Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. While driving 45 MPH, the brake fluid indicator illuminated. The contact stated that the brake fluid hose became rusted, which caused brake fluid to leak from the hose onto the ground. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
2006 Cadillac CTS brakes complaints
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Brakes fail when making sharp turns. I contacted gm and they claim to have never heard of the problem, I've had it fixed last year and it is starting to happen again.
The car was being parked at hospital by my daughter where she works the brake pushed all the way to floor car hit building no injurers 2nd time this has happened the car has front damage no airbag deployed there are over 500 times this has happened looking at websites this needs fixed before more people get killed all the same cars
My back center brake light no longer works and since this was pointed out to me earlier this month, I have noticed at least four other cts cars with the same issue. They range from my year ('06) to at least 2009. And when quoted a price ($600+!) I balked at having it replaced. Anyone else notice this or have this issue?
May '15 noticed small pink puddle of fluid on the garage floor under front passenger side. New set of brakes put on in jan '15 so drove to my mechanic. When I did a hard left into the parking spot at 2-5 MPH the car brake pedal shuttered, went to the floor and I was barely able to stop. Mechanic had it for 3 hrs trying to figure out the problem/test driving it many times. They could not find anything wrong. Two weeks ago the "service brake assist" dash message came on. I looked it up on the computer. I found over 75+ complaints of other cadillac cts owners with the same problem. All of them had their mechanic or dealer look at the problem. Most of those failed to find any problem or repaired things that did not fix the problem. Almost everyone said gm should do something or at least let owners know. The situation is very dangerous. I also came across the way to fix the problem from a complaint forum poster : "it is a wiring harness problem - have your mechanic check the wiring harness for sources of inductive voltage. Eventually, an intelligent mechanic fabricated a new harness with new terminal grounds from the ebcm to the left wheel speed sensor and rerouted the harness away from any possible sources of inductive voltage. Once that was complete, we have not had a problem. The mechanic (works for dealership) said to us that anecdotally he has run into this problem more than once and that there seems to be a failure in the design /workmanship in some of the wiring harnesses connecting the ebcm to the speed sensors that causes the brakes to fail. Separately, he recommended the next time we buy a car, we not buy a cadillac, because he felt that the fix -- rerouting the harness -- was not a time or money intensive fix, but that gm didn't seem interested in letting car owners know that, despite the potential and obvious dangers. More but out of room.
While very slowly turning into a parking spot my 2006 cadillac cts acted as though the ABS was engaging and would not stop. I had to manually put the transmission into park to stop. This has now happened 4 times under similar scenarios. Each time this happens 'service brake assist' appears on the driver display and the t/c and ABS lights come on. After the car has been shut off and then restarted the display is normal, dash light s are out and things work normal, until it does it again. I am in canada, but after researching this problem have found many, many similar incidences and felt adding to the list may help to engage gm to issue a recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. While reversing out of a parking space at approximately 2 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle did not stop. The contact observed that the brake hose had ruptured and the check brake fluid level warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v105000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The failure mileage was 110,000.
While making a right turn pulling into a parking spot the vehicle failed to stop until it hit the curb. Since then it has happened several other occasions very sporadic but the situation is the same while pulling in to a parking spot brakes fail to engage as if I have no brake assist. Today it happen again this time I hit a gate causing damage to my front bumper as well as the gate. I understand that this is a on going problem and gmc has failed to acknowledge. Please help us before it causes someone's life because of a fatal accident caused by this problem.
The car will not stop when turning into parking spaces, coming up to stop lights or going down hills. When this started happening, I thought I just needed new brakes. I went to the mechanic and replaced my brakes and got new tires, but the issue continued. In order to stop, I have to put the car in park while it is rolling. I pump the brakes, but that does not help. I have almost rear-ended vehicles while coming to stop lights. I have almost ran into light poles while parking my car. I have rolled out into the street on numerous occasions because the vehicle will not stop. All of these examples happen sporadically but often. My traction light and ABS light come on and I receive a warning on my dash stating "service brake assist". I have been very lucky so far that I have not been in or caused an accident, but I am extremely fearful that eventually this will happen.
It happened to me several times when turning into parking space or pulling out of parking space my 2006 cadillac cts 3.5 did not stop while braking the car in either direction. During that I felt a shudder sound coming out of front wheels and brake pedal traveled all the way to floor. At the same time a message ?service brakes assist? Appeared on the vehicle information display window and the ABS and traction control warning lights were turned on in the dash board. I took my car to more cadillac local dealer at chantilly, va. And get it checked in reference to recall # 09149, but he told me that is not the issue because the front brake hose fitting are not corroded and he could not replicate the issue. I contacted gm customer service on 11/06/2014 and explained the situation of the issue. They assigned me a reference # [xxx] and we had a conference call with the moore cadillac service advisor. It seems like the gm and moore dealer advisor are not admitting that is a manufacturer issue, but I have read several similar complaints on the www.safecar.gov site and fee like that it is a gm manufacturer issue and could cause a fatal accident. Currently, mileage on the car is only 59,200 and I noticed this issue at mileage 55,000. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2006 cadillac cts. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle brake pedal issues. *smd the consumer stated when she applied the brake to slow down, to make a turn, a noise was immediately heard. Once she stopped, a burning smell was present and the brakes did not have the same feel as the pedal felt loose and very close to the floor. She managed to make it to her destination. Once she parked, the burning smell was very noticeable and the rim on the left front tire was very hot. The next day, she had the vehicle towed to a local dealer. A few days later, they informed the consumer, the caliper had locked up on the drier's front wheel and the brake hoses needed to be replaced, all at a cost of $ 1500.00. The dealer stated there were no recalls on the vehicle. However, when the consumer returned home she discovered her vehicle was recall in 2010.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. While driving approximately 8 MPH and attempting to engage the brakes, the vehicle failed to respond and the ABS warning indicator illuminated. The contact stopped the vehicle by shifting into the park position. An independent mechanic was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Every time I turn a hard left or right into a parking space my car looses its brakes & my service brakes assist light goes on.
Abs and traction control light comes on , car will not brake on low speed levels .
I had just exited the highway and waited at the end of the ramp for the traffic signal to change. I was proceeding into the intersection after waiting for light to change. I began to accelerate and another car ran the light and hit my car on passenger side. The responders said I was t-boned. When I got hit the car steering wheel locked up, the car came out of gear, the gear mechanism inside the car came apart, the brakes didn't work. I had no control of the car, it shut down. The only thing that stopped me from hitting the metal guardrail was the car ended up on the curb on left of road in the bushes. The passenger window shattered and windshield on passenger side was damaged. The passenger door was pushed into the car and neither of the airbags deployed. The responder's commented that they were surprised that the airbags didn't deploy as hard as I was hit. The vehicle has been deemed a total loss as the damage is extensive. Previously on a few days have had to jiggle the steering wheel and the keys in ignition to turn so that I could start my car. I had previously checked the gm site and entered my VIN because I had times when the ignition switch in my car would not work. There was no recall for my vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. The contact stated that while turning and depressing the brakes, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 59,000 and the current mileage was 85,000.
Lost 95% of the braking capacity while in traffic. Later found upon repair completely rusted brake lines at the passenger side line ABS junction. Loss of brake fluid and brake function ensued.
Fatal car crash resulted in death of driver (only person in the automobile). History of service brakes hydraulic problem on the 2006 cadillac cts--pressing brake pedal and lunging or sudden abnormal acceleration with loss of steering.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. The contact stated that while entering a parking spot at low speeds, the vehicle failed to respond to deceleration attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number 10v105000 (service brakes, hydraulic) but the failure recurred. The contact was unsure of the exact repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Ebcm failure traction control, ABS, and brake lights are all on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. The contact stated that while turning at various speeds, the brakes failed to function. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Several times I have experienced that when turning right into a parking space my car does not want to come to a stop,my brakes become hard and to come to a stop I have to keep pumping the brakes.I am very scared to even go into a parking space.dont know if my car is gonna stop or keep going.the first time this happened to me is when first purchased the car,but being that u can use this car as stick or standard I thought maybe I did something wrong,I almost went into my apartment building.I am afraid that I might get into an accident with my grandchildren in the car or even hit someone walking.
