Tl* the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. The contact stated that while stopped, there was an increase in engine rpms and the vehicle surged forward abnormally. The vehicle surged forward until crashing into another vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle suffered minor injuries. The vehicle was in the process of being towed to an authorized dealer to be examined. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,000. The VIN was unavailable.
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Tl*the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. While driving at 30 MPH, the contact attempted to brake and noticed that the floor mat was stuck between the brake pedal and accelerator pedal, causing the contact to crash into nearby vehicle. There were no injuries but a police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be duplicated. The failure mileage was approximately 31,000. The current mileage was approximately 34,000. Updated 8/18/10 *cn the consumer stated the driver's side floor mat became unsecured from it snap and lodged under the brake pedal and over the accelerator pedal. Updated 08/23/10
I was driving my sister-in-law's 2008 cadillac cts home from work one night in december. I came up to the street out of the mall parking lot and put my foot on the brake to slow down. Suddenly, the engine took off and revved up to around 4000rpms, so much I could hardly hold it with the brakes. I put in park and reached down to feel the floor mat to see if it was on the accelerator. It was not. I turned off the car. The next day, I took it to the gm dealer. I don't think they believed me because they could not repeat the condition. They had me leave the car and they said they would look at it. The next day I picked ut up. They said that they had re-programmed the throttle body control unit. I left with the car and proceeded to exit the lot. Just as I got to the street, it took off again, revving to about 4000 rpms or so. I immediately went back and told the dealer what happened. They stared at each other and shrugged their shoulders. They never fixed the problem. I am convinced that this is a software issue in the throttle control system, just like toyota is dealing with. If my wife had been driving this car, she could have been seriously injured. This is a very serious problem and needs attention immediately,. It is not just toyota.
Twice ,while driving my wife's 2008 cadillac cts, my foot has wedged both on the accelerator and the brake pedal causing me to proceed forward while attempting to brake. The first @, 6 mos ago ,caused me to proceed into an intersection narrowly being missed by a vehicle coming from my left. The 2nd occurred @ 1 week ago causing me to just miss hitting a car parked in front . My wife had a similar incident @ 6 mos ago while backing out of a driveway. I have reported both incidents to cadillac with no further communication from them. They gave me this site when I requested an agency to report this problem so I might help others avoid being injured. I will not drive my wife's car in the future due to the above incidents and the fear of a more onerous outcome when it happens again.
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