Cadillac STS engine problems
41 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
430 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
63,611 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1998 to 2011 model years. Data snapshot: . 339 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
41 of 430 complaints match this topic (9.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10139330 · 2005-10-11 (October 11, 2005)
ON 11/27/00 CAR LEASED FROM CHEVY DEALER AND ONSTAR PUT ON BY CADILLAC DEALER. ON 01/08/01 CAR DEAD IN DRIVE,CADILLAC DEALER INSTALLED NEW BATTERY. ON 10/01/01 CAR QUIT WHILE DRIVING, CADILLAC DEALER INSTALLED NEW GENERATOR. ON 7/18/02 CAR DEAD IN DRIVE,CHEVY DEALER REPLACED GENERATOR. ON 9/13/04 CAR DEAD IN DRIVE ,CHEVY DEALER FOUND NOTHING. ON 11/18/04 CAR DEAD IN DOCTOR'S LOT,CHEVY DEALER FOUND NOTHING AND SENT IT TO CADILLAC DEALER WHO ALSO FOUND NOTHING. TWO DAYS LATER CAR DEAD IN STORE LOT. SENT BACK TO CADILLAC DEALER WHO INSTALLE…
Owner-reported narrative. 35,124 miles reported. Look up ODI 10139330 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10157190 · 2006-05-10 (May 10, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTS IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. THE STALLING OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS GRADUALLY BECOME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
Owner-reported narrative. 91,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10157190 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10632731 · 2014-09-12 (September 12, 2014)
OUR STS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE SCARIEST WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH. THE CAR TOTALLY SHUT OFF, LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT ANY POWER. WE WERE ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THANK GOODNESS IT STARTED AGAIN. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES WOULDN'T EVEN START UP RIGHT AWAY. THIS WAS VERY FRUSTRATING AND THE UNKNOWING, MADE DRIVING THIS CAR VERY UNPREDICTABLE. EVERY TIME WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO BE CHECKED THEY COULD NOT FIND "ANYTHING". FINALLY, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SUGGESTED P…
Owner-reported narrative. 98,587 miles reported. Look up ODI 10632731 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10000476 · 2003-01-02 (January 2, 2003)
CAR STALLS WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING, EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALERS KNOW THAT THIS OCCURS OFTEN ON THIS MODEL, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED FATAL ACCIDENTS FROM STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. CAR IS PRACTICALLY NEW.
Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000476 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10274131 · 2009-06-17 (June 17, 2009)
2000 STS CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING AT A STOP. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT GM WITH NO RESULTS,CAN'T EVEN GET ANYONE TO RETURN MY CALLS. ALSO HAVE A BAD VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH OR OVER. I HAVE REPLACED ALL TIRES,ROTORS,BRAKES, YET IT STILL HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOVE 65MPH. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THEM TO FIX THIS, WITHOUT COSTING ME MORE THEN IT HAS ALREADY? *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 149,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10274131 at NHTSA ↗