2004 CADILLAC CTS Electrical System Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the vehicle would not restart. The contact stated that the ignition failure required her to contact roadside assistance to jump start the battery. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The contact had an independent mechanic diagnose the vehicle and determined that there was an unknown electrical issue. The contact researched the failure online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V394000 (Electrical System). The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

ON MAY 18TH, 2018 I PURCHASED A 2004 CADILLAC CTS FROM TOP NOTCH AUTO. THE GAS GAUGE, BRAKES, A/C, BLINKERS DASH BUTTONS ALL WERE NOT WORKING. HE SAID TO BRING IT THE NEXT DAY AND THEY WOULD FIX IT ALL. I RAN OUT OF GAS GETTING THERE THE NEXT DAY DUE TO NOT HAVING A WORKING GAS GAUGE. I SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY THERE AND THEY DID NOTHING TO FIX THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY THE COMPUTER (ECM) WENT OUT ON THE CAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND ASKED FOR MY MONEY BACK AND THEY SAID NO BUT WOULD FIX IT AND THEY HAD THE CAR FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FIXED BUT I NOTICED THE CAR WENT FROM 176000 MILES TO 101000 MILES (ODOMETER ROLLED BACK). I ASKED ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID IT WAS LEGAL AND NECESSARY TO FIX THE CAR. THE DAY AFTER GETTING IT BACK THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 20MPH ON THE ROAD. THE CODES READ PO121, PO23 AND THIS TIME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND WIRING THAT WERE BAD. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. I PAID $498 OUT OF POCKET AND ANOTHER 3 DAYS WITHOUT THE CAR. I TOLD HIM THE BRAKES WERE STILL BAD AND THE CAR BARELY STOPS AND PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. ON FRIDAY JUNE 22ND THEY TOLD ME TO COME IN TO GET THE CARS VIN CHECKED OUT FOR MY REGISTRATION AND SO THEY CAN LOOK AT THE BRAKES. THEY SAID THEY BRAKES ARE FINE (THEY ARE NOT) AND HE TOOK MY KEYS AND WOULD NOT RETURN THEM UNTIL I SIGNED DOCUMENTATION SAYING I WOULD NOT COMPLAIN OR TAKE HIM TO COURT. IT IS NOW JULY 9TH, 2018 AND THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME MY PLATES OR REGISTRATION AND SAY I AM STUCK PAYING FOR THIS DEATH TRAP OF A CAR.

MY CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR IS USED BUT EXCELLENT CONDITION AND RECENTLY PURCHASED. I FELT A JOLT GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT AND CAR WILL NOT START, ALL BATTERIES COME ON, EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS

Mileage: 110,000

ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017, WHILE DRIVING FROM WORK I HAD TO SUDDENLY APPLY TO MY BRAKES. IN THE PROCESS, FROM OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR JUST CUT OFF AND CONTINUE TO CRUISE ALONG. I HAD TO CRUISE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND AT THE SAME TIME MY STERN WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. ONCE I CAME TO A STOP ON SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND TURN MY IGNITION SWITCH TO THE ON POSITION. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION FOR ME, BECAUSE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 200,000

CAR WITH INTERMITTANT STARTING PROBLEMS. CAR WAS ABLE TO TAKE A JUMP BUT NO LONGER ABLE TO TAKE JUMPS. WENT TO START CAR AND KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, TEMP GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING. SERVICE THEFT SYSTEM ON. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO MOVE FROM DRIVEWAY. HAS TRIED BOTH CARS KEYS AND NO CHANGE. HAD BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER CHECKED. ALL WERE FINE. CAR STILL STUCK.

Mileage: 92,876

SERVICE THEFT SYSTEM HAS CAME ON RANDOMLY WHICH WOULD NOT LET THE CAR BE MOVED OUT OF PARK. WHICH ALSO CAUSES THE KEY TO NOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. THE CAR ALSO HAS INTERMITTENT STARTS AND CAN BE JUMPED AT THE STARTER RELAY IN THE FUSE PANEL. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. IT MAKES THE GAS GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE NOT WORK BUT SPEED AND RPM DO WORK.T HE LIGHTS ON THE SHITTER DO NOT WORK ALONG WITH RC NOT FUNCTIONING AND THEFT SYMBOL SHOWING ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO..

