2006 Cadillac DTS problems and owner complaints

IN LESS THAN A YEAR THIS CAR HAS HAD THE BATTERY GO DEAD. CAR WOULDN'T START. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 10,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10189210 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO START. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE BATTERY HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,000. UPDATED 01-30-08. *KB UPDATED 01/18/08 *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10209519 at NHTSA ↗

THE STEERING IN THE CONSUMER 2006 CADILLAC DTS WAS SENSITIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT WHEN THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HIT TWO GUARDRAILS AND OVERTURNED ONTO IT'S TOP. *NM THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT SECURE THE OCCUPANTS DURING THE IMPACT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PRE-TENSIONERS DID NOT ACTIVATE. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK DOOR MANUALLY. UPDATED *JB *NM UPDATED

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10157290 at NHTSA ↗

2006 CADILLAC DTS SWITCHING LANES WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS RELEASED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS SWITCHED LANES ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 OR MORE MPH. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT. *KB THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10217168 at NHTSA ↗

FLICKERING TAIL LIGHTS. RECENT MODELS OF CADILLAC (E.G. DTS), USE LED TAIL LIGHTS. ON THIS CAR, THEY FLICKER AT ABOUT 50 HZ. I WORK IN THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY AND CAN CLEARLY SEE COMPUTER MONITORS FLICKERING AT 60 HZ OR BELOW. AT NIGHT, AND ESPECIALLY WHILE IN MOTION, THESE TAIL LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DISTRACTING, AND OCCASIONALLY NAUSEATING. I HAVE NOTICED THIS BEGINNING TO OCCUR ON MORE TYPES OF VEHICLES EACH YEAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT ON SAFETY AND COMFORT SHOULD THIS TREND BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE. I BELIEVE THE DOT SHOULD …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10154996 at NHTSA ↗

WE HAVE CONTACTED CADILLAC AND THEY TELL US THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR TESTING TWO TIMES FOR SEVERAL DAYS. RICH TRETHEWAY, THE HEAD TECHNICIAN AT THE WEAVER DEALERSHIP IN GRASS VALLEY WHO DROVE MY CAR AND THEN EXPLAINED TO US WHAT THE CAR DOES. HERE IS WHAT THE CAR DOES FROM A DRIVING POINT OF VIEW. WHEN GOING DOWN HILL OR TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, WHEN THE CAR REACHES ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR OR ABOUT 1000 RPM, IT THEN GIVES ITSELF GAS WHICH CAUSE A FEELING THAT ONE WOULD HAVE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON (IT…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10160619 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE A PERIODIC PERSISTENT STALLING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS THAT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE FROM ABOUT 60,000 MILES. THE CAR SOMETIMES JUST STALLS OUT WHILE AT A RED LIGHT OR A STOP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH MY 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SINCE IT BEGAN AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. IS THIS AN UNSAFE MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THESE CARS? *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 108,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10308858 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER BUT DID NOT STALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CENTRAL COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS FAILING. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,100.

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10342908 at NHTSA ↗

I TURNED RIGHT OUT OF MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. I WAS LESS THAN A HALF BLOCK FROM THE LIGHT. I PULLED INTO THE CENTER LANE INTENDING TO TURN LEFT AT THE LIGHT. SUDDENLY MY CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE SO HARD MY LEG HURT FOR DAYS. THE CAR ACCELERATED MORE AND THE BRAKE DID NOT STOP IT COMPLETELY. I REAR ENDED A LARGE PICKUP. I WENT BACK TO MY OFFICE AND CONTACTED CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. I REQUESTED THEY CHECK THE "BLACK BOX" COMPUTER MODULE. THEY DID EVENTUALLY DO THAT BUT SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. NOBODY SEE…

Owner-reported narrative. 84,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10444306 at NHTSA ↗

2006 CADILLAC DEVILLE CONSOLE DESIGN IS FAULTY, CARS SLIDES WHEN MAKING SHARP TURN. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WOULD NOT LET HIM PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CONSOLE IS IN THE WAY, IT IS LOCATED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE CAR , THEREFORE MAKING IT DIFFICULT SO THAT THE RIGHT DRIVING FOOT GETS CAUGHT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS TANK CAP IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND THE CONSUMER BEING SO TALL HE WOULD HAVE TO BRING AN OBJECT ALO…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10196926 at NHTSA ↗

THE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS THE FIRST FUEL PUMP THAT I'VE EVER REPLACED ON ANY AUTOMOBILE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 88,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10650023 at NHTSA ↗