Cadillac DTS fuel problems
25 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
527 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
66,128 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 to 2011 model years. Data snapshot: . 406 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
25 of 527 complaints match this topic (4.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10196926 · 2007-07-11 (July 11, 2007)
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 ↗
Owner report 10650023 · 2014-10-26 (October 26, 2014)
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 ↗
Owner report 10788822 · 2015-11-06 (November 6, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE CONTACT STARTED TO SMELL A FUEL ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INJECTOR 8 CONTROL CIRCUIT SPILLED OIL INTO THE INJECTOR AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,109.
Owner-reported narrative. 92,109 miles reported. Look up ODI 10788822 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10537697 · 2013-08-28 (August 28, 2013)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A GASOLINE ODOR EMITTED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A CRACKED FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,205. ..UPDATED 09/30/13 *BF UPDATED 10/24/13*JB
Owner-reported narrative. 144,205 miles reported. Look up ODI 10537697 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10576089 · 2014-03-31 (March 31, 2014)
THE CADILLAC DTS 2008 WOULD NOT START.. HAD DTS TOWED TO FOREMAN-BLAIR GM DEALERSHIP.. 896382 SCAN FOR CODES NONE FOUND NO FUEL PRESSURE NO VOLTAGE AT CIRCUIT TO FUEL PUMP NO VOLTAGE BURN CONNECTOR AT FUSE BOX REPLACE BOX C MULTI POINT INSPECTION THE RELAY 19116057 GOT HOT AND BURN CONNECTOR AT FUSE BOX AND MELTED THE FUSE BLOCK 19116816 WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THR BACK SEAT,, THAT MIGHT SET THE CAR OF FIRE.. THIS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN ON DTS CAR THERE ARE MORE ON THE INTERNET THAT HAD THE …
Owner-reported narrative. 86,382 miles reported. Look up ODI 10576089 at NHTSA ↗