Brake Fluid Leak Problems of Cadillac CTS

The brakes on the cars leak fluid and the brake not working proper,want stop car after you apply brake stop a stop sign, and will try to go with brake down. Not safe. Had brake pad put on. Drake still having problem.

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I just think this needs documenting. My rear brakes leaked fluid and went completely empty about 7 years ago and I had no brakes. Fortunately, I was going slowly and close to home. I had the car towed and they replaced a section of the lines. Cost $208 plus tow. A short time later gm recalled the car because of rusting problems in the front of the car. It was repaired under the recall. Last week I was sitting at a light and my brake pedal began to move closer to the floor. The fluid did not completely leak out and I was close to home and got to my mechanic just as the brakes went completely. This time there was rust in one line near the engine. They said it was behind the fuel filter. He spliced in pieces to both lines. Cost $187. I have owned about 20 cars and never had any problems of this nature, never mind 3 times. Three problems in a potentially life threatening situation is the reason I am notifying you. I looked online and a number of others expressed things concerning this. Thank you.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 cadilac Cts. The contact stated that their vehicle is leaking brake fluid. The brake fluid light comes on alot. This vehicle has leaked so much brake fluid that even the passenger rear side of the vehicle began to smoke. A local mechanic even found brake fluid on the passenger rear tire. Every time the leak occurs the contact has to refill the vehicle with brake fluid. The vehicle was then driven to the contacts home. The brake fluid light did illuminate. The vehicle was not towed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the issue as of yet. The failure mileage was 126,000. Jw.

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Brake system failure: I was driving on the highway and had to execute an emergency stop going approximately 30 mph on a cool dry road. When I did, the car power, engine, electrical system shut down and refused to brake any more than it did prior to my slamming on the brakes. My momentum would have carried me into the car positioned only a few feet in front of me if I hadn't the presence of mind to instinctively pull off onto the shoulder as to avoid rear-ending the car in front of me. I had to put the car into park in order to be restart it. Immediately I noticed that the brakes felt substantially different. The system lost enough pedal pressure that stopping after that incident required me to drive at low speeds and give myself more distance; thankfully, I still had some ability to stop, at that time. I inspected the brake lines and hoses after parking the vehicle that the steel brake lines had fluid dripping from them. I also noticed that the driver front wheel well liner had a spray of brake fluid that covered the interior portion of the liner, proximally, behind the rim and tire sidewall. I had tested the brakes after that and have no braking ability. I have not touched it since that incident. The rest is ongoing and is separate from the incident reported above. Air bags: the system keeps telling me that the airbag system needs to be serviced. I've read the recall info regarding other Cadillac cars and mine meets the same criteria but has no recall notice. Something about this coincidence doesn't make sense. . . Engine: internal timing chain tensioner has failed and I hear a noticeable ticking of the chain slapping against the sidewall that is emanating from the passenger side of the engine. I have seen, read, heard of other individual owner testimonials that talk about this being an issue that Cadillac refuses to acknowledge.

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The contact owns a 2006 Cadillac Cts. While driving 45 mph, the brake fluid indicator illuminated. The contact stated that the brake fluid hose became rusted, which caused brake fluid to leak from the hose onto the ground. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac Cts. While driving approximately 25 mph, the check brake fluid warning light illuminated. The contact refilled the vehicle with brake fluid. The following day, the contact noticed a puddle of brake fluid leaking from the vehicle. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v225000 (services brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 136,000.

Customers brake light came on while driving to repair shop, 3 mile trip, fluid was low, p/s front hose was swollen and busted leaking fluid, d/s front hose was swollen. Loss of breaking control evident while pulling car into shop. Contacted dealer to check on recall, was informed vehicle was not included. All signs, including VIN break were the same. Repair is being done in facility, not under recall.

