THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ENGINE/ ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURS, BRAKES AND STEERING LOSE PROPER FUNCTIONALITY CREATING A THREAT TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS. THE VEHICLE THEN IS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE PROPER STARTING PROCEDURE. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IS INCONSISTENT. I…
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THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ENGINE/ ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURS, BRAKES AND STEERING LOSE PROPER FUNCTIONALITY CREATING A THREAT TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS. THE VEHICLE THEN IS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE PROPER STARTING PROCEDURE. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IS INCONSISTENT. IT MAY START IMMEDIATELY UPON COMMAND OR IT MAY CAUSE A THEFT PROCEDURE TO INITIATE. THE VEHICLES DIC WILL POSSIBLY SHOW THE FOLLOWING PROMPTS JUST BEFORE THE SHUTDOWN FAILURE OCCURS; SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM SOON, SERVICE A/C SYSTEM SOON. DURING THE SHUTDOWN FAILURE, NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE OPERABLE BUT POWER IS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE CAR ALLOWING THE DIC TO PROMPT 'NO FOB DETECTED' OR 'THEFT ATTEMPTED' AND THE FOB WILL INTERMITTENTLY ALLOW YOU TO SEND LOCK/ UNLOCK COMMANDS DURING THE SHUTDOWN FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAPPENS IN ANY SCENARIO AND IS INTERMITTENT IN THE ASPECT OF NO FAILURE OCCURS FOR A WEEK OR 5 FAILURES OCCUR IN A DAY. I CANNOT DETERMINE WHEN THE FAILURES BEGAN HAPPENING CONSIDERING I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 155000 MILES AND THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SINCE DAY 3 OF MY OWNERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A MIDLAND MICHIGAN CADILLAC DEALERSHIP BEING DIAGNOSED.
NHTSA ODI #11244847
33,000 miles · Dec 23, 2010
Steering
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING TO THE LEFT WITHOUT THE CONTACT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL IT. THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.
NHTSA ODI #10372259
Mileage unknown · Feb 8, 2010
Steering
STEERING WHEEL MAKES THUMP/CLUNK SOUND WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS WHICH CAUSES STEERING WHEEL HAVE WIGGLE/LOOSE. STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO MAKING RUBBING SOUND WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED SLOWLY IN ANY DIRECTION. I HAD MY LOCAL DEALER LOOK INTO THIS AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT WHEEL NEEDED TO BE GREASED. THE THUMP/LOOSE STEERING WHEEL P…
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STEERING WHEEL MAKES THUMP/CLUNK SOUND WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS WHICH CAUSES STEERING WHEEL HAVE WIGGLE/LOOSE. STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO MAKING RUBBING SOUND WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED SLOWLY IN ANY DIRECTION. I HAD MY LOCAL DEALER LOOK INTO THIS AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT WHEEL NEEDED TO BE GREASED. THE THUMP/LOOSE STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I ENDED UP TAKING VEHICLE TO ANOTHER CADILLAC DEALER NEARBY. I EXPLAINED TO ADVISOR OF CONTINUING PROBLEM AND INFORMED THEM THAT ANOTHER DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY ADVISOR THAT PROBLEM WAS WORN TIRES. I EXPLAINED TO ADVISOR THAT VEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH NEW TIRES. I REPLACED THE TIRES TWO MONTHS AGO PER DEALER'S RECOMMENDATION AND PROBLEM IS STILL CONTINUING AND GETTING WORSE.
