Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 12/13/2011 | 29000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. the contact stated that while sitting idle with the brakes depressed, the speedometer suddenly increased to 80 mph as the rear tires began spinning uncontrollably. the contact immediately placed both feet on the brake pedal and the vehicle resumed normal operation. the vehicle was later taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the contact was advised that they were unable to duplicate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was later contacted but offered no assistance to the contact. the failure mileage was approximately 29,000. the current mileage was approximately 32,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 12/13/2011 | 29000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. the contact stated that waiting in line at a drive through and her foot depressed on the brakes, the speedometer suddenly read 80 mph and the rear tires started to spin. the contact immediately placed both feet on the brakes the vehicle acted as normal. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. after diagnosis they advised her that they were unable to duplicate the failure and did not repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was later contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 29,000. the current mileage was approximately 32,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 29000 | 1 | |
| The cars engine runs away with my car when i am sitting with my foot on the brake or at very slow idle with my foot on the brake. the problem is one that needs to be recalled. the internet is full of the same complaint for the same year and mileage,( 29,000-32,000 miles ). i am reaching out to you because my car is at the dealer, nothing has been done to fix the problem, and i refuse to take my car back at this point. i paid cash for this car and this is the second time it has been in for the same problem. on monday afternoon i pulled into my bank with cars in front of me and beside me. i came to a stop, had my foot on the brake and all hell broke loose. my car lunged forward, my engine was screaming, my speedometer said 80 mph, i had both feet on the brake to not hit the woman in front, my rear wheels were smoking and screaming and my car was jumping side to side because of the spinning wheels and nowhere to go because at this point i am standing on the brake with both feet. someone screamed turn off the ignition and the moment was over. courtesy chevrolet in salisbury md, just called to say the problem didn't throw a code so cadillac won't pay them to look and fix the problem. if they wont fix what's wrong they can keep the vehicle and i want my money back and as i told them i won't stop until i get someone to listen and warn others of this problem. i have researched the internet and this is a very serious problem widespread and these cars need to be recalled. my husband says it's probably a problem in the computer that when the precise pressure is applied to the brake, the signal to the engine is go not stop. *tr | |||
| 12/02/2012 | 32000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. the contact stated that while sitting at a traffic stop with the brakes applied, the speedometer suddenly provided an erroneous reading of 80 mph. the wheels also began spinning rapidly as the vehicle veered from side t0 side abnormally. the contact powered off the vehicle and once restarted, the abs and check engine warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis however, the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired one year prior to the recent failure. the vehicle was not recently repaired. the manufacturer was later contacted but offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 32,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 29000 | 1 | |
| The cars engine runs away with my car when i am sitting with my foot on the brake or at very slow idle with my foot on the brake. the problem is one that needs to be recalled. the internet is full of the same complaint for the same year and mileage,( 29,000-32,000 miles ). i am reaching out to you because my car is at the dealer, nothing has been done to fix the problem, and i refuse to take my car back at this point. i paid cash for this car and this is the second time it has been in for the same problem. on monday afternoon i pulled into my bank with cars in front of me and beside me. i came to a stop, had my foot on the brake and all hell broke loose. my car lunged forward, my engine was screaming, my speedometer said 80 mph, i had both feet on the brake to not hit the woman in front, my rear wheels were smoking and screaming and my car was jumping side to side because of the spinning wheels and nowhere to go because at this point i am standing on the brake with both feet. someone screamed turn off the ignition and the moment was over. courtesy chevrolet in salisbury md, just called to say the problem didn't throw a code so cadillac won't pay them to look and fix the problem. if they wont fix what's wrong they can keep the vehicle and i want my money back and as i told them i won't stop until i get someone to listen and warn others of this problem. i have researched the internet and this is a very serious problem widespread and these cars need to be recalled. my husband says it's probably a problem in the computer that when the precise pressure is applied to the brake, the signal to the engine is go not stop. *tr | |||
