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Cadillac DTS

Every Cadillac DTS model year on file, 2004 to 2012. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years52765 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92004 to 2012
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins6,247Summed across model years
By model year

The 2006 model year drew the most complaints, 255, 48% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0100200300200420052006255200720082009201020112012
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Cadillac DTS complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
177
Lighting
105
Engine and cooling
97
Steering
56
Airbags
34
Brakes
34
Seats
27
Fuel system
25
Speed control
22
Visibility and wipers
17
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Cadillac DTS model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Cadillac DTS by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2012Not decoded0NoneNone00313
2011Sedan1625.080201,154
2010Sedan2213.6105301,119
2009Sedan358.612520961
2008Sedan8616.323931916
2007Sedan9713.423431844
2006Sedan2559.853141724
2005Sedan922.21900128
2004Sedan714.3180088
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Cadillac DTS

  • 14V-355 Jun 23, 2014
    This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system
    Electrical system · 3.14M vehicles
  • 10V-553 Nov 5, 2010
    Starter or alternator cable is in contact with the power steering return line
    Electrical system · 14k vehicles
  • 10V-240 Jun 4, 2010
    Recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb)…
    Electrical system · 1.37M vehicles
  • 09V-480 Dec 17, 2009
    Tire and loading information label, which lists the proper tire and vehicle loading information, was not installed on the vehicle
    Equipment · 126 vehicles
  • 08V-441 Aug 28, 2008
    Short circuit on the printed circuit board for the washer fluid heater may overheat the control-circuit ground wire
    Electrical system · 858k vehicles
  • 06V-105 Apr 5, 2006
    On certain vehicles equipped with a v8 engine,the power steering hose connectors may have been inadequately crimped which could result in a fluid leak
    Steering · 13k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.