Mileage: 130,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT DID NOT START. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. MEANWHILE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V024000 (AIR BAGS), 10V105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), AND 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 120,000

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK WHEN FILLED OVER 3/4 TANK AND SENDING UNIT NOT OPERATING PROPERLY WITH SOME NOTICEABLE HESITATION , FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER REPORTS CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK SAME ISSUE AS CADILLAC CTS-V NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V542000,WITH THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT OVERHEATING AND BURNING A HOLE IN THE UNIT.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE THE ACCURATE READINGS. IN ADDITION, THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND THE TIRE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,557.....UPDATED 0711/16 *BF *CN

Mileage: 31,557

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE KEY FAILED TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2004 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER STATES RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR CAR AND HAVE YET TO GET TO GET FIXED DUE TO NO PARTS. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS FINALLY ARRIVED AND THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. RECALL # 14V394000.*JB

I BROUGHT MY CADILLAC CTS 2004 TO DEALER FOR TRANNY SERVICE CHANGE THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY KEYS THEY ASKED FOR THEM AND IF WE DID NOT HAVE BOTH OF THEM THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT SO I GOT THE OTHER KEY AND THEN THEY DID THE WORK MY KEY HAD A 1 ON THE BACK OF IT AND A 2 ON THE BACK OF MY FAIENCE FOR THE MEMORY SEATS MY KEYLESS ENTRY 'S HAVE THE SAME NUMBERS SO THEY DO THE WORK "PUT PLASTIC INSERTS AND A LITTLE KEY RING ON TWO KEYS" THATS WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR, THEY GIVE ME KEYS BACK BUT I NOTICED THEY ARE NOT MY KEYS THERE ARE NO MEMORY NUMBERS ON THEM SO I TALK TO THE SERVICE MANGER TOLD HIM MY PROBLEM HE DID NOT EVEN ASK HIS WORKERS WHAT HAPPENED HE WENT STRAIGHT INTO DENIAL AND SAID MY KEYS NEVER HAD A NUMBER ON THEM AND INSTEAD AND IMPLIED ME AND MY FAIENCE WERE DELUSIONAL 'WE KNOW OUR CADILLAC" ALSO THEY CHANGED MY IGNITION SLEEVE IN MY STEERING COLUMN I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I TURN IT EVERY TIME I GET IN AND THE ONE THEY REPLACED IT WITH LOOKS LIKE A DOG CHEWED IT ITS SO BEAT UP SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND MY VEHICLE COMES WITH A KEY CALLED A CIRCLE PLUS KEY THE KEYS THE CADILLAC COMPANY GAVE ME BACK ARE A KEY CALLED PK3 NOT MY ORIGINAL KEY SO I GO HOME, GO TO A GM DEALER ASK TO MAKE MY KEYS WITH MY VIN # THEY MAKE ME CIRCLE PLUS KEY LOOKS JUST LIKE THE ONE I GAVE THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE LOW AND BEHOLD IT DON'T WORK ON MY IGNITION NOW.......... SO I HAVE MY MOM BRING THE KEY I HAD MADE FOR HER "BECAUSE I MISPLACED THEM A COUPLE MONTHS EARLIER HAD A LOCK SMITH MAKE THAT OPENED MY DOOR AND STARTED MY CAR AFTER PROGRAMMING IT THAT KEY DOES NOT WORK NOW!!!!!!!!! MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON NOW WITCH MAKES ME THINK MY AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOW NOT UP TO PAR FROM THE IGNITION NOT RIGHT.... SO I THEN GO TO THE CADILLAC DEALER WERE THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED FROM ASK THEM TO MAKE ME A KEY "TOLD THEM I LOST THEM". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V39400 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER OF 2014. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY THE END OF DECEMBER OF 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM TURNING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT MENTIONED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO HER RESIDENCE AND WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

MY CADILLAC CTS 2004 KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ONE SAID IT WAS A BATTERY. I PURCHASED A NEW ONE THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM AND ONE THOUGHT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. I DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE KEY RING AND GOT THAT TAKEN CARE OF, BUT HONESTLY THE SAME RECALL THAT IS DEALING WITH THE CAMAROS AND THE COBALTS NEED TO BE ENFORCED WITH THE CADILLACS. GM NEW THERE WAS SOMETHING FAULTY ABOUT THE KEYS GETTING STUCK IN THE CADILLACS. I'VE BEEN ON SEVERAL FORUMS AND WE ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2004 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14172.* LD THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER PROVIDED AN UNREASONABLE TIMEFRAME AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