| 12/02/2012 | 32000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. the contact stated that while sitting at a traffic stop with the brakes applied, the speedometer suddenly provided an erroneous reading of 80 mph. the wheels also began spinning rapidly as the vehicle veered from side t side abnormally. the contact powered off the vehicle and once restarted, the abs and check engine warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis however, the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired one year prior to the recent failure. the vehicle was not recently repaired. the manufacturer was later contacted but offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 32,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 29000 | 1 | |
| The cars engine runs away with my car when i am sitting with my foot on the brake or at very slow idle with my foot on the brake. the problem is one that needs to be recalled. the internet is full of the same complaint for the same year and mileage,( 29,000-32,000 miles ). i am reaching out to you because my car is at the dealer, nothing has been done to fix the problem, and i refuse to take my car back at this point. i paid cash for this car and this is the second time it has been in for the same problem. on monday afternoon i pulled into my bank with cars in front of me and beside me. i came to a stop, had my foot on the brake and all hell broke loose. my car lunged forward, my engine was screaming, my speedometer said 80 mph, i had both feet on the brake to not hit the woman in front, my rear wheels were smoking and screaming and my car was jumping side to side because of the spinning wheels and nowhere to go because at this point i am standing on the brake with both feet. someone screamed turn off the ignition and the moment was over. courtesy chevrolet in salisbury md, just called to say the problem didn't throw a code so cadillac won't pay them to look and fix the problem. if they wont fix what's wrong they can keep the vehicle and i want my money back and as i told them i won't stop until i get someone to listen and warn others of this problem. i have researched the internet and this is a very serious problem widespread and these cars need to be recalled. my husband says it's probably a problem in the computer that when the precise pressure is applied to the brake, the signal to the engine is go not stop. *tr | |||
| 12/02/2012 | 32000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. the contact stated that while sitting at a traffic stop with the brakes applied, the speedometer suddenly provided an erroneous reading of 80 mph. the wheels also began spinning rapidly as the vehicle veered from side t side abnormally. the contact powered off the vehicle and once restarted, the abs and check engine warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis however, the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired one year prior to the recent failure. the vehicle was not recently repaired. the manufacturer was later contacted but offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 32,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 03/30/2010 | 31000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. while traveling 30 mph the contact attempted to brake and noticed that the floor mat was stuck in-between the brake pedal and accelerator causing the contact to crash into a nearby vehicle. no one was injured and a police report was filed for the incident. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. there were no prior warnings. the failure mileage was at 31000 and the current mileage was 34000. bml | |||
| 12/05/2009 | 35000 | 1 | |
| I was driving my sister-in-law's 2008 cadillac cts home from work one night in december. i came up to the street out of the mall parking lot and put my foot on the brake to slow down. suddenly, the engine took off and revved up to around 4000rpms, so much i could hardly hold it with the brakes. i put in park and reached down to feel the floor mat to see if it was on the accelerator. it was not. i turned off the car. the next day, i took it to the gm dealer. i don't think they believed me because they could not repeat the condition. they had me leave the car and they said they would look at it. the next day i picked ut up. they said that they had re-programmed the throttle body control unit. i left with the car and proceeded to exit the lot. just as i got to the street, it took off again, revving to about 4000 rpms or so. i immediately went back and told the dealer what happened. they stared at each other and shrugged their shoulders. they never fixed the problem. i am convinced that this is a software issue in the throttle control system, just like toyota is dealing with. if my wife had been driving this car, she could have been seriously injured. this is a very serious problem and needs attention immediately,. it is not just toyota. *tr | |||
| 04/01/2008 | 5000 | 1 | |
| Twice ,while driving my wife's 2008 cadillac cts, my foot has wedged both on the accelerator and the brake pedal causing me to proceed forward while attempting to brake. the first @, 6 mos ago ,caused me to proceed into an intersection narrowly being missed by a vehicle coming from my left. the 2nd occurred @ 1 week ago causing me to just miss hitting a car parked in front . my wife had a similar incident @ 6 mos ago while backing out of a driveway. i have reported both incidents to cadillac with no further communication from them. they gave me this site when i requested an agency to report this problem so i might help others avoid being injured. i will not drive my wife's car in the future due to the above incidents and the fear of a more onerous outcome when it happens again. *tr | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 10/15/2009 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. the contact was driving 50 miles per hour and attempted to stop the vehicle. the contact proceeded and came to another stop sign when the accelerator pedal became stuck. the contact had to press the stop button on the dashboard. the contact spoke with the manufacturer and was advised to file a complaint. the current and failure mileages were not available. the vin was not available. updated 04/13/10.*lj | |||