NHTSA ODI #10307522
12,910 miles · Feb 8, 2008
SteeringCrash
I BOUGHT A 2005 STS CADILLAC FROM OAKLAND AUTOMALL, TWO WEEKS LATER AS I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY, AND I FOUND MYSELF WITHOUT ANY STEERING, THE STEERING MECHANISM (FOR NO GOOD REASON BROKE) I SKIDDED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC (I'M REALLY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE) MY CAR HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND CAME T…
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I BOUGHT A 2005 STS CADILLAC FROM OAKLAND AUTOMALL, TWO WEEKS LATER AS I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY, AND I FOUND MYSELF WITHOUT ANY STEERING, THE STEERING MECHANISM (FOR NO GOOD REASON BROKE) I SKIDDED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC (I'M REALLY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE) MY CAR HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO A STOP, I REPORTED THIS TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AT CADILLAC HIS ANSWER TO MY CRIES WERE (SORRY ABOUT THAT), I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR AND HOW THE STEERING ROD BROKE, I'M REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 30 DAYS, PLEASE HELP ME, NO ONE WANT TO HEAR MY CRIES. *TR
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL DOES NOT MEET ALL OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND POSSIBLY LOSS OF CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PINION SEAL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 1, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006 OR HTTP://WWW.CADILLAC.COM; PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR HTTP://WWW.PONTIAC.COM; AND SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR HTTP://WWW.SATURN.COM.
CERTAIN VEHICLES HAVE A LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION TOE LINK THAT COULD SEPARATE BECAUSE OF AN INCORRECT WELD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE AFFECTED REAR WHEEL WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN IN OR OUT, AFFECTING VEHICLE CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RIGHT AND LEFT TOE LINK AND REPLACE AS REQUIRED. IF A TOE LINK IS REPLACED, THE DEALER WILL PERFORM A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.
CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE FUEL IS NO LONGER SUPPLIED TO THE ENGINE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE FUEL LEVEL LOW INDICATOR LIGHT OR THE WARNING CHIME.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING, THE OPERATOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED IN DECEMBER 2005 AND ASKED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST 1/4 OF A TANK FUEL LEVEL TO AVOID THIS CONDITION UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE, OWNER RENOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 23, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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PE07037 · Failure Of The Rear Differential
Opened Jul 17, 2007 · Closed Dec 27, 2007
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:driveline:differential Unit
ODI EVALUATED TWO DIFFERENT ALLEGED DEFECTS INVOLVING REAR DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS DURING THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION.GM IS CONDUCTING A RECALL TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE DEFECT CONDITIONS AND ODI HAS OPENED AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO CONTINUE ITS INVESTIGATION OF THE OTHER ALLEGED DEFECT. ON DECEMBER 19, 2007, GM SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA CONCERNING DEFECTIVE REAR AXLE PINION SEALS IN APPROXIMATELY 275,936 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005-07 CADILLAC CTS, STS AND SRX VEHICLES AS WELL AS MY 2006-07 PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND MY 2007 SATURN SKY VEHICLES (RECALL 07V-589).ON STS AND SRX VEHICLES WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE, THE FRONT AXLE PINION SEAL ALSO DOES NOT MEET ALL OF GM'S SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK.GM INDICATED THAT THE SEAL SUPPLIER MADE AN UNAUTHORIZED CHANGE TO THE PINION SEAL MATERIAL.LEAKING PINION SEALS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL LUBRICATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN REAR WHEEL LOCK-UP AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ON DECEMBER 7, 2007, ODI OPENED AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA07-017) TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF REAR DRIVETRAIN COMPONENT FAILURE (E.G., FRACTURED REAR DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER HOUSING OR REAR AXLE HALF SHAFTS) WHILE DRIVING IN APPROXIMATELY 7,600 MY 2004 THROUGH 2006 CADILLAC CTS-V VEHICLES.THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND VEHICLE DISABLEMENT AND IS NOT ADDRESSED BY RECALL 07V-589.ODI IDENTIFIED 35 COMPLAINTS (16 TO ODI AND 19 TO GM) AND 128 WARRANTY CLAIMS POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THIS CONDITION (SEE EA07-017 OPENING RESUME).THESE COMPLAINTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FAILURE REPORT SUMMARY OF THIS CLOSING RESUME. THE COMPLAINTS AND WARRANTY FIGURES GIVEN IN THIS RESUME ARE LIMITED TO THOSE THAT (A) ARE MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A LEAKING REAR PINION SEAL; AND (B) RESULTED IN AN ALLEGATION OF A REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.THE DATA DO NOT INCLUDE ALL REPORTS OF SEAL LEAKAGE.
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