2013 Cadillac Cts Problems

Below Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2013 Cadillac Cts.

20122014
Complaints
106
Crashes
20
Fires
0
Injuries
17
Fatalities
Recalls
2

Worst 2013 Cadillac Cts Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#125 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:24,596 mi
Crash-related:3
#213 complaints

POWER TRAIN

Avg mileage:37,488 mi
Crash-related:1
#311 complaints

AIR BAGS

Avg mileage:62,032 mi
Crash-related:5
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2013 Cadillac Cts.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM25324,596 mi
POWER TRAIN13137,488 mi
AIR BAGS11562,032 mi
STEERING10219,647 mi
ENGINE718,833 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER7127,206 mi
SERVICE BRAKES6331,000 mi
SUSPENSION627,251 mi
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)5159,333 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING439,167 mi
SEATS3160,000 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2212,500 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION17,143 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS131,000 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM189,000 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC118,346 mi
WHEELS1

Recalls for 2013 Cadillac Cts

2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~660,635 vehicles.

14V614000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
~106,307 affected

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.

14V394000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
~554,328 affected

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 2, 2014 that they are recalling 554,328 model year 2003-2014 Cadillac CTS vehicles manufactured August 16, 2001, to April 28, 2014, and 2004-2006 Cadillac SRX vehicles manufactured March 20, 2003, to August 11, 2006. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.

Other Cadillac Cts Years

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