Cadillac ATS Complaints

388 consumer complaints on file.

#11084947April 13, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, WHEELS
TAKATA RECALL. THERE WAS NEVER A NOTICE SENT OUT ABOUT THE RECALL. REAR WHEEL BROKE AT THE SPOKES WHICH CAUSE FOR THE CAR TO GO INTO A SPIN OUT. DRIVER CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT NOT INFLATED LIKE THE PASSENGER SIDE. SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME IN SECURELY, IT WAS LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11073918February 20, 2018
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE; DROVE INTO ROUGH MEDIAN GOING AT A DOWNHILL ANGLE. HIT TWO CULVERTS (MADE OF STEEL AND CONCRETE), ONE OF WHICH SENT THE CAR AIRBORNE. THE CAR LANDED INTO ONCOMING INTERSTATE TRAFFIC AND DID A 180 TURN BEFORE COMING TO A REST. THE STRUT CAME UP THROUGH THE HOOD OF THE CAR, AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS TORN UP VERY BADLY, AS WAS THE REAR BUMPER. THE FRONT TWO TIRES WERE POINTING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. THE CAR WAS LATER DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID THE ONSTAR SERVICE RESPOND (PAID MONTHLY FEES FOR OVER 4 YEARS).
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11073133February 15, 2018
SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC ATS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL PROGRESSING FAILURES WITHIN MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE O2 SENSOR MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES, BUT NO DATA WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ELECTRICAL FAILURES, THE TPMS WARNING INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY, AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE REAR AXLE. IN ADDITION, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER THREE. THE DEALER (PENINSULA CHEVROLET, 4 HEITZINGER PLAZA, SEASIDE, CA 93955, (831) 275-0933) DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LOW RATE OF PRESSURE IN CYLINDER FOUR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED FOR MONTHS AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER OPTED TO REFUSE A BUY BACK OR TRADE IN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065895January 30, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC ATS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO DEFROST THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. BOWSER CADILLAC OF MCMURRAY, PENNSYLVANIA (LOCATED AT 3260 WASHINGTON ROAD, 15317) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT USE THE AUTO FEATURE OF THE DEFROSTER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064482January 23, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
UPON BRAKING CAR SHAKES AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE BUT EVENTUALY STOPS. ABOUT 8 DAYS LATER WHILE PARKING THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054178December 12, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD IS DELAMINATING, CAR HAS 43,000MI AND THE WINDSHIELD IS IN GOOD SHAPE OTHERWISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045915November 14, 2017
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRES SPLIT AND BUBBLE EASILY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032826October 11, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS
2 SETS OF BRAND NEW MICIHLEN TIRES WERE MOUNTED ONTO MY VEHICLE OLD TIRES WERE STILL IN GOOD SHAPE BUT I WAS GETTING A RUBBING SOUND FROM THE TIRES AFTER HAVING THE TIRES REPLACE I'M STILL GETTING THE SAME ISSUE THIS SOUNDS IS MORE NOTICEABLE AT A ACCELERATION SPEED. (BRAKES ARE GOOD) ALSO WITH THE LANE DEPARTURE IT WILL GO OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN I'M NO WHERE KNEW GOING OVER THE STREET LINES...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032943October 11, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE CADILLAC ATS HAS A PERVASIVE ISSUE WHEREBY THE WINDSHIELD IS DE-LAMINATING. IN EXTREME CASES THE "BUBBLES" EXTEND DOWNWARD AND INTERFERE WITH VISIBILITY. ALMOST ALL ATS VEHICLES IN HOT CLIMATES HAVE THIS DEFECT, MINE INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020109August 28, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEYS WERE IN OWNER'S HANDS WHILE OPENING THE TRUNK, AND THEN THE KEYS WERE ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED INTO THE TRUNK WHEN THE TRUNK WAS SHUT. WHEN OWNER ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE TRUNK BY HITTING THE BUTTON ON THE TRUNK, THE TRUNK DID NOT OPEN. THEN THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO ACCESS THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE KEYS WERE INSIDE THE VEHICLE (I.E. TRUNK) AND THE DOOR DID NOT UNLOCK (I.E. THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR HANDLES DID NOT WORK).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019158August 23, 2017
WHEELS
SCRUNCHING/RUBBING SOUND FROM FRONT LEFT AND REAR LEFT TIRES. BASED ON ABOUT 40 POSTS ON CADILLAC ATS FORUM, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. HTTP://WWW.CADILLACFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/CADILLAC-ATS-GENERAL-DISCUSSION-FORUM/737714-SCRAPING-SCRUNCHING-NOISE-FRONT-VEHICLE-DURING.HTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005867July 17, 2017
