Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. While driving 50 MPH, the speed decreased without warning, as if the brakes had been depressed. The vehicle came to a complete stop without warning. The contact was able to accelerate the vehicle by applying pressure to the accelerator pedal. Furthermore, the check engine light illuminated and the air bag light remained illuminated and flickered continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 114,720.
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I was driving the vehicle and was hit from behind and went into a curb. My airbags did not deploy and the car would not restart. The engine completely shut off. The car continue to have problems with the engine and smoking after it was repaired by a gm dealer. We had to turn the car in and file bankruptcy after it stopped working.
I was at a stop sign when I tried to press down on the gas the car started tug and it would only do that on the first gear one mechanic said that it has to do with the fuel system and I kept testing the car out and I kept pressing on the gas to see if there was a difference but it kept doing the same thing as the first time
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. The contact stated that a puddle of oil was found under the engine area. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the oil pan gasket was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. The contact noticed a large amount of engine oil leaked onto the ground. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the valve cover. The failure persisted after the repair. The vehicle was taken to two other independent mechanics that confirmed the oil pan gasket would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the water pump was replaced on four separate occasions. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 36,500. ...updated 03-10-16 *bf
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. Upon accelerating from a red light, the vehicle could only accelerate to 15 MPH. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that there was fluid emitting from the radiator. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence where an independent mechanic diagnosed that the fitting detached from the radiator. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. While driving at approximately 60 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle decelerated and was not able to exceed 40 MPH. The engine warning light illuminated and the electronic engine reduced message displayed. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
On 07/26/2015 went to start car. It started ok, but then there was no power to dash non on my indicators came on, when I went to put the car in drive the gear shift would not move. So I went to turn the car off, at this point the key would not turn all the way to full off position and is stuck in the ignition, all night. This of course means the alarm would not go on. So key stuck in ignition, no alarm, no dash power. This of course by morning had killed a new battery of only 5 days old.
2006 cadillac dts. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine issues. *smd the consumer was informed there were two pans under the engine that were leaking oil and the gaskets needed to be replaced. Only the small pan was replaced. Two weeks ago, the consumer noticed oil spots on the garage floor. The dealer informed the consumer it would cost $3,000 to repair the vehicle.
I am the owner of a 2006 cadillac cts 3.6l v6 with a broken timing chain which is a $1,500 repair. I was traveling 70 MPH down the highway when the timing chain went out and almost had an accident trying to pull onto the side of the road. I contacted gm and was told that even though my vehicle has the same engine as the 2007 model, it was not covered by the extended warranty. Upon researching this is a known issue with the cadillac cts from the very beginning of its appearance in 2003. The number of complaints from 2003 to 2006 for the timing chain on the nhtfs website was the same as the number of complaints in the years covered by gm's special extended warranty (gm subject 10287 concerning timing chain issue) for the 2007-2009 cts. Gm realized the timing belts were an issue and found a way to only cover those 3 years by blaming the need to reprogram engine control module. By doing this they managed to prevent investigations by the nhtfs regarding the timing chain issue. While the engine control module may have contributed to the timing chain issue in the 2007 ' 2009 years, it is not the cause of the issue since the problem existed in the 4 years prior to the addition of the faulty engine control module. The years following the extended warranty there have been zero complaints related to timing chain issues. This indicates that perhaps the timing chains being used previously were likely replaced, but I do not have the resources to investigate that. The nhtfs has never investigated the timing chain problem in the 7 years it was occurring. Part of the problem is that most people filing a complaint about a timing chain don't know how to categorize it (I found instances under airbags, electrical, etc.) these are only the cases that have been reported to the nhtfs, but the internet is filled with people complaining about the problem.
Engine oil leaking. From oil pan area, leaks 1 quart every 200 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 69,000.
Between 12/2013 and october 2014 my car blows out electronic control modules a/k/a e.c.m.s possible causes are the ignition and or fuel gauge shows momentarily no gas motor shuts off and stalls while driving.
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 ).
Check engine light came on and the cadillac dealer as well as two independent shops gave the same diagnosis -- the timing chains [3] had evidently 'stretched' -- no recall, no warranty -- only $1,500.00 out of my pocket -- who ever heard of such a dumb thing, this is not a toyota with timing belts -- I am truly disgusted, that's the end of cadillacs for me --
Driving on the freeway and the car just died on me in the middle of the highway. Had to get it towed to the shop found out it was the timing chain.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the transmission failed without warning and the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was found that the hose that was connected to the radiator and to the transmission had failed. The vehicle was not n repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. The contact stated that there was excessive consumption of engine oil. The vehicle was taken to dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The vehicle was then taken to a private mechanic where was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact mentioned the vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions for the same failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 72,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning while the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.
I had timing chain done on my car in oct. Of 2011 at jack wolf in belvedire, il at the time the car was fixed under a extended warranty. I then had the same problem happen again jan. 2013. I called gm I was told that then would not fix it even though it had only been a year and 6 months since the problem happen before.
Timing making a chatter noise.
I took my 2006 cadillac cts into a gm dealer for a recall. They also changed the oil. Ever since they changed the oil, my car has been burning an excessive amount of oil. I had to put a quart of oil or more about every 500 miles. I put in 1 1/2 quarts on a wednesday and on a monday my car began making a loud knocking sound in the engine. Gm will not listen to me and now my car probably needs a new motor. I have babied the car and this is not my fault. Oil is in the car at all times and it should not throw a rod with oil.
Timing chain broke while cruising on highway, 70mph. Incident caused catastrophic engine failure requiring entire engine replacement, $8500.00. Odometer 66,998. 2006 cadillac cts, 3.6l v6 engine, rwd.
My 2006 cadillac cts with a 3.6l v6 started burning oil excessively at about 25,000 miles. It now has about 31,000 miles and burns a quart every 800 miles. I drive about 6500 miles per year, mostly in short distance city driving. The car still drives well and it still passes the texas vehicle inspection which includes emissions testing. The oil gets black quickly after a change. This oil consumption is excessive for such a low mileage car.
My 06 cadillac cts had less than 35000 miles on it and less than 3,000 on an oil change when I noticed the oil level was below the reading marks on the dipstick. No drips on the ground. After researching I discovered their spec is to burn 1 quart per 1000 miles (1 quart per 500 miles if aggressively driven). I took the car in for an evaluation to see if it hit their "specs", and the service manager performed an oil change, and set me up for a reinspection at 2,000 miles. When I went in he checked the oil level, and it was low, I asked where the level should have been on the dipstick and he gave me a range. If the consumption rate is so specific, shouldn't the test for consumption have strict guidlelines about where the dipstick readings should be? I have owned almost exclusively gm vehicles for most of my adult life. Even in the ones I've kept for 150,000 miles plus, I have never had even one of them leak let alone burn oil at this rate. In 3000 miles, I have to put 2 quarts of oil in this vehicle, and that's normal. It may not be a safety issue, at least until my car engine seizes on the highway from lack of oil, but it is def something that needs to be addressed by gm.
Had used 1 qt oil in 5,000 miles on previus oil change and now has used 2.5 qts in 4,000 miles.
(1) normal driving (2) rear differential leak and whine; coolant leak from the radiator (3) going to the dealer tomorrow.
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