2006 Cadillac CTS defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2006 Cadillac CTS. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• IEE Passenger Sensing System Mats
  Investigation EQ11001 · opened Feb 7, 2011 · closed Jul 19, 2011

  On December 17, 2010, General Motors (GM) notified the NHTSA that it had decided certain 2005 - 2007 model year Cadillac CTS vehicles contain a safety related defect.GM stated that certain CTS vehicles contain a passenger sensing system mat, manufactured by IEE, in the front passenger seat that may flex causing the mat…

• REAR DRIVETRAIN COMPONENT FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA07017 · opened Dec 7, 2007 · closed Jul 16, 2008

  In july of 2007 the office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe07-037 to investigate allegations that the rear differential may fail causing a loss of motive power, and in some instances a loss of control, in model year (my) 2004 through 2006 cadillac cts, cts-v, and sts vehicles.as a result of that investigation g…

• FAILURE OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL
  Preliminary Evaluation PE07037 · opened Jul 17, 2007 · closed Dec 27, 2007 · led to recall 07V589000

  Odi evaluated two different alleged defects involving rear drivetrain components during this preliminary evaluation.gm is conducting a recall to address one of the defect conditions and odi has opened an engineering analysis to continue its investigation of the other alleged defect. On december 19, 2007, gm submitted a…