2005 Cadillac Sts

CAR SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. MUST GET OUT OF HARMS WAY COME TO COMPLETE STOP PUT IN PARK AND RESTART. WHEN CAR SHUTS DOWN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, RADIO, GAUGES AND LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES. GM CADILLAC CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS WORKING ON IT CASE NO [XXX]EMPLOYEE [XXX] PHONE 1-866-790-5700 EXT [XXX] HOWEVER TEC IN DETROIT WANTED TO USE A BRAND NEW SWITCH REPLACEMENT THEY OVERNIGHTED TO VAN CADILLAC IN KANSAS CITY HOWEVER[XXX] NOR I CAN FIND OUT IF THEY USED IT OR A RECONDITIONED ONE FROM STOCK AS REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BEFORE SHIPMENT ARRIVED. SERVICE MANAGER [XXX]PHONE 816-454-6666 WILL NOT RETURN CALLS AND I AM AFRAID TO HAVE MY WIFE DRIVE IT AGAIN UNLESS IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE GM TECH TEAM IN DETROIT. THEY WILL NOT TELL ME IF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND IS A RECALL PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL DOCUMENTED ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL FAILURES. OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUTTING DOWN AUTOMATICALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE DISPLAY SHOWS 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED' AND IS FOLLOWED BY OTHER MESSAGES LIKE 'SERVICE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYS' OR 'SERVICE RADAR' OR SERVICE STABILITY SYS AND TRACTION CONTROL.' BEFORE THE CAR SHUTS DOWN THE TRACTION CONTROL IS AUTOMATICALLY DISABLED. I HAVE HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME SYMPTOM 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE IN-SERVICE DATES THAT WERE DESCRIBED AND DOCUMENTED FOR THIS PROBLEM ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1.)FEBRUARY 22, 2008 ' 'POOR DRAG ON C102 CONNECTOR UNDER HOOD' 2.)APRIL 24, 2009 ' 'FAILED CONVERTER' 3.)OCTOBER 1, 2009 ' 'ECM FAILED' 4.)MAY 5, 2010 ' 'REPROGRAM PCM' ALL OF THE ABOVE WERE SERVICED BY CLASSIC CADILLAC SAAB. EACH TIME THEY FIX SOMETHING NEW BUT THE SAME SYMPTOM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY WHEN TRAVELING IN THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS SHUTDOWN NUMEROUS TIMES BOTH ON A HIGHWAY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR HAS BECOME A SEVERE LIABILITY FOR BOTH ME AND MY FAMILY. SOMETIME IN DECEMBER 2010 THE CAR HAD SHUTDOWN AGAIN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE THEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF THE SHOP; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND NO LONGER WANTS THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. THE GAS TANK WAS FILLED WITH GAS AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED AN EMPTY TANK. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE EMERGENCY ONSTAR BUTTON ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY. ONSTAR STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR TEN DAYS AND WAS STILL UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 CADILLAC STS. THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR MOVED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN. WHEN THE THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED THE RADIO LIGHTS BLINKED ON & OFF. THE AIR CONDITIONER IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED FROM COLD TO HOT AIR. THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, BUT DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 133,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. *AK

VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE FOR 4 DAYS. CAR BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED OF POWER. NEEDED TO BE RE-CHARGED. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY CAUSE OF BATTERY LOOSING POWER. PROBLEM ORIGINALLY OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 SAME AS MARCH 2, 3007 - BATTERY COMPLETELY DRAINED OF POWER. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP - DEALERSHIP CLAIMED PROBLEM WAS BODY CONTROL MODULE (WOULD CAUSE HIGH BEAMS TO COME ON WHEN CAR WAS OFF) - REPLACED. *JB

THE CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO START. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY ELECTRIC THAT SOMETIMES THE CIRCUITS OR TRANSMITTERS BLOW OUT, 2005 CADILLAC STS. *NM WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED INCREASED. THE CONSUMER PURPOSELY RAN INTO A DIVIDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT REMAINED FOR 45 DAYS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT PARKED FOR FIVE DAYS OR LONGER THE BATTERY NEEDED RECHARGED. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO LOOSE POWER. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE BATTERY HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED ONLY RECHARGED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH SMOKE WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED WITH SMOKE. THE OCCUPANTS GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MORNING, DIAGNOSTICS TEST WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE WIRING AND THE MODULE UNDER THE SEAT HAD MELTED. THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE WIRING WAS ROUTED INCORRECTLY UPDATED 03/17/06. *JB