2008 CADILLAC DTS Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac DTS. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at an independent mechanic for an oil change, the vehicle was diagnosed with an oil leak from the oil pan. The contact was informed that the oil pan needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufactur...

Mileage: 85,000

Tire size: 235/55R17 99H In February 2022, I purchased a set of 4 Yokahama tires from Discount Tire Co., located at 2707 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78230. The mileage on the car was approx. 89,000. In February of 2024, my mechanic notice tread lifting on the tires, so I took the car to Discoun...

I have a very bad oil leak in my vehicle, which Is creating a mess and alot of smoke.

The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac DTS. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the message "Alternator Not Charging" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that oil was leaking onto the alternator and exhaust manifold. The alternator w...

Mileage: 87,000

The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac DTS. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the message "Alternator Not Charging" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that oil was leaking onto the alternator and exhaust manifold. The alternator w...

Mileage: 87,000

The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac DTS. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle there was smoke coming from under the hood. Upon inspection, it was discovered that engine oil had leaked onto the hot surface in the engine compartment. The leaking oil also caused damage to the alternator. Th...

Mileage: 115,000

DECEMBER 16 2020 NHTSA ID NUMBER 11383838 OIL LEAK UNDER ENGINE COMING FROM ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND POWER STEERING PUMP. ALSO WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE ON PASSENGER SIDE FOLLOWING STOP ON DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 92,000

DECEMBER 16 2020 NHTSA ID NUMBER 11383838 OIL LEAK UNDER ENGINE COMING FROM ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND POWER STEERING PUMP. ALSO WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE ON PASSENGER SIDE FOLLOWING STOP ON DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 92,000

DECEMBER 16 2020 NHTSA ID NUMBER 11383838 OIL LEAK UNDER ENGINE COMING FROM ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND POWER STEERING PUMP. ALSO WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE ON PASSENGER SIDE FOLLOWING STOP ON DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 92,000

OIL LEAK UNDER ENGINE COMING FROM ENGINE TRANSMISSION AND POWER PUMP. ALSO WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE ON PASSENGER SIDE WHEN STOPPED ON DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 92,000

OIL LEAK UNDER ENGINE COMING FROM ENGINE TRANSMISSION AND POWER PUMP. ALSO WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE ON PASSENGER SIDE WHEN STOPPED ON DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 92,000

OIL LEAK UNDER ENGINE COMING FROM ENGINE TRANSMISSION AND POWER PUMP. ALSO WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE ON PASSENGER SIDE WHEN STOPPED ON DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. ALSO, UPON COMING TO A STOP, THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. TH...

Mileage: 92,000

REAR FUSE BLOCK FUEL PUMP RELAY SHORTED OUT MELTED FUSE BLOCK...COULD CATCH BACK SEAT ON FIRE AND VERY CLOSE TO GAS TANK.

Mileage: 100,000

MY WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAYER JUST STOPPED WORKING AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON WITH THIS YEAR VEHICLE. I JUST BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT EVEN REGISTER IT AT THE BMV. JUST WANTING TO KNOW IF ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS MADE.

Mileage: 168,000

THE CAR GIVES OFF FALSE OIL PRESSURE INFORMATION ON CARS MESSAGE CENTER. I REPLACED THE SENSOR AS DISCRIBED, VERIFIED MY OIL LEVEL, CLEANED THE CONNECTOR TO OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND STILL EVERY 2 OR 3 MINTUES I GET ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW, STOP VEHICHLE. WHEN I STOP THE OIL LEVEL IS GREAT AND THE OIL...

Mileage: 138,000

THE CAR GIVES OFF FALSE OIL PRESSURE INFORMATION ON CARS MESSAGE CENTER. I REPLACED THE SENSOR AS DISCRIBED, VERIFIED MY OIL LEVEL, CLEANED THE CONNECTOR TO OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND STILL EVERY 2 OR 3 MINTUES I GET ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW, STOP VEHICHLE. WHEN I STOP THE OIL LEVEL IS GREAT AND THE OIL...

Mileage: 138,000

REAR PASSENGER FUSE BLOCK (P/N 19116816) GETS MELTED BY A FAULTY FUSE PUMP RELAY BURNING UP DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. FUEL PUMP PUTTING A LOT OF RESISTANCE ON THE WIRING, RELAY WON'T BLOW, BUT IT MELTS. WITHOUT CORRECTING THIS, THE FUSE BOX WILL BE AFFECTED ONCE THE FUSE PU...

