NHTSA Complaint #11387748 — 2013 CADILLAC XTS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11387748
Vehicle 2013 CADILLAC XTS
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State NJ

Consumer Description

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN DECEMBER, 2019. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGED THE RADIO. THE SECOND PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THAT THE HAZARD 4-WAY FLASHER STOPPED WORKING AND WAS ON PERMANENTLY AND BECAUSE OF THAT IT KILLED THE CAR BATTERY. I CALLED THE CADILLAC DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. I GIT IT JUMPED START AND TOOK IT IN THAT WAS IN AUGUST, 2020. THEY TOLD ME THE SWITCH WAS NO LONGER GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. IT COST ME OVER $400 TO BE FIXED. ON THE DAY I PICKED UP THE CAR I NOTICED IT A SIGNED ON THE DASH BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT MEANT BUT THE CAR STARTED TO BOUNCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY I WAS ON MY WAY TO NY FROM NY SO I TOOK LOTS OF HIGHWAY, FROM 287, RT 80 AND SO ON INTO LONG BRANCH, NY. ON MY WAY I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS BOUNCING OUT OF CONTROL. I CALLED THE DEALER AND REPORTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. MATTHEW TOLD ME TO BRING BACK THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAPPED. I LEFT THE CAR FOR COUPLE OF DAYS I THINK IT WAS 8/28/2020. HE CALLED ME ON 9/1/2020 TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED AND IT WOULD COST ME OVER $1700.00 TO BE FIXED. SINCE THAT TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY AND CANNOT DRIVE BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THAT MONEY TO GET IT FIX. THE CAR ONLY HAD 56,000 MILES ON IT AND THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN. DOES THIS CAR HAS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED? I AM PAYING CAR PAYMENT AND INSURANCE FOR A DEFECTED CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO HERE. I HAVE UPLOADED THE ODOMETER READING AND THE STATEMENT FROM THE DEALER. THANK YOU

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