Body Problems of Cadillac CTS - part 1

Found a crack along the tab of my subframe along the rear control arm pocket. Searching for solutions and repairs, I found several hundred people who broke the tab while driving on Ctsvowners, Ctsvforum and various facebook groups this seems to impact both the base model and v series Cts.

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The contact owns a 2014 Cadillac Cts. The contact stated while driving at 20-30 mph, he heard an abnormal loud roaring sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rear differential had failed and needed to be replaced. However, the parts were not available. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the parts were not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

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Vehicle water leaks that pool on floorboard, causing mold.

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Cracked subframe. The Cts-v is known for this. Many of the guys on the news groups have the same issue. I had mine welded and replaced the lower control arms as a result.

At about approximately 4:22 am this morning my car was engulfed in flames in my driveway. I was awakened by my Cadillac Cts 2003 car alarm as the flames we're visible thru my bedroom window. At which time I ran outside to turn on the water hose to turn off the fire as my family was sleeping in the house. My husband's car was right next to my cadi that had a full tank of fuel. I called 911 and the fire department arrived to turn off the fire on the Cadillac Cts 2003. And for more than ten minutes the fire was still blazing as the firemen unable to control the flames. My car is gone as it burned down. Please help me to understand why this happened. I only carried liability as this was all I could afford. I thank the lord that even when we were in harm's way, he jehovah god protected us. All the glory to jesus christ that their was no lost of life. Material things can be replaced. I am grateful to god for his mercy and grace. He has total control and I know that he was with us. I was not aware that these cars have a history of catching on fire. I am glad that we were not on the road when this happened. My mother suffered a stroke and this could of been more detrimental but god did not permit the hand of the enemy to touch us physically, halelujah to the lamb of god! I am blessed to be a child of god! I know that he will give us justice because he does not forsake his children and he is a god that does not lie. He is god emanuel! he is my shalom!.

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My rear tail lights for my wagon have separated from the top of the car due to poor design. Spoke with Cadillac & gm, both refuse to believe it's a design flaw on the wagon models. Both stated car out of warranty due to mileage/year. Asked if they could tell me what was used to attach lamps to vehicle, neither has a clue. Dealer wants $2100 to replace, but no guarantee that it won't happen again. Since January 2019, car has been to dealer 3 times for car not starting on 1st try. First time, negative battery cable tightened, 2nd time replaced positive battery cable, 3rd time dealer has no idea as to what is causing the issue. All lights on dash come on, engine does not turn over while parked. It will start on the 2nd try, sometimes it hesitates. Dealer told me to continue to monitor until vehicle breaks down.

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Finish up on previous complaint concerning front door latches on 2008 Cadillac Cts4 that will not allow front doors to open from the outer latches setting up a dangerous situation in case of accident or fire. The dealer that diagnosed the problem didn't seem to take it to serious, a mere $1800. 00 should fix it. Hope you people realize the possible danger involved here. Thanks.

Front doors on 2008 Cadillac Cts4 , especially r. F have become harder to open over last 2 years. The r. F door at times will not open from outside latch, have to enter car from l. S. And open r door fron inside. This is extremely dangerous in case of accident or fire. Dealer wants $1800. 00 to repair. I have been a gm fan for 60 years and from previous experiences with gm, have.

I got the car tooken but they dont want gave it back I dont now the reson can u guys get it bk thank u with my full respect going out to u n ur workers.

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As I was driving on the highway, at 60 mph, my sunroof, which was closed, flew off of my car! no warning. No reason to do so. It just flew right off. Thankfully, no-one was hurt and everyone was able to move out of the way. I was driving west on 90 right before the lagrange rd/301 exit in ohio.

2 problems. First, for the recall for the keychain, can the dealership not just mail me and give me the keychain upon arrival? most dealerships seem to insist that they have to check the vehicle out, which means I would have to leave it or wait. Second, someone rear ended me, totaling the vehicle (los - perhaps as much as $13,000, as I did not have collision insurance. I believe that I might have avoided the accident, but he came out of a right rear blind spot. I often had trouble seeing people back there, and I believe the large right rear blind spot is a design defect. I would like to know if others have complained about the same thing. The vehicle was in motion, just coming off a freeway,ending and changing to a surface street, very busy road, very busy time of day. I was exiting the freeway, the other car cut in and was going straight. Thank you!.

