Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-11 | 08V108000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 4,586 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The Cadillac Company sent me a letter several years ago informing me of a premature timing chain wear and the illuminat… |
| 2019-05-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SUDDENLY LOST NAVIGATION SYSTEM, WHICH ALSO SHUT DOWN CLOCK AND OTHER APPLICATIONS WITHIN THAT SYSTEM. HAD IT CHECKED … |
| 2018-06-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG ALERT SAYS SERVICE AIR BAGS THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AS MANY OF THESE BAGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. SECOND PROBLEM: … |
| 2018-03-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT REMAINS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME OVER A $1000.00 TO FIX IT. THIS O… |
| 2018-02-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SAME CONDITION AS LISTED IN THE: 2007 CADILLAC STS FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP NHTSA CAMPAIGN #14V5420… |
| 2017-12-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY CAR IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 08V108000, RECALL DATE: 2008-03-11. HOWEVER, MY VIN: [X… |
| 2017-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Cadillac STS. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the Service TPMS (Tire P… |
| 2017-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE… |
| 2017-09-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RECALL.I AM AN ACTIVE DUTY SAILOR AND MISSING SEVERAL NOTICES OF THE INTIAL RECALL.....ENGINE REDUCTION OF POWER IN THE… |
| 2017-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BLOCK DETERERATING FROM INSIDE OUT. LEEKING FLUID. ALL SERVICES MADE AND CAR HAS NEVER OVERHEATED. SERVICED B… |
| 2017-01-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE 11- 2011 (65,498) 10-(2012) FIRST CK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE AND EVERY YEAR SINCE THEN I'VE TAKEN IT BACK… |
| 2016-11-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE V… |
| 2016-11-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON VEHICLE START SHUTTING DOWN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A PA INTERSTATE AND ON A CITY STREET T… |
| 2016-08-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG SENSORS GOING BAD OR CORRODED. SHOULDN'T THEY LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE? |
| 2016-07-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER ASSISTED STEERING FLUCTUATES. SOMETIMES IT WORKS. IT MAY START OR STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME, AND IS INCONSISTENT. |
| 2016-07-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Dealership had ownership of car and should have replaced the timing chain before selling car to me, which they did not … |
| 2015-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE INFORMATION WINDOW UNDER MY SPEEDOMETER WARNED ME TO CHECK THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. IT THEN WENT OFF ABOUT 2 DAYS … |
| 2015-02-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IN COLD WEATHER CAR WILL NOT TAKE OFF FROM THE START AND THE MOTOR BOGS DOWN AND WILL NOT MOVE IN TRAFFIC FOR A COUPLE… |
| 2015-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR GOING 40. THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE A… |
| 2014-12-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING … |
| 2014-11-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAD THIS CAR SERVICED AT GOLD COAST CADILLAC, OAKHURST, N.J. ON MARCH 25, 2013 AND THE MILEAGE WAS 42,951. SINCE MY … |
| 2014-10-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON REACHING HER DESTINATION MY WIFE REACHED UP TO PUSH THE STOP ENGINE TOGGLE SWITCH AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY COLLAPS… |
| 2014-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY F… |
| 2014-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHIC… |
| 2014-07-08 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SIDE MIRRORS W… |
| 2014-07-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WAS INVOLVED IN AND ACCIDENT WITH THE FRONT GRILL, RADIATOR, HOOD, AND DRIVER DOOR HAD BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED. AIRBAGS N… |
| 2014-05-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | ALL THREE BACKSEAT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS QUIT WORKING (RETRACTOR WOULD NOT ALLOW THE BELT TO EXTEND PREVENTING PASSENGER… |
| 2014-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUD… |
| 2014-03-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL HEATER STOPPED WORKING. DEALER WANTS 1100 TO REPLACE. AFTER READING MANY FORUMS THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMO… |
| 2013-12-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILED IN DRIVEWAY, THEN DAY LATER STARTED TO WORK THEN THE NEXT DAY FAILED WHILE BACKING VEHICLE, THEN… |
| 2013-06-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | MY HUSBAND BACKED INTO A POST AND IT LUNCHED HIM FORWARD, AS FAR AS THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING. HE ENTER A BUILDING THA… |
| 2011-09-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS-V. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE SYSTEM STABILITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE… |
| 2011-02-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2010 FROM APPLE CHEVROLET CADILLAC LOCATED IN YORK PA. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I B… |
| 2010-12-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TILT STEERING FAILED TO LOWER STEERING COLUMN IN PROPER DRIVING POSITION. THE POWER MOTOR UNIT FAILED AND IT CAUSED THE… |
| 2010-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE PAST TWO MO… |
| 2010-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL INTO A GARAGE, THE BRAKES FAILED. TH… |
| 2010-04-17 | EQUIPMENT | Yes | 1 | AFTER SPENDING 38 MINUTES WRITING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTO YOUR DEFECTIVE PROGRAM ERASED ALL MY NARRATIVE. I SUGGES… |
| 2009-12-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. DURING INSPECTION A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED… |
| 2009-11-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | OWN A 2008STS V --ON MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A STOP,THE CAR LOST POWER WITH NO ERROR MESSAGES,AND FULL ELECTRICAL POWE… |
| 2009-10-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICL… |
| 2009-10-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE… |
| 2009-10-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WAS DRIVING 13 MPH HIS ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK T… |
| 2009-10-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT TIMES. CONSUMERS WROTE IN … |
| 2009-07-30 | WHEELS | No | 0 | PURCHASED 2008 CADILLAC STS IN DECEMBER 2008, SINCE PURCHASED I HAVE REPLACED 6 RIMS DUE TO CRACKING. DAMAGES HAVE BEEN… |
| 2009-07-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL … |
| 2009-03-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH AND THE AIR… |
| 2008-07-14 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 CADILLAC STS AND I CANT READ THE DASH INSTRUMENTS IN THE DAYLIGHT, THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY … |
| 2008-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PURCHASED AS A "PROGRAM CAR" 5/21/08 WITH 7017 MILES ON ODOMETER, AUTO HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SOURCE OF TROUBLE WHICH SELL… |
| 2008-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2008 CADILLAC STS AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS A MALFUNCTION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS 100LB WIFE SAT IN THE … |
| 2008-03-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | 2008 CADILLAC SEVILLE WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS. MOLDINGS WERE NOT INS… |