NHTSA Complaint #10873961 — 2007 CADILLAC CTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY AND PAIN TO THE RIGHT KNEE AND FOOT THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.