2005 Cadillac CTS Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake warning light illuminated on the instrument panel with an abnormal hissing sound while depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was initially taken to an independent mechanic where brake fluid was added to the reservoir. Despite the repair, the failure persisted. After the contact's third visit to the mechanic, the mechanic discovered severe corrosion along the brake line, which resulted in brake fluid leak from the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V225000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) which the mechanic linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 158,000.

MY WIFE HAS BEEN COMPLAINTING ABOUT THE BRAKES DON'T STOP THE CAR SOMETIMES. I DROVE IT TODAY AND MADE A SHARP RIGHT TO ENTER IN A PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THAT SCARED THE WHAT EVER OUT OF ME.

THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AS I WAS DRIVING 50MPH. WE LOST ALL BRAKES AND NEARLY HIT A CAR/TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN WI, LOCATED IN FL NOW, AND HAS 120K MILES. THE LEAK IS CLOSE TO THE FUEL FILTER - AND CLEARLY VISIBLE. *TR

I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CTS FOR A MONTH BUT WHEN BRAKING ON ABOUT THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PUSH BACK AGAINST MY FOOT. THESE HAVE OCCURRED TWICE IN MY DRIVEWAY STOPPING TO BACK INTO MY GARAGE AND ONCE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKE FLUID. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V225000 (SERVICES BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

WHEN EVER I MAKE A SLIGHT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS,IE. 10 MPH OR LESS THE ABS ACTUATES AND THE CAR IS UNABLE TO STOP. THIS IS VERY PREVALENT WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I HAVE HAD FIRESTONE AUTO, PARKER CADILAC, AND AMERICAN TIRE AND AUTO IN MY HOMETOWN LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND ALL TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT PULL CODES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF ANY INDICATOR DASH WARNING LIGHT COME ON THEN IT WILL TRIP A CODE, BUT THIS ISSUE DOES NOT. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS CAR..

I WAS DRIVING INTO A DRUGSTORE PARKING LOT AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR SPED UP INSTEAD OF STOPPING, THE MORE I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE FASTER THE CAR WENT...IT APPEARS THAT THE SPEED WENT FROM ABOUT 10 MPH TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF THIS, MY CAR SPED UP AND WENT ACROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION AND INTO ANOTHER DRUGSTORE PARKING LOT. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE PILLARS IN FROM OF THE SECOND DRUGSTORE, WE PROBABLY WOULD BE DEAD. THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT STOP! IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER HITTING THE PILLARS AT THE SECOND DRUGSTORE. IT WAS GOD WHO BLESSED UP AND KEPT US HERE ON THIS EARTH..MY CAR WAS TOTALED. NOW I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THIS CAR WAS A RUNAWAY CAR AT THE TIME THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGE ON SCREEN AND ABS/ TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS. BRAKES WERE CHECKED WITH NO ISSUES FOUND. ALSO ANTI-LOCKS WILL ACTIVE ON DRY ROAD FOR A SECOND OR TWO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES PREMATURELY CORRODED WITH EXTENSIVE RUST AND WERE REPLACED MORE THAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES ONCE. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WITHIN WEEKS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 15V225000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ABNORMALLY TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE AND THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE-TUBE INTERFACE WAS LEAKING AND THE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 CADILLAC CTS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE FAILED AND ESSENTIALLY SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT A GUARDRAIL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER BOUNCING OFF THE GUARDRAIL. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE ABS DASH LIGHT, SEVERAL TIMES. *JB *CN

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. I PRESS IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL STILL. IT SEEMS THERE IS NO EMERGENCY BRAKE AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH THE WHEELS TURNED SHARPLY, THE BRAKING BECAME ROUGH AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WAS THE 5TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. EACH TIME IT OCCURS AT LOW SPEED WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED SHARPLY. BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS DO NOT GO ON. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER CARS WHEN THIS OCCURS. MY REPAIR MAN HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ADDITIONAL FORCE WAS REQUIRED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRE AREA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

CADILLAC 2005 CTS / WHEN IN A SHARP TURN WILL NOT STOP SLIDES INTO WHAT EVER WILL STOP THE CAR- SEEMS LIKE FRONT BRAKES BECOME DISCONNECTED, ITS GOING TO KILL ME SOON IF I CAN'T STOP MAKING A TURN. *TR

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM HIGHWAY SPEED, BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES RUPTURED. BRAKE FLUID WAS LOST AND BRAKING WAS OBVIOUSLY DIMINISHED A GREAT DEAL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND I LOST COMPLETE BRAKE PRESSURE IN MY 2005 CADILLAC CTS. I WAS ABLE TO STOP JUST BEFORE I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BY CONTINUING TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND THE PRESSURE WOULD NOT COME BACK. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL FIRESTONE WHO TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL CADILLAC DEALERSHIP WHO WILL BE REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE LINES IN MY CAR BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL CORRODED. AT LEAST 2 OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO CORRODED THAT THEY ARE LEAKING. *TR

THE BRAKES WILL SLIP WHEN APPLIED. IT SEEMS IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN GOING A LOW RATE OF SPEED. IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR I HAD RECALL ON BAKES FIXED. I THOUGHT THAT HAD FIXED PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY THE BRAKES STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN YESTERDAY (DEC. 29, 2010). I HAVE HAD BRAKES CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST, NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND A PROBLEM. THIS IS OUR FAMILY CAR AND I AM BEGINNING TO FEAR FOR MY FAMILY WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS THE SAME AS MINE, PLEASE HELP US SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. DON'T LET THIS END UP LIKE THE "TOYOTA" SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM. ONE INJURY WAS REPORTED AT THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.