2008 Cadillac STS owner complaints

The Cadillac Company sent me a letter several years ago informing me of a premature timing chain wear and the illumination of the Service Engine light. They knew about this defective engine problem but they did not recall the vehicle. Instead they extended the engine warranty to 10 years or 120,000 miles. I have only 90,000 miles on my vehicle but I've owned it for over 10 years and now the check engine light is illuminated. The Cadillac dealer refuses to extend the warranty. This is a safety issue because if the engine were to fail the driver would also lose power steering and power brakes putting the safety of the vehicle occupants and others at risk. I believe that this vehicle and other GM vehicles with the 3.6 liter engine should be recalled and repaired at no cost to the vehicle ow

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Cadillac sts. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted, but the failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v542000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Cadillac sts. While driving approximately between 55-60 MPH on normal road conditions; the "engine" warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. Recently, the vehicle was taken to an authorize dealer for inspection for an identical failure. The failure mileage was 3,200. The current mileage was 3,400. Updated12/11/09 *bf updated 12/14/09.*jb

Check engine light on vehicle start shutting down while vehicle was in motion on a pa interstate and on a city street this has happened on serval occasion , then the park to shift lights comes on and the vehicle at that time is unable to shut off. At lease three time this year 2016 (apr#7th oct 26th and nov 3rd each time the vehicle had to be towed, approx six time since I purchased the vehicle in nov 2011.

Suddenly lost navigation system, which also shut down clock and other applications within that system. Had it checked out at two different dealers, they were unable to find the problem. Called gm customer center and was told this is a long standing problem, something to do with the unit being unable to synchronize with new satellites for GPS. Wrote to gm hqs, ot a reply back that "it was being worked", with no expected date for a fix. After doing additional research, found this issue has indeed been happening to this and similar Cadillac series vehicles; and that gm has no plan for a fix. I believe this is a safety issue as it occurs randomly and in in the wrong location and wrong situation could sufficiently distract driver to cause an accident. At the least gm should be notifying ow

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Cadillac sts-v. While driving 5 MPH, the system stability warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The engine was turned off and when restarted, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure was an intermittent recurrence. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test but was unable to generate any failure codes. The manufacturer was contacted who advised taking the vehicle back to the dealer for further diagnosis. They offered no further assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 83,000.

Own a 2008sts v --on making a right turn from a stop,the car lost power with no error messages,and full electrical power.would surge to about 3 MPH--got to a spot where I could turn car off.stareted it up and the car was fine.dealer unable to diagnose probelm.feel its unsafe to drive and am pushing the dealer to contact gm engineering and find out what could cause that. *tr

I purchased this car in january of 2010 from apple Chevrolet Cadillac located in york pa. When I purchased this car I bought it used however it still had the remaining manufactures powertrain warranty. It had 51,554 miles on it at the time of purchase. On feb 9, 2011 I reported to heritage Cadillac in belair md. That I had an issue with the check engine light coming on and that I want to have that take care of before the warranty ran out. When I took the car there I was told that since the light had went out before I got there, there was no way they could tell what was wrong which I found out to be false because months later they were in fact able to check it with the check engine light being off. To make a long story short, since the first incident I have take my car back to heritage cadi

Recall.I am an active duty sailor and missing several notices of the intial recall.....engine reduction of power in the middle of the interstate...premature timing chain wear reprogram engine control module...while driving the car completely lost power and would not go over 15mph....this happened on a busy I-10 interstate...is there away to reopen this recall.

I had this car serviced at gold coast Cadillac, oakhurst, n.j. On march 25, 2013 and the mileage was 42,951. Since my wife does not drive much anymore, we do not use this car very much as you can see by the mileage. On or about november 13, 2014 I got into the car and when I started the engine the display said "service air bag". Since I felt that this was a problem that should be addressed by gm because of all the problems with air bags, I emailed a letter telling gm about my problem. I received a follow up call from some women representing gm. I told her about the problem and she told me my car was not on the recall list. I guess neither were all the gm cars that had defective ignition switches. I told her that this car had never been touched by another car (accident) and is in pri

2008 Cadillac sts air bag indicator light has a malfunction. *nj the consumer stated when his 100lb wife sat in the passenger seat, the air bag light sometimes stayed on, but most times it was off. The dealer has tried to fix the problem 3 times. The dealer replaced the entire seat which still did not resolve the problem. Finally, they said nothing was wrong. The dealer sent the consumer a gm flyer that explained the computer in the vehicle made the decision as to when the air bag light should be on. *jb

Air bag sensors going bad or corroded. Shouldn't they last the life of the vehicle?

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Cadillac sts. During inspection a technician stated that all brake pads and rotors needed to be replaced. No repairs were made. The current and failure mileages were 28900.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Cadillac sts. While the driver was driving down a hill into a garage, the brakes failed. The driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the garage wall. The driver frontal air bag did not deploy. The driver was not injured. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. Manufacturer report 696083 was filed. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle will be inspected; however, the vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The VIN information was not available. The failure and the current mileages were 20,000.

Upon reaching her destination my wife reached up to push the stop engine toggle switch and the entire assembly collapsed into the inside of the dash panel. Since the engine was still running she was able to get the vehicle to an independent repair facility nearby. They were able to remove the dash panel and found that the housing box for the switch had broken away from it's dash mount and fell into the dash. They were able to epoxy it back together and further secured it with a zip tie as a temporary fix.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Cadillac sts. The contact stated that the TPMS sensor intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician replaced all of the tires but the failure persisted. The technician was unable to determine what was causing the failure and referred the contact to an authorized dealer. In addition, the contact mentioned that the electronic locks failed to secure. The contact was able to use the key fob to secure the door but that did not prevent the failure from happening. Also, the contact mentioned that there was a sudden increased in engine rpms and it was difficult to slow the vehicle down. The contact mentioned in one instance while traveling 30 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated causing the contact to almost lose control o

I have a 2008 Cadillac sts and I cant read the dash instruments in the daylight, the dealer says there is nothing they can do about it. I just leased an hrr Chevy and it is the same way , I have owned lots of cars in my time and never had a problem like this . Seam like this would be a safety problem. *tr

Purchased 2008 Cadillac sts in december 2008, since purchased I have replaced 6 rims due to cracking. Damages have been because of potholes or speed bumps, coasting $900 at gm. *tr

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 occurs while in motion and stationery. My car does a hard jerk when stopping on brakes it jerks from the rear end.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Cadillac sts. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the side mirrors would erroneously re-adjust making blocking the contacts visibility. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the defect. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 95,000.