I WAS NOTIFIED BY U.S. MAIL FROM GENERAL MOTORS ON 9/19/2014 THAT MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL NOTICE #14172. THE LETTER STATED THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR TO MY VEHICLE. LETTER ALSO STATED THAT I WAS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY CADILLAC DEALER TO GET THE REPAIR COMPLETED. NONE OF THIS IS TRUE. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY DID NOT ACCEPT APPOINTMENTS FOR THE REPAIR. THIS LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS, DATED SEPTEMBER 2014, AND SIGNED BY [XXX], VICE PRESIDENT - GLOBAL SAFETY IS VERY MISLEADING AND APPARENTLY CONTAINS FALSE INFORMATION. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS BY TELEPHONE @ 1-800-458-8006 AND THE AGENT FROM GENERAL MOTORS CONFIRMED THAT THE LETTER CONTAINED FALSE INFORMATION. SINCE HUMAN LIVES ARE AT RISK CONCERNING THE RECALL, I FEEL THIS IS A MISTAKE THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 139,746

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT WAS LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT GET OUT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR OR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRIPLE A WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE BY TIGHTENING THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED INTO THE COMPUTER, BUT THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 11/26/14*CN UPDATED 10/5/2015*JS

Mileage: 122,000

MY COMPLAINT DOES NOT INVOLVE A CRASH, IT INVOLVES GM'S PERFORMANCE IN ITS RECALL # N140172, NHTSA RECALL # 14V394, ISSUED 7-21-2014. 1. THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE COME YEARS EARLIER. 2. GM AS OF NOW HAS NO REMEDY FOR THE DEFECT & CANNOT TELL ME WHEN IT WILL. 3. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, I FOUND OUT MY CAR WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL ON GM'S WEBSITE 8/22/14. I HAD CHECKED IN EARLY JULY & WEBSITE SHOWED NO RECALL. 4. GM WILL NOT GIVE A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL DEFECT IS REMEDIED. AND ADVISES ONLY TO REMOVE ALL FROM IGNITION KEY, ADJUST SEAT & STEERING COLUMN TO GET KEY AWAY FROM KNNE, BUT THIS MEANS AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY TOWARD MY HEAD RATHER THAN MY CHEST. SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, THE IGNITION HAS BEEN DIFFICULT. ONCE WHEN I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY WAS LOCKED, VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, & I WAS TOLD A BAD COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. SINCE PURCHASE, IGNITION HARD TO GET INTO LOCK POSITION SO KEY CAN BE REMOVED. DAILY I HAVE HAD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK & BACK INTO PARK, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES, BEFORE THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED. *TR

Mileage: 96,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ALL OF THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. ALSO, THE ANTI- THEFT SERVICE SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY AND THE DOORS TO UNLOCK A SCREW DRIVER WAS USED TO RELEASE THE MECHANISM ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

Mileage: 186,000

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME (APRIL 29TH 2013), THE CAR WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF AND THE MESSAGE: "ANTI-THEFT" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE CAR SAT-NAV SCREEN. KEY WAS REMOVED FROM IGNITION AND REINSERTED. AFTER TURNING THE KEY, THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE SECOND TIME (MAY 3RD 2013), THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN A PARKING LOT. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AGAIN. THE MESSAGE: "ANTI-THEFT* WAS DISPLAYED ON THE CAR SAT-NAV DISPLAY. AFTER REMOVING THE KEY AND REINSERTING THE ENGINE STARTED WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF THIS WEBSITE TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO A CADILLAC DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE ALSO REPORTED THE INCIDENT WITH CADILLAC CORPORATE. A REP FROM CADILLAC WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER. SAID THAT I WILL RECEIVE A CALL BACK BETWEEN 5/6/2013 AND 5/9/2013 WITH THE OPTIONS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

2004 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ECM BOARD RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE COST TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE ECM BOARD WAS $800.00. THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER, IT WOULD NOT START. AND THE SAME MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE VEHICLE, FROM WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER. ALSO, THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION.

I PURCHASED A 2004 CTS IN MAY OF 2007. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE IS NOW 52,000 MILES ON THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS THAT SINCE HAVING THE CAR ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS FAILED TO START. THE DASHBOARD GOES BLACK, THE FIRST TIME WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, BUT WHEN THE BATTERY WAS TESTED WE WERE TOLD IT WAS FINE. THE OTHER TIMES IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. NO CLEAR EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN FOR THE BREAKDOWN. THE PROBLEM IS THAT CAR GOES DEAD THE DASH PANEL IS BLACK AND SILENT. THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 4,200

WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 55 MPH LOST ALL POWER EXCEPT ENGINE POWER. ALL DASHBOARD FEATURES CD POWER AND TIME. I HAVE PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF ROAD TURNED KEY ON AGAIN EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON AND EVERYTHING LIT UP AGAIN... IF ENGINE WOULD OF STOPPED THIS COULD OF CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 29,635

