The vehicle experiences harsh shifting, surging, and jerking forward during normal driving conditions. The behavior has occurred repeatedly over several years and has been confirmed by the dealership. Multiple repair attempts, including transmission-related work, have not resolved the issue. The vehicle has surged forward unexpectedly, creating near-miss accident situations. I no longer feel the vehicle is safe to operate.
2017 Cadillac CT6: jerking or lurching
5 of the 17 complaints about the 2017 Cadillac CT6 describe jerking or lurching.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 29%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 62 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Jerking or lurching by model year
- 20201
- 20181
- 20175
- 20163
What owners say
Transmission - Jerks and studders (hesitation) in the course of normal driving. Brakes - Makes a squealing noise which has gotten louder over time.
While driving the vehicle with auto stop engaged, the auto stop was malfunctioning. When I get to a red light or stop sign vehicle would engage auto stop, once I let my feet off the gas pedal and accelerate, the vehicle would jerk out of gear then slip /drag then engage with a loud hit as if someone rear-ended me. The problem was duplicated and confirmed by the dealership. There has been no outside inspection other than the dealership. No warning lights messages prior to failure. In addition, the Auto-stop working with a week of this complaint shortly therafter.
I was driving the vehicle heading to the interstate, and my speed was about 15 MPH, as I merge onto the highway and accelerated I felt the transmission shudder, and lag with a humming noise. It felt like the transmission mission was slipping and shaking with no acceleration power. I had to keep hitting the gas pedal to try and make the transmission engage. Very Dangerous! The transmission would also throw you back and jerk when accelerating violently. The transmission lunges forward and jerks into gears when starting from 0 mph.
When auto stop is engage taking your foot off the brake pedal from a complete stop when the engine starts back up it has a harsh jerk sometimes, it feels as though someone has hit you from the rear. This been going on for three years the car has been in service twice for this problem the service technician cannot duplicate it.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Power train
- This service bulletin provides information on Transmission Adaptive Functions and Correcting Low Mileage...
- This service bulletin provides information on the harmful effects of ethylene glycol in transmission fluid.
- Power train
- This service bulletin provides information on some vehicles that may rock or move slightly forward or...
- Power train
- Power train
- GM is receiving damaged (cracked or broken) transmission cores returned to the reman facilities
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2017 Cadillac CT6 jerking
Is jerking or lurching a common problem on the 2017 Cadillac CT6?
5 of 17 owner complaints about the 2017 Cadillac CT6 (29%) mention jerking or lurching. The model year with the most reports is 2017.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2017 Cadillac CT6?
There are 0 recalls and 62 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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