Cadillac DTS Complaints (2006)

255 consumer complaints on file.

#10355291September 13, 2010
WHEELS:RIM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY AUTO SERVICE STATION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ALLOY WHEEL RIM EXHIBITED CORROSION WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE WHEEL RIM WAS CLEANED. THE TIRE WAS RE- MOUNTED AND RE-BALANCED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EVERY THREE MONTHS ON A DIFFERENT WHEEL RIM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR ALLOY WHEELS WERE REPAIRED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF UPDATED 12/29/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345029July 24, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMP INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERS AND THEN EVENTUALLY GOES OUT AND STAYS OUT. HEADLAMP COMES BACK ON IF SWITCH IS MANUALLY TURNED OFF OR IF VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. DEALER DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT PROBLEM BECAUSE LIGHTS WERE WORKING WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO SHOP. I ASKED THAT LAMP BE REPLACED, BUT DEALER REFUSED AND STATED THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS OR SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT 2006 DTS HID LIGHTS OR BALLAST FAILING. THE VEHICLE HAS A SHORT WARRANTY TIME LEFT SO I FEEL THAT AT LEST THE BULB SHOULD BE REPLACED AS IT IS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM OR STATE WHAT WAS DONE. I HAVE CALLED BACK AND ASK THAT THEY SEND ME DOCUMENTATION AND STATE WHAT WAS DONE TO FIX MY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344781July 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DROVE INTO A SERVICE STATION AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND WHEN THE CONTACT WAS IN ANOTHER STATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342908July 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER BUT DID NOT STALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CENTRAL COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS FAILING. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342070July 8, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE HEADLIGHT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700.00. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT HIS INSURANCE COMPANIES EXPENSE. CADILLAC WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE HEADLIGHT WILL BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340760June 30, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
ON RECALL 10153, I CONSIDER THE WASHER HEATER A SAFETY COMPONENT SINCE THE DEFROSTERS ARE WEAK AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIND A FIX FOR THIS RATHER THAN REMOVING IT FROM THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325114April 12, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE WOULD NOT OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHWAY SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NINE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE STEERING VALVE AND STEERING GEAR WERE REPLACED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXHIBITED SEVERE DEFECTS AND WAS REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE OTHER RESOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,386. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,881. UPDATED 06/02/10. *LJ THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/12/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325221April 12, 2010
EQUIPMENT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SUPPORT ARM WHICH SECURED THE HOOD IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION FAILED TO FUNCTION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EXTREMELY EARLY AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, AND STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321031March 19, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS AN INTERMINTENT ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHT AND DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL.THEY GO INTO THE NIGHTTIME MODE IN THE DAYTIME AND IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE THE DASHBOARD WHEN DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES INTO NIGHT MODE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE AS WELL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING TWENTY TIMES, IN REGARDS TO THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE HEADLIGHT FAILURE, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314767February 27, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS [XXX] HAS AN INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE LAMPS WILL FLICKER AND ONE OR THE OTHER WILL GO OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE HEADLIGHT TO COME ON AGAIN IS TO TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN THEM ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO THE LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER, AND IS IN THERE NOW, BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE RIGHT TAILLIGHT/BRAKELIGHT/TURNSIGNAL WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT COMPLETELY. THE SIDE-MARKER LED LIGHTS STILL ILLUMINATE, BUT THE REST OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY GOES DARK AND THE TURN SIGNAL IN THE BACK DOESN'T WORK. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IN COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EITHER. SIMILAR PROBLEMS ARE BEING DOCUMENTED IN THE CADILLAC OWNERS FORUM ONLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311345February 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2006 CADDILLAC DTS. THERE IS AN INTERMINTENT ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHT AND DASHBOARD. THEY SOMETIMES GO INTO THE NIGHTTIME MODE IN THE DAYTIME AND IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE THE DASHBOARD WHEN DRIVING. I' SEARCHED GOOGLE AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. GM TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS AND IT IS NOT A BIG ISSUE. SINCE THEY ONLY HAVE FEW COMPLAINTS.THEY DI D FIX THIS IN THE 2007 MODEL BUT THEY SAY EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME MODEL AND BODY THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. YOU ALSO CANNOT USE THE FLASH YO PASS HEADLIGHT IN