Mileage: 77,800

REAR PASSENGER FUSE BLOCK (P/N 19116816) GETS MELTED BY A FAULTY FUSE PUMP RELAY BURNING UP DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. FUEL PUMP PUTTING A LOT OF RESISTANCE ON THE WIRING, RELAY WON'T BLOW, BUT IT MELTS. WITHOUT CORRECTING THIS, THE FUSE BOX WILL BE AFFECTED ONCE THE FUSE PU...

Mileage: 77,800

MY 2008 CADILLAC DTS WOUDL NOT START, I FOUND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY TO BE BURNT. I REPLACED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR 150 MILES, SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. REPLACED THE RELAY AGAIN IN ORDER TO GET HOME. I THEN REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, SAME THING HAPPENED. THEN I RESEARCHED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL SPOTS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GUYS BUICK GMC TRUCK (1316 N MILDRED ST, RANSON, WV 25438) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE CRANK CASE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO A CADILL...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT SMELLED A ROTTING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE RADIO REMAINED IN VALET MODE. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ACTIVATE CORRECTLY AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE TO FULL CAPACITY. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL FA...

Mileage: 219,000

CAR STOPPED OPERATING ALL OF A SUDDEN. BATTERY CHARGING ISSUE.

Mileage: 69,303

CAR STOPPED OPERATING ALL OF A SUDDEN. BATTERY CHARGING ISSUE.

Mileage: 69,303

CAR STOPPED OPERATING ALL OF A SUDDEN. BATTERY CHARGING ISSUE.

Mileage: 69,303

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME ON THE RIMS PEELED AND BUBBLED, CAUSING THE TIRES TO CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WONDERLAND TIRE (616-399...

Mileage: 75,000

2008 CADILLAC DTS (100K MI) WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. I DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL TO ENGINE BY CHECKING SCHRADER VALVE ON FUEL RAIL. PROCEEDED TO CHECK FUEL PUMP (FP) FUSE (OK) AND FP RELAY (BURNED ON PIN 30 ALONG WITH FUSE BLOCK). REPLACED FP RELAY; HOWEVER, A...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW WASHER FLUID WAS LEAKING AND COULD POTENTIALLY SHORT OUT THE OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE FAILURE WAS BURNING UP THE FUSES AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILU...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW WASHER FLUID WAS LEAKING AND COULD POTENTIALLY SHORT OUT THE OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE FAILURE WAS BURNING UP THE FUSES AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILU...

Mileage: 200,000

THE CHECK ENGINE CODE SHOWED THE INTERNAL POWER MODULE FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS WAS WITHOUT WARNING AND MADE THE CAR'S POWER BRAKES AND STEERING TO BECOME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND BRAKE THE CAR BY MY WIFE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OIL PAN AND THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. TEXAS DIRECT AUTO (12053 SOUTHWEST FWY, STAFFORD, TX 77477, (281) 499-8200) REPAIRED THE OIL LEAK, BUT CALLED THE CONTACT BACK AND INFORMED HIM OF ANOTHER OIL LEAK AT THE EN...

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE PROJECTING TOO MUCH HEAT AND CAUSED THE PLASTIC COVERS TO BURN AND MELT FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RILEY CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (2033 CHRISTY DR, JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65101,...

Mileage: 105,000

TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT CRANK. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PUMP RELAY. CAR STARTED AND I DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES AND IT CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. SINCE WE REPLACED THE RELAY MY HUSBAND TOOK OUT THE BACK SEAT TO CHECK IT TO FIND THE FUSE BOX TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND SMELLED LI...

Mileage: 160,000

LOWER ENGINE OIL LEAK. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DATING BACK A NUMBER OF YEARS AND CADILLAC HAS NOT RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I AM FORCED TO INSTALL A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO COSTLY TO RESOLVE. APPROXIMATELY $4,500. IS THERE ANY CLASS ACTION AGA...

Mileage: 90,000

THE DASH LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT, OR VERY DIM. THE BRIGHTNESS DOES NOT COME ON FOR MILES AT A TIME. YOU CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER TO SEE HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN MOTION, CITY STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. HAVE REPORTED THIS TO CADILLAC AND HAVE HAD IT TO THE CADILLAC DEALER. T...

