NHTSA Complaint #10946916 — 2007 CADILLAC DTS

WE HAVE AN APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES DOWNHILL RUN FROM THE SKI SLOPE TO I-95. THE DTS DOES NOT COMPRESSION BRAKE. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT HOLD A DOWNHILL SPEED. SO I AM ON THE BRAKES MOST OF THE WAY DOWN. HALFWAY DOWN THE HILL THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY I AM GUESSING THE FRONT BRAKES ARE WARPED FROM THE CONSTANT USE. I MAKE IT DOWN THE HILL AND DRIVE ONTO I-95S. AFTER 30 OR SO MILES THE BRAKES COOL AND NO MORE VIBRATION. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. I ASKED THE CADILLAC DEALER HOW TO PUT IT INTO COMPRESSION BRAKING AND THEY SAID I CANNOT DO THAT. THERE HAS TO BE A FIX OR A RECALL ON THAT. IT IS A CADILLAC WHICH RETAILS FOR 65K PLUS WHEN NEW. THE FRONT DISK BRAKES SHOULD NOT OVERHEAT AND START TO WARP. NORMAL SPEED WAS THE SPEED LIMIT BUT WITHOUT COMPRESSION BRAKING THE CADILLAC DTS ACCELERATES RAPIDLY AND CONSTANT BRAKE USE IS NEEDED TO KEEP IT TO THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. I ONLY HAVE 38K ON THE 2007 CADILLAC DTS. IT IS THE HIGH PERFORMANCE FULL UP LUXURY MODEL.