NHTSA Complaint #10659341 — 2010 CADILLAC CTS

I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AT AROUND 7PM WHEN A DUMP TRUCK SUDDENLY MOVED INTO MY LANE. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY SLAM ON THE BRAKES. SIMULTANEOUSLY, I SOUNDED MY HORN AND FLICKED MY HIGH BEAMS MULTIPLE TIMES AT WHICH POINT ALL OF MY OUTSIDE LIGHTS WENT OFF. I WAS COMPLETELY IN THE DARK, TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH, WITH NO STREET LIGHTS AND NO CAR LIGHTS. I SLOWED AS QUICKLY AS I COULD AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. ONCE THE CAR RESTARTED, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. I EXPERIENCED THIS A SECOND TIME ON THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 18, 2014 ONCE MORE AROUND 7PM. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. I SHIFTED MY CTS INTO SPORT TRANSMISSION MODE IN ORDER TO DOWNSHIFT TO PASS. AT THE SAME TIME, I PUT MY SIGNAL ON TO INDICATE I WAS MOVING MY CAR TO THE LEFT TO PASS. I PASSED THE VEHICLE, PUT MY SIGNAL ON TO INDICATE I WAS MOVING TO THE RIGHT, AND ALL OF MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT. UNLIKE THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED, I WAS NOT ENGAGING ANY CONTROLS FOR MY LIGHTS OR HORN. I WAS SIMPLY PASSING AND USING MY TURN SIGNAL. ONCE MORE, I WAS MOVING IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH WITH NO LIGHTS ON A RURAL ROAD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THIS ROAD, SO I WAS ABLE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTART. JUST LIKE THE OCTOBER 2014 OCCURRENCE, WHEN THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTIONING. *TR