NHTSA Complaint #10618517 — 2007 CADILLAC CTS

I NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY MY CAR BRAKES WOULD STOP WORKING A PUSH BACK AT ME WITH A PULSING FEELING WHEN I WAS TRYING TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 6-7 TIMES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOWLY AND TURNING, IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT I COULD RE-CREATE EACH TIME. NEXT I RECEIVED AN INTERMITTENT IN-DASH MESSAGE THAT STATED "SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST" THAT WOULD COME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN DISAPPEAR. IT DIDN'T ALWAYS APPEAR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. THIS WOULD TYPICALLY HAPPEN WHEN PARKING IN A PARKING SPACE, SLOWLY MAKING A SHARP TURN. I ACTUALLY HIT CONCRETE PARKING BUFFER ONE DAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP. IN TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND HUB BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE EBCM. THE COST WAS ABOUT $2000.00. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUES AND AM SEEING MANY CTS OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE NOTIFIED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY TO FIND OUT THAT YOUR BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT TRAVEL WITH ME OFTEN. VEHICLE OWNERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE BRAKE ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND CADILLAC NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE IN FIXING THE PROBLEM AND NOT WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO BRING IN THEIR CARS UNTIL THEIR BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. BRAKES ARE A MUST HAVE ON A CAR AND THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. *TR