2011 Cadillac Cts

DRIVING TO WORK WENT TO STOP AND VEHICLE PULL TO THE SIDE AND WOULD NOT STOP NORMAL. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE REPORTED RIGHT REAR HUB NOT SENSING SPEED SIGNAL AND NEEDED TO REPLACE AND NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I SEE GM AND CADILLAC HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS WHEEL HUD AND HAVE RECALLED ON OTHER MODEL YEARS. THESE ARE $600.00 PER WHEEL TO REPLACE AND THINK THAT THEY SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 39,000 MILES. WOULD NOT WANT TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THIS FAILS.I CONTACTED CADILLAC AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V341000 (AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

MY CTS WAS IN A NON GM AUTHORIZED MECHANICS SHOP HAVING OIL CHANGE AND BRAKES DONE. WHILE WORKING IN THE CAR I ASKED TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT MY REAR ASSIST CAMERA. THE CAMERA AND WIRING TO THE CAMERA WERE ACTUALLY SMOLDERING AT THIS POINT. MY MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING AND THAT THE CENTRAL DRIVE SHAFT WAS BAD. MY MECHANIC REMOVED THE SMOLDERING REAR ASSIST CAMERA, PUT THE CTS BACK TOGETHER AND I DROVE IT OVER TO THE CADILLAC DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE WARRANTY WORK DONE ON TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVE SHAFT. MY MECHANIC ALSO REPLACED THE SMOLDERING CAMERA AND GAVE IT TO ME IN A BUBBLE WRAPPED BAG ALONG WITH WIRE HARNESS. YOU CAN SEE WHERE FIRE OCCURRED ON THE CAMERA AND THE SMOLDERING WIRES. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT CROWN CADILLAC GAVE ME THE PRODUCT ALLEGATION PHONE NUMBER WHICH I CALLED AND GOT A FILE NUMBER. I INFORMED GM ABOUT THE FIRE/SMOLDERING REAR ASSIST CAMERA AND WAS TOLD BY [XXX] AT THE PRODUCT ALLEGATION DEPARTMENT THAT SINCE THE REMOVAL OF THE CAMERA WAS NOT DONE BY AN AUTHORIZED GM DEALER THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE CAMERA. I ASKED HER IF IT MADE SENSE TO LEAVE A PRODUCT IN THE CAR THAT WAS ON FIRE AND SMOLDERING? THIS PRODUCT COULD HAVE BEEN SMOLDERING FOR 30 DAYS WHEN THE REAR ASSIST CAMERA QUIT WORKING. MY CONCERN IS THIS, THE CAMERA HAD BEEN SMOLDERING FOR SOME TIME. THE CAMERA WAS STILL SMOLDERING AND AT ONE POINT OBVIOUSLY WAS IN FLAMES. I BELIEVE WE DODGED A BULLET THAT THE CAR DID NOT ERUPT IN FLAMES AND DESTROYED OUR 2000 CORVETTE AND F150 PLUS THE HOUSE ITSELF AS WE HAVE AN ATTACHED GARAGE. THE CTS HAS OTHER INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS SEAT HEATERS SOMETIME WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THE CAR WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF WILL CONTINUE TO RUN. AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE SPECIFICS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,847.

ON 21 FEB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING "SERVICE STABILITY TRACK CONTROL, ENGINE POWER WILL BE REDUCED. I SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND LUCKILY, THE 18 WHEELER THAT WAS BEHIND ME SWERVED TO OTHER LANE TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY HAZARD INDICATOR AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE MEDIAN. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT KILLED!. ON SEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF BUT REFUSES TO CORRECT THE ISSUE...THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET REGARDING NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES BECAUSE OF THIS SIMILAR ISSUE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE, A DEATH? *TR

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON RT 10 PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE, THAT SPLIT THE WHEELS DIAMETRICALLY, AND DEFLATING THE TIRES. THE WHEELS ARE MANUFACTURED BY TSW, JARAMA, 20 X8.5 5X120 ET35, AND 20 X10 5 X120 ET35 RESPECTIVELY. WHEN THE WHEELS SPLIT, I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, BUT MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED THE RI STATE POLICE AND FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT. MY CONCERN IS THE WHEELS SPIT SIMILARLY EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE OF DIFFERENT SIZES, DIFFERENT BATCHES, AND SPLIT THE SAME. THIS RESULTED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I THOUGHT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. I DID CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID I MUST OF HIT SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT TO CAUSE TWO WHEELS TO BREAK. MY PERSPECTIVE IS THEY FAILED IDENTICALLY WHICH SUGGESTS A DESIGN ISSUE, AND A NOT A PRODUCT ISSUE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND SLOWED DOWN TO VEER INTO LEFT TURN LANE AND POWER STEERING FAILED. STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. MANAGED TO GET CAR INTO LEFT LANE AND CAME TO A STOP. LUCKY IT WAS NOT MY WIFE DRIVING AS SHE WOULD OF HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY STEERING CAR. PUT CAR IN PARK AND WIGGLED STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FOURTH. STEERING TOOK SEVERAL ROTATIONS OF STEERING WHEEL BUT CAME BACK AFTER 10 SECONDS OR SO. DECIDED TO PROCEEDED HOME. DID NOT DRIVE AGAIN UNTIL DAY I TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS THE SEAL IS LEAKING AND RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF ALMOST $2000.00 CAR JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. HAD MAJOR OIL LEAK IN MAY THAT REQUIRED ENGINE TO BE PULLED. THAT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT DEALER AND CORP REFUSING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,GARAGED AND DRIVEN RESPECTFULLY. NO ACCIDENT HISTORY. *TR