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2003 Cadillac CTS structure problems

22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2003 Cadillac CTS7% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Structure complaints
7%
share of all complaints
77,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • At about approximately 4:22 am this morning my car was engulfed in flames in my driveway. I was awakened by my cadillac cts 2003 car alarm as the flames we're visible thru my bedroom window. At which time I ran outside to turn on the water hose to turn off the fire as my family was sleeping in the…

    filed Mar 12, 2019

  • My 2003 cadillac cts caught on fire. Fireman said that it was the windshield wiper module that caught on fire. The car was parked for hours and fire started while we was sleeping. The whole engine is burnt up and the car is totaled. Now I have no car and no money to get another car.

    filed Feb 4, 2018

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

Structure problems in other CTS years

YearReportsShare
2016 CTS310%
2015 CTS12%
2014 CTS43%
2013 CTS23%
2012 CTS58%
2011 CTS99%
2010 CTS812%
2009 CTS95%
2008 CTS148%
2007 CTS84%
2006 CTS41%
2005 CTS73%
CTS structure 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.