2009 Cadillac STS owner complaints

My airbags did not deploy and my traction control failed. The airbag light remains on and there is a faulty code. The vehicle lost ability to control it to turn. I went straight into the fence. The airbags were not addressed by the body shop or repair shop.

Takata recall. Passenger seat, passenger detect sensor (pps) stopped working. No physical damage. Passenger present light says, passenger air bag off. Air bag dash light always on. I checked wiring under the seat and can not visually see any damage to the wiring going to the seat cushion sensor or the seat buckle sensor.

Since may 2015, going down the road the air bag light comes on, then again in june 2015 going down the road the light comes on again and stays on. Once again , in july lights comes back on and stays on has not gone out as of 21 july 2015.. We brought the car in 2014 with only 19,000 miles, the car now only has 32,500 odd miles on it. We need to know if it has a recall , do not feel safe driving it as of now... We do see that there are recalls for the years off 2000-2008...

Started car to pull out of garage airbag light came on. Took to dealer who said airbags are disabled and new module needs changing at cost of $900.00.

The car traction control failed and the vehicle had the service stability system come on. The ABS light was lit and the vehicle would not accelerate or turn easily. The vehicle went into the ditch. This vehicle had headlights prior to the incident with bulbs popping out inside and moisture. After the repairs were done by the body shop the new headlights have had that same problem. The airbags never came out, and there is a message displayed indicating they needed service. It was never addressed by the body shop. Also prior to the incident the steering had an issue causing pain to my shoulder. The diagnosis was wrong after the steering service light remained after a gear replacement and the same issue caused pain. Time passed and the shoulder got worse. There has been 2 wheel sensors with I

While driving on the freeway all of a sudden the steering got extremely stiff and I lost my power steering. On the (dic) drivers information center the message displayed " service steering sys" when I stopped the car and let it cool down, normal steering returned. This problem keeps returning every day or two. At slow speed its almost impossible to turn, as when parking. I looked on line and found out this isn't an uncommon problem in both the 2009 cts & sts Cadillac's. Now I have to take the cart to the dealer to have it repaired and my question is will the repair be covered as the car has only 36,000 miles on it as a factory related problem as I'm out of the 5 year warranty. I have had Cadillac's since 1970 and never had a steering problem with any of them most had well

The car simply made a grinding sound and I lost all control of the vehicle. I could not steer, brake or accelerate. The gears were corroded and as a result the gear shift had no control over the car. The car has 47,000 and is only 5 years old and I was told that gm did not put a sealant on the undercarriage and as a result water and ice and all other weather affected the gears and literally rusted out. I am also told by the dealer that when they rebuild the transmission, they will now put that sealant where it should have been. To me this is a serious issue. They know this is a problem and are now going to be sure a sealant is part of the fix. I am fortunate that I was just getting back on a major highway when this occurred. If I had been doing 75 miles an hour in heavy traffic I truly bel

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Cadillac sts. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the traction control failed and the ABS warning indicator illuminated. When the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle continued moving forward. The contact crashed the front driver's side of the vehicle into a ditch. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was unable to be driven and was towed to rimrock Cadillac GMC (located at 840 shiloh rd, billings, mt 59106, (406) 651-5000). The dealer diagnosed that the traction control needed to be serviced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Vehicle detects fault and displays message to service stability control system. Specific problem not yet diagnosed. Within a few moments, the display states that engine power is reduced. This causes a very unsafe condition as the vehicle slows to 10-15 MPH. Pressing gas pedal causes transmission to downshift to lower gear slowing vehicle further. Cannot safely maneuver in traffic, brakes require much higher pedal pressure due to low vacuum boost after engine power reduced. Insufficient warning that this is happening. Problem is not with engine or powertrain, but engine power is cut (engine runs very rough as a result) in response to detected stability system error. Engine runs fine if turned off and restarted. No overheating, oil level is fine, gasoline is good, no external proble

When driving in rain the smallest amount of water will cause the reduced engine power to engage and it does not go off until the vehicle has sat for a long amount of time. Extremely dangerous. First the ABS light comes on and then you lose power. 3rd row LED taillight out... 400 to fix. Purchased in march of 2018 with 93k miles. Currently at 104k.

2009 Cadillac sts lost all or most brake fluid. This car has slightly over 22000 miles. Multiple warnings on panel. Dealer found that the left rearf brake caliper was leaking fluid under pressure at the point where the brake hose connects. Caliper and hose were replaced under warranty. My concern now is that if this is a widespread problem it may cause accidents when all brakes fail with no fluid left in the master cylinder reservoir. That is a very dangerous situation and, hopefully, it is a problem that is not widespread. *tr

I purchased a 2009 sts in august of 2014. I am having a problem with the wheel bearing hubs going bad. I have replaced both front. The front left side has been changed twice in a 13 month period. Unfortunately the part only has a 1 year warranty. I've also had the right rear changed in may of 2015 and now it's june 2016 and has gone bad. I have no extended warranty,I'm just curious why this particular part went bad in the time frame that it did? I called the salesman at the dealer about the first incident to see if he could do something to help with the repair since it was about 6 months after I purchased the car. I actually bought it at thomson and mcconnell Cadillac in cincinnati, ohio, of course he told me that he wished there was something he could do. I won't go there again. I have ab

On sept 17, 2009 as I rolled to a stop in a parking lot, I applied the brake and the car, which was four feet from a brick building, suddenly lurched ahead. The car hit the brick wall, and the engine did not return to idle until I took my foot off the brake pedal. What had happened is this: the floor mat which has no restraints, had crept up causing a lower foldover, and pushed up sufficiently to cause a foldover of the upper part of the mat . This created a three layer thickness of the floor mat entrapped between the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal. My correction of this failure has been to store the floor mats in the trunk ii.e., not use them. The manufacturer's remedy has been to issue replacement mats, but they also have no restraints and are identical in form, texture, a

The known timing chain issue GM done a warranty for to fix it but won’t fix it now. My car is running sluggish because of it and had numerous times that it wouldn’t go up to the speed limit almost caused accidents because of it and I’m afraid to even drive it anymore knowing that it’s a time bomb waiting to happen that could blow up on the highway that can cause accidents.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Cadillac sts. While driving various speeds, the vehicle would decelerate independently and the stability system warning indicator illuminated. The contact coasted over to the side of the road and waited a few minutes before resuming driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.