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2009 Cadillac DTS Engine problems

Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 2009 Cadillac DTS's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 11% of all its complaints, most recently on April 24, 2017. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
4
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Electrical systemEngine & coolingFuel system

I was backing my car out of my driveway, as I backed onto the road,the car suddenly quit running. I tried restarting it,but it was completely dead...I had to call a tow truck and the car was taken to a local cadillac dealer..When I went to the dealer the following day,i was informed that the fuse box under the rear seat had shorted out...I was told there was not any recalls on the fuse box that they new of..I was told a new fuse box and associated costs would run $716.00, I had no choice but to have the repair work...

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done.. The fuse box cost alone was over $400.00. My car had 48,000 miles on it when this occurred..I have had many cars in my time and never had a fuse box short out..If this occurred on a highway,i would have lost p/s,,p/b ect. And the results could have been fatal...Gm is aware of this,but to myknowledge has not issued a recall.Incidently ,the dealership had fuse boxes in stock......

Filed Incident Electrical system · Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 10980310
Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 cadillac dts. The contact noticed that the vehicle was leaking oil. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the pan gasket and the main crank seal gasket needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not provided. The manufacturer was not notified of th failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10822999
Engine & cooling

Went for inspection, shell cardinal forest, springfield, va. Inspection rejected due to faulty/worn out/dangerous motor mounts. Mechanic said design flaw. Lindsay cadillac service manager admitted "different" design than other cadillacs. My wife and i, ages 55 and 70, have owned numerous vehicles, including 3 cadillacs, and have driven cars well over 100k miles, including far less expensive cars. Have never heard of motor mounts falling apart or even wearing out, especially not at 79k miles. Cheaper cars we've...

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owned have never developed such a serious problem at that mileage. Shell said this should not happen. We have asked parts be saved for your inspection. Cadillac wanted $1,750 to replace for their defective design. We would think the danger of having the engine fall out of the car would be a significant safety issue. *Tr

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10619543
Engine & cooling

While pulling into parking lot thermostat began climbing and light came on to shut down engine.Took car right to dealer nearby. *Tr

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10606678

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