2014 Cadillac CTS electrical system problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2014 Cadillac CTS — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I have taken my vehicle or rather had my vehicle towed back to my dealership on three different occasions for repair of a Shift Cable Replacement I can have a very bad accident in my vehicle or lose my life or injure someone else the first time I didn't understand why my vehicle shutdown while I…”
filed Jun 4, 2026
“On 8/24/2021 approx 9:45am I returned home from the market as I was parking my vehicle (backing into a parking space) ishift my vehicle control to the rear position and it lock up it was stuck and would not release I was shocked and upset because the front of my vehicle was still in the way of…”
filed Aug 25, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated…Campaign 14V614000 · Oct 1, 2014
- This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag systemCampaign 14V394000 · Jul 2, 2014
Electrical System problems in other CTS years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 CTS | 2 | 8% |
| 2016 CTS | 10 | 32% |
| 2015 CTS | 4 | 9% |
| 2013 CTS | 26 | 36% |
| 2012 CTS | 10 | 15% |
| 2011 CTS | 20 | 20% |
| 2010 CTS | 16 | 24% |
| 2009 CTS | 26 | 16% |
| 2008 CTS | 39 | 22% |
| 2007 CTS | 41 | 19% |
| 2006 CTS | 43 | 16% |
| 2005 CTS | 39 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2014 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.