Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-19 | 14V341000 |
AIR BAGS | 16,932 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2011 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that while attempting to register the veh… |
| 2025-05-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that upon inspection underneath the frame rail, the contact be… |
| 2024-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing a water leak. The contact no… |
| 2023-11-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My air bag light is on. I brought it to the dealer for repair. The dealer told me the airbag is unfixable due to the fa… |
| 2023-09-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine started to m… |
| 2023-08-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag warning |
| 2022-10-02 | SEATS | No | 1 | Heated seat when turned on caught on fire, burned me & the seat has burned leather. No warnings or lamps came on. It is… |
| 2022-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Water leaking in car like raining in car. The car radio and air conditioner panel wouldn’t turn off . It was draining b… |
| 2022-04-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Under previous GM Safety Recall Bulletin 14233, loss of grease from the center constant velocity (CV) joint over time r… |
| 2022-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 -35 mph, there was a rattl… |
| 2022-01-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle vibrated abnor… |
| 2021-12-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The air bag light comes on intermittently. It has been identified as a problem on several of the CTS and CTS-V forums. |
| 2020-08-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD AT APPROX 45 MPH, GOING INTO A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NO… |
| 2020-08-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN TAKING TURNS MY 2011 CTS CADILLAC FLASHES THAT MY AIR BAG MUST BE SERVICED. ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. |
| 2020-06-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 2011 CADILLAC CTS-V BRAND NEW ON 04-12-11 ,MY SEALED REAR END WENT OUT AT 33,453 MILES WHICH I WAS OUT OF … |
| 2020-02-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN A… |
| 2020-01-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IN 2014 GM ISSUED A RECALL ON THE SUPERSHARGER FOR THE 2010 TO 2015 CADILLAC CTS V AND THE CAMEO ZR1 I DIDN'T RECEIVE A… |
| 2019-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER A 45 MINUTE DRIVE AND RETURNING HOME I PARKED MY CAR ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOME. THE CAR DROVE PERFECTLY N… |
| 2019-12-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ON 12-2-19 AT 730AM EASTERN TIME, I WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH SIDE IMPACT CRASH TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BY A SE… |
| 2019-10-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG INDICATOR HAS COME ON. I OWN TWO CADILLAC VEHICLES AND COINCIDENTALLY THE ESCALADE HAS AN AIRBAG RECALL AND… |
| 2019-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING CHAIN IS FAULTY. THIS IS A $2200 REPAIR. NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE RECALL. |
| 2019-05-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNOR… |
| 2019-02-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AT ALL SPEEDS CAUSING THE CAR TO BECOME VERY HARD TO STEER AT LOWER SPEEDS AND … |
| 2018-12-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT QUIT WORKING. I REPLACED THE LIGHT WITH A NEW LIGHT. I FOUND OUT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAS GON… |
| 2018-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A NEW 2011 CADILLAC CTS4 IN AUGUST 2012 FROM HERB CHAMBERS CADILLAC IN LYNNFIELD MA. SINCE THAT TIME, I HA… |
| 2018-09-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | 2 PROBLEMS. FIRST, FOR THE RECALL FOR THE KEYCHAIN, CAN THE DEALERSHIP NOT JUST MAIL ME AND GIVE ME THE KEYCHAIN UPON … |
| 2018-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE… |
| 2018-08-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG SENSOR DETECTS PROBLEM WITH PASSAGER AIRBAG. |
| 2018-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS DIMMING OVER TIME. CAR IS BARELY DRIVABLE AT NIGHT. DEALER SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS AND WIRING HA… |
| 2018-02-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. ON MARCH 25… |
| 2018-01-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, A SECOND VEHI… |
| 2017-06-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPR… |
| 2017-03-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE GM REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS DEFECTIVE ON THIS 2011 CADILLAC CTS I OWN. NHTSA DID AN INVESTIGATION ON THESE REAR DI… |
| 2016-12-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | VEHICLE ENTERS A MODE AT RANDOM THAT ABRUPTLY REDUCES AND INHIBITS OR STOPS THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. IN CERTAIN SITUA… |
| 2016-08-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CAR AIRBAG HARNESS FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED WITH PART 20973030 . I WAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE C… |
| 2016-06-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | EVERY TIME THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE WHEELS TURNED SHARPLY TO RIGHT OR LEFT, SUCH AS… |
| 2016-06-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEH… |
| 2016-06-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSING MODULE MALFU… |
| 2016-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | CAR MAKING CRACKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL. GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING, CAR IS LIKE BRAND NEW 37,… |
| 2016-03-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE. AFTER DOUBLE CHECKING THE WIRING UNDER PASSENGER SEAT THE WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THEN CAME … |
| 2016-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN ELEC… |
| 2016-01-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY CADILLAC CTS 2011 HAS HAD A FAILURE IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THE FIRST TIME WAS SEPT … |
| 2015-10-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A… |
| 2015-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2012 FROM CAMARGO CADILLAC IN CINCINNATI,OHIO VECHILE HAS 41,000 MILES AND WELL TAKEN … |
| 2015-06-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE FAILURE RECU… |
| 2015-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I JUST RETURNED FROM MY LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER AND HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB AND SENSOR. THIS IS THE THIRD … |
| 2015-05-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "CADILLAC RECALL" THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ON THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND AT TIMES THE CAR D… |
| 2015-05-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE BECAME INOPERABLE AND CLOSED INDEPE… |
| 2015-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | <A HREF="HTTP://DISCOUNTHOARDER.COM/">HTTP://DISCOUNTHOARDER.COM/</A>. *TR |
| 2015-03-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING TO WORK WENT TO STOP AND VEHICLE PULL TO THE SIDE AND WOULD NOT STOP NORMAL. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER … |