Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-17 | 10V105000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 139,131 | — | Details |
| 2005-01-20 | 05V024000 |
AIR BAGS | 87,000 | — | Details |
| 2003-09-29 | 03V346000 |
SEATS | 6,771 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The output shaft flange for the transmission that mounts to the driveshaft coupler the flange starts to break away and… |
| 2024-07-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Recent incident regarding the left front control arm of our 2004 CTS Cadillac. There was a recall for the lower control… |
| 2024-07-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I am writing regarding a recent incident regarding the left front control arm of our 2004 CTS Cadillac. There was a rec… |
| 2024-06-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | fuel pump was failed replaced under recall back in 2016. Now again the fuel pump has failed again vehicle stalled. Plea… |
| 2022-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the vehicle would not restart.… |
| 2020-03-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VEHICLE GOES INTO THEFT MODE WHILE DRIVING, LOCKING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS INSIDE THE CAR. WINDOWS CANNOT BE ROLLED… |
| 2020-03-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 100K I NOTICED THE AXLE SEALS ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING. THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS BUT NOT BASED ON … |
| 2019-12-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A CTS AND I'VE GOTTEN IT SERVICE THINKING IT WAS A TUNE UP DO TO IT WAS MISFIRING. COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS … |
| 2019-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING BELT COVER LEAKING OIL CREATING FIRE HAZARD |
| 2018-11-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND HE HAD TO PUMP THEM TO BE ABLE TO STOP. UPON REASEARCHING THE C… |
| 2018-11-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I GOT THE CAR TOOKEN BUT THEY DONT WANT GAVE IT BACK I DONT NOW THE RESON CAN U GUYS GET IT BK THANK U WITH MY FULL RES… |
| 2018-10-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT 60 MPH, MY SUNROOF, WHICH WAS CLOSED, FLEW OFF OF MY CAR! NO WARNING. NO REASON TO … |
| 2018-07-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IN BACK SEAT ON LEFT AIRBAG IS REALLY COMING OUT. IM AFRAID IT WILL EXPLODE WHEN I HAVE A CHILD OR FAMILY MEMBER IN THE… |
| 2018-06-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON MAY 18TH, 2018 I PURCHASED A 2004 CADILLAC CTS FROM TOP NOTCH AUTO. THE GAS GAUGE, BRAKES, A/C, BLINKERS DASH BUTTO… |
| 2018-02-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE AIR BAG, AND TRACTION… |
| 2018-02-17 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR IS USED BUT EXCELLENT CONDITION AND RECENTLY PURCHASED. I FELT A JOLT… |
| 2017-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017, WHILE DRIVING FROM WORK I HAD TO SUDDENLY APPLY TO MY BRAKES. IN THE PROCESS, FROM OUT … |
| 2017-10-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER, THE WIPERS CONTINUE TO RUN AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. AT TIMES THE ONLY WAY TO STOP … |
| 2017-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WITH INTERMITTANT STARTING PROBLEMS. CAR WAS ABLE TO TAKE A JUMP BUT NO LONGER ABLE TO TAKE JUMPS. WENT TO START C… |
| 2017-05-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKING POWER ASSIST FAILS OCCASIONALLY WHEN I AM MAKING A HARD TURN (AS WHEN PARKING), EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT , BUT R… |
| 2017-03-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE GLASS MOON ROOF SUDDENLY SEPARATED FR… |
| 2016-10-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG INDICATOR HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE OCTOBER 2016. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT AFTER MY MECHANIC RUN A DIAGNOST… |
| 2016-06-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TAKATA RECALLED MY 77 YEAR OLD MOTHER, A DIABETIC, RECENTLY RAN INTO THE BACK OF A COP CAR IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC WHEN HE… |
| 2016-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT DID NOT ST… |
| 2016-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SERVICE THEFT SYSTEM HAS CAME ON RANDOMLY WHICH WOULD NOT LET THE CAR BE MOVED OUT OF PARK. WHICH ALSO CAUSES THE KEY T… |
| 2016-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE BREAKING SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILS. THIS NEARLY CAUSED MY ENTIRE FAMILY TO END U… |
| 2016-03-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CADILLAC CTS EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TOURING TIRES, SIZE: 235/55R17 99HM+S (NA). … |
| 2016-03-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V024000 (AIR BA… |
| 2016-03-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL WS DRIVING THE CAR - I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN IN PARKING LOT - THEN SOUNDED LIK… |
| 2016-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL AND THE TEM… |
| 2015-12-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP T… |
| 2015-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN PARKING AND TURNING HERE KIND OF GRINDING AND CAR NOT WANTING TO STOP, GENERALLY WHEN PULLING … |
| 2015-10-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 CADILLAC CTS I HAVE REPLACED THE ECM, THROTTLE BODY 3 TIMES, GAS PEDAL, WIRING HARNESS FOR THE THROTTLE B… |
| 2015-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK WHEN FILLED OVER 3/4 TANK AND SENDING UNIT NOT OPERATING PROPERLY WITH … |
| 2015-09-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PULLING OUT FROM MY DRIVEWAY IN SLOW SPEED ABOUT 3 MPH ON REVERSE TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT MY RADIO SHOW MESSAGE "SE… |
| 2015-09-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT AND WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED. TOOK TO GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. … |
| 2015-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE KEY FAILED TO EJECT FRO… |
| 2015-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | REAR PINION SEAL FAILED AND REAR AXLE LOCKED UP. LOST CONTROL AND WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THERE I… |
| 2015-01-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AFTER MAKING A T… |
| 2015-01-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RE… |
| 2015-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STO… |
| 2015-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2004 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER STATES RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR CAR AND HAVE YET TO GET TO GET FIXED DUE TO NO PARTS. *TA THE… |
| 2014-12-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I BROUGHT MY CADILLAC CTS 2004 TO DEALER FOR TRANNY SERVICE CHANGE THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY KEYS THEY ASKED F… |
| 2014-12-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WENT TO JIFFY LUBE TO GET ENGINE OIL CHANGED. ON THE WAY HOME MY CAR STARTED TO STALL, THEN SHUT OFF. TOOK IT TO THE GM… |
| 2014-12-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V-542. FOR CTS-V RECENTLY NOT FOR CTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAD NO ALARM INDICATING T… |
| 2014-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN SUBURBAN MINNEAPOLIS. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE TO… |
| 2014-11-11 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | DURING 100,000 INSPECTION, SHOP FOUND RUSTED AND ROTTED FRONT FRAME RAILS, JUST BEHIND THE ENGINE CRADLE. NEED FRAME R… |
| 2014-10-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APP… |
| 2014-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V3940… |
| 2014-10-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I OBSERVED A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID AROUND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE WHEEL, I DISCOVERED A LARGE BR… |