There are 6 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2004 Cadillac CTS in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)I HAVE A 2004 CADILLAC CTS I HAVE REPLACED THE ECM, THROTTLE BODY 3 TIMES, GAS PEDAL, WIRING HARNESS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION WILL BE LEARNED FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN MY VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL CAR ACCIDENTS. I HAVE TRIED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AS WELL. I DON'T WANT TO LET THIS VEHICLE GO BUT THIS ISSUE WILL NOT STOP. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND I NEED IT FIXED BEFORE ME OR ONE OF THE OTHER GM OWNERS LOSE THEIR LIVES.
MY CADILLAC '04 CTS HAS A BRAKE ISSUE. WHEN TURNING SHARP AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES "DISENGAGE" AND I LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND I CAN'T DUPLICATE IT AT WILL. IT JUST HAPPENS. I HAVE FILED A CASE WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AM TAKING TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. *TR
2004 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE WAS EITHER REPLACED OR SERVICED SIX TIMES. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 45- 50 MPH. *JB
ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY OF 2007, SEPTEMBER 2008, JUNE 2008 AND MARCH 2010, MY 2004 CADILLAC CTS'S RPM FLUCTUATED FROM 1 TO 3 AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED. *TR
COME TO STOP SIGN PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. INSTEAD OF STOPPING CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT STOP WITH BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED UNTIL IT WITH THROUGH NEIGHBORS BARN. TOTALLED VEHICLE. PASSENGER VERIFIES BRAKE WAS BEING APPLIED DURING THIS INCIDENT. *JB
VEHICLE HAS TWICE ACCELERATED FORWARD UPON BRAKING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. FIRST TIME WAS IN A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, SLOWED TO A CRAWL WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THEN SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD, HITTING THE CAR PARKED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED, BUT EXPERIENCE VERY FRIGHTENING. SECOND TIME WAS RETURNING FROM DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND EXPERIENCED THE DEFECT. WHILE COMING TO A STOP BEHIND A GROUP OF CARS AT THE STOP LIGHT, BRAKES APPLIED TO SLOW THE CAR TO A CRAWL, THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. UPON SLAMMING BRAKE FULLY TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE STOPPED, MISSING HITTING THE CAR AHEAD AND STOPPED BY ONLY INCHES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, WHICH KEPT THE CAR OVER THE WEEKEND, SUPPLYING A LOANER CAR. CALLED DEALERSHIP MONDAY AFTERNOON. TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DRIVEN A TOTAL OF 80 MILES OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RECREATED. THE TROUBLE IS, IT WAS ALMOST 450 MILES BETWEEN THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRENCE AND THE SECOND ONE. THEY WERE ALMOST ONE WEEK APART. NOW I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT SINCE THE COMPUTER FOUND NO DEFECTS OVER THE WEEKEND, MY CAR IS READY FOR ME TO DRIVE. I NOW HAVE A DEFECTIVE CAR WITH A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. I TOLD THEM I WANTED A PIECE OF PAPER STATING THE CAR WAS FREE OF DEFECTS, SO WHEN THIS OCCURS AGAIN, I WILL BE NOTIFYING MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND WE WILL TAKE ACTION AGAINST THIS DEALERSHIP IF ANY DAMAGE RESULTS FROM ANOTHER OCCURRENCE OF THIS TYPE. I AM ALSO GOING TO REQUEST THE DEALERSHIP TO ALLOW THE COMPUTER TO STAY HOOKED UP TO THE CAR FOR AT LEAST A WEEK WHEN I GO TOMORROW TO PICK UP THE CAR. *AK
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.