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2004 Cadillac Dts

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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7Owner complaints

Model-year median: 28.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
2Air Bags
1Engine
1Power Train
1Steering
1
All reported categories
Tires
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 7 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Tires complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Mar 10, 2015
Tires

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DTS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN RADIAL X TIRES, AND TIRE SIZE 235/55/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE TIRES WERE CRACKED SEVERELY WHICH CAUSED THE AIR TO LEAK OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPL…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC DTS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN RADIAL X TIRES, AND TIRE SIZE 235/55/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE TIRES WERE CRACKED SEVERELY WHICH CAUSED THE AIR TO LEAK OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,424 AND THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. NEITHER THE VIN NOR THE DOT NUMBER WAS AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI #10693250

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.