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As I was driving down interstate i76, my car lost power and caused me to crash. The front driver side of my car is completely smashed.

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Front passenger door fails to open from outside the vehicle, first intermittently, then constantly. After inspecting the vehicle, dealer said it was a faulty door lock actuator, and that eventually, the door wouldn't open either from the inside or outside of the vehicle. This is a safety issue that I'd like the ntsb to investigate. Dealer said there were no campaigns on the issue. The car is garaged 100% of the time when not being driven. It had 37,367 miles on the odometer when inspected at the dealership for the front passenger door not opening. Dealer said it would cost $576 to repair.

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April 4, 2018 to whom it may concern: this is my recollection at discovering that my Cadillac Cts 2015 got on fire at my friends home in shelby michigan on March 25th, 2018. On March 24th my wife (lourdes robles) and I arrived at our friends home at 48307 red oak in shelby michigan to celebrate our friends birthday. At the party there were approximately 10 couples from whom 5 where still there and witnessed the event. The majority of them work for the auto industry and some are general motors employees, including artemio cortez who is a global business director for gm. At 2:20 am we where preparing to leave and I used the onstar application to remotely turn on the vehicle so it would warm up before leaving. After saying goodbye to our friends at 2:32 am (according to the motion camera) we are walking out of the home and immediately noticed that my Cadillac was on flames. I couldn't believe the car was on fire and I ran towards the car until I noticed that the flames inside the vehicle were overwhelming. I asked my wife to inform our friends and have them move the 2 cars near our car: a Ford fiesta in the front and a Cadillac xt5 in the back. My wife nocked on the door and told our friend to tell the rest of the group so they could move the vehicles. At the same time I was making my first call to 911 (2:33 am) followed by a second call at 2:38 am. The owner of the Cadillac xt5 moved his car to a safe place in front of the house, the owner of the Ford fiesta didn't move the car to prevent any one from getting injured. The fire truck arrived at 2:43 am according to the copy of the report.

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My 2003 Cadillac Cts caught on fire. Fireman said that it was the windshield wiper module that caught on fire. The car was parked for hours and fire started while we was sleeping. The whole engine is burnt up and the car is totaled. Now I have no car and no money to get another car.

The moon roof leaking water into the cab as well as holding water in the trunk door causing excessive mold build up the vehicle sits over night in the rain and fills up with water.

The passenger door does not open from the outside of the vehicle. The motor for the door lock failed. The driveshaft bolts broke and make a "flapping" noise when the vehicle is driven. My mechanic cannot find the replacement assembly and was told by Cadillac that it is unavailable at this time. Operating the vehicle is dangerous because the vehicle fails to accelerate in traffic. I contacted gm/Cadillac about the problems and was told there is nothing they can do because my vehicle is not under warranty and the door lock issue was on recall in 2013 and has expired. My concern is if I am involved in an accident with a passenger, first responders may not be able to safely remove the passenger because the door will not open from the exterior handle.

Tl-the contact owns a 2016 Cadillac Cts. The battery became inoperable and the vehicle failed to start. While turning the signal light handle failed to engage in position. Additionally, the dashboard leather was curling. There was a abnormal rumbling noise while reversing. The steering wheel message was displayed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to conklin fangman Cadillac 3200 main st lot b, kansas city, mo 64111 (816) 714-7654 where the battery was recharged but, was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted who referred contact to local dealer. The failure mileage was 7,000. Ap.

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Door locks freeze up. The drivers door froze up when I stopped to get gas (while I was on vacation in TN) could not open door from inside or out. That was in 9/2015 I was told it was a fluke! paid over $600 for repair. Yesterday I went to get in my vehicle on the passenger side door would not open! same sceniro cannot open from inside or out!.

Brakes on my Cts 2013 Cadillac , on March 29, I made a turn to park my car from the right side of the street mamaroneck avenue in white plains to the left there were no parking spaces on the right . As I turn the steering wheel the car went out of control the car speed up and hit the curb, knocking over two parking meters and hurting my finger on my right hand and later my left leg. I had just taken my car to pepe Cadillac in white plains ,n. Y. To get my brakes repaired. My car was towed to brennenan towing service in elmsford. They claim it was repaired!!!!since then which was last summer my car has been in and out of the repair shop as many as 9 or 10 times with the brake light coming on and other light such as the traction , the abs, the lock on passenger did not work until I ask them to repair it! I am afraid to drive my car. When I take it to mt. Kisco Cadillac they fix a different thing, but another situation occurs. I am so upset and sad about this situation n, because I am a retired counselor on a fixed income and I paid for my car in full and I have not been able to use it. . . Please help me or let me know what I can do about this situation.

