Cadillac DTS Complaints (2006)

255 consumer complaints on file.

#10407709June 21, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405897June 10, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BULBS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY FLICKER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403628May 28, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR FROM JACKSON,MS AND A DEER CAME OUT IN FRONT OF HIM HE TRIED TO MISS THE DEER AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND IT FLIPED AND WENT INTO SOME TREES AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN THE STERNING WHEEL AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY THE CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10400746May 13, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING ABNORMALLY AND SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390751March 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS AN OIL LEAK THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND GENERAL MOTORS ARE REPAIRING VEHICLES, BUT WILL NOT MAKE A RECALL. THESE AUTOMOBILES ARE CADILLAC, OLDSMOBILE AND BUICK MODELS DATING BACK TO 1993 THROUGH 2008. A BULLETIN # 03-06-01-027 DATED MAY 1, 2008 VERIFIED GM'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A FAULTY DESIGN BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND OIL PAN IN THESE AUTOMOBILES TO CAUSE THEM TO LEAK SO SOON. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375482January 10, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2006 CADILLAC DTS LEFT HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, TURN ON MANUALLY TO GET THEM BACK ON. SOMETIMES BOTH OF THEM. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375488January 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD FAIL PREMATURELY APPROXIMATELY EVERY TEN DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCESSORIES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DRAINING THE BATTERY PREMATURELY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374803January 5, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF TWENTY THREE POUNDS. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION TO INFLATE THE TIRE; HOWEVER, THE TIRE WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO READ TWENTY THREE POUNDS. AFTER THE CONTACT REACHED HIS DESTINATION THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS MEASURED BY A TIRE GAUGE WHICH READ FORTY POUNDS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374109January 4, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY; IT WOULD TURN OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373997January 3, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO IT BEING DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10373698January 1, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2006 CADILLAC DTS LEFT HAND HEADLIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT AND HAD SIGNS OF WATER INSIDE THE LENS. COMPLETE ASSY. REPLACED AT DEALER EXPENSE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF VEHICLE PURCHASE. RIGHT HAND LIGHT ASSY HAS NOW BECOME INTERMITTENT AND ALSO SHOWS SIGNS OF WATER INSIDE LENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372624December 28, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
[XXX] FROM MEMPHISTN. 2006 CADILLAC DTS LEFT HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, TURN ON MANUALLY TO GET THEM BACK ON. CIGARETTE LIGHTERS SEEM TO WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. MY CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT FOR NO APPARENT REASON, HAD THE FRONT END CHECKED,NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH MY FRONT END , HEADLIGHTS WERE CHECKED FOR LOOSE CONNECTION,NOTHING FOUND WRONG BUT THEY CONTINUE TO FLICKER WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT, UNTIL I KEEP TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. I HAD THE CIGARETTE LIGHTERS FIXED TWICE, ONLY TO HAVE THE FRONT LIGHTER ON THE CONSOLE TO QUIT WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369214December 4, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT WARNING. THEY DO COME BACK ON WHEN TURNED ON MANUALLY BUT CONTINUE TO TURN OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THEY TURN OFF IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, SOMETIMES ONE OR THE OTHER OR SOMETIMES BOTH OF THEM. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369172December 4, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SHUT OFF EVERYTIME HEAD LIGHT ARE TURNED ON IN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODES. HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED AND PROBLEM CONTINUES. BALLAST IS THE NEXT STEP BUT IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT TO DO. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING / ENGINEERING CRITICAL PROBLEM. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. YOU PURCHASE A CAR AND EXPECT A CRITICAL ITEM LIKE YOUR HEAD LIGHTS TO WORK PROPERLY EVERYTIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368280November 30, 2010
EQUIPMENT
SUBJECT 2006 DTS VIN NO [XXX] I HAD MY FIRST FLAT TIRE IN ABOUT 15 YRS. I DECIDED TO SAVE TIME AND CHANGE THE TIRE MYSELF. ONCE I JACKED THE CAR UP FAR ENOUGH TO LET WEIGHT OFF THE RIM THE JACK BUCKLED WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN VERY UNSAFE. THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY LEFT STRANDED. ARE THE QUALITY OF ALL GM JACKS MADE SO POORLY? I CONTACED A FAMILY MEMBER WHO PROVIDED AN ADEQUATE JACK. I AM GLAD I NOR ANYONE ELSE WAS HURT DUE TO THIS JACK FAILURE. I INTEND TO PURCHASE A NEW TROLLEY JACK TO CARRY WITH ME AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE JACK WHICH CAME WITH THE CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364228November 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2006 CADILLAC DTS WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO CORROSION AT MY EXPENSE. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY BRAKE FAILURE, AS THE VEHICLE SENSORS WARNED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A RESULT OF INFERIOR WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIALS AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361922October 23, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT. WHOLE DRIVERS SIDE SMASHED IN AND PERSON WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN INJURED AS BADLY HAD IT GONE OFF LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10359563October 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE REFINISHED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EVERYTIME THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356544September 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING, SEATS, VISIBILITY
06 CADILLAC DTS HAS HAD SERIOUS ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILURES SINCE NEW. VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ALL ELECTRONICS, INSTRUMENTS, LIGHTS BUT ENGINE WILL STILL RUN. AFTER DEALER ATTEMPTED REPAIR, PROBLEMS CONTINUE. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SOMETIMES GO OUT. GPS GOES TO NIGHT SCREEN DURING THE DAY. AUTO HEADLIGHT DIMMER FAILS. POWER POINTS, INSTRUMENTS, SEATS PERIODICALLY FAIL. ONE DAY SEAT COOLER WILL WORK, OTHERS IT WON'T. WINDSHIELD WIPERS AUTOMATIC FUNCTION, "RAINSENSE" STARTS NORMALLY BUT THEN STOPS IN HEAVY RAIN REQUIRING MANUAL OPERATION. ALL ITEMS REPORTED TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CUSTOMER'S PROBLEM." PROVIDED CELL PHONE VIDEO OF SYSTEM FAILURES BUT DEALER STILL SAYS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355739September 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT DISAGREED WITH THE REMEDY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH CONSISTED OF PERMANENTLY REMOVING THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE WHICH WAS A SAFETY FEATURE EQUIPPED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE HAD NOT BEEN A FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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