NHTSA Complaint #10892157 — 2005 CADILLAC CTS

I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY, WHILE MAINITANING A CONSTANT SPEED. SUDDENLY ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE CUT OFF INCLUDING MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. IN A PANIC AS I AS COASTING I WAS FORTUNE ENOUGH TO WEAVE MY WAY ACROSS 2 LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND ROLL TO A COMPLETE START. AFTER GATHERING MYSELF I TURNED THE IGNITION FROM THE RUN POSITION TO OFF. I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I JUMPED OUT, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND HEARD POPPING AND STEAM/SMOKE RISING UP FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE BY THE FIREWALL. I PULLED THE OIL DIPSTICK AND I WAS ABOUT A QUART LOW, AND IT LOOKED NORMAL. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MIN AND CHECKED THE LEVEL AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT. I THEN TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOT RESPONSE AT ALL. I WAS UNABLE TO ROLL UP MY WINDOWS, AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO DISPLAY ANY INFORMATION ON DASH. WHEN MY WIFE ARRIVED I HOOKED UP JUMPER CABLES AND AFTER A WHILE I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY FORWARD TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT SAID MY BATTERY WAS AT THE CORRECT VOLTS, AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DASH. WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION TO START. MY DASH FLICKERED RAPIDLY AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE BUT THE ENGINE MADE NO SOUND AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO TURN OVER. SO I CALLED TOW TRUCK AND GOT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BY ME IN 09 WITH 32K MILES. IT HAD AN ISSUE WHERE IT WAS EATING UP TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1K-3K MILES. I HAD PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO BYE 50K MILES THEY TORE APART ENGINE REPLACING PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THEN 20K MILES SINCE WARRANTY REBUILD AND I AM AT A LOSS. I PUT A NEW BATTERY IN IT AND THAT HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP. STILL JUST MAKES A STRANGE CLICKING NOISE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO NOW. IT IS A 2005 CTS 3.6L BASE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION