2007 Cadillac V-Series Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2007 Cadillac V-Series, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes150.0%
- Powertrain (other)150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC CTS V-SERIES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN WET CONDITIONS, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT AND STRUCK A CURB. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER ACROSS THE STREET, JUMP A CURB, AND CRASH THROUGH A ROD IRON FENCE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT LOOKED AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS COVERED IN GREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONCE THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILS, THE VEHICLE THINKS THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED. THEREFORE, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT HE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC CTS V-SERIES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN WET CONDITIONS, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT AND STRUCK A CURB. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER ACROSS THE STREET, JUMP A CURB, AND CRASH THROUGH A ROD IRON FENCE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT LOOKED AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS COVERED IN GREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONCE THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILS, THE VEHICLE THINKS THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED. THEREFORE, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT HE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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