2005 Cadillac CTS service brakes problems
22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2005 Cadillac CTS — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“During normal driving, my service stibilatrak light comes on. While the message is on, the TCS kicks in and it grabs the wheel and stops the car. I've been reared ended once and two barely missed collisions. When the TCS activates, it stops the car completely and the only way to drive the car is to…”
filed Feb 15, 2022
“My wife has been complainting about the brakes don't stop the car sometimes. I drove it today and made a sharp right to enter in a parking spot and the car would not stop when applying the brakes. That scared the what ever out of me.”
filed Sep 30, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003-2007 CADILLAC…Campaign 10V105000 · Mar 17, 2010
Service Brakes problems in other CTS years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 CTS | 1 | 3% |
| 2015 CTS | 7 | 15% |
| 2014 CTS | 3 | 2% |
| 2013 CTS | 6 | 8% |
| 2012 CTS | 7 | 11% |
| 2011 CTS | 6 | 6% |
| 2010 CTS | 5 | 7% |
| 2009 CTS | 8 | 5% |
| 2008 CTS | 11 | 6% |
| 2007 CTS | 36 | 17% |
| 2006 CTS | 40 | 15% |
| 2004 CTS | 21 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Cadillac CTS
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.