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CADILLAC ATS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 225/40/R18 (NA). ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE TIRES VIBRATED. SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE AIR SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALLS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SPLIT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE THE RUN FLAT INNER TIRES TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LONG CADILLAC DEALER LOCATED IN SOUTHBOROUGH, MA WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004850July 12, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC ATS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT PLACED A MOBILE PHONE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (HENNESSY CADILLAC LOCATED AT 3377 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096; (770) 680-7000) WHO STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 08/30/17*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992568May 31, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EVERY OTHER DAY THE CUE UNIT WOULD LOOSE SENSIBILITY, AT FIRST IT WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE BOTTOM PART OF THE SCREEN , FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS ON RESETTING THE SYSTEM STILL WOULD NOT WORK COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE WHOLE SCREEN WOULD NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992010May 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CUE SYSTEM THE TOUCH SCREEN TO THE INFORMATION DOESN'T WORK IN CAR. THIS SCREEN CONTAINS HEATER AND COOLING INFO AND SETTING, RADIO AND NAVIGATION OPERATIONS. THE SCREEN IS FROZEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969497March 30, 2017
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING ALL TO LEFT VIBRATE AND SOME TIME LOCKS,DASH BOARD WARNING PLEASE DRIVE WITH CARE,SERVICE REQUIRED.CONTACTED DEALER SINCE 2013 MANY TIMES NO PROBLEMS FOUND EXCEPT ONE TIME DID PULL UP CODE,RESET COMPUTER,CONTACTED CADILLAC AND I WAS TOLD SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL IS OK TO DRIVE THE CAR LIKE THAT HOWEVER IS ON RECORD.PROBLE STILL THERE AND I FILL IS UNSATE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967950March 23, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT REAR ILLUMINATED DOOR HANDLE LED STOPPED LIGHTING UP. 38K MILES. I CHECKED WIRES. ALL CONNECTED PROPERLY. THREE OTHER DOOR HANDLES LIGHTING UP CORRECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944422January 11, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I AM A RETIRED AIRLINE PILOT WITH 20-20 VISION. THE CITY I LIVE IN DOES NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH STREET WALKERS THAT CAN BE EASILY SEEN BY OTHER MAKES AND MODELS. NHTSA RATES THE 2015 CADILLAC ATS WORST HEADLIGHTS ON MID-SIZE CARS. AS A CADILLAC OWNER SINCE 1977, I HAVE BEEN A SATISFIED CUSTOMER UNTIL THIS ATS. WHEN I BOUGHT THE ATS, I ASSUMED IT HAD GOOD STEERING, BRAKES, TIRES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE CONTACTED CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS BUT HAVE RECEIVED ONLY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF MY COMPLAINT. THIS CADILLAC ATS IS A DANGER TO DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE AND POORLY DESIGNED HEADLIGHTS. CADILLAC SHOULD REPLACE THESE UNSAFE HEADLIGHTS IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937052December 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR IS UNDER FULL FACTORY WARRANTY. IT HAS BEEN TO THE CADILLAC DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE CADILLAC ATS HAS ADAPTIVE FORWARD LIGHTING AND THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY WILL NOT PROPERLY ALIGN WHICH CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY, OFTEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE MISALIGNMENT DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR DURING FIRST START UP, AND CAN OCCUR DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL. THE HEADLIGHT FAILURES CONSIST OF EITHER HEADLIGHT POINTING UP AND SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS POINT UPWARD SO MUCH THAT THE HIGHWAY IS DIFFICULT TO SEE. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN, OPEN THE DOOR AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO ENCOUNTERED BOTH HEADLIGHTS POINTING DOWNWARD, CAUSING VERY POOR HIGHWAY VISIBILITY. THE ADAPTIVE FORWARD LIGHTING SYSTEM HAS FAILED ON MANY CADILLAC VEHICLES AS A SEARCH ON ANY CADILLAC FORUM WILL ATTEST. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFLASHED THE HEADLIGHT CONTROLLER, REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT CONTROLLER AND REPLACED ONE HEADLIGHT. THESE ACTIONS AND REPAIR ORDERS PROVE THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS VERIFIED THE ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM, BUT THE ADAPTIVE FORWARD HEADLIGHT SYSTEM HAS CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO THE CADILLAC DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE DOCUMENTED MOST OF THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM FAILURES, WHEN POSSIBLE AND SAFE TO DO SO, WITH PICTURES AND VIDEOS. THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN OFFERED TO THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE DATED PICTURES OR VIDEOS AS PROOF OF AN ISSUE. THOUGH THE VEHICLE MAY SIT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR UP TO 5 DAYS, IF THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE (DURING DAYLIGHT ?), THE RESULT IS NO ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE. MISALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY RELATED FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924728November 8, 2016
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A1 INCOMING EMAIL: LETTER FROM CONSUMER RE THE SAFETY OF 2015 ATS CADILLAC. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE FUEL GAUGE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT DASH COMPUTER QUE READER SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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