Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac dts. The contact stated that the left headlight on the vehicle was not working. The dealer informed the contact that the replacement for the headlight would cost approximately $700.00. The front passenger side headlight was previously replaced at his insurance companies expense. Cadillac was not notified. The headlight will be replaced at the owners expense. The failure mileage and current mileages were 50,000. The VIN was unknown.
2006 Cadillac DTS lights complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac dts. The contact stated there is an intermintent issue with the headlight and dashboard instrument panel.they go into the nighttime mode in the daytime and it is very hard to see the dashboard when driving. The contact stated that the dashboard instrument panel goes into night mode when starting the engine as well. The contact stated that the vehicle had been taken to the dealer for diagnostic and testing twenty times, in regards to the exterior lighting and electrical system. The dealer was able to duplicate headlight failure, however no repairs had been made to the vehicle at the time of the complaint.the approximate failure mileage was 800. The approximate current mileage was 15000.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) my 2006 cadillac dts [xxx] has an intermittent hid headlight problem that occurs in colder temperatures. The lamps will flicker and one or the other will go out. The only way to get the headlight to come on again is to turn off the headlights and turn them on again. The vehicle has been in to the local cadillac dealer, and is in there now, but they don't seem to be able to fix the problem. Also, the right taillight/brakelight/turnsignal will occasionally go out completely. The side-marker LED lights still illuminate, but the rest of the light assembly goes dark and the turn signal in the back doesn't work. This also happens in cold weather. The dealer hasn't been able to fix this problem either. Similar problems are being documented in the cadillac owners forum online.
I purchased a used 2006 cadillac dts in october of '06. In the spring of 2009, the headlights on said vehicle began to flicker. I thought it was a bad headlamp. I took it to a mechanic and they could not duplicate the problem to determine why this was happening. I've been driving the vehicle for 8 - 9 months since this problem started and now one headlight or the other or sometimes both will go out. Took it back to the mechanic and it was determined after 4 hours of testing that the ballasts in the headlight unit are both bad causing the headlights to do this. Repair cost at a non-gm mechanic was $1700 - $2000. A gm certified mechanic verified the problem and repair cost will be $1403.82. This is to replace the ballasts, headlamps and the labor costs. I feel this is a ridiculous cost for repair of headlights, but have ordered parts and hopefully will have my car repaired next week. This is very unsafe, as I can be driving down the road at night and have my headlights just shut off. The only way to get the headlights back on is to turn them off and back on, but even then it only works for a short period of time before repeating the same problem. In researching this, I have seen other internet posts from cadillac owners experiencing similar issues with the headlights. I did complain to gm/cadillac and they are offering to cover 25% of the repair costs. In the interim, I have been pulled over by police for having headlights not working and I have not even been aware that they had gone out while I've been driving.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac dts. The contact took his vehicle to the dealer to have it repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v441000 (electrical system). He stated that there was a recall for the third brake light, but the parts for the repair were unavailable. The vehicle has not yet been repaired according to the recall. Currently, the third brake light is fractured and the brake light does not illuminate when braking. The failure mileage was 38,917 and current mileage was 40,000. Updated 3/16/09 *cn the consumer stated the problem has been corrected.updated 03/19/09.
Headlights stop working on our sedan fleet. The high intensity headlights will just stop working. We have had this happen on eight of our cars so far. It is now starting to reoccur on the cars. Thee is a problem with the high intensity ballast assembly. We have two additional cars that have to go back to the dealer this morning, with a car at the dealer now for the same problem. The vehicles started failing at about 25,000 miles and it is a constant occurrence.
The headlights flash-to-pass feature only functioned on 20'06 cadillac dts when the headlights were turned on. Also, on all of my previous automobiles the headlights would illuminate and flash-to-pass even though the headlights were not turned on at the time. I demonstrated this to the dealer, and he tried it on a similar vehicle and it did not work either. I consider this an important safety feature and would use it frequently.
Cadillac vehicles with vertical strip LED tail lights are highly distracting. I can see the lights "blink" as I look at them and away from them. Many of the newer cadillac vehicles exhibit this same problem. This is by far the most distracting thing on the road today. I believe that I am in the minority as my wife doesn't even notice them. But I can see them from some distance and it's all without any concerted effort to look at them or stare at them. It's as if someone had a strobe light on!
Flickering tail lights. Recent models of cadillac (e.g. Dts), use LED tail lights. On this car, they flicker at about 50 hz. I work in the software industry and can clearly see computer monitors flickering at 60 hz or below. At night, and especially while in motion, these tail lights are extremely distracting, and occasionally nauseating. I have noticed this beginning to occur on more types of vehicles each year. I am very concerned about the effect on safety and comfort should this trend be allowed to continue. I believe the dot should mandate that LED lights on all vehicles have a refresh rate of 100hz or greater in each mode (dim: tail light, bright: brake light...). There are examples of LED tail lights that do not flicker, in particular, most large semi-trailers do not have this flicker effect.
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