general problems of the 2008 Cadillac STS

Four problems related to power train have been reported for the 2008 Cadillac STS. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Cadillac STS based on all problems reported for the 2008 STS.

1 Power Train problem

Failure Date: 09/19/2017

Recall. I am an active duty sailor and missing several notices of the intial recall. . . . . Engine reduction of power in the middle of the interstate. . . Premature timing chain wear reprogram engine control module. . . While driving the car completely lost power and would not go over 15mph. . . . This happened on a busy I-10 interstate. . . Is there away to reopen this recall.

2 Power Train problem

Failure Date: 02/23/2015

In cold weather car will not take off from the start and the motor bogs down and will not move in traffic for a couple of minutes creating a hazard to driver and on coming traffic abs light comes on, stability light comes on if you restart the car all the errors go away but still stored on computer memory.

3 Power Train problem

Failure Date: 11/28/2009

Own a 2008sts v --on making a right turn from a stop,the car lost power with no error messages,and full electrical power. Would surge to about 3 mph--got to a spot where I could turn car off. Stareted it up and the car was fine. Dealer unable to diagnose probelm. Feel its unsafe to drive and am pushing the dealer to contact gm engineering and find out what could cause that.

4 Power Train problem

Failure Date: 07/08/2009

The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac Sts. While driving at 45 mph, the vehicle kept accelerating while the brake pedal was depressed. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.


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