2008 Cadillac Cts

MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP DUE TO ENGINE ISSUES, NOW THAT ENGINE IS REPLACED I'M SEEING STABILITRAK, SERVICE AC, AND BRAKE ASSIST LIGHTS APPEAR. ALSO WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT ENGAGED AND CAR WON'T SHIFT GEARS. CODES WILL NOT APPEAR WHEN HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTIC READER AND THEIR IS MOISTURE THAT GETS INSIDE MY CAR THROUGH THE SUNROOF.

MY CAR WON'T HOLD A CHARGE. I BUY A NEW BATTERY AND THE CAR SAYS BATTERY SAVER MODE ACTIVATED. THE BATTERY WILL BE DEAD BY MORNING OR IF I TAKE IT DOWN THE ROAD THE VOLTAGE WILL START DROPPING BEFORE I GET HOME. WHEN I SAY DOWN THE ROAD I MEAN LESS THEN A 2 MILES. AFTER I TURN MY CAR OFF IT WON'T START BECAUSE THE BATTERY VOLTAGE WILL BE TO LOW. I'VE HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECK BOTH ARE FINE. CHECKED TO SEE IF THEIR MIGHT BE LIGHTS LEFT ON, BUT NOPE NOT EVEN THE TRUCK LIGHT. SO I'M AT MY END WITH THE CAR, IT'S A $30,000 CAR THAT I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR A YARD ORNAMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE BEARING ON THE DRIVE TRAIN, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS STILL BEING DIAGNOSED. THE LOCAL DEALER (ALASKA SALES AND SERVICE ANCHORAGE, 1300 E 5TH AVENUE, ANCHORAGE, AK 99501) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES UP ON DRIVERS INFO SYSTEM AND STEERING GETS VERY HARD. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING GOT VERY TIGHT AND THE WARNING CHIME WENT OFF. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES OR RISK HITTING A PARKED CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO SCANNED THE SYSTEM AND RESET IT. 2 DAYS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN AS I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AT ABOUT 20 MPH. I AM TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT WHEN I DO TAKE THE CAR IN, I'M TOLD THAT I NEED TO TRADE IT.

THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE CRUISING TO A STOP LIGHT, WHILE AT IDLE AND SOMETIME WHILE ACCELERATING. I'VE READ A LOT OF POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT NO ONE HAS A SOLUTION. I GOT STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE ONCE TOO. GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW AND MY DIAGNOSIS FEE ITS OVER $750 AND THERE IS STILL NO RESOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE!!! THIS ISSUE IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR YEARS NOW!!!

THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MOTOR FOR THE DOOR LOCK FAILED. THE DRIVESHAFT BOLTS BROKE AND MAKE A "FLAPPING" NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. MY MECHANIC CANNOT FIND THE REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY AND WAS TOLD BY CADILLAC THAT IT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. OPERATING THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC. I CONTACTED GM/CADILLAC ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DOOR LOCK ISSUE WAS ON RECALL IN 2013 AND HAS EXPIRED. MY CONCERN IS IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER, FIRST RESPONDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY REMOVE THE PASSENGER BECAUSE THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE EXTERIOR HANDLE.