2010 Cadillac DTS Complaints

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE OFF. UPON STARTUP, ENGINE RAN ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN DIED. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. PROBLEM: ENGINE FUSE BOX SHORTED AND MELTED. NO CAUSE FOUND. FIX: REPLACE FUSE BOX. NO AFTER MARKET ACCESSORIES, ETC. HAVE BEEN INSTALLED/USED IN THE CAR. COST OF REPAIR: $675.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD NOT GIVEN THE CONTACT AN EXPLANATION AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM LATER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/21/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

(1) MY 2010 CADILLAC DTS IS EQUIPPED WITH THE FACTORY OPTIONAL CHROME RIMS. THE CAR WAS BUILT THE END OF MAY, 2010, AND BY JUNE, 2014, WITH APPROXIMATELY 54,000 MILES, ONE RIM WAS SO BADLY CORRODED IT WOULD NO LONGER HOLD AIR. ONE OTHER RIM WAS ALSO CORRODING BADLY, BUT WAS STILL HOLDING AIR BEFORE I REPLACED IT. THE OTHER TWO RIMS HAD SOME CORROSION, BUT TO A MUCH LESSER EXTENT THAN THE OTHERS. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SENSOR HAD STOPPED WORKING ON THE TIRE THAT WAS LOSING PRESSURE, BUT IS WORKING SATISFACTORILY ON THE NEW RIM. IN MY OPINION, CADILLAC SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ANY OF THESE RIMS THAT HAVE CORRODED--TRUE, MICHIGAN USES SALT ON ITS ROAD DURING THE WINTER, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING CADILLAC CERTAINLY KNEW ABOUT AND THAT IT SELLS A LARGER NUMBER OF CARS IN MICHIGAN. FURTHER, THE LIST PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT RIMS FROM CADILLAC IS APPROXIMATELY $900.00 PER RIM--$3600.00 FOR ALL FOUR! I COULD LIVE WITH THE CORROSION IN TERMS OF APPEARANCE, BUT A RIM THAT WILL NOT HOL...