general problems of the 2006 Cadillac STS

While driving, the entire panel goes "off" shutting down the car completely. The panel board is completely dark, no electric supply, no gas supply.

Certain times while driving, the traction assist comes on, and all power is lost to the engine. Lights are still on, car is still on, but gas does not accelerate and car is hard to steer. I have had to pull over 6 times in the last few months, turn the car off, restart and hope it does not happen again.

Pump is going out.

The car went in flames by itself while turned on.

This complaint pertains to gm recall #14405-2. Also listed under the national highway traffic safety administration campaign id number of 14v542. Here is my issue: when a manufacturer, in this case Cadillac, issues a recall that is an inconvenience to their customers, why doesn't the government require them to give a loaner car and/or additional compensation to the vehicle owner to cover the cost and hassle of taking off work and getting a rental car to use? I asked the dealership, the Cadillac customer service line representative, ahmed, and the Cadillac customer service supervisor, michelle for a loaner car and the request was denied. I think that as part of the cost of recalls the manufacturer should limit the customer's inconvenience to an absolute minimum. Please consider requiring manufacturers to provide a loaner car when a recall is issued in the future. This is not a "free" repair if I have to take time off of work and pay for a rental car. Also the need for this repair has been determined by the government and/or the manufacturer's lawyers so that further cost and lawsuits will not be incurred. You would think that the manufacturer would want to limit delays in getting repairs done due to additional costs and inconvenience to the owner of the vehicle.

Timing belt and associated items in engine have failed at 108000 miles.

The contact owns 2006 Cadillac Sts. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14v542000 (fuel system, gasoline) and stated that the parts were unavailable. The dealer was uncertain when the parts would become available to service the vehicle under the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and stated that they were also uncertain when the parts would become available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Cadillac Sts. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v542000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Oo.

The contact owns a 2006 Cadillac Sts. The contact stated that there was fuel leaking without warning. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 14v542000 (fuel/propulsion system) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer confirmed that the part was not available. The dealer informed the contact that the part might become available in June of 2015. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

Air bag light constantly stays on, along with the check engine light. Seat belt chime constantly rings with the seat belt connected. Gas low notification light does not come on until on empty. No heated seats. I think the ecm needs to be reset. Sun roof goes up but not slides open. Passenger side door won't open. Automatic car starter doesn't work. 2 years ago, my son in law, started this car in below zero temp and it started on fire. He put it out and restarted it and it was ok. Something makes noise occasionally for no apparent reason.

The engine shut off when I was driving on a side street at 20 mph, and also shut off 5 times as I was driving on the highway at 65 mph. The cluster panel turned off, but the radio stayed on. The odometer showed a message engine control module (ecm). I pulled over, put the car in park, and restarted the vehicle each time. The Cadillac dealership said that rear axle pinion seal was the only recall for my Sts, but I am experiencing NHTSA campaign number: 06v020000 , and NHTSA campaign number: 06v007000 also.

Car stalled on busy street and would not restart. After later investigation it turns out that the electrical connector in fuel module assembly shorted out and melted the plastic connector. It also melted part of the bottom side of the top of module. Gm has recalled earlier models of vehicles for the same situation. I believe this to be very dangerous for multiple reasons:stalling on busy street and not being able to restart, fuel leaks due to hole melting in module top, and its a fire hazrard.

Catalytic converter failed at approximately 83,000 miles. Check engine light comes on and the manufacturer and the dealer replaced the converter. At 93,000 miles, received check engine light warning again and the code indicates that the catalytic converter is a problem. The side affect is that the car lacks power when having a need accelerate. Gm has recalled the 2005 converter, but not the 2006.