Cadillac STS Complaints

430 consumer complaints on file.

#10640139September 30, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND VARIOUS WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639968September 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
2006 CADILLAC STS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY LIGHTS FOR AIRBAGS WERE ILLUMINATED AFTER RECENT VEHICLE REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON, PRIOR TO DROPPING THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE COLLISION SHOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639705September 29, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISES ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. NOW IS MISFIRING IN CYLINDER 1 AND ALSO HAS UNEXPECTED GAINED SPEED WITHOUT ANY GAS PEDDLE PUSHED. GM EXTENDED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARRANTY TO 200,000 MILES DUE TO CONVERTER PROBLEMS. BUT MY VIN THEY SAY ISN'T INCLUDED. MY CAR IS A V6. MY SISTER WAS THE PREVIOUS OWNER SHE SAID SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFORMATION. THE WEBSITE SHOWS NO OPEN RECALLS BUT THE WORK WASN'T COMPLETED SINCE SHE PURCHASED IN 2007. GM WEBSITE DOESN'T HELP AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633834September 17, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING EVERY SHUTS DOWN HAVE TO PULL OVER TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK TO RESTART CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632698September 12, 2014
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. AN INDEPENDENT DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632731September 12, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OUR STS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE SCARIEST WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH. THE CAR TOTALLY SHUT OFF, LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT ANY POWER. WE WERE ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THANK GOODNESS IT STARTED AGAIN. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES WOULDN'T EVEN START UP RIGHT AWAY. THIS WAS VERY FRUSTRATING AND THE UNKNOWING, MADE DRIVING THIS CAR VERY UNPREDICTABLE. EVERY TIME WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO BE CHECKED THEY COULD NOT FIND "ANYTHING". FINALLY, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SUGGESTED PUTTING IN A NEW STARTER AND THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THANK GOODNESS. THE SEVILLE STS IS NOW RUNNING, BUT THE A/C HAS GONE OUT. THE CAR IS TOO OLD TO EVEN FIX AT THIS POINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631580September 8, 2014
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND, AFTER ONE ATTEMPT, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629493August 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE WHEN NO ONE WAS SITTING IN VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP PAID TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED WAS TOLD. PASSENGER SEAT PRESENCE SYSTEM FAILURE. QUOTED PRICE FOR $900 TO REPAIR. I RESEARCHED ONLINE SAW RECALL FOR CTS FROM 2005-2007 HOWEVER NOT FRO THE STS. I CONTACTED GM. WAS CALLED BACK IN 48HRS TO BE TOLD THEY DO NOT HELP WITH FIXING ANYTHING THAT IS NOT UNDER RECALL. CAN YOU PLEASE RECALL THE STS AS WELL. I SEE SO MANY OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME THING. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. ITS THE SAME AIRBAG SYSTEM AS IN THE CTS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES. NOTHING IN THE MANUAL SAYS THIS WOULD NEED TO BE SERVICED OR REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628397August 26, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SIDE MIRRORS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY RE-ADJUST MAKING BLOCKING THE CONTACTS VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627767August 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY CARPORT AND APPLIED MY BRAKES IT WOULDN'T STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T MAKE THE CAR DO IT AGAIN. THE BRAKES WHEN I BACK UP STILL DOES NOT STOP MY CAR INTERMITTENTLY, UNTIL I STEP ON BRAKES 3 OR 4 TIMES. THIS IS FRIGHTENING. THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T EVEN TAKE A LOOK AT MY BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627457August 22, 2014
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND CONTINUED UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACHED 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627645August 22, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON JUST AS I WAS STARTING THE CAR FOR THE DAY. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE WELL AWARE THIS IS A ON GOING ISSUE FOR THE 2006 STS, BUT IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE SAME PARTS WERE USED IN THE STS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ? THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ALMOST A $1,000 TO FIX IT AND I WAS TOLD NONE OF MY AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY UNTIL I GET THIS FIXED . I BELIEVE AIR BAGS AS A SAFETY FEATURE SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE FOR ISSUES LIKE THIS. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CADILLAC NOT INCLUDING THE STS IN THE RECALL ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625694August 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CADILLAC STS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE NEARED THE HIGHEST ELEVATION OF THE HIGHWAY, OTHER VEHICLES WERE GOING ABOUT 58-60 MPH, AND THE CREST FLATTENED, THE SPEED INCREASED ALMOST AUTOMATICALLY, AS THE RESISTANCE DECEASED. AFTER A FEW HUNDRED YARDS, THE CONSUMER REALIZED HE HAD NO POWER UNDER HIS FOOT, THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT WITH NO ENGINE CONDITION INDICATORS DISPLAYING, THE ONLY LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS A LIGHTED "D" INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING AT 70 MPH. UPON INSPECTION, THE START BUTTON AND IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. A FEW WEEKS EARLIER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. HE IMMEDIATELY RE-STARED THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A LAPSE OF POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626179August 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MANY OCCASIONS, MY 2007 CADILLAC STS EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME IGNITION PROBLEM AS OTHER MORE POPULAR MODELS OF THE 2007 CADILLAC. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SUDDENLY QUIT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING SERIOUS DANGER TO BEING HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER YOU ARE DRIVING AT 20 MPH OR 65 MPH. IT RANDOMLY CAUSES THE ENGINE TO DIE. AN IGNITION RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON MANY (OR ALL) MODELS OF THE 2007 CADILLAC EXCEPT THIS STS MODEL. THE DEALER, THOMPSON CADILLAC, CONFIRMED THAT IT IS THE IGNITION PROBLEM. HOWEVER, GM REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIR. CAN YOU ASSIST ME? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622119August 13, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,820.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621189August 10, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT CAUSE AT A WALMART PARKING LOT. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE DOOR PANEL OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. STERLING HEIGHTS FIRE DEPT WAS ON THE SEEN AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618189August 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON BUT AS SOON AS PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE BUTTON, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,100. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN UPDATED 1/5/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617211July 29, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE STALLS SOMETIMES WHEN STANDING AT A LIGHT OR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS & SOMETIMES INTO A TURN WITHOUT WARNING, THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610116July 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 CADILLAC STS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED MY CAR TO CRASH. AFTER RESEARCH I AM SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN CHANGING GEARS YOU CAN HEAR THE GEARS CHANGING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS AS WELL AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT AND RECALL ON THE AXLE. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE THAT I JUST PURCHASED FOR ALITTLE OVER 7 MONTHS. THERE IS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. AS I AM DRIVING, THE HOOD AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF MY HOOD BEING AJAR. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS AS THOUGHT IT IS GOING OUT AS WELL. BEFORE I CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY I WANTED TO FIRST GIVE GMC AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUES. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, MY REVERSE LIGHTS HAS NEVER WORKED. THE UNKNOWN OTHER WOULD BE THE AXLE AND TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608780July 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
WAS INVOLVED IN AND ACCIDENT WITH THE FRONT GRILL, RADIATOR, HOOD, AND DRIVER DOOR HAD BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED. AIRBAGS NEVER EJECTED. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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