic already looked at it. He stated it is a safety issue. He also told me 2 incidents happen in massachusetts please contact me to help with the right course of action I would need to take please. Emsraspberry@me. Com thank you, eric.

Cadillac Cts was rented, oct 1, 2009, at 9:00 pm, at charlotte airport. My husband was driving the Cts home on josh birmingham parkway. I was behind him in our car. We were both on the right-hand side of the road, near the old dowd road overpass. My husband signaled me that he was moving to the shoulder to stop. I was right behind him, on the shoulder. He slowed to less than 5mph. I saw his brake lights. But, his car didn't stop. It continued to roll forward at a weirdly slow speed. Brakes? then slowly, at a very slight angle, the right tire rolled off the shoulder. The rear tires followed. Steering? off-road, it crosses the ditch to the right. His left front tire hits an aluminum barricade. The end is buried into the ground. The Cts turned violently to the left. Wheels straddled the railing, "riding" it. It lurched as the undercarriage hit each post. Sparks showered down. Once all the tires were off the ground, the Cts came to a stop. The wheels were still turning, as I walked up to his door. My husband was slumped over and unresponsive. His seatbelt was on. Airbags? they had not deployed. I called 911. 10 minutes later fire, emt and police arrived. I was in shock, so the police report had major errors. It claims the car "rolled-over. " no! claims the car left the road at 45mph and hit the barricade. No! that his death was caused by an unrelated medical condition. No! the coroner's official report clearly states the cause of death was due to "blunt force trauma from the accident". ) the police officer who wrote the official report went on vacation for weeks. Report was never corrected by me. Gm analyzed sdm data (Dec 2009). Their date for the accident was wrong, Nov 1, 2009. They claim the sdm exonerates the Cadillac Cts. They blamed the accident on operator error. I know my husband was an exceptionally safe driver, expert mechanic and avid car enthusiast for 50 years.

I have a 2008 Cadillac Cts. I have a vibration or shimmy in my steering wheel at about 65 mph, numerous attempts have been made to balance tires. Two new tires were installed and roadforce balanced. Still not resolved. I have seen quite a few complaints about this same problem.