Vehicle report
2003 CADILLAC CTS
Reported problems
313 complaints · median 72000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 48 |
| AIR BAGS | 30 |
| ENGINE | 29 |
| STEERING | 22 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 21 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 20 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 19 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 19 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 15 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 12 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 12 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 11 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 11 |
| POWER TRAIN | 10 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 9 |
| SUSPENSION | 9 |
| STRUCTURE | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 5 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 4 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 4 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 3 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 3 |
| WHEELS | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:HILL START ASSIST:CLUTCH SOLENOID | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.