2011 CADILLAC CTS Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems
3 NHTSA complaints on file
Electronic Stability Control Esc Issues in the 2011 CADILLAC CTS
3 electronic stability control esc complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 CADILLAC CTS. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Electronic Stability Control Esc Complaints
VEHICLE ENTERS A MODE AT RANDOM THAT ABRUPTLY REDUCES AND INHIBITS OR STOPS THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS THIS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. AS IN MY CASE, I WAS INMOST STRUCK BY SEVERAL VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND FORWARD MOMENTUM AS I INITIATED A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION FROM ONE MAJOR ARTERY ONTO ANOTHER DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION WOULD NOT HAVE EXISTED OF NOT FOR THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION BY THE VEHICLE ENTERING THIS MODE. ON ANOTHER INSTANCE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES TO OVERTAKE A VEHICLE, THE CAR ENTERED THIS SAME MODE, AND WAS ALSO ALMOST STRUCK BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN DECELERATION AND LOSS OF POWER. THIS ALSO OCCURRED ON A MAIN ARTERY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AS WELL, AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED IN THIS INSTANCE...
DRIVING TO WORK WENT TO STOP AND VEHICLE PULL TO THE SIDE AND WOULD NOT STOP NORMAL. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE REPORTED RIGHT REAR HUB NOT SENSING SPEED SIGNAL AND NEEDED TO REPLACE AND NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I SEE GM AND CADILLAC HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS WHEEL HUD AND HAVE RECALLED ON OTHER MODEL YEARS. THESE ARE $600.00 PER WHEEL TO REPLACE AND THINK THAT THEY SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 39,000 MILES. WOULD NOT WANT TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THIS FAILS.I CONTACTED CADILLAC AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES INTO A 40-MILE TRIP, MY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) INDICATED "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED." THE VEHICLE'S POWER WAS THEN REDUCED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN MY SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 52 MPH), AND MY CAR SLOWED DOWN DUE TO A LACK OF POWER, AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACHIEVE 40 MPH. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. I THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. THE SAME WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE DIC SHOWED THE SAME INFORMATION: "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED." WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE MY TRIP HOME, THE WARNING LIGHT CLEARED, AND THE POWER IN THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL. ON 12/22/12 IN THE MORNING, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE AND TO HAVE THE ABOVE PROBLEM...
Other 2011 CADILLAC CTS Problem Areas
Air Bags
23 complaints
Power Train
20 complaints
Electrical System
18 complaints
Engine
13 complaints
Steering
11 complaints
Exterior Lighting
7 complaints
Service Brakes
6 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
6 complaints
Seats
4 complaints
Unknown Or Other
4 complaints
Structurebody
3 complaints
Tires
3 complaints
Wheels
3 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
2 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
2 complaints
Power Traindrivelinedriveshaft
2 complaints
Structurebodydoor
2 complaints
Suspension
2 complaints
Back Over Preventionwarningsexternalpedestrian Alert
1 complaint
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
1 complaint
Electrical Systeminstrument Panelspeedometerodometer
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingheadlights
1 complaint
Power Traindriveline
1 complaint
Seat Belts
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Structurebodyhatchbackliftgate
1 complaint
Structureframe And Members
1 complaint
Structureframe And Membersunderbody Shields
1 complaint
Tiressidewall
1 complaint
Traction Control System
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal
1 complaint
Visibilityglass Siderear
1 complaint