Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 3969 | 10019862 | Steering bind or click noise on left turn. *ak | 05/05/2006 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 04/04/2010 | 71080 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 cadillac cts. the contact stated that while driving 15 mph another vehicle crashed into the driver side and the air bags failed to deploy. the driver side had extensive damages to the door and was not drivable. the contact sustained traumatic brain injury. a police report was filed. the vehicle was repaired by the manufacturer and the insurance company was notified. the vehicle continues to have air bag failure. in addition, the rack and pinion rod was defective and had to be repaired twice. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. the failure mileage was 71,080 and the current mileage was 103,000. | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 08/15/2005 | 1 | ||
| The car being reported about was my car, was three months and a cadillac cts. i was driving at approx. 25 miles per hr. the car steering failed, pulled to the right, couldn't be stopped nor steered and crashed into three trees and finally came to a stop in the intersection of another street. the car wouldn't stop, or turn, etc. it just seemed to lift to the right and hit one tree, then another, then another and finally stopped in an intersection. it was totaled, terrible damage; i had a broken wrist. recently within the last two years i have read in the newspaper about 2 fatalities driving this model car, both seemingly went out of control. one hit a utility pole, another hit a grating and flew into trees. *tr | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 08/15/2005 | 1 | ||
| The car being reported about was my car, was three months and a cadillac cts. i was driving at approx. 25 miles per hr. the car steering failed, pulled to the right, couldn't be stopped nor steered and crashed into three trees and finally came to a stop in the intersection of another street. the car wouldn't stop, or turn, etc. it just seemed to lift to the right and hit one tree, then another, then another and finally stopped in an intersection. it was totaled, terrible damage; i had a broken wrist. recently within the last two years i have read in the newspaper about 2 fatalities driving this model car, both seemingly went out of control. one hit a utility pole, another hit a grating and flew into trees. *tr | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
| 06/23/2008 | 58000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 cadillac cts. the contact noticed a leak on his garage floor underneath the vehicle. he stated that the leak was coming from the rear pinion seal and took the vehicle to the dealer. the vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that there was a recall for that same defect; however, his vin was not included. the vehicle could not be repaired for free. the contact had the vehicle repaired. the recall number was unknown. the failure mileage was 58,000 and current mileage was 59,000. | |||