Cadillac Sued for False CTS Safety Ratings
CTS owners should beware of falling stars. Safety stars, that is. If you bought a 2014 CTS, one of the deciding factors might have been the car's 5-star safety rating in three critical categories - frontal crash driver, frontal crash passenger, and rollover. … continue reading
Bracket Problem Can Cause a Complete Brake Loss in the ATS and CTS.
Cadillac has decided to check the brakes as part of a recall. Specifically, they'll be examining a bracket between the brake pedal assembly and the rod that controls the brakes. If that bracket is fractured, it will break the brakes ... so to speak. … continue reading
Lawsuit Says GM Made False Safety Claims About the 2014 CTS
Last year a Cadillac owner filed a lawsuit saying the Monroney sticker on their 2014 CTS said the car had achieved a 5-star crash safety rating in 3 key areas from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). A few months after buying the car, however, the plaintiff received a letter from GM saying the 2014 CTS had not been tested by NHTSA. … continue reading
Rear Drive Shaft Vibrations Can Deploy the CTS Airbags
It's summertime, so you might be picking up some good vibrations from the Beach Boys (kids, ask your parents). Or, if you're a CTS owner, you might be picking up bad vibrations from the drive shaft. To make matters worse, that faulty rear drive shaft is causing severe enough vibrations to trigger the car's rollover sensor, deploying the roof rail airbags randomly. Oy. … continue reading
Very Specific Situation Can Kill the CTS Wipers
GM is recalling 19,225 Cadillac CTS vehicles from the 2013-14 model years because the wipers could stop working. I believe it was Socrates who said "a wiper that does not wipe is not a wiper at all." … continue reading