Mileage: 27,000

MY CAR WON'T START IF THE TILT WHEEL IS NOT IN A CERTAIN POSITION. THE ENGINE WILL NOT START UNTIL YOU PUT IT DOWN IN A CERTAIN POSITION---WHICH I GUESS AT. AFTER I START IT I CAN ADJUST THE TILT WHEEL AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM. AFTER STOPPING AND PARKING THE CAR, I HAVE TO GET IT IN THE RIGHT PO...

Mileage: 70,883

MY CAR WON'T START IF THE TILT WHEEL IS NOT IN A CERTAIN POSITION. THE ENGINE WILL NOT START UNTIL YOU PUT IT DOWN IN A CERTAIN POSITION---WHICH I GUESS AT. AFTER I START IT I CAN ADJUST THE TILT WHEEL AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM. AFTER STOPPING AND PARKING THE CAR, I HAVE TO GET IT IN THE RIGHT PO...

Mileage: 70,883

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ONE DAY AND I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING MELTING IT WASN'T TO STRONG BUT YOU COULD SMELL IT THE NEXT DAY I SMELLED IT AGAIN AND THEN I NOTICED IT COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SO WHEN I GOT HOME I STARTED TO UNPLUG THE CONNECTORS TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS MELTING AND...

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE RELAY SENSOR AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER AND BRAKES FAILED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 97,000

FUEL PUMP RELAY OVERHEATED TO THE POINT OF MELTING CAUSING IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE RELAY AND THE FUSE BLOCK LOCATED INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN UNDER THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE CREATING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER...

Mileage: 58

I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 69K MILES IN MAY OF 2016 AND NOW ITS HAS 80K MILES FEB 2017 AND I HAVE AN OIL LEAK THAT IS LEAKING ON THE DRIVE SIDE OF THE OIL PAN FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK AND ITS LEAKING ON THE THE EXHAUST THE RUNS FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE THAT IS BOLTED ON THE THE OIL PAN AND I AM WO...

Mileage: 79,000

IN NOV. OF 2016, MY DTS WAS PARKED AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START, IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AS IF WERE OUT OF GAS. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, WHICH HAD SHORTED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE...

Mileage: 108,000

IN NOV. OF 2016, MY DTS WAS PARKED AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START, IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AS IF WERE OUT OF GAS. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, WHICH HAD SHORTED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE...

Mileage: 108,000

FUEL PUMP RELAY MELTED REPLACED REAR FUSE BOX AND RELAY TRIED TO START VEHICLE ON 6 JUNE 2016 VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. HAD VEHICLE TOWED IN TO DIAGNOSE $81.99 JUST PURCHASED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. PURCHASED A WARRANTY BUT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WITH A ...

Mileage: 85,753

FUEL PUMP RELAY MELTED REPLACED REAR FUSE BOX AND RELAY TRIED TO START VEHICLE ON 6 JUNE 2016 VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. HAD VEHICLE TOWED IN TO DIAGNOSE $81.99 JUST PURCHASED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. PURCHASED A WARRANTY BUT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WITH A ...

Mileage: 85,753

AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AFTER HEAD ON COLLISION TRAVELING 23 MILES PER HOUR, ON A CITY STREET, GOING STRAIGHT. CAR WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY USAA.

Mileage: 140,000

AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AFTER HEAD ON COLLISION TRAVELING 23 MILES PER HOUR, ON A CITY STREET, GOING STRAIGHT. CAR WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY USAA.

Mileage: 140,000

THE ABS WILL RANDOMLY APPLY IN GOOD DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR NO REASON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED CAUSING YOU TO POTENTIALLY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD THE ABS MODULE REPLACED AND ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MONTHS AFTER VERY COSTLY REPAIR. NOTE: VEHICLE HAD A CODE "YAW RATE SENSOR"

Mileage: 115,000

THE ABS WILL RANDOMLY APPLY IN GOOD DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR NO REASON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED CAUSING YOU TO POTENTIALLY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD THE ABS MODULE REPLACED AND ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MONTHS AFTER VERY COSTLY REPAIR. NOTE: VEHICLE HAD A CODE "YAW RATE SENSOR"

