Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 3673 | 10019203 | Cruise control inoperative and/or malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code p0833 stored. the condition may not be able to be duplicated by the dealer yet the consumer may have a repeat concern. *ak | 02/17/2006 | ||
| 01376 | 11/18/2003 | 10004159 | Erratic cruise control with manual transmission. *tt | 11/20/2003 | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||||
| 3131 | 01/01/2004 | 10009980 | Vehicle will not stay in sport mode after the key is cycled. *tc | 11/03/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/18/2010 | 76000 | ||
| My cadillac '04 cts has a brake issue. when turning sharp at low speeds the brakes disengage and i lose complete control of the car. it is intermittent and i can't duplicate it at will. it just happens. i have filed a case with gm customer service and am taking to the dealer tomorrow. | |||
| 02/15/2007 | 50000 | 1 | |
| On or about february of 2007, september 2008, june 2008 and march 2010, my 2004 cadillac cts's rpm fluctuated from 1 to 3 at a high speed while driving and while parked. *tr | |||
| 09/29/2006 | 37000 | 3 | 10/03/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated at various speeds without warning, the vehicle lost power and would not accelerate above 20 mph. also, without warning, the vehicle stalled on several occasions, and would not restart. the vehicle was towed to the dealership, who replaced the throttle twice and the throttle body assembly harness, but the problem persisted. *ak updated 10/25/2006 - *nm | |||
| 03/11/2005 | 22700 | 2 | 11/29/2003 |
| Vehicle has twice accelerated forward upon braking when coming to a stop. first time was in a parking lot. vehicle was pulling into parking space, slowed to a crawl with the brakes applied, then suddenly lunged forward, hitting the car parked directly in front of vehicle. no damage occurred, but experience very frightening. second time was returning from doctor appointment. a passenger in the vehicle at the time and experienced the defect. while coming to a stop behind a group of cars at the stop light, brakes applied to slow the car to a crawl, then suddenly the car surges forward. upon slamming brake fully to the floor, the vehicle stopped, missing hitting the car ahead and stopped by only inches. vehicle was taken to dealership, which kept the car over the weekend, supplying a loaner car. called dealership monday afternoon. told there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. it was driven a total of 80 miles over the weekend and the problem was not recreated. the trouble is, it was almost 450 miles between the first problem occurrence and the second one. they were almost one week apart. now i am told by the dealership that since the computer found no defects over the weekend, my car is ready for me to drive. i now have a defective car with a serious safety issue, which i am afraid to drive. i told them i wanted a piece of paper stating the car was free of defects, so when this occurs again, i will be notifying my insurance company and we will take action against this dealership if any damage results from another occurrence of this type. i am also going to request the dealership to allow the computer to stay hooked up to the car for at least a week when i go tomorrow to pick up the car. *ak | |||
| 10/14/2004 | 58000 | 1 | 04/07/2004 |
| While pulling inside of a parking lot the consumer applied the brakes, placed the vehicle in reverse and the vehicle suddenly accelerated backwards. the driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle and applied the brakes,the pedal went to the floor. the driver placed the vehicle in drive and the vehicle suddenly accelerated uncontrollably and ran into a glass window'; return true; onmouseout=window.status=''; return true;>glass window. no injuries. both frontal air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. please fill in additional information. *jb sierra vista police department has a report of the accident. *tc | |||
| 07/05/2004 | 232 | 1 | |
| The consumer was parking the vehicle when the gas pedal became stuck causing the consumer to crash into a building head on. upon impact the air bags did not deploy. consumer sustained injuries and was hospitalized. *ak *nm | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 11/03/2006 | 23353 | 1 | 11/20/2003 |
| Come to stop sign put foot on brake pedal to stop. instead of stopping car started to accelerate and would not stop with brake pedal applied until it with through neighbors barn. totalled vehicle. passenger verifies brake was being applied during this incident. *jb | |||