Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-02 | 11V536000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | 674 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Front subframe crack around lower control arm bushing area. Common problem that’s going to end up killing someone when … |
| 2025-01-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "service air bag" light is illuminated. Deal states the replacement part is out of production. Apparently, this is a re… |
| 2024-09-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | A combination of the lower control arm alignment adjustment bolt, it is just a slot and standard bolt. The alignment be… |
| 2023-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was depr… |
| 2022-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The Sub frame has a crack where it connects with the control arm I posted a picture in the forum group for Cadillac own… |
| 2022-06-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to the dealer for servicing, he w… |
| 2022-03-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Recaro seat sensor failure, causing passenger air bag system inoperable for the passenger side, it appears this a very … |
| 2021-05-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I WAS SENT A LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL AND I SENT IT BACK SAYING I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY UP FRONT. THE SENT ANOTHER LE… |
| 2020-11-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | The driver’s seat latch to access the backseat started to work only sometimes. Now it doesn’t work at all |
| 2020-09-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR VIBRATION AT ALDERMAN CADILLAC IN MERIDEN I TOOK IT IN AND COME TO FIND OUT, IT WAS THE POWER… |
| 2020-05-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEAD LAMP HAS CONDENSATION AND WATER BUILT UP IN IT CAUSING THE BULB TO SHORT OUT. THE CLEAR COVER HAS BECOME STAIN… |
| 2020-01-22 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE AT A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE IDLED DOWN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OFF, THEN THE VEHICLE POWER IS REDUCED |
| 2020-01-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | LIFTGATE ON 2012 CADILLAC CTS SPORTWAGON FALLS WITHOUT WARNING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY WIFE WAS RETRIEVING ITEMS O… |
| 2020-01-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR BEGAN CUTTING OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN STOPPING. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FAULTY. THE CAR BARELY … |
| 2019-11-29 | WHEELS | No | 0 | ON 3/23/2019 BOUGHT BRIDGESTONE TIRE PACKAGE FOR 2012 CADILLAC CTS PERFORMANCE. MY VEHICLE REQUIRES 2 SIZES OF TIRES, 2… |
| 2019-09-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | There have been a collection of other Vin numbers for this year make and model for the symptoms I have been experiencin… |
| 2019-07-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN USING FULL THROTTLE, (FLOORED ACCELERATOR) THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK IN WOT POSITION. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, F… |
| 2019-06-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEARD CLANKING UNDER THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 BLOCKS THEN STOPED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND OUT 2 BOLTS … |
| 2019-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHIC… |
| 2019-03-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A NEW 2012 CADILLAC CTS IN JANUARY, 2012. THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE NEW AND HAS ONLY 27,000 MILES… |
| 2019-03-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A NEW 2012 CADILLAC CTS IN JANUARY, 2012. THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE NEW AND HAS ONLY 27,000 MILES… |
| 2019-03-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED VERY RECENTLY (SPRING/SUMMER) FOLLOWING A COLD AND HARSH WINTER.… |
| 2018-10-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BOLTS BACKED OUT OF DRIVE SHAFT |
| 2018-04-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR DRIVESHAFT AND THE SUPPORT BEARIN… |
| 2018-03-25 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CURTA… |
| 2017-09-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE AC… |
| 2017-06-26 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OEM RIMS FROM THE MANUFACTURER PREVENTED THE TIRE… |
| 2017-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE WITH KEY OR FROM INSIDE WITH MANUAL LEVER. THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON WOULD NOT… |
| 2017-04-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, AT APPROX 40MPH IN THE EVENING. WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS A CAR GOING SLO… |
| 2017-03-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DOOR OFTEN WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED TO OPEN DOOR. IF I WAS IN A ACCIDENT OR THERE WAS A FIR… |
| 2017-02-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2012 CADILLAC CTS WAGON: REAR STOP, TURN SIGNAL, BACK-UP, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING AWAY FROM BODY OF VEHICLE. THE TABS… |
| 2017-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY GONE, … |
| 2016-10-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. THE V… |
| 2016-04-20 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHIC… |
| 2016-04-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL … |
| 2016-02-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL TOUCH PAD SEIZED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WA… |
| 2016-02-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT HEAT UP. DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL CAUSE A FIRE |
| 2015-11-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ON MY CTS COUPE HAS AN ELECTRICAL "TOUCH PAD" THAT HAS CEASED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. TWICE I HA… |
| 2015-10-01 | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the traction control an… |
| 2015-04-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO MAJOR ROAD AND CAR STOPPED RUNNING LEAVING CAR 3 QUARTERS OF THE WAY INTO RIGHT LANE. HAS HAPPEN… |
| 2015-03-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS GEARS… |
| 2015-03-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER FUELING THE CAR I WAS DISTRACTED AND FAILED TO REMOVE THE NOZZLE FROM THE TANK FILLER. AS I MOVED FORWARD, I HEAR… |
| 2015-02-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTR… |
| 2014-12-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRONT SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. *TR |
| 2014-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CADILLAC SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES AND BRINGS A LOT OF CONCERNS TO ME, ESPECIALLY IN T… |
| 2014-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY STATION WAGON IS A 2012 THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN AUG 2013. IN ABOUT A YEAR I NOTICED CONDENSATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE … |
| 2014-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2012 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIR REMEDY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED GM'S REMEDY TO THE IGN… |
| 2014-09-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE REPAIR KIT SENT TO ME BY GM TO CORRECT A SAFETY "DEFECT" IN MY CAR. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THA… |
| 2014-09-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED REPLACEMENT PARTS IN THE MAIL IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMP… |
| 2014-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL W… |