WHILE DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC, LOST POWER IN ALL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, AIR CONDITIONER, DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS). LUCKILY CAR KEPT GOING. DROVE OFF FREEWAY AND MANUALLY UNLOCKED CAR TO GET OUT. CAR STARTED UP NORMALLY AFTER THAT. *TR

Mileage: 53,751

I AM WRITING TO REPORT A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED TO MY WIFE'S 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING TO WORK THAT MORNING SHE BEGAN TO SMELL A ROTTEN EGG TYPE OF ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. SHE THOUGHT WHAT SHE SMELLED WAS AN EXHAUST ODOR. AT THIS POINT SHE DECIDED TO RETURN HOME WITH VEHICLE. WHEN SHE RETURNED SHE HAD ME INSPECT THE CAR, AS THERE WAS STEAM EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON OPENING THE HOOD THE SOURCE OF THE STEAM WAS REVEALED AS THE VENT OUTLETS ON THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS HOT AND WAS VENTING SULFURIC ACID STEAM. THE BATTERY IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE AIR INTAKE GRILLS FOR CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE SULFURIC STEAM WAS BEING SUCKED INTO THE AIR INTAKE OF THE HVAC SYSTEM AND THEN BEING EMITTED INTO THE CABIN VIA THE VENT SYSTEM. MY WIFE HAD INHALED THIS CAUSTIC GAS FOR THE PERIOD SHE DROVE THE CAR CAUSING HER TO HAVE SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT. SHE WAS TREATED FOR SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION DUE TO EXPOSURE TO THE CAUSTIC GAS. THE SYMPTOMS AND ILLNESS FROM THIS EXPOSURE LASTED 8-10 DAYS AND INCLUDED A NUMBER OF FOLLOW UP VISITS TO THE DOCTOR. AT THIS TIME THERE HAS BEEN NO DEFINITE CAUSE OR REASON TO WHY THE BATTERY FAILED. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC SAID THAT THE BATTERY PROBABLE HAD A MAJOR PLATE FAILURE AND WENT INTO AN INTERNAL, DEAD SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSING THE OVERHEATING. I WANT TO WARN/DOCUMENT THIS INCIDENT AS A DANGEROUS THREAT TO THE OCCUPANTS OF 2004 CADILLAC CTS AND OTHER SIMILAR MODELS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY OCCUR TO OTHERS AND SOMEONE MAY DIE DUE THIS POOR DESIGN. GM PATENTED THE DESIGN OF THE BATTERY AND MAKING IT A DEALER ONLY REPLACEMENT PART. THIS DEMONSTRATES THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BATTERY DESIGN AND LOCATION IN THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE NEGLIGENCE IN PROVIDING SAFE VENT PATH FOR THE BATTERY IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH. ALSO, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE TWICE AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY HARNESS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. *AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 37,000

SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE 2004 CADILLAC TO REPORT. #1 (MOST SIGNIFICANT) THE REAR SEAT CHILD SEAT LATCH MECHANISM DOES NOT WORK. I HAD THIS INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN ADMITTED THAT THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT PROPERLY LATCH AND HOLD THE BELT. ANY WIGGLING OF THE SEAT WILL LOOSEN THE BELT THROUGH THE LATCH. THE CADI DOES NOT HAVE A LOCK TYPE MECHANISM WHERE YOU PULL THE BELT ALL THE WAY OUT AND THEN IT WON'T GIVE. THEY CLAIM THE LATCH MECHANISM WILL HOLD. I DROVE AROUND FOR TWO WEEKS WITH A TWO YEAR OLD IN A FOUR INCH SLACKED CAR SEAT. #2 - REMAINING MILES DISPLAY IS DEFECTIVE. I RECENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN THE DISPLAY READ "41 MILES REMAINING". THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADMITTED THAT THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS AND THAT I SHOULD US THE GAUGE AND NOT THE DISPLAY. WHAT IS THE POINT OF THE DISPLAY? VERY DANGEROUS! I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SNOW STORM FOR OVER AN HOUR. #3 - BOSE CD PLAYER HAS ERRORED OVER 20 TIMES AND LOCKS UP WITH AN "INITIALIZING CD" ERROR. NOT COMMON TO ANY ONE CD. CD PLAYER WILL LOCK UP AND WILL BE UNUSABLE FOR FIVE MINUTES TO TWO DAYS. *JB