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2014 Cadillac Ats engine problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2014 Cadillac Ats14% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Engine complaints
14%
share of all complaints
13,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My engine RPM would randomly lock to 4000 rpms while driving, i could rev the car or apply the brakes but it will sit their until it decides to respond. This has happened a few times and mostly down hill and flats. Difficult to replicate. Cooling system has been a plague at around 80k miles i've…

    filed Mar 5, 2024

  • Tl* the contact owed a 2014 cadillac ats. The contact stated that while his girlfriend was driving 55 mph and he was sitting in the front passenger seat, smoke was seen coming from the hood. The contact stated that no warning lights were illuminated. The driver was able to pull over to the side of…

    filed Jun 19, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine problems in other Ats years

YearReportsShare
2018 Ats15%
2017 Ats39%
2016 Ats39%
2015 Ats13%
2013 Ats4830%
Ats engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.