Axle Shaft Seal Problems of Cadillac STS

Rear differential very wet and leaking in garage. Called gm was ask several questions and told to carry it to crest Cadillac, hoover,al and let them check problem. Was told not to let them fix it and gm would call me to see what I was told. I did carry it to crest Cadillac and was told it is the rear pinion seal and is very common. Gm called me back and ask what they said and ask several question again then told me it is not covered under any recall and would not help with repair.

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Daughter driving on concrete hi-way at 50 mph. , hears noise by passenger side rear tire area. Rear end locks as if brakes were applied but were not. Car slides out-of-control . Her and her passengers are not injured. Had to shift car from forward to reverse 2-3 times, car makes clunk noise, then it frees itself she drives out of ditch. Not sure what happened they drive at lower speed cars rear end locks again for 2-3 seconds then frees itself but makes grinding noises. Take to gmac service center told rear differential failed. Found out about recall: NHTSA id # 07v58900. Cadillac rep. Said our cars VIN # is not involved in recall. Found recalled VIN #'s and our cars VIN # is inside the recalled numbers bracket.

The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac Sts. While driving approximately 55 mph he heard a clanking noise outside of the vehicle, and then he loss vehicle control. The driver was able to maneuver the vehicle out of a roadside ditch to resume normal operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician stated the failure was related to the rear passenger side differential. However his vehicle identification number was excluded from recall id number 07v589000 (power train:axle assembly;axle shaft;seal). No repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were 162,000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2006 Cadillac Sts. The contact received a recall notice for the power train:axle assembly:axle shaft:seal. On March 1, 2008, he took the vehicle to the dealer for repair and was informed that they did not have the part available, and would call him when it arrived. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 15,000.

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The contact owns a 2007 Cadillac Sts. The contact stated that the differential seal did not meet gm's specifications for the 2007 model Sts. The vehicle dragged during acceleration. When he shifted into reverse, the differential jammed and prevented the vehicle from moving. The contact also experienced difficulty maintaining proper control of the vehicle. He received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v589000 (power train:axle assembly:axle shaft:seal). The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they stated that they would get to him when they could. When the vehicle jammed, it threw the occupants forward and injured the contact's 4-year old child. The current mileage was 16,515 and failure mileage was 16,485.

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The contact owns a 2006 Cadillac Sts. The contact received a recall notice in the beginning of February of 2008 for the differential seal on the drive axle. He called the dealer to schedule an appointment and was informed that no parts were available and they would be repairing the vehicles on a first come, first serve basis. The dealer could not provide a specific date as to when he could get his vehicle repaired. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 27,000. Update 04-02-08 the cnonsumer stated the repair was made in March 2008.