Cadillac ATS electrical problems
14 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
380 owner complaints analyzed
11 distinct recall campaigns
34,875 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2013 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 246 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
14 of 380 complaints match this topic (3.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10578497 · 2014-04-09 (April 9, 2014)
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE SITTING IN NEUTRAL, WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS RUNNING. THE ENGINE RUNS SO QUIETLY THAT FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TELL THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF IF THE A/C HAD NOT STOPPED BLOWING. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND AN ALERT CAME ON THE DASH SCREEN STATING: SERVICE POWER STEERING, DRIVE WITH CARE. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE FROM MY HOME COMING DOWNHILL ON A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD STREET SO I CAREFULLY DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHILE I CALLED THE SERVICE…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,920 miles reported. Look up ODI 10578497 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10654765 · 2014-11-13 (November 13, 2014)
I BOUGHT A 2013 CADILLAC ATS IN EARLY 2013. IN FIRST MONTH, IT NEEDED 3 BATTERY JUMPS. IT ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH MOVING FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. THIS IS UNDER RECALL AS IS A SEATBELT ISSUE I BELIEVE. I HAVE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS. 1 ON A VERY BUSY CRAWLING ROAD WISCONSIN AVE, DC ON A BUSY SAT AFTERNOON IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC WHEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE FORCE OF MY MOVEMENT CAUSED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. WEIRD, BUT CONFUSING. I HAD A SIMILAR EPISODE THIS PAST WEEK LEAVING MY HOME. …
Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10654765 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11073133 · 2018-02-15 (February 15, 2018)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC ATS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL PROGRESSING FAILURES WITHIN MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE O2 SENSOR MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES, BUT NO DATA WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ELECTRICAL FAILURES, THE TPMS WARNING INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY, AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE REAR AXLE. IN ADDITION, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER T…
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11073133 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11390687 · 2021-01-29 (January 29, 2021)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC ATS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS ELECTRICAL POWER CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND POWER STEERING TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER HONOLULU BUICK GMC CADILLAC (2945 N NIMITZ HWY, HONOLULU, HI 96819, [phone removed]) AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHIC…
Owner-reported narrative. 103,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11390687 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11404353 · 2021-03-22 (March 22, 2021)
I BEEN HAVING ELECTRONIC ISSUES SICE I GOT IT FROM DEALER IN TEMPE AZ CALLED AUTO NATION. THE MAIN TOUCH SCREEN IN COCKPIT WON'T POWER UP HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES IN PAST FOR REPAIR/REPLACE THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN AN NOT ALL PARTS AND SERVICE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY I HAD THRU ALSTATE AN IT WAS A COUPLE HUNDRED OUT OF POCKET FOR THE NEW HARNESS ASSEMBLY THAT CADILLAC HAD FOR A NEW TOUCH SCREEN ASSEMBLY THAT WAS INSTALLED THE LAST TIME IN 2018 AN NOW IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN SCREEN WON'T TURN ON AC CONTROLS WON'T WORK AN TURN S…
Owner-reported narrative. 68,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11404353 at NHTSA ↗