2014 Cadillac Xts

TAKATA INFLATTORS: HAD BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE STEERING IN MY CADILLAC 2014 CADILLAC XTS VSPORT FOR SOMETIME BACK IN 2017. IT WOULD BECOME HARD TO STEER AT TIMES WHEN NEGOTIATING TURNS ESPECIALLY OR WHEN BACKING UP AND TURNING. HAD REPORTED TO JOE BULLARD CADILLAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING IT ON THE COMPUTER TO SEE IF AND THING SHOWED UP WHICH NOTHING DID ON THE MANY MANY OCCASIONS WHICH I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE FOR THIS CONCERN. THEN ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2017; I WAS TRAVELING ON A COMMUNITY STREET AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN AND I HAD A SERVER ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THIS ACCIDENT INCURRED OVER $22, 000.00 WORTH OF VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WHICH IS CONSIDERED BY MY AUTO INSURANCE PROVIDER AS AN AT FAULT ACCIDENT ON MY PART. YET IN ALL REALITY, IT IS A RECALL SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD HAVE DONE OTHERS AND MYSELF GREAT PHYSICAL HARM. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC XTS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CADILLAC USER EXPERIENCE SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BAIERL CADILLAC (10430 PERRY HWY, WEXFORD, PA 15090, 724-741-1222) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SCREEN SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC XTS. WHILE HAVING A TIRE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RIMS WERE BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRANK KENT CADILLAC (3500 W LOOP 820 S, FORT WORTH, TX 76116, (817) 385-1736) TO BE INSPECTED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE RIM FAILURE. THE RIMS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,500.

MY CADILLAC CUE TOUCHSENSE TOUCH SCREEN IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AT ANY TIME, SITTING STILL OR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE SCREEN IS SPIDER WEBBED (DELAMINATION OF CONDUCTIVE LAYER OF MATERIAL BEHIND THE GLASS) AND NO LONGER ALLOWS ME TO SET THINGS LIKE THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE, AUTO-BRAKING AND LANE DEPARTURE OPTIONS AS WELL AS MANY OTHER NON-SAFETY RELATED FEATURES. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I HAVE READ AT ONE TIME CADILLAC HAD A BACKLOG OF OVER 4000 VEHICLES WAITING ON REPLACEMENT CUE MODULES BUT YET NO VOLUNTARY RECALL. HOPEFULLY THE NTSHA CAN LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND REQUIRE CADILLAC TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM FOR OWNERS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SINCE SOME FUNCTIONS SET WITH THE TOUCH SCREEN ARE RELATED TO VEHICLE SAFETY (COLLISION AVOIDANCE, AUTO-BRAKING AND LANE DEPARTURE).

DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, NO CARS AROUND, THE STATIONARY COMPONENT OF THE SUNROOF, EXPLODED OUT, ONE OF THE PIECES OF THE GLASS WAS EXPELLED AND HIT THE TRUNK, MAKING A DEEP SCRATCH. NO DISCERNIBLE CRACKS OR HISTORY OF ISSUES. WEATHER WAS 65 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. NO SUDDEN CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE OR MOISTURE. CLEAR SKIES, NOT OVERCAST OR SUNNY. NO DAMAGE TO THE UNDERLYING SLIDING COVER. THE UNSAFE CONDITION IS IF THE COVER WOULD HAVE BEEN RETRACTED AND MY CHILDREN IN THEIR CAR SEATS. THE SPONTANEOUS EXPLOSION WOULD HAVE SENT PIECES OF GLASS DOWN, CUTTING THEM.

CUE (CADILLAC USER EXPERIENCE) SYSTEM NOT RESPONSIVE IN A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 92,000MILES.ALTHOUGH THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS, CADILLAC WOULD NOT ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE PART. I WAS OFFERED A DISCOUNT (ABOUT 20% OFF) TO REPLACE THIS ESSENTIAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENT THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL. "THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TECHNOLOGY" THAT "SHOULD SERVE AS A BENCHMARK FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY" IS A COMPLETE FAILURE THAT MAKE THE CAR NOT USABLE. THE CUE SYSTEM SHOULD BE A RECALLED AND REPLACED BY CADILLAC AS IT IMPACTS ESSENTIALS SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING, VEHICLE SETTING APPLICATIONS, BACKUP CAMERA, BLUETOOTH, NAVIGATION ETC. THE GM EXECUTIVE OFFICE MADE IT SOUND THAT IS CONSUMABLE AND IS THE OWNER'S PROBLEM.

DRIVING VEHICLE ON HWY 408 (EAST WEST EXPY) ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 5PM ON 6.23.17, AND FRONT PART OF THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED. I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM TOP OF CAR. PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE OUTISDE GLASS OF THE FRONT PART OF THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED WITH GLASS COMING INTO MY DRIVER SIDE AS WELL AS I AM SURE THE REMAINING GLASS SHATTERED TOWARDS OUTSIDE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVIING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE EXPERIENCE WAS SHOCKING AND FRIGHTENING. I WAS GLAD THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS WITH ME. I WENT TO MASSEY CADILLAC LOCATED ON ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL IN ORLANDO. I WANT THIS DOCUMENTED BY THE DEALER AND URGING FOR A SOLUTION TO THIS SITUATION. THERE WERE NO OBJECTS COMING FROM ABOVE THAT HIT THE SUNROOF. IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE, IN MY OPINION SOMETHNG VERY VERY HEAVY! THE DEALER SERVICE REP STATED THAT I COME BACK ON MONDAY, 6.26, 17 TO SEE WHAT IS DECIDED ON THE MATTER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE ENDED TRAGICALLY. I DEPEND ON MY CAR FOR BUSINESS .

"TAKATA RECALL" I ENTERED THE CAR TO GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2016, SUDDENLY THERE WAS THIS BOUNCING, I STOPPED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THE REAR END OF THE CAR APPEARED VERY LOW TO THE GROUND. I HAD JUST DRIVEN OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE CHURCH IS ABOUT TWO-HUNDRED FEET FROM MU HOUSE. THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING BECAUSE THERE IS MORE THAN FIFTY-THOUSAND MILES, I AM RESPONSIBLE, HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE DONE TO THE CAR BY ME OR ANYONE ELSE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURESR ERROR. I NEED THIS ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.