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2017 Cadillac XTS electrical system problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2017 Cadillac XTS42% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Electrical System complaints
42%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Numerous problems for a year have been: engine dies while driving, car totally dead with new battery, display partially black randomly or totally black along with radio display black, park assist is turned off. Headlights turn off and on by themselves; The latest is driving up a hill @ 25 mph, the…

    filed Aug 9, 2023

  • The major component of this car is the cue screen. The cue screen is connected to the ability to defrost and cooling/heating system in the vehicle. Currently, the cue screen is frozen and the operations of varies systems are at a halt. This is a safety issues. Currently due to leather seats unable…

    filed Apr 28, 2023

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

Electrical System problems in other XTS years

YearReportsShare
2016 XTS732%
2014 XTS1633%
2013 XTS4140%
XTS electrical system 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.