Three problems related to front seat head restraint have been reported for the 2009 Cadillac DTS. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Cadillac DTS based on all problems reported for the 2009 DTS.
Headrests too large and block visibility for driver looking to his right.
Front seat head restraints cause a very large obstruction in trying to see a vehicle you are passing, so as to know when to get back in to the travel lane. Also the head restraints pose a large blind spot when trying to merge in traffic.
2009 Cadillac Dts has a problem with the design of head restraints. The consumer and his wife were unable to relax their shoulders against the back rest of the seat, because the head rest was positioned at a 45 degree angle which caused their heads to become crunched. The consumer also stated the windows can't be raised or lowered midway without them going all the way up or down, they can't be stopped.
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