2009 Cadillac CTS owner complaints

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Cadillac cts. The contact stated that the check engine warning indicator had been illuminated for approximately two months. The vehicle was taken to heritage Cadillac (303 roosevelt rd, lombard, il 60148,) where it was diagnosed that the timing chain needed replacement. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 9-5682593376. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.

P0008 warning light on when driving mechanic says need timing change replaced dealer says that 11340crepair for 2009 cadillacs does not apply to my VIN number car car was running when engine light came on

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Cadillac cts. When the vehicle was started, the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to pine belt Cadillac (732-797-3000, located at 71 new jersey ave 37, toms river, nj 08753) where it was determined that there was no recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and also stated that there was no recall. The contact was referred to NHTSA. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Cadillac cts. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure occurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the timing chain failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Cadillac cts. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle would not accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The engine stalled. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

Warning light came on.I brought the vehicle to my mechanic and he said that the timing chain was the problem. The car has only 61000 miles on it.

My engine would not turn on when leaving for work. I did a check under the hood and found I was completely out of oil. My oil gage display was at the halfway mark which means I am still good on my oil. Also, the digitial display in my car says that I have 54% of oil life remaining. Somwhere within the car, the system wasnt reading the oil level accurately which caused me to believe my oil level was still good. At the moment my car is at the shop waiting for details. How can this issue be fixed to prevent this from happening again and to others?

While driving car jumps out of gear causing rapid deceleration, loss of traction control, stability control, power steering, and brakes. When this happens the instrument cluster looses any indication of gear selection, and car must be shut off and restarted several times to regain controls once parked. Gm/Cadillac is aware of the issue since they have a tsb relating to the fault code, but no recall, even though this is a severe safety concern. It has happened several times at multiple speeds highest of which was about 45-50 so far. Have had into shop 4 times. They have replaced a detent, which did not fix the problem, and internal mode switch twice within approx. 2-3 weeks apart neither time has fixed the issue. Now they are wanting to replace the transmission control module, which I have

Just like many other gm's the steering wheel will stick while driving and release in one direction of the other. It has caused us almost to have a head on collision. I have taken to dealership 2 and they have no remedy for this issue. They said they could change the steering column but can't guarantee it will fix the issue. They have test drive and have duplicated the same locking and sticking while driving. I'm afraid to drive this car and the gm dealer has no diagnosis to solve this issue. The steering wheel will lock and violently take a sharp turn when it unlocks.

There is a steering problem felt vibration coming from steering when making turns, took to one dealership who claimed it is fixed, and it wasn't, took it to another dealership two week later for steering vibration, they found out the drive shaft needs replacement. The worst investment of my life since the car had also a water leak from the sunroof which they claimed it was a manufacturer's defect. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Cadillac cts. While making a left turn, the contact noticed that the driver's side turn signal failed to function. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to cma's colonial auto center (located at 100 myers dr, charlottesville, va 22901, (434) 951-1000), but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the computer chip needed to be replaced and reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000.

2009 Cadillac cts. Attorney writes on behalf of client regarding heated washer fluid system *tgw the consumer received a recall letter stating the heated washer fluid system needed to be removed. The consumer doesn't want the feature removed, because she hasn't experienced any problems. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 Cadillac cts. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the brakes failed when engaged. The contact added brake fluid and took the vehicle to an independent mechanic for inspection. The contact was informed that there was a leak in the front brake hose assembly. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v105000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Severe tire damage due to movement of lower control arm anchor points on 2009 cts-v resulting in contact of tire (sidewall) with lower control arm while turning, merging and/or entering the flow of traffic. In addition to contact damage, the movement of lower control arm anchor points can result in miss alignment of tires resulting in excessive and sudden wear of tires resulting in exposed threads and other tire structures. Particularly on the extreme inside edge and, in the case of contact with control arm, inside sidewall of the tire which is difficult for the driver to detect and could put the driver and the general driving public at risk of the tire "blowing out" suddenly.

2009 Cadillac cts-v. Consumer requests vehicle buy back per lemon law. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle made a noise similar to driving over a bed of large rocks while backing up. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, however, the problem continued.

While driving I heard a loud noise from under the hood and the service engine soon light came on. Once able to stop I called onstar and asked them to give me a diagnostic. I was told that it was an engine error and to take in for service. I took the car to the dealer first thing the next morning. Was told my timing chain needed to be replaced. My car has less than 28,000 miles. Called gm/Cadillac was told that while there was a recall (#10287) for prematuring timing chain wear for certain 2009 cts mine was not one of them. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 Cadillac cts. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 90 MPH after hearing the gas pedal make a popping sound. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by shifting gears and decelerating. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed him that the floor mats were the cause of the acceleration in the vehicle. They also informed him to put his floor mats in the trunk. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 13,900. The VIN was unavailable.

2009 Cadillac cts consumer wants to know why airbag did not deploy in an accident *cn the consumer stated she was pushed into a car in front of her, from a dead stop. *jb

Rear window shatter while sitting in garage and blowing a hole from inside to outside of the car been in the garage for 3 days