Mileage: 115,000

THE ABS WILL RANDOMLY APPLY IN GOOD DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR NO REASON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED CAUSING YOU TO POTENTIALLY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD THE ABS MODULE REPLACED AND ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MONTHS AFTER VERY COSTLY REPAIR. NOTE: VEHICLE HAD A CODE "YAW RATE SENSOR"

Mileage: 115,000

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE STATING #14299 IGNITION KEY ROTATION WAS AN ISSUE. STATED SERVICE HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED. I HAD INSTALLED AND PAID FOR A COMPLETE NEW IGNITION UNIT EARLIER THIS SPRING AT A COST OF $400.OO PLUS. I AM NOT HAPPY TO KNOW THE OLD UNIT NEEDED RECALL, AND FURTHER THAT MY DEALER ...

ON 9/4/15 @ APPROX 5:45 P.M, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START - IT ACTED LIKE THERE WAS NO FUEL GETTING TO THE INJECTORS. THREE HOURS LATER I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED JUST FINE; TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK W/O ANY ISSUES. ON 9/7/15 THE PROBLEM RESURFACED; I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCA...

Mileage: 120,000

ON 9/4/15 @ APPROX 5:45 P.M, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START - IT ACTED LIKE THERE WAS NO FUEL GETTING TO THE INJECTORS. THREE HOURS LATER I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED JUST FINE; TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK W/O ANY ISSUES. ON 9/7/15 THE PROBLEM RESURFACED; I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCA...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDAL SANK TO TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED FROM 50 MPH TO 70 MPH. THE VE...

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDAL SANK TO TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED FROM 50 MPH TO 70 MPH. THE VE...

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AFTER PARKING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE,APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER,I WENT TO START MY CAR,BUT IT WOULD NOT START,IT WOULD CRANK OVER GOOD ,BUT WOULD NOT START. I PROCEEDED WITH MY OWN ASSUMPTIONS AND FOUND A PIN(#30)ON THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS BURNT,I HAD AN ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED ON THE WIRING...

Mileage: 84,000

AFTER PARKING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE,APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER,I WENT TO START MY CAR,BUT IT WOULD NOT START,IT WOULD CRANK OVER GOOD ,BUT WOULD NOT START. I PROCEEDED WITH MY OWN ASSUMPTIONS AND FOUND A PIN(#30)ON THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS BURNT,I HAD AN ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED ON THE WIRING...

Mileage: 84,000

AFTER PARKING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE,APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER,I WENT TO START MY CAR,BUT IT WOULD NOT START,IT WOULD CRANK OVER GOOD ,BUT WOULD NOT START. I PROCEEDED WITH MY OWN ASSUMPTIONS AND FOUND A PIN(#30)ON THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS BURNT,I HAD AN ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED ON THE WIRING...

Mileage: 84,000

FUEL PUMP MODULE OVERHEATED, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF FIRE. THIS PART WAS RECALLED IN 2006-2007 CTS-V AND STS-V, BUT CONTINUES IN THEIR 2008 DTS. IT IS DIFFERENT IN THE MANNER IT OCCURS, BUT WITH SAME RESULT. REPLACED THE MODULE, CAR DIED AGAIN, REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND MODULE AGAIN, CAR DIED AGAIN. TH...

Mileage: 82,000

2008 CADILLAC DTS. RECALL REGARDING IF KEY RING IS ADDING WEIGHT TO VEHICLE. *TA ACCORDING TO THE RECALL LETTER, THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

WE WERE HIT IN RIGHT SIDE BY A DRIVER WHO PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN AND CROSSED TWO LANES HITTING OUR CAR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE FENDER AND FRONT DOOR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY TO HEAD AND NECK. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WE WERE HIT IN RIGHT SIDE BY A DRIVER WHO PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN AND CROSSED TWO LANES HITTING OUR CAR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE FENDER AND FRONT DOOR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY TO HEAD AND NECK. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND FRONT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT SOCKETS IN BOTH HEADLAMPS HAVE BURNT CONTACTS. I TOOK MY 2008 CADILLAC DTS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED AS MY TURN SIGNALS WEREN'T WORKING. THEY REPLACED THE BULBS. TWO DAYS LATER THEY QUIT WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND ...

