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Air Bags
07/06/2017
TAKATA RECALL: SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AUTO IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR ANALYSIS. THE 2006 CTS HAS THE SAME AIRBAG SYSTEM. AND IT HAS BEEN RECALLED. THE STS HAS NOT. WHY?
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Engine
05/18/2017
ON THURSDAY 18 MAY 2017, WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 405 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT NORMAL SPEEDS, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS OUT; AND THE BRAKES LOST POWER ASSIST. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED AND WORSENED, SO I EXITED THE FREEWAY TO SURFACE STREETS AND BEGAN THE TRIP BACK SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 405 TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. WHEN STOPPED ON SURFACE STREETS (AND ON THE FREEWAY), IT WAS NECESSARY TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND ADD FUEL TO THE ENGINE TO KEEP IT RUNNING. ALSO, IT WAS NECESSARY TO APPLY EXTRA STRONG PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF POWER ASSIST. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE DEALER AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE TO RESTART. AFTER EXTENSIVE EXPOSURE OF ENGINE INTERNAL PARTS, DEALER DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT A ROCKER ARM HAD BROKEN AT ONE OF THE CYLINDERS, RESULTING IN DEBRIS FALLING THROUGH THE VALVE OPENING INTO THE CYLINDER AND SCORING THE VALVE SEAT AND THE PISTON. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE....
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Electronic Stability Control (esc)
06/26/2017
WHEN MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS, THE CAR STALLS TEMPORARILY NOT ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE OR ACCLIMATE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING, THE TRACTION ACTIVE SYMBOL IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS IT SEEMS TO ALL WORK AGAIN, HOWEVER IT SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS OTHER CARS ARE EITHER ASSUMING I WILL BE AT THEIR SPEED, OR ASSUME I AM ALLOWING THEM TO GO WHEN IN FACT I AM STUCK. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND I AM BECOMING SCARED THAT THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.
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Air Bags
11/15/2015
PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT SENSOR STOPS WORKING, DISABLING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. 2006 CADILLAC CTS WERE RECALLED BUT THE CADILLAC STS USES THE SAME SYSTEM BUT WAS NOT RECALLED. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME UP WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND ITS GIVING THE ERROR CODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE OCCUPANT SENSOR MAT SYSTEM
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Unknown Or Other
11/30/2016
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE WHILE STATIONARY, AND/OR IN PARK, OR WHETHER THE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR OFF. IF THIS CAR IS EVER IN AN ACCIDENT, EMERGENCY WORKERS WOULD HAVE TO TAKE EXTRA STEPS, AND VALUABLE TIME, TO TRY TO SUCCESSFULLY EXTRACT ANY VICTIM FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. I SEE IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE!