I have read numerous complaints for the same issue I am reporting on the internet on various websites. The dealership mechanics can't determine the issues and something has to be done! The first time I experienced the problem I was slowly (less than 5mph) turning the steering wheel in the right direction into a parking space and the vehicle would not stop, it jumped the sidewalk, but stopped before hitting the building. I had the vehicle looked at by mechanics at the dealership and they were unable to replicate, but would guess manifold gasket, that?s a lot of money for a guess fix that may not resolve the problem. The issue has happened numerous times since; yesterday it happened while in reverse (turning wheel to the left under 5 MPH) I thought I wasn't going to ever stop! Http://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/comment/4050860 list a lot of people saying the same issue happened to them and the dealership mechanics have guessed fixes from wheel hubs to loose radiator hoses, but the problem continues after the guess fix. Until someone gets deathly injured behind this issue, I don't think cadillac is taking it seriously. The other common problems traction engaging (light comes on) when making turns at higher speeds (over 5mph) may be related to this issue. This has happened with me and my family in the vehicle, everyone is aware of the issue, the dealership (which appears clueless as many others do) as well as a local reputable family owned auto mechanic business in my community. I need to know what it takes for this issue to be diagnosed and fixed, before something tragic happens to me. Thank you. 2006 cad cts-frustrated owner (dealership has milked me dry and still experience same issues, already paid dealership in the last year: passenger airbag light ($495) rear differential ($600+) and now possibly spending $600+ on a defect fix guess ? Manifold ).
I noticed that, when driving very slowly and turning sharply to left and braking car would shudder and feel like brakes not working. Finally, one day it would not stop and I almost hit a car. Took in to service center and ABS system in wheel had to be replaced. Now I am having similar experiences again and "check brake assist" and "ABS" warning lights on. When this car was 6 mos old, the ABS assembly had to be replaced. It seems that this is a design flaw in the car but cadillac does not acknowledge. Is intermittent problem and if I turn off the engine and start from straight drive, problem does not occur or register in warning system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the traction control and the ABS warning lights illuminated. In addition, the braking system malfunctioned. The braking failure almost caused the contact to become involved in a crash. The contact shifted into park while the vehicle was still in motion in order to avoid crashing. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The contact called the manufacturer and was advised that the rotors had likely become worn. The failure mileage was 120,000.
Pulling into a parking space at my childs daycare facility and my traction control light and ABS light came on as vehicle was stopping and began to accelerate then came to a stop. To my understanding gm has not issued a recall or a fix.
I was turning into a parking space between two cars. So I made a sharp turn and the brakes failed. I was unable to stop the car and headed for the car in front of me. I stopped it by straightening the wheel. At this time I was able to stop. This happens everytime I make a sharp turn. Just trying to park in my driveway, I fear running into to my garage. Even making right turns. I just hope there is not a line of cars when I turn because I may run into the car in front of me. I have never made a sharp turn at fast speeds. So I say this only happens at any sharp turn at slow speeds. I feel this is a safety hazard.
Slow speed brakes applied ABS activates dry roads no wheel slipping car will not slow down must shift to n apply emergency brakes.
This has been a recurring intermittent problem when making a right braking turn at less than 5mph. The ABS light comes on and the brake pedal goes to the floor and I have to pump the brakes very hard and press down very hard to stop the car otherwise I hit the parking space stop. Many people have posted the same experience with the 2006 cts and they are told the same thing from the dealer that I was. They were not able to recreate the problem. I was told by the dealer that I had to replace the brake pads which another mechanic told me was not necessary since the pads still had 50% left on them. This is a big issue on this car and someone is going to get hurt.
The brakes fail often when the car is making turns at slow speeds. This has caused a few minor accidents in my parking garage. The problem is well documented on the below link, but it looks like gm has failed to do anything about it. Http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0f480a/29.
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