Mileage: 68,000

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND FRONT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT SOCKETS IN BOTH HEADLAMPS HAVE BURNT CONTACTS. I TOOK MY 2008 CADILLAC DTS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED AS MY TURN SIGNALS WEREN'T WORKING. THEY REPLACED THE BULBS. TWO DAYS LATER THEY QUIT WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND ...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO PROPERLY FIT ACROSS THE CHEST AREA AND WENT ACROSS THE NECK AREA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOULDER ANCHOR WAS ADJUSTED TO THE LOWER LEVEL BUT THE SEAT BELT CONTINUED TO LIE ...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAI...

Mileage: 90,000

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SAFETY RECALL 14299 NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE SWITCH THEY JUST PUT SOMETHING ON THE KEY AND 2 SMALL KEY RINGS AND TOLD ME THAT NOTHING ELSE WAS TO BE PUT ON THE KEY RING. IN MY OPINION THE REPAIR WAS NOT DONE WHAT IS STOPPING THE KEY SWITCH FROM SHUTTING OFF AS A MECHANIC NOTHIN...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIEN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A DEER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE V...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A DEER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE V...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND SMOKE APPEARED. THE CONTACT NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT WOULD RAIN, WATER WOULD LEAK FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,400.

Mileage: 93,400

GM RECALL 14299/NHTSA RECALL 14V355000 THE GM FIX FOR THIS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH IS TO INSTALL A SMALLER (13MM) KEY RING AND SMALL INSERTS ON THE IGNITION KEYS TO PREVENT INSTALLING ANY OTHER THINGS ON THE KEY RING. THIS IS NOT A FIX FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, BUT A MEANS TO CIRCUMVENT THE PR...

GM RECALL 14299/NHTSA RECALL 14V355000 THE GM FIX FOR THIS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH IS TO INSTALL A SMALLER (13MM) KEY RING AND SMALL INSERTS ON THE IGNITION KEYS TO PREVENT INSTALLING ANY OTHER THINGS ON THE KEY RING. THIS IS NOT A FIX FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, BUT A MEANS TO CIRCUMVENT THE PR...

GM RECALL 14299/NHTSA RECALL 14V355000 THE GM FIX FOR THIS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH IS TO INSTALL A SMALLER (13MM) KEY RING AND SMALL INSERTS ON THE IGNITION KEYS TO PREVENT INSTALLING ANY OTHER THINGS ON THE KEY RING. THIS IS NOT A FIX FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, BUT A MEANS TO CIRCUMVENT THE PR...

GM RECALL 14299/NHTSA RECALL 14V355000 THE GM FIX FOR THIS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH IS TO INSTALL A SMALLER (13MM) KEY RING AND SMALL INSERTS ON THE IGNITION KEYS TO PREVENT INSTALLING ANY OTHER THINGS ON THE KEY RING. THIS IS NOT A FIX FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, BUT A MEANS TO CIRCUMVENT THE PR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILA...

RECEIVED NOTICE OF GM RECALL 14299 ON 8/18/14. FURIOUS THAT THE PARTS TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM ARE SAID TO BE UNAVAILABLE AND NO DATE - OR EVEN AN EXPECTED DATE - FOR THEIR AVAILABILITY IS GIVEN IN THE LETTER RECEIVED. GM HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM LITERALLY FOR YEARS NOW AND I DON'T APPRECIATE THE F...

Mileage: 55,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME...

Mileage: 90,000

THERE IS A 41 INCH BRAKE LIGHT INSTALLED ON THE TRUNK LID WHICH COSTS $223.75 TO REPLACE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NO BIG DEAL, BUT, AS I WAS REPLACING IT, I NOTICED IT WAS NEVER PROPERLY FITTED TO THE TRUNK AT THE FACTORY, WHICH CAUSED THE ORIGINAL DAMAGE, BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH IN THE MIDDLE, AND SEV...

Mileage: 4,572

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTER FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FA...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTER FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FA...

Mileage: 50,000

2008 CADILLAC DTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE LOST POWER FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THEN EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, EVERYTHING, DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL. THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED....

2008 CADILLAC DTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE LOST POWER FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THEN EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, EVERYTHING, DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL. THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED....

