Cadillac DTS Complaints

527 consumer complaints on file.

#10160619June 23, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE HAVE CONTACTED CADILLAC AND THEY TELL US THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR TESTING TWO TIMES FOR SEVERAL DAYS. RICH TRETHEWAY, THE HEAD TECHNICIAN AT THE WEAVER DEALERSHIP IN GRASS VALLEY WHO DROVE MY CAR AND THEN EXPLAINED TO US WHAT THE CAR DOES. HERE IS WHAT THE CAR DOES FROM A DRIVING POINT OF VIEW. WHEN GOING DOWN HILL OR TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, WHEN THE CAR REACHES ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR OR ABOUT 1000 RPM, IT THEN GIVES ITSELF GAS WHICH CAUSE A FEELING THAT ONE WOULD HAVE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON (IT IS NOT). THAT IS; THAT THE CAR SURGES FORWARD GOING UP ABOUT 600 OR 700 RPM. THIS OCCURS WHEN I HAVE SHIFTED THE CAR DOWN TO 1ST OR 2ND. SINCE I LIVE IN AN AREA WITH MANY HILLS THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I SHIFT DOWN TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GOING EXCESSIVELY FAST DOWN THE HILLS. WHEN I AM DRIVING AND WANT TO TAKE A CURVE AT 20 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR MANY TIMES SURGES FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT IS OFF THE THROTTLE; I HAVE TO USE THE BRAKE CONTINUALLY TO GET AROUND THE CURVES AND DOWN HILLS AT A SLOW ENOUGH SPEED TO BE SAFE. THIS SURGING HAPPENED ONCE IN A PARKING LOT AS WE WERE TRYING TO PARK. RICH WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THIS PROBLEM, BUT WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE OTHER SURGING PROBLEM. THE CURE FOR THIS IS AS I UNDERSTAND IT FROM RICH AND ONE OF THE OWNERS OF WEAVER IS TO ALWAYS DRIVE IN OVERDRIVE AND USE THE BRAKE INSTEAD OF SHIFTING DOWN. IT ALSO DOES THIS IN OVERDRIVE. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT IF THERE IS NO MECHANICAL REPAIR THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS MADE FOR THIS CAR THEN SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO BE HELPFUL TO US. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159747June 13, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR GAINS EXCESSIVE SPEED ON DOWNHILL SLOPES. 15 MPH ON HILLS THAT OTHER CARS GAIN 3 TO 5 MPH. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164782June 6, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2006 CADILLAC DTS SURGES WHILE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, RPM'S GET HIGHER, SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *KB ***NAR*** THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE CAR AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY HESITATE WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158887June 3, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2006 CADILLAC DTS INADVERTENT ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156593May 2, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL NOT START. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE THE END OF NOVEMBER 2005 AND ON TWO OCCASIONS THE CAR WAS DEAD. I DID NOT BUY THE CAR TO RUN EVERYDAY OR IN BAD WEATHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154996April 10, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
FLICKERING TAIL LIGHTS. RECENT MODELS OF CADILLAC (E.G. DTS), USE LED TAIL LIGHTS. ON THIS CAR, THEY FLICKER AT ABOUT 50 HZ. I WORK IN THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY AND CAN CLEARLY SEE COMPUTER MONITORS FLICKERING AT 60 HZ OR BELOW. AT NIGHT, AND ESPECIALLY WHILE IN MOTION, THESE TAIL LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DISTRACTING, AND OCCASIONALLY NAUSEATING. I HAVE NOTICED THIS BEGINNING TO OCCUR ON MORE TYPES OF VEHICLES EACH YEAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT ON SAFETY AND COMFORT SHOULD THIS TREND BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE. I BELIEVE THE DOT SHOULD MANDATE THAT LED LIGHTS ON ALL VEHICLES HAVE A REFRESH RATE OF 100HZ OR GREATER IN EACH MODE (DIM: TAIL LIGHT, BRIGHT: BRAKE LIGHT...). THERE ARE EXAMPLES OF LED TAIL LIGHTS THAT DO NOT FLICKER, IN PARTICULAR, MOST LARGE SEMI-TRAILERS DO NOT HAVE THIS FLICKER EFFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149522February 6, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOW OUT OF THE SIDEWALL IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CONTACT DISCOVERED BOTH THE RIGHT FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE FLAT. AIR APPEARED TO BE SEEPING THROUGH SECTIONS OF THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR VOGUE Y TRAC TOURING II H RATED. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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