2003 Cadillac Cts
Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-24 | 03V115000 |
STEERING | 47,835 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The computer isn’t telling the alternator to charge the battery so the batteries are being all of the way drained witho… |
| 2020-11-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Everything was really grate no problems. My brakes sounds like there is LOTS of AIR Coming from somewhere. My key ignit… |
| 2020-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds the vehicle would suddenly… |
| 2020-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THERE IS A OPEN RECALL EFFECTING THIS YEAR & MAKE ALTHOUGH MY VIN SAYS THERE'S NO RECALLS ON MY CTS. I HAD BOTH FRONT B… |
| 2019-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING… |
| 2019-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN… |
| 2019-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY SON THAT GO TO COLLEGE AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, HIS BEEN USING THIS CAR SINCE 2015 TILL 2… |
| 2019-03-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AT ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 4:22 AM THIS MORNING MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS AWAKENED BY MY CADILLAC… |
| 2019-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR WILL NOT START AND I HAVE TO BYPASS THE IGNITION WITH A JUMPER IN THE FUSEBOX |
| 2018-12-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRS AIRBAG LIGHT ON ON DASH |
| 2018-10-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DRIVING 70+MPH ON FREEWAY IN FAST LANE. CAR STOP ACCERLATING AND NO RPM THE STEELING WHEEL THEN LOCKED ON ME WHILE IN T… |
| 2018-09-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE STABILITY SYSTEM ENGAGED, I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHIC… |
| 2018-07-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL ON DALLAS RD IN WEST RICHLAND, WA I STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES TO TURN INTO QUAIL SPRINGS APARTMENT… |
| 2018-07-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT IS STUCK ON. AFTER RESEARCHING ISSUE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. CALLED D… |
| 2018-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND … |
| 2018-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND THE LOW BRAKE… |
| 2018-02-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY 2003 CADILLAC CTS CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIREMAN SAID THAT IT WAS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR … |
| 2017-10-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TRACTION CONTROL ALWAYS COME ON,AIR BAGS LIGHTS ON,CUTS OFF IF IDLE TO LONG |
| 2017-09-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | ON THE MORNING OF 9/21/2017 I WAS IN A ACCIDENT. THE FRONT OF MY CAR ABOVE THE BUMPER WAS SMASHED IN THE ENGINE WAS PUS… |
| 2017-08-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE REVERSE POSITION, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED I… |
| 2017-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY/AND CITY LEAVING ME TO HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO START BACK UP. WHILE CAR I… |
| 2017-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AND THE CHECK BRAKE INDIC… |
| 2017-05-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2003 CADILLAC CTS FROM CAR MART IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA ON OR ABOUT MAY 5, 2017. SHORTLY AFTER SIGNING THE C… |
| 2016-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I SAW A BLUE SPAKE WHEN I HAD GOTTEN OUT OF MY CAR AND LEFT THE DOOR OPEN. THE SPARK WAS LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE D… |
| 2016-07-25 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITH A LOUD NOISE. … |
| 2016-05-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CRANK AND CAM SENSORS HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING OR BEING STOPPED. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COM… |
| 2016-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2003 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STARTS UP AND DRIVES FOR A WHILE THEN SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARN… |
| 2016-04-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING AT 50 MPH OR HIGHER A MESSAGE IS SENT ACROSS THE DASHBOARD SAYING TO "SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM"… |
| 2016-03-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ABRUPTLY SHUT … |
| 2016-03-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT BELT (FEMALE) ASSEMBLY USING A TAKATA INITIATOR (CYLINDER ALONGSIDE THE SEAT) FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SENS… |
| 2016-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHERE THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED WATER LINES THAT DRI… |
| 2016-01-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER OVERNIGHT FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE C… |
| 2015-12-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CUSTOMERS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING TO REPAIR SHOP, 3 MILE TRIP, FLUID WAS LOW, P/S FRONT HOSE WAS SWOLLEN AND … |
| 2015-12-13 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR SHUTDOWN DURING DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED IN DECEMBER 2015 |
| 2015-10-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR FROM DEALERSHIP IN OCT 2015. WHILE DRIVING, I BEGIN TO SMELL BURNING OIL AND NOTICED OIL LEAK UNDER VEHI… |
| 2015-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. THE VE… |
| 2015-06-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STA… |
| 2015-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE VEHICLE DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB, THE HEADLIGHTS AN… |
| 2015-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELEC… |
| 2015-05-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF EXCELERATION.........THIS HAPPEN TO ME 2X... ONCE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC!!! AND THE… |
| 2015-05-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS RUSTED… |
| 2015-02-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILE… |
| 2015-02-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT A… |
| 2015-01-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY W/ BRAND NEW SUMITOMO TIRES FOR REAR PURCHASED ON 1/10/15, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW CAUSING ME T… |
| 2015-01-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | NOTICED OIL PUDDLE UNDER VEHICLE WHICH LEAD TO DISCOVERY OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN DISCUSSED WITH DEALER SERVICE MA… |
| 2015-01-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY WITHO… |
| 2015-01-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT… |
| 2014-12-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED UN… |
| 2014-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2003 CADILLAC CTS CONSUMER HAVING COMPUTER PROBLEMS WITH THE KEYS AND CAN'T GET IN THE CAR OR TRUNK. *MW THE DEALER I… |
| 2014-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO INSERT, REMOVE, AND TURN TO … |