The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Cts. While driving approximately 75 mph, the glass moon roof suddenly separated from the vehicle and blew away. Prior to the incident, the moon roof was in the closed position. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,000.

Leaking when it rain(not sun roof) dashboard light turning off while car in motion.

Brakes fault on slow sped lock to have bad abs module.

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Rear window shatter while sitting in garage and blowing a hole from inside to outside of the car been in the garage for 3 days.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Cadillac Cts. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle shook violently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be repaired but the issue recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 20,180. Ad.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Cadillac ctc. The contact stated that the driver door failed to open. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000. Aw.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Cadillac Cts. The contact stated that the frame underneath the front driver's seat was rusted out, leaving holes on that part of the vehicle. The contact stated that the local dealer who noticed the failure said that the failure was due to the age of the vehicle, that nothing could have prevented it. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage 86,000. Fe.

The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac Cts. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, there was an abnormal noise coming from the front and rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Driving down a highway w/ brand new sumitomo tires for rear purchased on 1/10/15, the rear right tire blew causing me to loose control sending me into the guardrail then spun out into the highway landing horizontal across all lanes of traffic with my trunk end in the hov lane. I was then struct by a box truck, spinning me back around and totaling the vehicle. The sidewalls to the tire we still attached to the rim and the tread face had detached.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Cts. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph after making a turn at a stop sign, the rear passenger's side door un-latched independently. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 46,050. Pam.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Cadillac Cts. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle was three inches full of water on the drivers side in the vehicle. There was no warning indicators illuminated and the problem occurred once. The contact stated that the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic and not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage 70,000. Rw.

Front sunroof glass exploded and shattered without warning.

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As I approached a street from a store parking lot, I stepped on the brake but the car did not slow. As I saw I was not going to stop, I tried to steer the car to the right to try to avoid crossing into traffic. The steering wheel would not turn. I was going very slowly and saw the face of the driver of the car that hit me. That car hit my car twice. Once in the front left corner and then in left rear corner, as my car spun 90 degrees to the right from the first impact. Someone asked me if my car had turned off. I said I didn’t know because the engine is so quiet. A responding sheriff’s deputy told my husband the driver who hit me said he saw me looking at him and was sure I was going to stop. Later analysis by a Cadillac technician revealed error codes from the front wheel speed sensors. I have been told a wheel speed sensor malfunction can affect breaking.

Both rear taillights are separating from the body at the top. There is a gap of approx. 1/4-3/8 inch from the top peak of taillight to body.

I own a 2007 Cadillac Cts. On Monday, March 17th, at 5:45am, I was driving south bound on I-75. While driving with the cruise control on, traveling around 77 mph, at about mile marker 88, I heard a large thud noise like something hit the underbody of the vehicle. I then heard a loud metallic ringing noise and felt a vibration through the vehicle floor and steering wheel. I put my turn signal on to get over to the shoulder of the road. As I turned my head to the right to see if it was clear to get over, I noticed a large cloud of black smoke emitting from the back of the vehicle and could see an orange reflection of flames in the driver¿s door of the vehicle to the right of me. I got over to the shoulder at mile marker 87. I inspected the vehicle to see what was going on, I looked at the left side and didn¿t notice anything, then walked over to the right side of the vehicle (I was standing about 10 ft behind the vehicle on the right side) and noticed flames shooting out from under the engine compartment. I walked back about 50 feet and called 911 and reported the vehicle fire. The independence township sheriff¿s office responded about 5 minutes later and was going to attempt to put the fire out, but by that time the flames were shooting out of hood of the vehicle. The flames were about 4 ¿ 5 ft at that time and the officer decided not to attempt to put the fire out. Fire department showed up about 10 minutes after the sheriff was there and put the fire out. I had the vehicle towed to randy weiss gm dealer in fenton, michigan. Vehicle mileage ¿ 74,665 miles. Vehicle maintained either by lasco Ford in fenton michigan or al sierra in grand blanc michigan.

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