2011 Cadillac CTS transmission problems

Filed Sep 12, 2023 · Airbags, Transmission · 165,000 miles · MN

The contact owns a 2011 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine started to make an abnormal sound and the vehicle was inadvertently vibrating. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 14V341000 (Air Bags, Power Train). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.

Filed Apr 29, 2022 · Transmission · AK

Under previous GM Safety Recall Bulletin 14233, loss of grease from the center constant velocity (CV) joint over time results in vibrations of the propeller shaft that are transferred to the roll over sensor located on the floor above it. The condition was repaired under this recall in 2014, three years after the vehicle was manufactured. It is now 2022, and the same issue has happened again. Now, GM claims that there are no open recalls on the vehicle, yet the manufacturer defect remains and the issue has resurfaced. Being a safety recall, the repair should be covered by GM as stated in the bulletin (14233) regardless if the repair has been completed in the past, as the defect remains a safety issue. The vehicle in reference has 5 bolts sheared and the last remaining bolt fixing the center CV joint to the transmission was about to fall out, caused by the vibration of the CV joint that lost its grease.

Filed Nov 4, 2020 · Transmission · 149,500 miles · GA

In 2014 gm issued a recall on the supersharger for the 2010 to 2015 cadillac cts v and the cameo zr1 I didn't receive any notice about it. I am registered on the gm recall site I just found out about the recall now I am having the issue I called gm and there saying my car is out of mileage but it wasn't in 2014 and I only let the dealer work on it and they didn't say anything and when I spoke to gm she couldn't find any proof they notified me about the recall how can I get them to repair my car under the recall like they should have?my attorney said try to get your help first because you can make them comply I would appreciate a speedy response to if you can help me thank you.

Filed Sep 9, 2020 · Transmission · 64,000 miles · FL

Every time the automatic transmission is put in reverse and the vehicle wheels turned sharply to right or left, such as in backing- out of a tight parking space, the car labors to move backwards and binding noises emanate from differential or rear axle area of the car. This condition lessens and completely disappears as the steering wheel is returned to the straight forward or straight back position. I believe this condition has existed in earlier models of my vehicle and has been the subject of a recall. This malfunction has existed ever since I purchased the used car in june of 2016. Other than the described issue, the car has served me well.

Filed Jul 4, 2020 · Transmission · 53,000 miles · MN

I bought my 2011 cadillac cts-v brand new on 04-12-11 ,my sealed rear end went out at 33,453 miles which I was out of warranty by 9 days so you guys made me pay $4690 for a 'new rear end that had updated parts that failed and I wouldn't have this problem ever again ..... Well here I am at 54,569 miles and I need another new rear ended replaced me and the dealer both agreed . Now this time since I had it replaced at 33,000 miles now 18,000 1/2 miles later I need another new rear end there's recalls on all your other ctsv models except for 2011 through 13 and they're all having the same problems with their sealed rear ends in the ctsv's and the sports models like I said I paid $100,000 for this car brand new nine years ago I put an average of 4500 miles on it every year my wife drives it 98% of the time and she doesn't drive it fast or aggressive at all there's a really extreme problem with your sealed electronica rear ends and axle shafts I reported this to the safety centers and there's currently 4000 cars experiencing the same problem as mine and with the 14 and 15 models there's 2800 people with the same problem in the same rear end just different years please makeand replace my rear end at no cost as it's not my fault your parts fail.... Please get back to me as soon as possible my phone number is [xxx] my name is [xxx]. The way this happened again for the second time as I was driving in motion around cloverleaf about 20 miles an hour when all of a sudden it sounded like I was dragging garbage cans behind my car as to then I pulled over and put my hazards on and got out and looked behind my car to see nothing when I put it in drive again the car would not move and you just heard the rear and gears and pins spinning without making the car move extremely loud and dangerous my wife could' have been hurt if the rear end locked information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *cc

Filed Feb 10, 2020 · Transmission · 53,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 cadillac cts. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH, there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle which caused the vehicle to not accelerate. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was shifted to neutral and back to drive and failed to respond. The vehicle was also shifted in reverse and failed to respond. The vehicle was towed to rohrich cadillac 2116 w liberty ave, pittsburgh, pa 15226 where they informed the contact that there was a spline between the transfer case and the transmission that needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number to the contact. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000.

Filed Sep 21, 2018 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 cadillac cts. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the contact heard an abnormal noise. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the drive train needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v341000 (power train) although the failure was similar. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

Filed Apr 13, 2017 · Transmission · 79,000 miles · TX

The gm rear differential is defective on this 2011 cadillac cts I own. The federal safety agency did an investigation on these rear differentials to include the 2004 to 2007 rear ends. The same rear end is on cadillac sts, cts-v and these rear ends were continued to be placed by gm, without fix, in cadillac cts until 2013. Same design, same mechanical parts. My car is a 2011 that just had a new rear differential from gm put in to solve its issues. After installation, the same problems exist with a roaring and thumping noise that has been verified by repair shops coming from the old and new rear differential. These issues are either with the side differential carrier bearings and/or the ring and pinion system. Gm has never provided a fix except to recommend a different viscosity of fluid that only quietens down the noise. Eventually, the rear ends have catastrophic failure and have caused, as investigated by the federal safety agency, the car to spin and injury or worse result. This issue has never been fixed by gm and they continue to sell and install rear differentials for which there is no fix. I discussed this also at length with service manager of sewell cadillac in dallas texas and they state that they replace these rears all of the time and that there is not fix for them by gm. I have enclosed my complaint to the repair shop that put the new gm rear end on my car without exercising their due diligence and research as to installing a major component on a car for which there is no fix by gm and the distinct possibility of a failure that would cause injury or death.

Filed Dec 20, 2016 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 55,000 miles · IL

Vehicle enters a mode at random that abruptly reduces and inhibits or stops the ability to accelerate. In certain situations this can cause dangerous conditions that can lead to accidents. As in my case, I was inmost struck by several vehicles because of the loss of acceleration and forward momentum as I initiated a turn at an intersection from one major artery onto another during rush hour traffic driving conditions. This hazardous and dangerous situation would not have existed of not for the sudden loss of power and acceleration by the vehicle entering this mode. On another instance at highway speed while attempting to change lanes to overtake a vehicle, the car entered this same mode, and was also almost struck because of the sudden deceleration and loss of power. This also occurred on a main artery in rush hour traffic as well, an accident was avoided in this instance as well due to the other vehicles ability to brake and veer away.

Filed Feb 15, 2016 · Transmission · 66,000 miles · IL

My cadillac cts 2011 has had a failure in the rear differential, twice since I have owned it. The first time was sept 2013 and the entire rear differential had to be replaced, and now jan 2016, the exact same issue has occurred. There is a service bulletin on the vehicle of sb11084 and an the federal safety agency item number 10038765. It is a same that this is a know problem and a recall has not been generated. The vehicle will be out of the powertrain warranty at the end of february so unless a recall is done, this will not be covered on its next failure in a year.