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR FOR OVER A YEAR. I KEEP GETTING FUMES FROM THE VENT AND SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO CADILLAC ON SEVERAL OCASSIONS. HAD MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO GENERAL MOTORS AND I ALWAYS GET A CALL BACK, MOST OF THE TIME IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT PERSON BUT THEY ALL SAID T...

THE CADILLAC DTS 2008 WOULD NOT START.. HAD DTS TOWED TO FOREMAN-BLAIR GM DEALERSHIP.. 896382 SCAN FOR CODES NONE FOUND NO FUEL PRESSURE NO VOLTAGE AT CIRCUIT TO FUEL PUMP NO VOLTAGE BURN CONNECTOR AT FUSE BOX REPLACE BOX C MULTI POINT INSPECTION THE RELAY 19116...

Mileage: 86,382

THE CADILLAC DTS 2008 WOULD NOT START.. HAD DTS TOWED TO FOREMAN-BLAIR GM DEALERSHIP.. 896382 SCAN FOR CODES NONE FOUND NO FUEL PRESSURE NO VOLTAGE AT CIRCUIT TO FUEL PUMP NO VOLTAGE BURN CONNECTOR AT FUSE BOX REPLACE BOX C MULTI POINT INSPECTION THE RELAY 19116...

Mileage: 86,382

OIL SMELL FUMES COMINING FROM THE HEATER VENTS. SO BAD AT TIMES WE HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT CADILLAC DEALERS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON CODE P0411 AND IT WENT OUT. TOOK IT TO THE DELEAR AND THEY RESET THE...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO CEMENT WALL AS A RESULT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED....

Mileage: 111,730

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LAP-SHOULDER BELTS FAILED TO LATCH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE O...

Mileage: 50,000

I STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE IN THE CAR, I SHUT THE ENGINE, THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE BACK SEAT. I REMOVED THE BACK SEAT, AND SMELLED THE FUSE BOX, AND OPENED THE FUSE BOX COVER, AND I FOUND THAT TWO RELAYS WERE VERY HOT, AND ONE OF THEM WAS BURNED, AND MELTED ALL THE WAY INTO THE BOTTOM OF T...

Mileage: 100,000

I STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE IN THE CAR, I SHUT THE ENGINE, THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE BACK SEAT. I REMOVED THE BACK SEAT, AND SMELLED THE FUSE BOX, AND OPENED THE FUSE BOX COVER, AND I FOUND THAT TWO RELAYS WERE VERY HOT, AND ONE OF THEM WAS BURNED, AND MELTED ALL THE WAY INTO THE BOTTOM OF T...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL BUT DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ...

Mileage: 111,730

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A GASOLINE ODOR EMITTED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A CRACKED FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE ...

Mileage: 144,205

THE CADILLAC WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN REAR ENDED BY SEMI-TRUCK GOING POSSIBLY 40MPH CAUSING THE CADILLAC TO CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT AS WELL. THE CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS, THE SPEED OF SEMI TRUCK IS UNKNOWN BUT SEEING THE CADILLAC WAS TOTAL LOSS AND WITH S...

THE CADILLAC WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN REAR ENDED BY SEMI-TRUCK GOING POSSIBLY 40MPH CAUSING THE CADILLAC TO CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT AS WELL. THE CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS, THE SPEED OF SEMI TRUCK IS UNKNOWN BUT SEEING THE CADILLAC WAS TOTAL LOSS AND WITH S...

BOTH REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN IN WARM WEATHER. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY. WE ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WHEN DISEMBARKING CHILDREN AND ELDERLY HANDICAPPED ADULTS. THERE IS A CONCERN THAT WE CANNOT GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE CAR WHEN THEY CANNOT OPEN IT THEMSELV...

Mileage: 37,890

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IGNITION FAILED AND AS A RESULT, HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE LEFT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION OVER NIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BE COMPLETELY DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TH...