After a routine oil change at brogan Cadillac service in totowa, NJ, the recommended service (approx cost $1200) was the rear diff bushing was worn and the rear axle seals are leaking fluid. An internet search uncovered gm recall# 07204 for this make and model that states "the rear axle pinion seal does not meet all of the specifications and may experience a fluid leak. " when I called gm to inquire about this issue I was told that although there was a recall for this particular problem for cars sold in new jersey, it was specific to certain VIN numbers and my vehicle was not included in this group. However, the customer service agent made 2 follow up calls to me and the supervisor offered to look into my situation and would contact me once she spoke with the dealer. Please note: for the past two or three years the service stability system alert warning indicator light comes on every time I start the car and inquiry at the dealer led to me have the struts and shocks replaced but the alert has never reset and the warning still comes on. Additionally, the internet search uncovered gm recall #09149 for the service brake systems which the alert has been on for a few years as well. The brake system has been serviced several times to replace pads and rotors and the warning is still persistent. I had been told it was the sensor that needs to be replace and not to worryabout it. Now I wonder if this too was "VIN specific" and did not include my vehicle but leaves me unsafely at risk. I realize that enormous expense is connected to recalls, however my safety as well as the safety of everyone who places confidence in car manufacturers to do what is right is at stake. We drive these vehicles and do not realize the gamble we take when serious issues are not dealt with consideration for safety first! will you please save my life and get gm to fix my car?.

May '15 noticed small pink puddle of fluid on the garage floor under front passenger side. New set of brakes put on in Jan '15 so drove to my mechanic. When I did a hard left into the parking spot at 2-5 mph the car brake pedal shuttered, went to the floor and I was barely able to stop. Mechanic had it for 3 hrs trying to figure out the problem/test driving it many times. They could not find anything wrong. Two weeks ago the "service brake assist" dash message came on. I looked it up on the computer. I found over 75+ complaints of other Cadillac Cts owners with the same problem. All of them had their mechanic or dealer look at the problem. Most of those failed to find any problem or repaired things that did not fix the problem. Almost everyone said gm should do something or at least let owners know. The situation is very dangerous. I also came across the way to fix the problem from a complaint forum poster : "it is a wiring harness problem - have your mechanic check the wiring harness for sources of inductive voltage. Eventually, an intelligent mechanic fabricated a new harness with new terminal grounds from the ebcm to the left wheel speed sensor and rerouted the harness away from any possible sources of inductive voltage. Once that was complete, we have not had a problem. The mechanic (works for dealership) said to us that anecdotally he has run into this problem more than once and that there seems to be a failure in the design /workmanship in some of the wiring harnesses connecting the ebcm to the speed sensors that causes the brakes to fail. Separately, he recommended the next time we buy a car, we not buy a Cadillac, because he felt that the fix -- rerouting the harness -- was not a time or money intensive fix, but that gm didn't seem interested in letting car owners know that, despite the potential and obvious dangers. More but out of room.

While driving the car with two children inside it we approached a busy intersection and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor and the car did not even slow down. Pumping the brakes did not work either. We went right through the stop sign by swerving around other cars. Luckily there were no pedestrians crossing and thanks to other drivers being very alert there was no accident, but it was very close and terrifying. We allowed the car to coast to a stop and then had to push it to a side street to get out of the main roadway. The car still had a full reservoir of brake fluid (no fluid leaks) and had no brake system warning lights at all illuminating on the dash. Brake pad and rotors were only a month old. We are having the car towed to a Cadillac dealership today.

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I observed a large puddle of brake fluid around the front left tire. Upon removal of the wheel, I discovered a large brake fluid leak at the interface between the hard brake line going to caliper and the flexible line that goes to the body of the car. During removal, the interface completely failed. This is exactly the failure that was involved in recall: report receipt date: Mar 17, 2010 NHTSA campaign number: 10v105000 component(s): service brakes, hydraulic yet for some reason, this recall was limited to vehicles sold and registered in a certain number of states. This brake line obviously is failing on vehicles registered in other states. The part on my car was within several cycles of complete failure, which would have meant loss of braking and a crash. I have retained the failed part and can provide photos or make it available for analysis.

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The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Cts. When the contact turned the ignition switch, the traction control and brake warning indicators illuminated. The failure occurred numerous times. The dealer stated that brake fluid leaked into the computer, but the exact cause of the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.

While braking for some slow traffic, I felt a pop from the brake pedal. Only having about 25% use of the brakes I had to pull of the side of the road to avoid hitting the car in front of me. I had the car towed to the shop where the mechanic showed me the brake fluid leaking from the brake line connection. When he checked the other side the fitting snapped in his hand. What I would like to know is why Cadillac did not notify me about this recall. After talking to Cadillac they did confirm that this vehicle is covered under this recall. I now have to take the parts to a gm dealer along with my registration and receipt for repairs. I was told it will take 4 weeks to be reimbursed.