2007 Cadillac Sts Driver assistance Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND VARIOUS WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10640139

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

50,000 mi

I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. I STARTED GOING UP THE DRIVEWAY, I FELT THE CAR LURCH FOREWARD. I THOUGHT I WAS SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE, BUT HIT THE GAS INSTEAD. THE CAR CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE MOVING THE CONCRETE BLOCK. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I BROKE MY NECK AT C4 AND C5. I HAVE SEEN 3 REPORTS ON THIS SITE DETAILING THE SAME. ALL THESE CARS WERE 2007 CADILLAC STS. WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH GM AND AIRBAGS, COULD THIS BE RELATED? *TR

NHTSA ID

10597698

Incident

Feb 4, 2014

Mileage

61,000 mi

MY WIFE WENT TO THE LOCAL GAS STATION AND AS SHE WAS PULLING IN SHE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN PAST THE PUMPS TO PARK. SHE HIT THE BRAKES AND THE CAR SPED UP. SHE SLAMMED THEM HARDER AND IT SLIGHTLY SLOWED DOWN BUT SHE HIT 2 GUARD RAILS AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE CINDERBLOCK WALL DESTROYING THE FRONT BUMPER, BOTH FRONT FENDERS, HEADLIGHTS AND THE INTERNAL ALUMINUM BUMPER WAS CRUSHED AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF BUT SHE WAS NOT HURT. SHE SAID THE CAR SPED UP WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPLOYED. ALSO, AFTER SHE HIT THE WALL SHE TRIED TO PUT THE CARD IN REVERSE BUT SHE HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO ACTUALLY GO IN REVERSE. THE CAR IS AT THE MECHANIC BEING FIXED AT THIS TIME BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SPEEDING UP INSTEAD OF STOPPING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED... THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAID IT WAS UP TO ME TO FIND THE CAUSE. SOMEONE FROM CADILLAC OR NHTSA NEEDS TO COME AND LOOK AT THIS BEFORE THE CAR IS FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10533919

Incident

Aug 4, 2013

Mileage

72,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AS SHE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

NHTSA ID

10380134

Incident

Feb 2, 2011

Mileage

36,000 mi

MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A ROAD FROM A STOPPED POSITION RESULTS IN ACTIVATION OF STABILITY CONTROL AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER FOR 1-2 SECONDS. WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10255244

Incident

Jan 15, 2009

Mileage

19,820 mi

ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME I AM MAKING A HARD RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM KICKS IN ON MY CAR. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE CAR SLOWS AND THERE IS NO ACCELERATION FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10252665

Incident

Dec 23, 2008

THERE ACTUALLY IS NO INCIDENT YET. THE DATE IS BOGUS SO I CAN PROCESS THIS. MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH CADILLLAC'S STABILITRAK SYSTEM. APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE TIME WHEN MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS ONLY THE SYSTEM ENGAGES. APPROXIMATELY 50% THE CAR DECELERATES. WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO TRAFFIC THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN I AM TRYING TO TURN AND JOIN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR DECELERATES I AM LIABLE TO BE HIT ONE DAY. I CAN BE STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR I CAN EVEN BE ROLLING THROUGH A GREEN LINE AND THIS SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE, BUT ONLY IN RIGHT HAND TURNS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10234098

Incident

Jan 1, 1973

Mileage

1,000 mi

I WAS LEAVING GREENVILLE, S.C.AND THE LEFT SIDE BRAKES LOCK AND PULLED ME INTO THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THE CAR FREE ROLLED FOR A SHORT DISTANCE WHILE I GOT BACK IN MY LANE. I REAPPLIED THE GAS AND GOT BACK UP TO TWENTY-FIVE MPH AND THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKES LOCKED. I WAS ONLY GOING APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FIVE MPH WHEN ALL OF THIS OCCURRED. I STOPPED IN THE EMERGENCY LANE AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I SAW NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG AND STARTED UP THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO LOCK AS I WAS GOING UP THE EMERGENCY LANE. I GOT THE CAR TO THE FIRST EXIT AND TOOK THAT EXIT. I PARKED THE CAR IN A PRIVATE BUSINESS AND HAD IT TOWED FROM THERE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10231488

Incident

Jun 13, 2008

Mileage

20,500 mi

THIS ONE SEEMED TO BE THE MOST DANGEROUS. ON RANDOM AND UNPREDICTABLE OCCASIONS WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN ON DRY PAVEMENT AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVE MESSAGE OR TRACTION ACTIVE MESSAGE WOULD BE DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER TO ALL 4 WHEELS AND SLOW ALMOST TO A STOP EVEN WHILE THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED - IT WOULD SEEM TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION! ON MAY 26, 2007 R.C. OLSEN CADILLAC REPLACED THE YAW SENSOR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM , BUT EVIDENTLY THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE AT RANDOM, INFREQUENTLY, AND UNPREDICTABLE OCCASIONS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SLIGHT LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNED WHICH USUALLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 5 MPH) AT THE BEGINNING OF A SHARP TURN WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL (MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS PULLED TOWARD THE DRIVER). IT FEELS LIKE A 1/8 INCH "SLIP" OR "JERK" IN THE WHEEL. THE OCCURRENCE IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR WHEN MAKING AN INITIAL TURN AFTER BEING STOPPED. IT HAPPENS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE BUT I SEEM TO NOTICE IT MORE IN REVERSE BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN I SEEM TO BE PUTTING REARWARD PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING. I SUSPECT THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE SOMEHOW RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. NOTE HOWEVER THAT ON MY MOST RECENT SERVICE VISIT ON JUNE 27, 2007, WOODWARD CADILLAC OF ANDOVER, MA FOUND THAT THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY OUT OF LINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT ON THE CAR WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT SEEMED TO SLIGHTLY IMPROVE IT - THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE ORIGINATING FROM THE FRONT END OR RACK. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON THIS ISSUE 5 TIMES ALL WITH THE RESULT THAT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE COULD NOT FIX IT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MISALIGNED , OFF CENTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10196143

Incident

Jul 4, 2007

Mileage

500 mi