2013 Cadillac Ats

FROM 3/2013 TO 3/2019 A 3 YEAR PERIOD I HAVE REPLACED ALL TIRES 3 TIMES DUE TO IRREGULAR WEAR INSIDE, NOW EXPERIENCING ROARING NOISE FROM READ WHEEL. TIRES WERE CONTINUALLY ROTATED DURING REGULAR SERVICES WITH THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHOWING LOW PRESSURE LOW, DEALER WAS ADVISED ON EACH OCCURRENCE PRIOR TO RECEIVING SERVICE . THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE DISENGAGED ON 8/31/2018 THE DEALER CHARGED ME FOR REPAIRS WHEN THIS WAS PART OF A RECALL PRIOR TO MY OWNING THE CAR, AND WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE CARFAX DID NOT DISCLOSE

RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V338000. ON THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 16, 2018, MY 2013 CADILLAC ATS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. BACKED OUT OF A PARKING PLACE IN A PARKING GARAGE AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THE SHIFTER STUCK IN NEUTRAL. SHIFTER WOULD MOVE FREELY BUT NOT CHANGE GEARS OUT OF NEUTRAL. THE CAR COULD HAVE ROLLED FORWARD OVER THE EDGE OF THE PARKING GARAGE AND DOWN A HILL WHICH WAS NOT SAFE. I HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO KEEP IF FROM ROLLING FORWARD. CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED TO TOW CAR AND RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AS A DISCONNECTED SHIFT CABLE. HE WAS ABLE TO RECONNECT THE SHIFT CABLE. ON JUNE 17, DROVE THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP (CLASSIC CADILLAC IN ANNISTON, AL) AND PARKED AT DEALERSHIP FOR DEALER TO INSPECT SHIFT CABLE AND DETERMINE THE CURRENT STATUS. DEALER DETERMINED THE SHIFTER CABLE CONNECTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER REPAIRED THE SHIFTER CABLE BUT SAID IT DID NOT RELATE TO RECALL NUMBER 14V338000. CONTACT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REVIEW THE ISSUE AS IT APPEARED TO RELATE TO THIS RECALL. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ALSO SAID THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. IN READING THE RECALL NOTICE AND THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR, THEY APPEAR RELATED.

DRIVING ON 71 IN COLUMBUS OH TO MANSFIELD OH GOING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND AT EX 173 STARTED SNOWING HEAVY, TRAFFIC CAME TO HAULT AT 10 MPH, HAD .09 MILES TO EXIT, GOT TO EXIT MADE A RIGHT OFF EXIT STARTED UP A HILL IN SNOW AT 30 MPH AND BEFORE MAKING IT UP THE HILL THE CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ONE LANE RD. AND DISPLAY SAID ...NO POWER STEERING... CALLED 911 THREE TIMES, WAITED OUTSIDE IN SNOW FOR HR AND HALF FOR THEM TO TOW CAR TO BILL HARRIS AUTO 419-289-2000 IN ASHLAND OH FIVE MI DOWN RD. NEXT DAY THEY COULDNT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULDNT FIX IT. I TOLD THEM I DONT FEEL SAFE IN CAR AND THAT I COULD HAVE DIED IF GOING ANY FASTER, IT STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HE SAID HE WOULD GIVE ME $10 THOUS TOWARDS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN CAR IS WORTH $20,500. IN MY EXCELLENT SHAPE. I SAID WHY IS IT ONLY WORTH THAT, HE SAID BECUASE I SAID IT WASNT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT HE COULDNT SELL A CAR IF IT WASNT SAFE. THIS ISNT MY FAULT FOR THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT, THERE ARE 15 COMPLAINTS ONLINE AT WWW.2013ATSCADILLACPOWERSTEERINGPROBLEMS. WHY ISNT THERE A RECALL? I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS, I HAVE ESCALATED CLAIM TO GM AND WANT GM TO DO A REPURCHASE OR A BUY BACK. I SHOULDNT FEEL DANGER WHEN I GET IN MY CAR. [XXX] PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX]ADDRESS IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUES. RATTLING UNDER THE CHASSIS THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE GRABS THE DRIVE SHAFT AND SHAKES IT WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PUSHED AT SLOW SPEEDS IE MOVING UP AT A STOP SIGN, IN TRAFFIC ETC. DEFECTIVE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL WAS FOUND AFTER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME MY CLAIMS WERE UP TO FACTORY STANDARDS. AFTER TAKING APART THE TRANSMISSION (AT LESS THAT 10K MILES) GEARS 1-4 WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SHIFTING ISSUES AND A LOUD RATTLE. I ROAD TESTED A 2015 MANUAL ATS AND IT DROVE SMOOTH WITH NO RATTLES. I WAS TOLD THE 2015 WOULD DRIVE THE SAME ONCE IT HIT 10K MILES LIKE MINE WHICH IS A RIDICULOUS STATEMENT. VEHICLE HAS ALSO SHUT OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC, AND UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE I NO LONGER HAD AN POWER STEERING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE FOR MYSELF OR MY CHILDREN. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF ISSUES WITH THE 2013-2014 MANUAL ATS AND RECORDS OF GM BUY BACKS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED I CALL GM TO INITIATE A BUY BACK. BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSISTS THIS IS FACTORY STANDARD AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC ATS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

I BOUGHT A 2013 CADILLAC ATS IN EARLY 2013. IN FIRST MONTH, IT NEEDED 3 BATTERY JUMPS. IT ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH MOVING FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. THIS IS UNDER RECALL AS IS A SEATBELT ISSUE I BELIEVE. I HAVE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS. 1 ON A VERY BUSY CRAWLING ROAD WISCONSIN AVE, DC ON A BUSY SAT AFTERNOON IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC WHEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE FORCE OF MY MOVEMENT CAUSED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. WEIRD, BUT CONFUSING. I HAD A SIMILAR EPISODE THIS PAST WEEK LEAVING MY HOME. I WAS STOPPED IN THE STREET BEHIND MY SON'S TRUCK. HE STARTED TO MOVE AND I PLOWED INTO HIM CAUSING MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CADILLAC AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HIS TRUCK AS WELL, A VERY LATE MODEL CHEVY. I WAS NOT ON THE PHONE OR THE BRAKE OR CHANGING THE RADIO OR IN ANY WAY DISTRACTED DURING THESE EPISODES. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT HAS 8000 MILES ON IT IN ABOUT 18 MONTHS. *TR