2008 Cadillac CTS transmission problems

Filed Sep 7, 2023 · Steering, Transmission · CO

I was driving down the road going Bout 29 miles per hour when I heard a big boom. It sounded ND felt like I had hit something . So I slowed down and pulled over to the side of the road put the car in park looked underneath nothing was there . I then preceeded to my at. Which thank God was only another block away .I started going only going maybe 5 miles per hour at this point because it sounds like I'm dragging like metals on the ground . When I got to my apt. I went to park the car when I went to put it into park it would not go when I went to reverse it would nit go it still went into drive and thTs it and even getting it into driveyou really had to push it and it felt like the tires were going to wobble off , I mean bye this time it just felt like the car was gonna fall apart shaking abd wobbling all over because I kept trying g to go from drive to neutral to get it to go into park but it didn't budge I had to leave it in neutral and put on the emergency break and shut the car off leaving my key I side cause it wS stuck due to the car not going into park. When I came out of my apt. I wS just frazzled I didn't understand whT wS going on she hD been running beautifully. But I did remember when I first test drove her I had told the sales man she had felt like I wS pulling something she wS kinda hesitant to excelerate . He assured me she's had a 5 star inspection and the whole cars under warranty ND he works on cadillacs himself . Yada Yada Yada. I had called. Friend to come help me tow her home . He tried to get her to manually go into drive but it still wouldn't budge he thought maybe the shift link u til we got her home it was the drive shaft it had sheered off all the bolt one half was on the one part the other part of the bolt were broke off where it connected to the tyranny. He said you can't replace this with out trying to back our the bolts but there metric bolts and would be hard to find . And I would just be better off with a new driveshaft.

Filed Jul 18, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · CA

Car went crazy one day while behind the wheel everything malfunctioned then car shut off and won't start again. I could of easily got into an accident had there been any other vehicles around. Kids were scared. Codes come up as U0100,U0140,U0101,C0242,B0081-0F,B0081-71,B1370-01,B1370-06,U0155-00,U0170-00,P0856-00.

Filed Feb 17, 2020 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · 180,000 miles · LA

February 14, 2020 is just the last date it has happened on. It's happened approximately 30 times. For the past two years if you don't just ease on the gas the reduced engine light and traction control light comes on and the car will not go over 5 m.p.h. I have read several hundred articles online on different websites with people describing the exact same thing. It almost got me hit on the ms. River bridge the other day. If u have to go up any type of incline it does it also. I was accelerating slowly as I possibly could going up the small incline on the bridge that connects louisiana and mississippi. All of a sudden the reduced engine power light came on and I could not get out of traffic that was doing approximately 55 m.p.h. And my two year old grandson was in the backseat. The only way to fix it temporarily is to get off the bridge because there is no where to pull to the side of the bridge. You have to kill the car for a few seconds and recrank it. I've had mechanics look at it and I've had it hooked to the computer at o'reillys. No one can tell me anything. But if it weren't a safety recall why would almost 1,000 vehicles that I know of be doing the same thing. You can google it and see that I'm telling the truth. Lots of these cars have the identical problem. I'm currently looking for a newer model between 2014-2018, but I'm afraid of having the same or a similar problem. This is definitely a recall. But it seems to me that you all do not want to do any recalls on these cadillacs. I've been to lots and lots of websites and I have not found anyone who's been able to figure out the problem. Even the ones that have had it put in the dealership have still yet to figure out the problem. It has to be electrical or one or more sensors malfunctioning. Thank you for your time.

Filed Jul 18, 2018 · Transmission · 108,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. While driving 25 MPH and depressing the clutch pedal, it failed to respond and the pedal traveled to the floorboard. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and waited thirty minutes for the clutch pedal to retract to its normal position. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the clutch assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,000.

Filed Mar 22, 2018 · Driver assistance, Transmission · 180,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle slowed down to approximately 30 MPH. The traction and "satellite off" indicators illuminated. The failure recurred three times and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic each time. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000. The VIN was not provided.

Filed Sep 11, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · 86,000 miles · AK

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. While driving 45 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there were cracks in the bearing on the drive train, which needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic where it was still being diagnosed. The local dealer (alaska sales and service anchorage, 1300 e 5th avenue, anchorage, ak 99501) was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact filed a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

Filed Aug 15, 2017 · Body, Suspension · PA

The passenger door does not open from the outside of the vehicle. The motor for the door lock failed. The driveshaft bolts broke and make a "flapping" noise when the vehicle is driven. My mechanic cannot find the replacement assembly and was told by cadillac that it is unavailable at this time. Operating the vehicle is dangerous because the vehicle fails to accelerate in traffic. I contacted gm/cadillac about the problems and was told there is nothing they can do because my vehicle is not under warranty and the door lock issue was on recall in 2013 and has expired. My concern is if I am involved in an accident with a passenger, first responders may not be able to safely remove the passenger because the door will not open from the exterior handle.

Filed Jan 20, 2017 · Transmission · 83,000 miles · NY

I brought my vehicle in for service due to an audible "clunking" coming from the driveline. When the service manager shifted the car into gear in the service bay there was an audible "clunk" to which he stated that it sounded like my driveshaft was "coming off." I left the car and went to lunch. 30 minutes later I was told that my vehicle needed a new transmission and transfer case because the transmission output shaft was "stripped" and the car would not move on it's own. The service manager told me that they had taken the vehicle out for a test drive and that pulling back into their parking lot there was a bang and then the car would not move anymore and that they had to push the vehicle back into the garage. In researching this issue I found a technical service bulletin put out by general motors for this exact issue in other 2008-2013 cadillac cts models equipped with all wheel drive. I also found that the root of the problem is that there is no gasket or barrier between the transmission output shaft and the transfer case input shaft. This allows water and/or moisture to get into these components causing corrosion which leads to the "stripping" of the transmission output shaft. Gm has created revised components to allow for a gasket between these components, but this requires a complete tear-down of the transmission and transfer case. I am now forced to pay for a new transmission and transfer case on the vehicle (because I still have a lien on it) and cadillac and/or gm are refusing to recognize this problem or help in covering any of the repairs. There are multiple complaints regarding this problem from other cadillac owners.

Filed Dec 6, 2016 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. While driving 35 MPH with the accelerator pedal depressed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Filed Sep 27, 2016 · Transmission · 115,000 miles · NC

For the fourth time a wheel speed sensor malfunctioned. I was turning left across traffic and all of the sudden the stability control light started blinking and my speed was limited to about 5 MPH, putting me in danger of being t-boned. After about 15 seconds of this the car finally figured out that something was wrong and lit up the service stabilitrak, service brake assist, and service traction control warnings and allowed me to accelerate again (exactly as it's done three times before when wheel speed sensors have gone out). This is a massive safety issue.