https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Cadillac ATS. en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:39:19 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#recall-26V329000-cadillac-cadillac-ats-2016 Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, XTS, 2015-2016 Cadillac ATS, CTS, and SRX vehicles. The front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deployment. https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#recall-26V329000-cadillac-cadillac-ats-2015 Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, XTS, 2015-2016 Cadillac ATS, CTS, and SRX vehicles. The front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deployment. https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2174020 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT I bought my car from a dealership. Owned it for 2yrs 2mo. 107k miles First issue came up after 3-4 months. Faulty power steering. Took it to service at a dealership they said I would need my wire harness assembly replaced as well as a steering gear. Problem still persists. Also one of the mechanics there showed me that the previous owner glued harness connector components together which is why I s https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2174021 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT I bought my car from a dealership. Owned it for 2yrs 2mo. 107k miles First issue came up after 3-4 months. Faulty power steering. Took it to service at a dealership they said I would need my wire harness assembly replaced as well as a steering gear. Problem still persists. Also one of the mechanics there showed me that the previous owner glued harness connector components together which is why I s https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2159572 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2018 Cadillac ATS. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed, and the mechanic determined that the F-module, Part Number: 86815664, used to control the engine Auto START/STOP, needed to be replaced. The dealer was contacted for the part and informed the contact that the part wa https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2151677 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2016 Cadillac ATS Coupe has a serious repeating safety defect. The vehicle violently shakes, vibrates, and becomes unstable while driving. This happened TWICE. Both times the rear bolts came out except one. Both mechanics who inspected it said they have NEVER seen this before. The first time, I paid $4,000 out of pocket at another shop. The problem happened again, proving this is a manufacturi https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2151678 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2016 Cadillac ATS Coupe has a serious repeating safety defect. The vehicle violently shakes, vibrates, and becomes unstable while driving. This happened TWICE. Both times the rear bolts came out except one. Both mechanics who inspected it said they have NEVER seen this before. The first time, I paid $4,000 out of pocket at another shop. The problem happened again, proving this is a manufacturi https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2151679 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2016 Cadillac ATS Coupe has a serious repeating safety defect. The vehicle violently shakes, vibrates, and becomes unstable while driving. This happened TWICE. Both times the rear bolts came out except one. Both mechanics who inspected it said they have NEVER seen this before. The first time, I paid $4,000 out of pocket at another shop. The problem happened again, proving this is a manufacturi https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2135234 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was in a vehicle accident on 9-26-25 and was t-boned. The other driver hit me at 35-45 after she blew the stopping, I was hit on the driver side pillar and back driver door. My air bags never deployed and I was trapped inside the car until the fire department was on scene https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2134544 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle transmission shift cable failed. This part is considered recalled, but GM is refusing to fix. https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2134080 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle has an issue where it intermittently throws errors, loses power, accelerates on its own, and is difficult to steer. I purchased it with 12,800 miles in it and it has been having this issue since then and no one has been able to fix it. It appears from maintenance records it has been happening since it had 2800 miles on it. It has happened many times with me since I purchased the vehicle https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2134081 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle has an issue where it intermittently throws errors, loses power, accelerates on its own, and is difficult to steer. I purchased it with 12,800 miles in it and it has been having this issue since then and no one has been able to fix it. It appears from maintenance records it has been happening since it had 2800 miles on it. It has happened many times with me since I purchased the vehicle https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2134082 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle has an issue where it intermittently throws errors, loses power, accelerates on its own, and is difficult to steer. I purchased it with 12,800 miles in it and it has been having this issue since then and no one has been able to fix it. It appears from maintenance records it has been happening since it had 2800 miles on it. It has happened many times with me since I purchased the vehicle https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2132977 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac ATS equipped with Firestone Tires, Tire Line: Fire Hawk A5V2, Tire Size: 225/45/R18, DOT Number: 17X4F9J46. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH in rain, the vehicle hydroplaned. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provi https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2130214 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT My Que Screen has webbed and makes it impossible to view my screen, important vehicles warnings and my maps for directions. This has been a recall in the past. Prior to me owning my vehicle. I can’t believe Cadillac installed junk in their vehicles. A third party is a direct extension of YoUR business. Do better. This is horrible. I demand a recall repair. If this was known and you all didn’t want https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2125115 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2014 Cadillac ATS. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase of the vehicle. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 83,000. It was later discovered that the mileage on the Title was 128,555. https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2121616 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle would not steer lost power steering and loud noise. Had the vehicle towed to a mechanic. The mechanic informed me that the bolts for the electronic power steering had corroded causing the electronic steering motor to fall. He told me that it is a problem with these cars and gave me a reference number (N202301950) I called GM and they said it was not a recall it was a service bulletin which https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2121617 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle would not steer lost power steering and loud noise. Had the vehicle towed to a mechanic. The mechanic informed me that the bolts for the electronic power steering had corroded causing the electronic steering motor to fall. He told me that it is a problem with these cars and gave me a reference number (N202301950) I called GM and they said it was not a recall it was a service bulletin which https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2108909 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Rear differential. This part will be available after removal. This put me at risk of potentially locking up while driving. According to the dealership, Faulkner Cadillac, "found rear differential bearings damaged, causing noise in the rear end. The Rear Differential will need replaced." There were no warning lights, but there was noise - a new, not normal noise I noticed two weeks prior to the di https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2107854 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT My vehicle recently started experiencing an issue where the power steering would randomly cut out while I was driving. If I pulled over and shut the car off and then turned it back on the power steering would come back. But sometimes I would have to do this multiple times in a single drive just to keep the power steering on. I know that there is already a recall for this for some 2018 Cadillac ATS https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2107053 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT We have owned the 2015 ATS Cadillac since August 31, 2016 . The rear glass is blurry when looking back from the front seat. We replaced the rear view mirror thought that was the problem but didn’t correct. I checked on the windshield glass. I took these number off the rear glass. GM DOT-376 AS2 M2H3 Trans 70 o/o Min. E6 43R-008011 AGC Automotive 30 B A006450 Tempered GS.I have a picture showing https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2107054 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT We have owned the 2015 ATS Cadillac since August 31, 2016 . The rear glass is blurry when looking back from the front seat. We replaced the rear view mirror thought that was the problem but didn’t correct. I checked on the windshield glass. I took these number off the rear glass. GM DOT-376 AS2 M2H3 Trans 70 o/o Min. E6 43R-008011 AGC Automotive 30 B A006450 Tempered GS.I have a picture showing https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2098059 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT In center console there is a dual USB port for either charging or data for CarPlay. When two phones are plugged in and charging, and one phone is in passengers hand, while vehicle is in motion or stopped, the airbag warning light will illuminate. When the phone is removed from passenger seat, airbag warning light turns off. This will happen any number of times and is very easy to reproduce issue. https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2098060 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT In center console there is a dual USB port for either charging or data for CarPlay. When two phones are plugged in and charging, and one phone is in passengers hand, while vehicle is in motion or stopped, the airbag warning light will illuminate. When the phone is removed from passenger seat, airbag warning light turns off. This will happen any number of times and is very easy to reproduce issue. https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2096835 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Found metal shavings in oil after 13 visits to 3 different dealerships. Engine had to be replaced. Under 100,000 mikes with a service contract https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2095737 Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT 1. The transmission shudders at high speeds and at low speeds it either hesitates to shift gears or it lurches forward causing a rough shifting of gears. 2. I feel as though when I am braking and my car lurches forward, sometimes I have to brake even harder just to get the car to stop in time. This has caused me to almost hit pedestrians and/or other car. At high speeds, when the transmission shu https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2089142 Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac ATS. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing intermittent loss of power steering functionality. The vehicle was taken to Auto Repair Garage, where a routine inspection was performed, and the contact was informed that no failure was found. The contact stated that the failure progressively increased. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, and https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2082259 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Air bag lights came on. https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#complaint-2076546 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Car has a shudder at acceleration acting as if it's in the wrong gear or shifts too soon seems like failing TCC in tge transmission not sure this issue could cause accidents due to car not accelerating fast enough with people behind you they could rear end you https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats https://plaincars.com/make/cadillac-ats#recall-25V175000-cadillac-cadillac-ats-2018 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, 2017-2018 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist may fail.