Mileage: 30,000

2008 CADILLAC DTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WARNING LIGHTS, GAUGES AND INDICATORS BEING ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

2008 CADILLAC DTS - PROBLEM WITH DASH BOARD LIGHTS NOT BEING RESET TO BRIGHT WHEN IN SUNLIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

DASH LIGHTS AT TIMES WILL NOT COME UP TO BRIGHT LEVEL , VERY HARD TO SEE INSTRUMENTS IN DAYLIGHT ON SUNNY DAY. ONCE DROVE FROM NASHVILLE,TN. TO LOUISVILLE,KY.,BEFORE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON ,THIS WAS STARTING AT ABOUT 8:30 AM IN MAY. WHEN DAYLIGHT AND SUNNY PLUS DRIVING EAST INTO BRIGHT SUN. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

DASH LIGHTING IS DIMMED WHEN EVER HEADLIGHTS ARE ON DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. AUTOMATIC SYSTEM DOES NOT RETURN PANEL LIGHT LEVELS TO DAYLIGHT BRIGHTNESS. THIS MAKES THE DASH INVISIBLE IN BRIGHT DAYLIGHT. CONDITION EXISTS UNTIL THE SUN IS HIGH IN THE SKY. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE! OWNERS M...

Mileage: 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SIGNAL LIGHT THE MECHANIC HAD TO REMOVE THE LOWER WIND DEFLECTOR. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE LOWER WIND DEFLECTOR FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WENT BA...

Mileage: 51,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CENTER POST OBSTRUCTED THE CONSUMERS VIEW WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT, BUT HE NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WASN'T ABLE OFFER HIM ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED...

Mileage: 27,000

MY 2008 CADILLAC'S BRAKES HEATED U AND CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATION AND NOISE WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 58 MOUNTAIN IN PATRICK COUNTY VA. I CALLED TWO DEALERSHIPS, PATTERSON/COLLINS IN MT. AIRY NC AND NELSON CADILLAC IN MARTINSVILLE VA AND BOTH TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BUT THERE WAS NOTHING...

Mileage: 34,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS FAILED AT LEAST TWO TO THREE TIMES A WEEK WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-55 MPH AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ON HIS INSTRUMENT PANEL WHENEVER THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T...

Mileage: 18,000

THE REAR PASSENGER LAP-SHOULDER BELTS ARE UNUSABLE BECAUSE THE BUCKLES ARE TOO FAR DOWN INTO THE SEAT CREVICE TO GET THE LATCH PLATE INTO THE BUCKLE. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO PULL THE BUCKLES OUT FURTHER BUT CANNOT. I HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER CADILLAC AND BUICK AUTOS AND THE BUCKLES ARE LOCATED MUCH FU...

Mileage: 80

MY 2008 CADALLIC DTS WAS TRYING TO START ON ITS ON. THE KEYS WERE ON THE TABLE AND THE SPARE KEY HANGING ON THE KEY RACK. IN DOING SO IT CAUSED MY CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE WHICH CAUGHT MY GARAGE ON FIRE. MY FAMILY WAS ALL IN BED WHEN WE WERE AWOKEN BY A PERSON PASSING BY THE HOUSE AND RECOGNIZED THAT ...

Mileage: 13,000

LTR FROM SENATOR CARDIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE THE RIGIDNESS OF THE SEAT BELTS IN HER 2008 CADILLAC DTS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELTS WERE VERY TIGHT TO THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER STATED GM NO LONGER USED THE FLEXIBLE STEM FOR THE SEAT BELTS ON ANY OF THE DTS VEHICLES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT. AFTER THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE AND THEN CALLED THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID NOT WANT ...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT IDENTICAL TO THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS RIGID AND NOTICEABLY SHORTER THAN THE ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER SENT A SEAT BELT EXTENDER...

Mileage: 275

2008 CADILLAC DTS HAS SEVERAL SAFETY PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE CHIMES SOUNDED, THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED, THE GAUGES AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. THE CONSUMER STATED ALL OF THE MALFUNCTIONS HAPPENED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE TRACTION LIG...

I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TAILLIGHTS OF LATE MODEL CARS, SPECIFICALLY CADILLAC'S. THESE TAILLIGHTS, I SUSPECT ARE LED, ARE TOO BRIGHT, AND SEEM TO "PULSATE" IN A WAY THAT IS VERY TROUBLING FOR DRIVERS TO LOOK AT. EVEN FROM A DISTANCE THE LIGHTS HURT EYES AND CAUSE FOR A MAJOR UNSAFE DISTR...

EMAIL FORWARDED ABOUT CONCERNS ON GM CADILLACS, THE TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT TURN OFF UNLESS THE VEHICLE MAKES A 90 DEGREE TURN, WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. *KB