general problems of the 2013 Cadillac CTS

Car has no breaks when first started it takes about 30 seconds after start for breaks to work this happens after car is parked overnight all the time.

I have attached a pdf or my experience and safety issues with 2013 Cadillac Cts awd. 1900 characters wasn't enough to explain the issue.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Cadillac Cts. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 45 mph, there was an abrupt stop at a light by vehicle one, then vehicle two, vehicle three and vehicle four all crashed into each other and the contact was the fifth vehicle to crash into the rear of the fourth vehicle. The contact applied force with both feet to the brake pedal and the vehicle did not stop. The air bag emploded and there was a gray substance that emitted within the vehicle impacting the contacts breathing capacity and visibilty. A police report was filed. The contact was in shock, sustained three fractured ribs on the right, neck damages, damages from the knee to the ankle and major headaches. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and there was extensive repairs that required further inspection and diagnosis of the vehicle. The contact was notified of NHTSA campaign id number: 14v394000 (electrical) the contact was waiting for parts to schedule a recall repair. The authorized dealer nor the manufacturer was able to indicate when the parts would become available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000. Dyd.

The contact owns a 2013 Cadillac Cts. The contact was driving 15 mph when another vehicle crashed into her rear. The contact attempted to apply the brakes, but the vehicle did not respond. Additionally, the air bags failed to deploy. The contact also stated that she became pinned in the vehicle because the driver¿s seat collapsed, causing spinal injuries to the contact. The contact was not injured. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was 3,000.

On 8/9/13 during a lane change on the highway under acceleration the car downshifted and the rpm went high and the car had no power and seemed to just coast. I let off the gas to let the engine rpms come back down and I checked the automatic shifter to make sure it was still in drive (and it was). When the engine rpms came down the power also came back to the wheels. I have experienced a random shudder in the car under light throttle when the automatic transmission is shifting (such as in traffic) both prior to and after this event. The dealer could not duplicate the problem during a test drive. On 5/3/14 I was backing up in a driveway upon starting the car and there were no power brakes. I pressed the brake pedal to the floor and did manage to stop the car. Once I lifted off of the brake pedal the power brakes seemed to work. This is another randomly occurring problem with this car. Upon driving the car immediately upon startup the power brakes do not seem to work for 30 seconds to a minute. I have had this problem randomly before this date (I noticed it before last winter) but it seems to be getting worse. Hopefully the dealer can duplicate this problem. On 5/6/14 I was driving on a side street and lost all engine power, power steering and power brakes. The dealer told me the engine seized up. The car had approx. 14,400 miles on it at the time of the 5/6/14 incident. The car is at the dealership now for repair.

Unintended acceleration; vehicle accelerated backing out of driveway after placed in reverse without stepping on accelerator; brakes would not stop vehicle; vehicle collided into neighbor's truck which was parked across the street. The driver and passenger sustained neck and back injuries.