2009 Cadillac CTS: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jun 7, 2018 · Acceleration, Airbags · 61,000 miles · PA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2009 cadillac cts. While stopped, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated without warning and crashed into multiple vehicles. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained minor injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard and deemed a total loss. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle had no reported failures. The failure mileage was 61,000.

Filed Jul 5, 2013 · Transmission · 59,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 cadillac cts. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH the vehicle accelerated on its own. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician tightened the drive shaft bolts to the transmission; however, the failure recurred after the vehicle was repaired. The vehicle not repaired after the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.

Filed Oct 30, 2011 · Acceleration, Brakes · 16,900 miles · NJ · crash

We were leaving a diner parking lot in the afternoon, when I had to stop for a delivery truck blocking our exit. When the truck pulled forward I lightly pressed the accelerator and the car began to surge forward and to our left(my wife was in the car with me). I pressed down on the brakes and the car continued forward and began to turn to the right and I tried to steer the car to the left but the steering did not respond resulting in my hitting two parked cars. I had the car towed to the cadillac dealer. The dealer indicated that there was nothing wrong with the car and suggested that the surge was caused my a secondary car mat but could not explain the steering problem. This same situation occurred during our severe snow storm last winter. At the time I assumed it was due to icing conditions on the road and my dealer indicated that they had reset the car codes to correct any errors(stability control light stayed on)

Filed Dec 2, 2010 · Acceleration · 13,900 miles · MO

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 cadillac cts. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 90 MPH after hearing the gas pedal make a popping sound. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by shifting gears and decelerating. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed him that the floor mats were the cause of the acceleration in the vehicle. They also informed him to put his floor mats in the trunk. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 13,900. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Apr 6, 2010 · Acceleration, Steering · NY

2009 cadillac cts *gr the consumer stated from time to time, while waiting for a red light to change with his foot on the brake, the vehicle would suddenly surge into the intersection almost causing an accident or when parking and shifting from reverse into drive, the vehicle would suddenly surge forward. The consumer has taken the vehicle to the dealer several times, but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The consumer also stated the steering wheel locked which made it impossible for him to turn the ignition on. On three occasions, he had to call for assistance.

Filed Feb 18, 2010 · Acceleration · NC · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact rented a 2010 cadillac cts. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH the vehicle accelerated rapidly and crashed into a guard rail without the air bags deploying. The contact called the police because the driver was not responding inside of the vehicle. The emt removed the driver from the vehicle and he was taken to the hospital. The driver died at the hospital due to blunt force trauma. The manufacturer recovered information from the black box and it revealed that the driver was pressing the brake pedal and accelerator pedal together. The contact feels the vehicle accelerated without the driver pressing on the accelerator pedal. The failure mileage was unknown.