2005 CADILLAC CTS

396 complaints filed with NHTSA.

396
Complaints
45
Crashes
6
Fires
48
Injuries
5
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS61
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT39
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM33
POWER TRAIN27
ENGINE24
SERVICE BRAKES22
STEERING12
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)10
SUSPENSION:REAR9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING9
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC8
TIRES7
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6

Recalls (6)

06V02000025/01/2006

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE FUEL IS NO LONGER SUPPLIED TO THE ENGINE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE FUEL LEVEL LOW INDICATOR LIGHT OR THE WARNING CHIME.

07V58900020/12/2007

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL DOES NOT MEET ALL OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK.

10V64400017/12/2010

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 CADILLAC CTS VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH REPEATED FLEXING OF THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM MAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MAY CAUSE THE MAT TO KINK, BEND, OR FOLD. THIS FLEXING CAN BREAK THE CONNECTIONS IN THE

10V10500017/03/2010

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003-2007 CADILLAC CTS VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN OR ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO,

14V54200009/09/2014

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Cadillac CTS-V vehicles manufactured October 6, 2003, to March 15, 2007, and 2006-2007 Cadillac STS-V vehicles manufactured June 23, 2005, to March 15, 2007. In the affected vehicles, the electrical terminals of the fuel pump module

14V39400002/07/2014

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency

Recent Complaints

20230422CrashENGINE

Oil leaks from unknown location. Also make a grinding noise when accelerating.

20200616CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER DROVE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SWERVED, ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED AS THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A COMA, BROKEN VERTEBRA,

Mileage: 114,000

20200616CrashSEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER DROVE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SWERVED, ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED AS THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A COMA, BROKEN VERTEBRA,

Mileage: 114,000

20190120CrashFatalAIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL HAD WRECK AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME IT SHOULD HAVE, RUSH IN AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT,

Mileage: 28,500

20190120CrashFatalSTEERING

TAKATA RECALL HAD WRECK AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME IT SHOULD HAVE, RUSH IN AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT,

Mileage: 28,500

20190120CrashFatalUNKNOWN OR OTHER

TAKATA RECALL HAD WRECK AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME IT SHOULD HAVE, RUSH IN AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT,

Mileage: 28,500

20180914CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE I76, MY CAR LOST POWER AND CAUSED ME TO CRASH. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR IS COMPLETELY SMASHED.

Mileage: 163,838

20180914CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE I76, MY CAR LOST POWER AND CAUSED ME TO CRASH. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR IS COMPLETELY SMASHED.

Mileage: 163,838

20180403CrashAIR BAGS

PER REPORT TJE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND AORBAG RECALL. WHEN I PURCHASED VEHICLE, INFORMATION WAS WARRANT TO ME. I TOTAL LOSS MY CAR DUE TO SUSPENSION AND AXLE MALFUNTION. IT CAUSED ME TO HIT A CURB. I COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL.

Mileage: 124,000

20180403CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

PER REPORT TJE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND AORBAG RECALL. WHEN I PURCHASED VEHICLE, INFORMATION WAS WARRANT TO ME. I TOTAL LOSS MY CAR DUE TO SUSPENSION AND AXLE MALFUNTION. IT CAUSED ME TO HIT A CURB. I COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL.

Mileage: 124,000

20180403CrashSUSPENSION

PER REPORT TJE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND AORBAG RECALL. WHEN I PURCHASED VEHICLE, INFORMATION WAS WARRANT TO ME. I TOTAL LOSS MY CAR DUE TO SUSPENSION AND AXLE MALFUNTION. IT CAUSED ME TO HIT A CURB. I COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL.

Mileage: 124,000

20150917CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

2005 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE FAILED AND ESSENTIALLY SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT A GUARDRAIL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER BOUNCING OFF THE GUARDRAIL. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE ABS DASH LIGHT, SEVERAL TIMES. *JB *CN

20150917CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

2005 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE FAILED AND ESSENTIALLY SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT A GUARDRAIL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER BOUNCING OFF THE GUARDRAIL. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE ABS DASH LIGHT, SEVERAL TIMES. *JB *CN

20150721CrashSERVICE BRAKES

I WAS DRIVING INTO A DRUGSTORE PARKING LOT AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR SPED UP INSTEAD OF STOPPING, THE MORE I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE FASTER THE CAR WENT...IT APPEARS THAT THE SPEED WENT FROM ABOUT 10 MPH TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF THIS, MY CAR SPED UP AND WENT ACROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION AND INTO ANOTHER DRUGSTORE PARKING LOT. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE PILLARS IN FROM OF THE SECOND DRUGSTORE, WE PROBABLY WOULD BE DEAD. THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT STOP! IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER

Mileage: 125,000

20141220CrashAIR BAGS

CAME TO A STOP WAITING FOR A CAR AHEAD OF ME TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. WAS THEN CONTACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND THAT WAS TRAVELING AT AN ESTIMATED 60 MPH. MY CTS-V WAS THEN PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THAT VEHICLE, AND CRUSHING MY FRONT END. OF ALL AIRBAGS IN THE CTS-V, NOT ONE DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 55,000

20141110CrashSERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE GROUND AND THE SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT WAS ABLE TO RESET THE ABS SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFI

Mileage: 87,000

20141110CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE GROUND AND THE SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT WAS ABLE TO RESET THE ABS SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFI

Mileage: 87,000

20140919CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE LEFT SHOULDER THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

20130930CrashENGINE

I WAS HIT FRONT END NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO REACT. 110 MPH IMPACT. ENGINE TRANSMISSION BRACKETS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO SHEAR OFF TO KEEP ENGINE FROM GOING INTO DRIVER COMPARTMENT DID NOT . EVERYTHING CAME FORWARD CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, HORRIBLE INJURIES. *TR

Mileage: 55

20130930CrashSTEERING

I WAS HIT FRONT END NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO REACT. 110 MPH IMPACT. ENGINE TRANSMISSION BRACKETS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO SHEAR OFF TO KEEP ENGINE FROM GOING INTO DRIVER COMPARTMENT DID NOT . EVERYTHING CAME FORWARD CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, HORRIBLE INJURIES. *TR

Mileage: 55