2003 Cadillac CTS Other / unspecified Problems

TRACTION CONTROL ALWAYS COME ON,AIR BAGS LIGHTS ON,CUTS OFF IF IDLE TO LONG

NHTSA ID

11056283

Incident

Oct 2, 2017

DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY W/ BRAND NEW SUMITOMO TIRES FOR REAR PURCHASED ON 1/10/15, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL SENDING ME INTO THE GUARDRAIL THEN SPUN OUT INTO THE HIGHWAY LANDING HORIZONTAL ACROSS ALL LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH MY TRUNK END IN THE HOV LANE. I WAS THEN STRUCT BY A BOX TRUCK, SPINNING ME BACK AROUND AND TOTALING THE VEHICLE. THE SIDEWALLS TO THE TIRE WE STILL ATTACHED TO THE RIM AND THE TREAD FACE HAD DETACHED. *JS

NHTSA ID

10681903

Incident

Jan 24, 2015

Mileage

146,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH BECAME INOPERABLE, AND THE BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

NHTSA ID

10640447

Incident

Jan 12, 2014

Mileage

104,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SIX MINUTES, BUT IT SHOOK AND IDLED ROUGHLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWENTY TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,197.

NHTSA ID

10618975

Incident

Sep 2, 2013

Mileage

145,197 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWAYED ABNORMALLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE STABILITY TRACTION SENSOR LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE STABILITY TRACTION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,204. THE CONSUMER STATED BACK IN 2012, SHE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STABILITY TRACTION ENGAGED DISPLAYING ON THE SCREEN. WHEN THE FOOT PEDAL STARTED TO VIBRATE, SHE CHECKED THE MANUAL TO FIND THE CAUSE, AND IT STATED THE STABILITY TRACTION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER BEING QUOTED A PRICE, OF $500, SHE DECIDED TO WAIT. BUT, ON MAY 29, 2013, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HOP ACROSS THE LANE, THE STABILITY TRACTION ENGAGED WAS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER, WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED, AGAIN ABOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR. UPDATED 11/20/13

NHTSA ID

10543919

Incident

May 15, 2013

Mileage

80,204 mi

I WAS RIDING DOWN THE STREET AND I HEARD A SCRUBBING NOISE CUMMING FROM LIKE BEHIND MY WHEEL WHEN I WOULD TURN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN LATELY I THOUGHT I NEEDED BRAKE FLUID BUT SOMETHING MADE ME JUST LOOSE CONTROL AND JUMP THE MEDIA STRIP I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE LUCKILY I DIDN'T NOW MY LEFT FRONT TIRE IS BENT IN A LITTLE AND I CANT DRIVE THE CAR OR MAKE ANY LEFT TURNS WITHOUT THE GRUNTING SOUND THAT IT MAKES WHICH MIGHT COST ME MY JOB BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE! *JS

NHTSA ID

10464033

Incident

Jun 21, 2012

Mileage

116,432 mi

REAR LIGHTS AND PLATE COVER JUST FELL OFF AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *LN

NHTSA ID

10379853

Incident

Nov 17, 2010

I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2003 CADILLAC CTS. MY ENGINE STARTS SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I TURN ON MY HEATER WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE. I REPLACED MY BRAKE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES. MY WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE IS BROKE. I HAD TO GET A NEW MOTOR FOR MY WINDOW BECAUSE THAT BROKE. I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME CONDITIONS AS ME. WHY ISN'T IT ON RECALL ??? I MEAN WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR IT SO WE SHOULD GET THE SAME QUALITY BACK !!! I KNOW GM HAS TO REVIEW OUR COMMENTS. THEY JUST DON'T CARE ABOUT THERE CUSTOMERS. GM NEEDS BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE THERE SERVICE SUCKS!!!! RECALL....RECALL....RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10373347

Incident

Oct 27, 2009

Mileage

68,782 mi

2003 CTS - SERVICE TRACKING SYSTEM BEGAN TO DISPLAY AND ENGAGE FREQUENTLY. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BEGAN VIBRATING BADLY AND PULLING TOWARD LEFT (UNABLE TO BRAKE). RETURNED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY REPLACED "STEERING SENSOR" $650.00. TWO MONTHS LATER BEGAN TO LOSE POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER START UP, DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HOME PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN. DISPLAYED LOW BATTERY, THEN MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS FOR SERVICE (ABS, TRACKING, AIRBAG ECT...). RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY REPLACING ALTERNATOR. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS IS THE REAL PROBLEM BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ ON-LINE REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE SAME LEAKAGE ISSUES FROM BOTH COOLANT AND OIL SOURCES THAT I HAVE READ ON-LINE. DEALER CONTINUES TO TELL ME TO REPLACE BOTH GASKETS AND THERMOSTAT. THESE AGAIN ARE COMMON ISSUES THAT ARE POSTED CONSISTENTLY ON-LINE BY CONSUMERS. THESE ARE SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS FAILURES BASED ON PEOPLE'S PERSONAL SAFETY. GM MUST STEP UP AND HONOR THESE SAFETY ISSUES BY RECALLING THESE ITEMS. INABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE DUE TO TRACKING SYSTEM ENGAGING AND NOT ABLE TO BRAKE, VEHICLE LOSING POWER AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING 50 MILES AN HOUR, AND LASTLY FIRE HAZARD DUE TO LEAKING PLASTIC VALVE COVER GASKETS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10363493

Incident

Oct 29, 2010

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS ON HIS VEHICLE SEEMED TO "DE-LAMINATE" FROM THE BASE METAL. HE FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO. THE RIMS SEEM TO AFFECT THE TIRES AND THEIR ABILITY TO HOLD AIR. HE WOULD HAVE TO REFILL THE TIRES WITH AIR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE RIMS WERE NOT FACTORY MANUFACTURED, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THESE WERE THE RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. HE WAS UNAWARE THAT THEY DID NOT COME FROM THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THEY DISPLAYED THE CADILLAC EMBLEM. HE HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE RIM OR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,755 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

NHTSA ID

10259887

Incident

Feb 19, 2007

Mileage

36,000 mi