Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-11 | 11V089000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR | 44,147 | — | Details |
| 2010-09-13 | 10V414000 |
EQUIPMENT | 20,224 | — | Details |
| 2008-11-05 | 08V582000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 12,662 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was swaying … |
| 2024-09-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | To whom it may concern, My name is [XXX] . I am writing this correspondence with regard to a purchase of a 2009 Cadil… |
| 2024-04-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Gas leaking from above gas tank took car in for service 5/6/24. they could not duplicate issue on 5/24 engine light c… |
| 2024-02-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The all wheel drive link is not working. This causes the stabilitrac and abs to go out leaving only rear wheel drive. W… |
| 2023-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Severe and sudden malfunction of the ABS/Stabilitrak system at 45MPH causing loss of directional control of the vehicle… |
| 2023-09-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The fuel pump is leaking gas on top of the fuel tank. I just bought the car and didn’t know about the consistent proble… |
| 2023-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | May car just stopped working come to find out water was leaking from my sunroof which I always keep my closed. Found ou… |
| 2023-04-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The car constantly makes a noise. Even when it's parked you can still smell gas. It jerks all the time. Been having pro… |
| 2023-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My airbag sensor on my passenger seat does not work. It cannot detect the passenger and therefore would not go off if t… |
| 2022-12-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that while at a traffic light, the accelerator pedal was depre… |
| 2022-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2009 has 112,000 miles on it. Over a period of time we started to smell gasoline . Thought it may be simply from put… |
| 2022-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that after refueling, the vehicle was not able to start immedi… |
| 2022-02-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2009 CTS has 67k miles; however, on 02/24/2022 it was serviced at Les Stanford Cadillac for "Timing Chain Failure" w… |
| 2020-10-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | REPLACED TIMING CHAINS AT CERTIFIED DEALER, INCLUDING WATER PUMP. PARTS AND LABOR ABOUT $4,400.00. VEHICLE IS FINE IS… |
| 2020-09-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | JUST LIKE MANY OTHER GM'S THE STEERING WHEEL WILL STICK WHILE DRIVING AND RELEASE IN ONE DIRECTION OF THE OTHER. IT H… |
| 2020-06-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SECOND TIME TIMING CHAIN FAILED CADILLAC SAYS 2007-2009 CADILLAC TIMING CHAINS HAVE A RECALL 11340C EXCEPT MY VIN #… |
| 2020-06-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I JUST GOT A OIL CHANGE, A WEEK LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I THOUGHT IT NEEDS A TUNE UP SO I TOOK IT TO GET ONE… |
| 2020-02-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP SIGN ON A STREET ROAD IN BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA THE… |
| 2019-12-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR HAD BEEN ILLUMINAT… |
| 2019-11-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEH… |
| 2019-09-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR JUST WHEN KEY IS ON.WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENS FIRST CAR SHUTS OFF JUST LIKE IF S… |
| 2019-06-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED IT WAS DETERMINED T… |
| 2019-06-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NOTICED GAS SMELL COMING FROM CAR. I GOT WORRIED ONCE THE GAS SMELL BECAME A EVERYDAY THING. MECHANIC STATES A GAS LEAK… |
| 2019-05-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIG… |
| 2019-04-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKARA RECALL FOR TIMING CHAIN ON 2009 CADILLAC CTS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY WONT COVER IT. CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN T… |
| 2019-03-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ERROR CODES RELATED TO TIMING CHAIN ARE ON THEREFORE IT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT LOOKS LIKE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD TH… |
| 2019-03-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING - LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION, COASTED TO A STOP. NO FORWARD OR REARWARD MOVEMENT POSSIBLE AFTERWARDS |
| 2019-02-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT ON IN VEHICLE, DIAGNOSIS SAYS IT IS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. THROUGH RESEARCH, MANY OTHERS A… |
| 2019-01-21 | ENGINE | No | 1 | "TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLINKING NOISE COMING FR… |
| 2019-01-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN BROKE, CAR IS IMMOBILIZED. TIMING CHAIN HAS BEEN FAULTY SINCE 34,000 MILES. |
| 2018-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF THE… |
| 2018-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING LOCKS UP AT IDLE AND LOW SPEEDS. TAKES ALL MY STRENGTH TO OVERCOME THIS SITUATION ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. H… |
| 2018-11-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | P0008 WARNING LIGHT ON WHEN DRIVING MECHANIC SAYS NEED TIMING CHANGE REPLACED DEALER SAYS THAT 11340CREPAIR FOR 2009 … |
| 2018-11-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT |
| 2018-09-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IN LATE AUGUST 2018, AT OR ABOUT 66,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAR WENT TO A CADILLAC DEALER FOR DIA… |
| 2018-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE WHILE ACC… |
| 2018-08-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT UNDER 90,000 MILES MY 2009 CADILLAC CTS AWD STARTED TO MAKE A THUMPING NOISE WHEN I SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THIS H… |
| 2018-08-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2009 CADILLAC CTS SHOWED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO PULLED CODES P0008, P0017, P0018 WHICH ARE ALL… |
| 2018-05-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILS TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, FIRST INTERMITTENTLY, THEN CONSTANTLY. AFTER INSPECTING TH… |
| 2018-05-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIR BAG ALERT ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY FROM MID-APRIL TO MAY 24, 2018. TOOK TO DEALE… |
| 2018-05-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRA… |
| 2018-02-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TH… |
| 2018-02-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 96K MILES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SHOWED CODES P0017 & P0008. GM ISSUES A SERVI… |
| 2018-01-14 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON I PULLED OVER TURN IT OFF BUT NOT MY CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GE… |
| 2017-12-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STEERING TIGHT WHEN BACKING UP OR IN TIGHT SPACES, DOOR LOCKS, SUSPENSION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT WAS… |
| 2017-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. WHILE DRIVING, THE VE… |
| 2017-09-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 1 | 2009 CTS CADILLAC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR SUSPENSION SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUSPENSI… |
| 2017-08-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CTS TIMING CHAIN BAD - ENGINE CODES P0008 & P0017 COMING UP - WAS TOLD BY CADILLAC OF LAS VEGAS THAT THERE WAS A SERVIC… |
| 2017-05-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A P-0008 CODE DIS… |
| 2017-04-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE REAR DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK EITHER WITH THE SWITCH OR FOB. ONE MUST CRAWL FROM FRONT SEAT TO REAR TO UNLOCK … |