THE DAYTIME.IT ONLY WORKS IN THE NIGHT MODE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308858February 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A PERIODIC PERSISTENT STALLING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS THAT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE FROM ABOUT 60,000 MILES. THE CAR SOMETIMES JUST STALLS OUT WHILE AT A RED LIGHT OR A STOP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SINCE IT BEGAN AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. IS THIS AN UNSAFE MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THESE CARS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306230February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. MY ENGINE SPEED WOULD NOT DROP AFTER FOOT REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR. 4 OF THE SIX TIMES WAS ON FREEWAY EXIT RAMP. I VERIFIED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT IN ANY WAY INTERFERING AFTER THE FIRSTIME THIS HAPPENED. I CONTACTED MY DEALER 3 TIMES - CENTRAL CADILLAC, AND THEY SAID THEY CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN MY FLOOR MAT. I KNOW IT WAS NOT! I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE CRUISE CONTROL RELATED AS IT HAPPENED IN CITY TRAFFIC TWICE. WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY AFTER BRAKING TO STOP ENGINE WOULD STAY AT 1800 RPM TO 2300 RPM DEPENDENT ON OCCASION. THE SAME RPM RANGE WAS IN CITY ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296111December 16, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AN EXAMPLE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CONCERN IS AS FOLLOWS; IF THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN ENGAGED AT SOME SPEED,LETS SAY 40 MPH AND THEN DISENGAGED AND THE CAR DECELERATES TO SAY ABOUT 30MPH THEN ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN INSTEAD OF SMOOTHLY ACCELERATING BACK UP TO THE PREVIOUSLY SET 40 MPH THE CAR ABRUPTLY ACCELERATES AND SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFTS AND THE SPEED CAN GO UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH BEFORE IT SETTLES BACK DOWN TO THE PRESET 40MPH.THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY RANDOM OCCURRENCE AND CANNOT BE ALWAYS DUPLICATED. THE SPEEDS AT WHICH THIS CAN OCCUR ARE VARIED. THIS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION CAN BE VERY UPSETTING AND I BELIEVE IN SOME SITUATIONS MAY EVEN PRESENT A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294523December 4, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED A USED 2006 CADILLAC DTS IN OCTOBER OF '06. IN THE SPRING OF 2009, THE HEADLIGHTS ON SAID VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLICKER. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD HEADLAMP. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO DETERMINE WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 8 - 9 MONTHS SINCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED AND NOW ONE HEADLIGHT OR THE OTHER OR SOMETIMES BOTH WILL GO OUT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER 4 HOURS OF TESTING THAT THE BALLASTS IN THE HEADLIGHT UNIT ARE BOTH BAD CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO DO THIS. REPAIR COST AT A NON-GM MECHANIC WAS $1700 - $2000. A GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR COST WILL BE $1403.82. THIS IS TO REPLACE THE BALLASTS, HEADLAMPS AND THE LABOR COSTS. I FEEL THIS IS A RIDICULOUS COST FOR REPAIR OF HEADLIGHTS, BUT HAVE ORDERED PARTS AND HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED NEXT WEEK. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AS I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT AND HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON IS TO TURN THEM OFF AND BACK ON, BUT EVEN THEN IT ONLY WORKS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE REPEATING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THIS, I HAVE SEEN OTHER INTERNET POSTS FROM CADILLAC OWNERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. I DID COMPLAIN TO GM/CADILLAC AND THEY ARE OFFERING TO COVER 25% OF THE REPAIR COSTS. IN THE INTERIM, I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR HAVING HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING AND I HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN AWARE THAT THEY HAD GONE OUT WHILE I'VE BEEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282703September 2, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH A FUSE WHICH CONTROLS THE ECM BURNED OUT AND DISABLED THE ENGINE THREE TIMES. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279370August 4, 2009
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING HOSE CONNECTION FAILED, GM REFUSED TO FIX RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V105000), THEY SAID THAT MY "VIN" WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL, ONLY ON UNITS BUILT FROM DEC 06 THROUGH FEB 06, MY CAR WAS BUILD IN MAR 06.... DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS THE FAULTY PART... PAID 519.49 FOR THE FIX AND 110.00FOR A TOW... WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE MIGHT START ENGINE FIRE.... GM SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THESE CARS WITH FAULTY HOSES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261951March 16, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2006 CADILLAC DTS INVOLVED IN MODERATE FRONT END CRASH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND ONSTAR'S AUTOMATIC CRASH RESPONSE DID NOT ACTIVATE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10259435February 20, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V441000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, BUT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. CURRENTLY, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS FRACTURED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,917 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED.UPDATED 03/19/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259292February 18, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 CADILLAC DTS - BRAKES SHUDDER WHEN TRAVELING DOWN STEEP GRADES. MANUFACTURE HAS TSB ON THIS, WITH LARGER BRAKE PADS. BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COVER THIS UNDER THEIR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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